Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-27
HIS ANSWER.
First Statement Of Judge Mcmillan
TO the Public.
VICTIM OF POLITICAL ENEMIES.

A few days ago.. Judge ID. H. McMil-
Ian and wife of Socorro, passed
through the city for Denver, where
they will remain a few days and then
go to Glenwood Springs. The Denver
News of yesterday, June 26, contains
the first statement of the Judge OF his
removal from the associate judgeship
of the territorial supreme court, and
judgeship of the Fifth judicial district.
The article from the News reads as
follows:
Judge Daniel II. Mcmillan. who was
removed from the bench of the SUI
preme court of New Mexico by Presi-
lent Roosevelt a few days ago. is in
the city accompanied by his wife. Last
night he made the first statement con-
corning his removal that has yet been
given to the public. 1t will be remem-
bered that the judge was removed
from Office upon a charge of general
immortality and that his character was
blackened to a great degree by the
persons who appeared against him.
Judge Mcmillan states that the allie
cation of immortality were trumpet up
by a band of disappointed and unscru-
pulous office see1ers and their follow
ers. The men who made sworn state
ments against him, he says, are motor
ious characters in New Mexico.
While the position itself is of no es-
pecial importance in his eyes, he says,
he will fight to remove the smircb
from his name. When the United
States senate ~convenes for its next
term, the Judge will appeal to that
body for a complete review of his case
from the evidence presented. and he
is confident that the stain upon his
name will be removed. He says he
feels not the slightest malice for the
8 Washington officials who reviewed the
/ evidence in his case n recommended
his removal from Office. He believes
they acted purely upon thei honest
convictions in the matter. Judge Nc
MILAN said:
Eyes. | am surprised at the outcome
of nv case. When il was submitted
in April. | was satisfied | had estab
lished a complete vindication. nevel
had charge of a matter where ever!
point in the controversy had beef
more thoroughly met and answered.
1.-The attack upon me was one of tn
most depraved and vicious ever mad
upon a public official; it was actuateI
by malice, ambition and ~disappoint
ment. The spirit of ~malevolence wa
rampant, and inability in certain quar-
tiers TO control judicial action AIDE
fury TO the attack.
Animus of Attack.
"My appointment naturally cause
. some heartburning. and with a few de
signing minds to formulate a scheme
a.. 10 raadv af11aVit man WAS a
tainable at a price.
"Bert Roland, the star witnes
against me. is a %defaulter. a thief,
drunkard and a habitual liar, and
now in the penitentiary at Santa Fe.
George White is a self-confesset
suborned perjurer. and he admitted h
was paid for making his affidavit.
"Baca killed a man at Socorro, an
the record shows he was convicted o
his W plea of guilty of an assau
with attempt to kill another citizen
the same place. and was the late par
ner of the person most active againi
me. He has left the territory.
Orwell is a thief. The certified re
ords of three convictions for larcer
were filed against him in the case.
'Martox is a bartender and is und'
charge OF indecent assault on a girl
years of age
This is a corterie of %deprayed
fdavit men sufficient to damn any ca
before an unprejudiced tribunal.
Victim of Prejudice.
81 believe Attorney General hn'
intended 10 be e%minently fair and jus
but the assistants in the departme
were filled with prejudice against n
by one Of my opponents, a former
- fetal OF the department, who went
Washington and manipulated the ca
against me. He was a candidate
appointment TO the position In Z