Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-29
Judge D. III. Mcmillan
CHARGES TO BE INVESTIGATED

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Carlsbad's citizens held a mass meet
ing in the court house, Wednesday eve
ming. to take action in the matter of
the grave charges of immoral conduct
made against Hon. ID. II. Mcmillan,
Judge of the Fifth judicial district,
says the Argus.
Shortly after s O'Clock Mayor D.. II.
Lucas called the convention to order,
and G. H. McLenathen was elected
chairman, and A. ID. Greene, secretary.
In a short. concise and eloquent
speech, Chairman McLenathan stated
the object of the meeting to be the in
yestigation of the charges against
Judge Mcmillan, and IL. in the judg-
ment of the people, sufficient evidence
was adduced to justify an investiga-
ton, to lay formal protest before the
president against his continuance on
the supreme bench of New Mexico, un-
less exonerated upon a full and search
ing investigation.
On motion of Judge A. A. Freeman,
duly seconded, the chair appointed the
following committee to examine into
the charges and to report a set of reso-
buttons embodying the sentiments of
this community: A. H. Pratt, d. II.
Lucas, A. G.. Heard, A. A. Freeman.
w. A. Finlay, Sam b. Smith. f. G..
Tracy, l.. o. Fullen, H. e. Berner, j. Z.
Laverty and M. p. Kerr.
After a reces of about fifteen or
twenty minutes the above committee
reported the following resolutions, and
upon motion of G.. H. Hutchins they
were adopted by the meeting:
Mr.. Chairman: Your committee has
had under consideration the following
resolution, to-wit:
Resolved, That a committee be ap-
pointed to report on the conuItion of
district court affairs In this county;
and also on certain charges relating to
the personal conduct of the presiding
judge of this judicial district. the Hon.
Daniel H. Mcmillan. and 1t begs leave
to report as follows:
First-For the last year or more the
work Of the court in this county has
been extremely unsatisfactory. This
condition has been the result of a num-
Der of causes. In the first place, while
the law of congress requires the judge
to reside in the district over which
he presides, yet Judge McMillan has
~persistently declined and still declines
to obey this law, keeping his territorial
residence in the city of Santa Fe, 1877
miles distant, by nearest railroad %
nection, from the county seat of this
county, thus rendering it extremely
announcement, and sometimes impossi-
BILE to reach him in the ordinary course
of bushes.
Second-He has been guilty of con-
duct u~nbecoming to one occupying his
high and responsible position. in that
he has associated himself in an i'm
proper manner with a m who Is
not his wife, in support of which we
submit the following specifications:
Here follows the eight separate and
distinct allegations of people in Lin
coin county, who saw certain specified
acts that tend to establish the guilt OF
Judge Mcmillan. Those testifying in
clude Bert Rowland, Emil Fritz, ex
sheriff of Lincoln county; Mr.. Hubert
hotel keeper; Mrs. Baca, at whose
house the woman had rooms; Mr.
Moeler, a reputable merchant; Mr.
Lutz, county treasurer; James Brent
of Silver City, formerly sheriff of Lin
coin county, and several others whose
testimony is all corroborative. The last
specification mentioned the accusation
in open court by Attorney Baca. of So
zorro. The woman went by the name
of Mrs. Helen Parks.l
A number Of lawyers of this district
in view Of these facts and circum
stances, united in a memorial to hin
asking that he court an investigation
of these charges. but learning tina
such memorial was being prepared, h
went to the city of Washington, where
it is believed. he has been engaged TO
some time past in an effort to forestal
investigation, by having press dis
patches published to the effect tina
these charges are prompted by polit
ical opposition and by a desire on tn
part of his accusers to supplant hin
in his Office.
We here append to and make a par
of this report a statement published /
the Las Vegas Daily Optic. under dat
of July 7, 1902. which is as follows:
THE article that here follows wa
published in the Argus W weeks age