Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-07-04
HIS ANSWER.
First Statement Of Judge Mcmillan
10 the Public.
VICTIM OF POLITICAL ENEMIES.

A few days ago, Judge ID. II. McMil-
Ian and wife of Socorro, passed
through the city for Denver. where
they Will remain few days and then
20 to Glenwood Springs. The Denver
News OF yesterday. June 20. contains
the first statement OF the Judge on 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 Daniei II. Ricaiiiian. who was
removed from the bench OF the su.
preme court OF New Mexico by Presi-
dent Roosevelt n 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. II will be remem
bered that the judge was removed
from Office upon charge OF general
immortality and that his character was
hlackened TO great degree by the
p rsons who appeared against him
'vdge Mcmillan states that the ale
rrtion OF immortality were trumped up
! . band of disappointed and unscru-
0cs Office seeflers and their follow
& . The men who made sworn state
ments against him, he says. are motor
ious characters in New Mexico.
''H'e the position itself IL of no es.
pCCiG Importance In his eyes. he says,
he will fight 20 remove the smirch
from his name. When the United
States senate convenes for It's 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
Washington officials who reviewed the
evidence In his case and recommended
his removal from Office. He believes
they acted purely upon their honest
convictions in the matter. Judge Nc
MILAN said:
YES | am surprised at the outcome
OF my case. When II was submitted
In April. | was satisfied | had estab-
lished complete vindication. | never
had charge OF matter where every
point in the controversy had been
more thoroughly met and answered.
THE attack upon me was one OF the
most depraved and vicious ever made
upon a public official: II was actuated
by malice. ambition and disappoint.
ment The spirit OF malevolence was
rampant. and inability In certain quar-
tiers to control judicial action added
fury TO the attack.
Animus Of Attack.
MY appointment naturally caused
some heartburning. and with few de-
signing minds to formulate scheme,
| the ever ready affidavit man was at
talnable at a price
Bert Roland. the star witness
against me, Is a defaulter. a thief. a
drunkard and habitual liar. and IL
now In the penltentiary at Santa Fe.
George White is self-confessed
suborned perjurer, and he admitted he
was paid for making his affidavit.
"Baca killed n man at Socorro. and
the record shows he was convicted on
his own plea OF guilty OF an assault
with attempt to kill another citizen OF
the same place, and was the late part
ner OF the person most active agains,
me. He has left the territory.
orwell Ia n thief The certified rec
ords of three convictions for larceny
were filed against him In the case.
"Martox is n bartender and Is under
charge Of indecent assault on girl
years OF age.
This is a corterie OF depraved AZ
fidavit men sufficient to damn any case
before an unprecedented tribunal.
Victim OF Prejudice.
81 believe Attorney General Kno,
Intended to be eminently fair and just
hut the assistants In the department
were filed with prejudice against m'
by one OF my opponents, former OF
fetal OF the department, who went Il
Washington and manipulated the cas'
against me. He was a candidate To-
appointment TO the position In thu
event he could bring about vacancy
This atmosphere of prejudice In thu
department was so dense. the influence
OF IL so strong. and the attorney gen
eral was so impressed by II that whei
the only AFFIDAVIT on file was that o
the convict Roland. he stated to Mr.
Hughes and Major Llewellyn that thu
department had proof positive agains
me.
with the exception OF a few ind
viduals whom | shall not characterize
believe | have the confidence OF q,
cry community In New Mexico. saw
one small village where the minds
the decent people have been poisone
against me by enc or two persons ma
iciously inclined.
"The judgship In Itself Is OF mino
consideration. | do not, however, IL
tend to allow this smirch upon m
character to stand. declined to RI
sign after the edcision was formulated
When congress convenes ! shall as
the senate to send for the record an
To pass upon the question as to whetf
er II contained anything to justify tn
decision.
John @. Milburn. ono OF the mos
eminent and fair-mlnded attorneys G
New York. went to Washington an
personally examined the records OF IN
case as made on both sides, and az
vised Senator Depew that there wa
nothing in the entire record to sustai
the charge or to justify any dispos
ton except It's dismissal.
Eyes! In this instance the penitei
a. IL.