Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-09-30

FROM Tie subsequent admissions OF MI |
Hood as 10 some of the trustees and from
the Sling by Mr.. Hood of letters admit
ting that he did use the words "knifng
and r0bblng" rs against some Of the trus-
tees, it is equally clear that Mr., Hood |
seriously erred in his statement before the
NliddeseH South association as well as
before this board. The denial OF the
truth OF the charges as made in his writ
ten answer to this board is, under every
known Yile for the adjudication of ques-
lions Of fact, an absolute denial not OF
some but OF every allegation in the charge
rs made.
But your committee does not base its
conclusion as to these charges upon such
admissions as to the application OF the
phrase mentioned to some only Of the
trustees. The sworn statement of Mr..
Ladd and the verified memoranda made
by him at the time, and undisputed by
anything but the unsWorn statement OF
Mr.. Hood, conclusiyely show that the
phrase was used as to all the trustees
named, and it will be conceded that as
evidence such testimony under oath and
verified memoranda is proof of infinitely
greater weight than the mere 81 think"
and 81 do not recall" negative statements
contained in the letters referred to, such
letters not being under oath, having been
produced by Mr.. Hood and being very
evidently, as the letters themselves show,
written at his own solicitation by those
who Judging from such letters were not
only willing but anxious to aid him in
every proper manner ont of the difficulties
in which he found himself and who, no
| doubt, as one OF them states III his letter,
appreciated the gravity vi the situation"
| Your committee therefore goes beyond
such letters and admissions as to the words
charged having been used rs to some of
| the trustees named and finds, upon the
uncontrolled testimony under oath OF
Mr.. Ladd, and the memoranda made at
the time contrmatory thereof, that Mr..
Hood made the statement as charged
against the trustees in that charge named.
Supplemental Charge No. THAT Mr..
Ladd had bought the support OF the six
trustees named by robbing Mr.. Hough-
ton, and they felt that they must stand
together or hang together.
! That this statement was made as
, charged is established by the testimony
under oath OF Mr.. Laid, and is not dis
puted in any manner by Mr.. Hood, or
any statement before your committee eX-
cept tie unsworn denial contained in Mr..
Hoods answer.
| Your committee therefore finds this
charge against Mr.. Hood fully proven.
Supplemental Charge No. 3.-That Mr..
Ladd bought OF Mr.. Gildersleeve land for
81 900 per acre that the day before he
had paid S3j per acre for.
This charge is proven to be false by the
sworn testimony OF Mr.. Gildersleeye, and
that it was made as alleged is established
by the sworn testimony of Mr.. Ladd.
The only contradictory statement of any
kind is contained in the unsworn answer
OF Mr.. Hood. Your committee therefore
finds that Mr.. Hood made the statements
as contained in said charge, and that said
statements were not true.
Supplemental Charge No. 4.-That Mr..
Gildersleeye boarded Mr.. Ladd and his
family at Las Vegas hot springs.
This Mr.. Hood in his answer denies in
the form stated, but admits he stated it
SUBSTANTIALLY as rumor. BY the tes-
timony under oath OF Mr.. Gildersleeve
the allegation of the charge is established
to be false, and by the testimony OF Mr..
I.add, also under oath, the statement is
proven to have been made by Mr. Hood
as charged There is no other evidence
or statement by Or for Mr.. Hood as
charged. There is no other evidence or
statement by or for Mr.. Hood before your
committee other than surh as is contained
in his unsworn answer, and your commit
tee therefore finds that Mr.. Hood made
the statement as charged in this charge,
and that such statement was false.
Supplemental charge No. was unin-
tentionally omitted from this report. c..
| Il. Gidersleeve testifes on oath that
there were no conditions regarding the
sale OF property by me to Mr. Ladl"]
Supplemental Charges Nos. 6 and THAT
Mr.. tiske received 5000 attorneys fees
for examining the title of the johnson
lands that Mr.. Fiske received over s., 900
for attorneys fees in the Houghton bust
ness, and that he and others received
about 5000 for attorneys fees in the
| business.
Your former committee, composed OF
Mr.. Thornton and the Revs. VIM. H.
Ward, Jos. L. Roy and Simeon Gilbert,
who examined and reported to you Oh this
charge, found as follows:
"The accusation that Mr.. Fiske and
others had charged over $1,000 for exam
lining titles for Mr.. Houghton is admitted
by Mr.. Hood, while the evidence shows
that only $500 was paid for that purpose
to Mr.. Fiske."
Your committee approves that finding
10 the extent found, and adds that the
only other money shown by the testi-
mony or any statement offered by either
party to have been paid OH account Of
attorneys fees in that matter was $50
paid to Mr.. Seward. Further comment
as to this charge seems unnecessary, other
than to say that the falsity OF the charge
as made by Mr.. Hood will be found in
the sworn statements and testimony Of
Messrs. Ladd, Seward and Fiske.
Supplemental Charge No. 8.--That the
members of the board were almost the
only persons through whom Mr.. Laid
purchased lands for Houghton.
That this statement was made as
charged is established by the sworn testi-
mony and memoranda, made at the time,
of Mr.. Ladd, and that such statement
was false appears by the sworn statement
of Mr.. Ladd and Mr.. Seligman. The
only denial in any form is the unsworn
answer OF Mr.. Hood, and your committee
therefore finds that Mr.. Hood made this
statement as charged and that it was
false.
Supplemental Charges 8, IL, IL and -:
These charges are considered together,
as they relate to the work of the university
and alleged false representations by Mr..
Ladd for the purpose OF raising money,
together with statement by Mr., Hood
in his answer that Mr.. Whitin's married
daughter, who gave $4,000 to finish the
university building, did so on the express
understanding the Within hall was
free from debt, when in fact it was. in
debt $500.
If the statements of Mr.. Hood, fully
established TO have been mada 90