Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-15
TERRITORIAL TREAsUREBsHlP.
TBE OTHER SIDE or IT.
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ness of Associated Press Reports.
II. B. FERGUSON, who, with A. h. Fall,
OF Las Cruces, and II. N. Dougherty, OF
socorro, was one OF the attorneys for Lee
and 6illiland In the recent murder trial
at Hillsbor0. returned TO his home In this
city last night. As the charges made
against the truthfulnes, and fairness OF
the Associated Press reports Of the trial,
have aroused deep interest in the mat.
ter throughout the territory, q represen-
tative Of The CITIZEN called upon Mr..
Ferguson this morning to hear the
other side, and asked him to give his
views on the controversy.
In reply he said "Tbe first knowledge
the attorneys for the defense had that
fault was being found with the reports
Of the trial sent out by the Associated
Press, was when Mr.. Hicks. its represen-
tative, came TO US aud showed us a tele-
gram which he had received from the
office In Denver, saying that q protest
had been received from the prosecuting
attorneys, charging that the reports were
grossly unfair and untruthful. We then
and there volunteered TO join In seEdiDg
a ts'"sran', In WHICH We sta'si th.i ~.
were willing TO place the official and
sworn stenOgraphic report Of the pro-
ceedings against the charges OF the
prosecuting attorneys, and that we were
confident that both the accuracy and i'm
Cartiality OF the Associated Press reports
would be vindicated. And ] repeat TO
you now that we are willing TO compare
the Associated Press reports with the
stenogrsphic reports OF the official court
stenOgrapher and let Mr. Hicks be yindi-
Gated or condemned by the result of such
comparison.
AS to the specific charges made by
Mr.. Childers, In the interview In last
evenings CITIZEN. will say that as far
as Major Llewellyn IL concerned, he Ger
tainly did, In his testimony, give cause
for the statement In the Associated Press
report, that he had questioned the cor
rectness Of some Of Stenographer Hollis
notes. taken at the preliminary hearing.
and am willing 10 submit the cOllOquy
that occurred between Fall and Level
lyn on cross-examination to substantiate
my assertion. We had COPY OF the
stenographer's notes of the testimony
given by the different witnesses at the
preliminary hearing. and when there was
any variation between the testimony
now and that given by them then, we
confronted them with the report Of the
preliminary hearing. This was the case
with Llewellyn. Ia answer TO question
by Fall, he stated that II the stenog-
rapher's report contained the part quoted
by Fall, then II was incorrect In that
particular; and | repeat now that 1t
was contained In the report of sten0g-
rapher Holt. who. by the way, ~ one OF
the best and most accurate stenographers
In New Mexico.
'In regard TO the charge that there
was gross Misrepresentation OF DR.. Fran
els Crosson's testimony. can honestly
say that never before In sll my expert
ence at the bar, have | seen q witness
more completely broken down than was
DR.. CrOssOn on crossexaminatiOn. He
surely gave me the impression on direct
examination. that In his opinion, from
the tests and examinations he had made,
the blood was unquestiOnably that OF a
human being. In his DISCRIMINATION,
he made such q clean retreat from this
position that II was not even necessary y
Tor us to put on an expert witness 10 CON
tradict him.
Il think the portions OF the reports In
regard to the danger OF an outbreak
were somewhat oyerdrawn, though not
without some warrant In the conditions
there existing, For II Ia true that Gar
rett had q number OF followers In the
town, who possessed undoubted courage
and also that Lee had large number OF
warm friends present. who are totally
unaeqnsinted with fear; and IL there had
been any trouble, there undoubtedly
would have been blOodshed. But there
was really no danger OF this, for, prior t6
the opening OF the trial, II was agreed
among all the friends OF Lee. that they
would 60 unarmed on the streets and tC
the court house, and ! also know posi-.
lively that none OF CARROTS follower.
carried their fire arms.
But a. far ~ the report OF the testi
mony was concerned. am certain that 1
comparison with the stenOgraphic re
port, while 1t may reveal n few mistakes
due to inaccurate memory, will show aI
intention and an attempt TO report fairl!
and honestly"
Major Llewellyn. who passed through
the city last night on his way TO Las We
gas, 10 assist In completing the arrange
ments for the Rough Rders' reunion
cOrrObOrated the charges and statements
contained In Mr. Childers' interview las
night In toto.
With this THE CITIZEN will permit tn
matter 70 rest, feeling that II mas done II
whole duty when II has presented boil
sides OF the controversy fully and fairly
and permitted the public to Judge for ii
self OF their merits,