Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-03
THE CHARGES DISMISSED 4
Judge Fall Returns from Washington
and Talks About the Fight Made
on Him by the Dona Ana
Politicians.

Jn7ge A. B. Fall returned last night
from Washington City and is spending a
few days with friends here on his way to
Las Cruces. In conversation with NEW
MEXICAN representative this morning
Judge Fall said
'sI left Washington Sunday night after
very satisfactory visit .i,ore OF several
days, during which Investigated the
charges brought against me before the
department. of Justice. found that the
charges we're preferred by =. W. Sherfey,
of Dona Ana county. An attempt ia made
to sustain the charges by number of
affidavits filed by various parties. One
of the deponertts admits in the sworn
statement he files that he is under indict-
ment
FOR CATTLE STEALING,
while the afidavits of the others show
them to be perjurors. One of the affi-
davit-makers Is party named Branni-
gan, who is ene Of the valiant fifty now
guarding Fort Catron. under
stand that BranDigan had the promise of
the position of sergeant-at arms in tho
house. Doubtless this promise was
partly founded on the consideration of
his making this affidavit. The charges
and atfidavits were prepared by and made
before A. l.. Christy, the would-be legis-
lator who is now under two indictments
for embezzlement in Office and against
whom there are
NO LESS THAN 400
similar charges outstanding that have
not been framed into indictments. The
charges filed accuse me Of build ozing the
county commissioners in their count OF
the vote in the last election; of acting the
partisan on the bench and elsewhere; of
admitting persons to citizenship on in
sufficient showing; of abusing on election
day my predecessor in Office, Judge j. r.
McFiei . attacking Deputy Sheriff Ben
Wiuiants y ith my hands on six-shooter,
md IF many other things on the same
line. had very full series Of confer
encos With the attorney general, in which
] showed him the
UTTER INHERENT RoTTENNEss
of sbe sources of accusation and proof,
atd also produced afidavits from many
parties, including the county commits
sieners, showing that the allegations in
Tho y in we're absolutely false. The at
| GogIe ! General stated IN tie coucIueID-
Of The Investigation that he would pay no
attention to the charges as he did not
regard them worthy of further consid'
GRAFTON in view of all the circumstances.
The only objection made by the attorney
general was when stated that I was in
the habit of participating in political
gatherings. This, he stated, did not meet
his approval. learn since my return to
New Mexico that statement has been
made to me effect that the attorney gen.
eral has asked for my resignation.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE.
On the contrary, the intimations all were
that any such step would be received
with regret by the department of justice.
"My time was so taken up" continued
the Judge, with other matters that I do
not know very much of the general run
of political matters at the capital. You
may say, however, that our enabling act
will be passed, if reached; and that there
is small probability of the passage of any
currency legislation at this session of
congress-"