Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-21
SPAULO|NC FOUND
At |SLETA As He
LEAVES A SWAMP
Denies His Name When APP
preached by Chief McMiI-
lin; Police Believe Him
Temporarily Unbalanced,

Chief McMillin of the police de-
partment early yesterday afternoon
found Fenton j. Spaulding, the insur-
ancc man, whose disappearance sun
day night caused a sensation, stand
ing at the edge of a swamp. west of
lsleta, thirteen miles south of here.
Spaulding was seen in lsleta short
! before noon by Special OFFICER A. j..
McKew of the Santa Fc railway. who
recognized him from the description
telephoned by the police. lie eluded
Mckew's watch mt noon and went to
h, swamp He evidently concealed
himself in the marsh His Khaki
hunting suit was wet to the neck.
The chief brought Spaulding back
to Albuquerque last night in an auto
mobile. He declared his name was
not Spaulding. lie said his name was
Warfield.
Missing Clothes Give Clcw.
That Spauldng had not drowned
himself as the finding of his clothes
on the bank of the Rio Grande APP
parently indicated, became certain
yesterday morning when Mrs. Spauld-
ing found that her husbands hunting
suit boots and rifle were missing
from their home Chief McMillin,
when he was informed, sent out telc-
phone messages TO towns along the
river. asking officers to keep look
out for Spaulding.
McKew sent word To the chief at
noon that Spauldine was at Isleta. At
least. Il man answering his descrip-
ton WAS there, although he asserted
his name was not Spaulding.
The chief, George lottnger as
driver, and =. ID. l.. McLaurin, of the
Insurance company by which Spauld-
ing was employed. hurried 40 lsleta
in an automobile. Spaulding had
disappeared when they reached the
place.
The chief, learning that Spauldng
had professeI TO be cross-country
walker going from st. Louis to Los
Angeles, surmised that he would go
west and directed the search in that
direction The party was directed to-
ward the swamp by an Indian, who
lad seen him near the edge.
Drops Pack in Swamp.
,Hottinger wadcd into the water.
shoulder deep and searched the place,
but without finding Spaulding. They
were about to go on when the chief
saw him standing at the edge of the
water
Hello. spaulding.' greeted the
chief
'Spaulding?" repeated Spaulding.
locking at the chief questioningly. He
said his name was Warfeld He told
the chief he had heard some one call
ing for SpaudinE short time before.
That WAS true. The chief and the 9TH
er searchers had called in the hope of
his answering from the marsh.
Spaulding said he had hidden his
rifle. sack and blankets in the swamp.
Hottnger tried to find them by div
ing. but without success. Spauldng
led him to the place where he had
dropped them In the water and Hot
finger recovered the outfit.
Lawrence Walter. who was sem
fenced to serve ten days here as
vagrant and released under suspended
sentence, was in lsleta. He said he
met Spaulding at o'clock yesterday
morning at Barr station, nine miles
south of here, and that they had
walked to Isleta together
Spaulding told chief McMilIin that
he slept last night under a bridge. He
bought coffee and pie at a store in
Barelas. but left the coffee on the
counter and gave the pie to a boy be-
cause he thought the youngster need
ed it,
He continued to insist when he
reached here last night that he was
not Spaulding. He called Patrolman
Charles Manz "Spaulding" when the
chief left the car at Second street and
Central avenue and Mainz entered II
to take him to his home, 81 Y East
Central avenue.
The police learned that Spaulding
had taken the khaki suit. blankets
and his sack containing ftod from his
home Sunday afternoon and cached
them at place near the camp where
he and his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Oil
Yer Wellman spent the afternoon.
Spauding got these articles when he
drove his automobile back from the
camp, after leaving his wife there, to
get the Wellmans.
Hid Outfit Near Camp.
lie took the rifle when he left his
home at 7 o'clock Sunday night. tell
ing his wife he was going in search
of his fountain pen. He was seen
carrying the weapon through the
streets. With this information, the
police easily ira ced his next few
moves. He went to the camp. I'M
dressed. put on his hunting suit and
left with his pack and rifle. Whether
he went directly from there to Ba
relas, or whether he went to Barelas
they do not know.
The police and deputy sheriffs ex-
ainined the river bank near the camp