Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-14
ALBRIGHT CASE
ON TRIAL
L. W. Clancy Arguing Case
Against Bernalillo County
Commissioners
THEY ARE AZ TER HIM
Business Men Of Albuquerque
Moving i'm the Matter Of Build
ing Alameda Dyke
Special 70 The Optic.

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ, Jan. Ia.
Considerable interest is shown here
today In the argument before the su.
preme court in Santa He ol the case
of the territory Of New Mexico w.
Gutierrez and Sachez al present
holding Office as county commiss ssIGlt-
ers Of BgrnalIillo county. the action
seeking 10 Gust them from Office, the
suit carrying with it the eifprt If ]
NJ SanasAa. tp GUST George NJ Az
bright. the commissioners appo aiea,
ir9n: the office of assessor 81 this
ccui.t
The case carries with ii the ques-
tion of the legality Of an act ii Tie
Thilty.iifth legislative assembly which
as an amendment TO the act creating
the county Of Sandoval BY the dipis.
ion Of Bernalillo, appointed Gutierrez
and Sanchez to the Offices they now
hold, g fill the places OF the duly
lelected commissioners, who the bill
claims became non residents of Ber-
nalillo county by the division of the
county, they living on the Sandoyal
county side.
| This suit was instigated by the ter.
ritory at the same time that the suit
lof the territory ex rel ]. M. Sanio-
val vs. George #. Albright (the as
SCISSORS Office case) was filed Both
were heard in Judge Bakers court,
and in both cases the court held that
1.-THE act OF the Legislature was valid
and constitutional and that the pres
ent Office holders were entitled to
remain in charge The cases were at
once appealed to the supreme court
and decision Is expected within the
week Today District Attorney Frark
w. CIancey is arguing the territory i
case.
i And, speaking Of District Attorney
Ciancey, that gentleman is just now
/ threatened BY the Hubbells with what
virtually amounts 70 a temporary re.
moyal from Office Mr. Clancy has
been trying to get the county com.
missioners to allow him 10 institute
suit against +. a. Hubbell and Esla.
VIC vigil, the present county superln
: IL fspFtQtU
school moneys which Mr. Clancy al
FIRMS these gentlemen have approprE
ated 10 their own use 10 the detrimeni
ef the schools u Benrnalillo county
The county board has persistently &C.
fused 10 listen to the district attur.
neys appeals. Oi course, Il Is under
stood that Mr.. ilubbell has some ~,
teresl with the county board, since
he named at least two 0f the mem
bers and has the third under his wing
i Mr.. Hubbell has, apparently, mol been
over anxious 70 have the charges
:. against him come to trial In the court
And now the county commissioners
i in an open letter say that Mr. Can
lcey Is prejudiced and that they are
gong % get an unprecedented attor.
ney TO advise them In the matter 81
whether or not 10 institute nm ac'
tion againsL the alleged dishonest
school superintendent and his prede'
cessor and boss The county board
says that Mr. Clancy Is so Influenced
i by his hatred Of Mr.. HubbeIl tbat he
i Is not q suitable adviser for that
| body In so serious q matter.
| The people Of Albuquerque are walt
| ing with some interest 10 find out
lust who the county board will So.
lect as a fair man for their adviser.
Aroused by the comment of the
newspapers here and the appeals oi
the people In the Clio Grande valley
above the city. the people Of Albn-
Iauerqne have determined that steps
must be taken at once TO protect the
city against a repetition Of the
floods of last June. which at one time
threatened the city, with disaster and
which did great damage to ranchmen
and farmers up the valley, by the
bursting Of the dyke or breakwatcr
at Alameda. which turns the Rio
Grande from It's course to the west
side Of the valley. This dyke was
built many years ago. and since its
construction there has been little