Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-11
What's New in New Mexico.
TURKEY KING ON
JERICHO ROAD IS
SAVED BY COPS
Doc Mccormick Falls Among
Thieves in Pttsburgi Inter
CedeS for Them When Po-
lice Appear on Scene,

CedeS for Them When PO-
lice Appear on Scene,
SPECIAL eosstaForoEseG 10 vossivo ss.lI
Artesia, y. M. Dec. no DIR. d. T..
Mccormick, affecuonateh known as
Doc, locally. almost dropped his wod
while marketing a couple of cars Of
Pecos valley turkeys iu Pittsburgh
the first of the month A short time
|ago Doc left Artesio with his wr-
keys bound for Chicago, but hc au-
.nounced that if the Windy city mar
kets We're not as they should be he
would proceed 10 Pittsburgh ana
place his fowls ON sale there. For
some time nothing had been heard of
Doc but yesterday copies of Pitts
.burgh papers were received here,
containing n glowing account of how
the famous turkey king of New Mex
leo barely escaped being swindlcd out
LOT his roll by two smooth citizens
who had inside tips on the races
Now, in Artesia Doc" never docs
anything like that lie does not loaf
where the sports of the town congre-
gate and he is not even a member of
the Home and Fresidc Poker club.
I'm fact, he was always too good To be
true. and this intended slip from The
straight and narrow path was greeted
with joy by citizens of Artesia who
have never been able to get anything
on him before. Just what kind of a
reception viii be given him has not
yet been decided, but it is probable
that when he steps off the train after
his sojourn i'm the wicked east he will
be met by a delegation Of prominent
citizens, bearing q nice gold brick
wrapped up in colored paper and la
beled, For Sale"
story From Pittsburgh.
Following is the article bearing on
Docs case, taken from the Pitts
burPh Leader, Of December 8.
New Mexico Turkey King Escapes
Swindling Net" That much i'm IS
point head, on the first page Then
follows;
"Nabbed in the very act Of swind-
ling, so the policy authorities say, f..
.P. Mccormick, IS years old, wealthy
turkey dealer of New Mexico, out of
.$1,100. A. p. Bethard, alias +. Keith,
len years old of Fayette county, and
Edward Duffy 40 years old, of New
York City were arrested i'm Liberty
avenue today by Secret Service Oper-
Iatives John Lally and Louis Left and
landed in the city Jail 1t is said that
the men also are wanted for a similar
trick in Philadelphia and Atlantic
city.
The humor Of the story appeared
when the victim, Mccormick made q
vigorous protest against the arrest
Although the men arrested are said to
have long record as 'wire-tappers
and racetrack swindlers, Mccormick
seemed to like the "bunco' game that
had been played on him and told the
police it was shame TO arrest two
gentlemen
Turkeys in the Yards.
"McCormick has two cars Of tur-
keys in the freight yards Of Pitts
burgh, valued at between $1,000 and
$4,000 This rich freight was to be
turned into money today. Mccormick
was stopping at the Seventh avenue
hotel a fayorte stopping place for
men from the far west here on bust
ness, and 1t was there that he fell i'm
viii Rpthard and Duffy
Duffy met Mccormick in the lobby
of the hotel, and after a friendly con-
versation the two sojourned to the
bar to take a drink. Then they saun-
tered back into the lobby again.
/ DO you know, ! never forget a
face, That's one thing pride myself
on" Duffy was saying to Mccormick,
when along comes Bethard.
duffy spied him and called across
/ the lobby, Hello, Denver
Indignant and enraged Bethpd
walked across the lobby and said to
Duffy, You must be mistaken, sir; /
never met you before ! don't like
this sort Of thing in public hotel
20, yes you have, Judge replied
the smiling Duffy. Don't you remem-
Der? 1t was out in Denver. The day
your picture was in the papers. 1t
was the very day you won $4,000 on
a horse race
AT this the bogus Judge was con-
WINGED and there was another sojourn
TO the bar Then the talk led to hose
races and the chances Of winning a
fortune on a sure thing. Wednesday
a roll supposed to contain $4,000 as
a killing on horse race was handed
to Duffy in the presence Of Mccormick
and the latter still believed that Duffy
! won the real money on a bet.
In ON Killing.
"Bethard yesterday morning told
both Duffy and Mccormick that he
was in on a big killing that day and
jadvised both to place a bet on horse
running in Juarez, Mexico Each
agreed to place 81, 100 on the horse.
Bethard did not want any Of their
money until after the race He told
them he stood good with the bookie
and could give the latter a draft for
the sum- Late yesterday afternoon
/ Bethard came running into the lobby
of the hotel, excited, and declared
they had won $4,000. Duffy imme-
! dtatat,, tttrpod o,-o, q f0O ia Rpthard