Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-30
THE: FACTS.
Complete Vindication Of Prof. Horatio
0. Ladd-A Readable
Record.
Finding Of the University Board in the
Case of E. Lyman
Hood.

NuSo VI 6' Lyman
Hood.
At the quarterly meeting Of the board
OF trustees Of the university of New Mex
leo, September II, 1889, the committee
appointed to report finally upon the in
vestigation Of the charges against Rev. Il.
Lyman Hood, and the new evidence he
had offered, made two reports. One was
made by Messrs. Gordon, Bishop, Bur
nett and Thorton, who stated that they
believed themselves to have been APP
pointed to report only on the findings OF
the former committee at the annual meet
ing in June as affected by the new evil
dence. The other was made by h. A.
Fiske, esq.,, chairman, who considered it
his duty to report upon the whole matter.
These reports are not in conflict with
each other, and majority OF the commit
tee, Messrs. Fiske, Burnett and Thornton,
stated for record their, belief in the truth
OF the minority report presented by Mr..
Fiske. Both reports are here given as
the final result of the investigation.
Your committee would respectfully re-
port that in their opinion the findings OF
the former committee are substantially
correct, and that the new testimony
offered does not materially change the
finding of that committee, and move the
eioption of the same. We have consid-
cred it our duty under the resolution to
examine only the former report and the
new testimony since offered. Presented by
--. -. GORDON,
c. L. BISHOP,
H. C. BURNETT,
w. T. THORNTON.
The above resolution was adopted Sep
TENDER II, 1889. w. NJ. BERGER,
Secretary.
To the Board OF Trustees of the University of
New Mexico:
SANTA FE, N. NJ, June 10, 16S9.-Your
committee appointed to examine the
accusations made by Prof. II. 0. Ladd in
reference to the official conduct and
statements of L. Lyman Hood, without
presuming to enter into any Judicial or
extra judicial trial of the parties named,
but in order the better to obtain the
facts as bearing upon what it may be our
duty to do for the welfare of the univers-
ity, report that we have examined with
the utmost carefulness the statements
laid before us. We have considered only
the statements made in the case of Mr.
Hood, the papers in reference to Prof.
Chase not being in our hands. We find
that the papers presented include:
LIST. The accusations brought by Prof.
Laid against Mr.. Hood--thirty-one in
number-charging him with having ut
tered various false and injudicious state.
ments.
I'd. The written answers of Mr.. Hood
to these accusations, either acknowl-
edging, denying or explaining his state
ments in the several points where ottense
was charged.
Sd. Testimony offered by Prof. Ladd
in the form OF letter from member OF
the Middlesex South association as to
whether the statements charged were
really made by Prof. Hood; also letter
from Mr.. Manchester. as to statements
made to him.
4th. Evidence in the form of notes
taken at the time by Prof Laid, offered
to prove that these statements were made
by Mr.. Hood.
9th. The sworn testimony Of Mr..
Laid and others, with written accounts,
etc., intended to prove that the state
ments asserted to have been made by
MIR. Hood were false and injurious to
Prof. Laid.
We find that no evidence beyond his
detailed answers was offered by Mr..
Hood, either to prove that he did not
make such statements as he denies hav
ing made or to suhstantiate the state
ments which he acknowledges having
made; the reason he has given us for not
having appeared to testify is that he was
advised by his superior Officers in the So
ciety which he represents not to appear,
for the reason that they denied jurisdic-
ton.
We find from the evidence presented
no proof in support of the accusations
made except as hereinafter stated.
We find it charged that Mr.. Hood
stated before the Middlesex South asso-
citation. That the trustees of the uni!
versity, named as Prince, Fiske, Thorn
ton, Selignltn, Spiegelberg, Gildersleeve,
with H. .. Ladd, Congregational minis
ter, at their head encouraging them, were
knitting and .robbing Mr.. Houghton.
IL en- hat L. i,,h 10
to the accusations denies making this &C
cusation. We find that member OF the
association present states "that the above
is in rough language, what was told us,
but as to the exact words l neither affirm
nor deny"
The accusation that Mr.. Fiske and
others had charged over $4,000 for exam
lining titles for Mr.. Houghton is admitted
by Mr.. Hood, while the evidence shows
that only $500 was paid for this purpose
to Mr.. Fiske.
Mr.. Hood acknowledges making the
statement that, so far as he was aware,
Mr.. Ladd's c. n luct was condemned by the
Christian church members of the city,
while evidence presented shows that this
was not true 10 the extent to which II
would seem to imply.
Mr.. Hood admits that he understood
Mr.. Seligman to say that the Houghton
lands, if sold at forced sale, would not
bring $4,000, and that he had so stated.
MIR. Hood admits stating that there was
no drought during the past summer in
the vicinity Of Santa Fe, and that the
new crops all around the Houghton lands
were as good as usual. The evidence
proves this statement to have been in
correct and that there was drought and
bad crops.
Mr.. Hood admits stating that there was