Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-17
The News HERE
LAST NIGHT

49, 'HfHr''
aat uIeht Albuquerque was treated
tu genuine surprise and while 90
came frum np uatonH. capital 30 was
not ahou' Joint statehood. in. gstab
lIshmant uf che military posi- here. nor
"a public building fur Albuquerque. but
be- VA thl sudden and altogether un.
expected removal ul Judgg benjamin
s. BAKER as associate Justice Of the
Sew Mexico territorial supreme court
and iudsr oi This judicial district
Shocked and Surprised.
judge Baker was at The Citizen ot.
UCg ~ late as O'Clock yesterday al.
ternoou. and be- stated that Dee aud
Mrs BAkcr would leave the next
morning today for the east. ON BUSH
ness aud social matters. stopping Tor
a few aayH ON bis return from the east
no me old home boz Omaha Nehp and
thence back 90 Albuquerque, reaching
here about January I. 1905.
Vale at This office. 20 is absolutely
certain that Judge Baker was not
aware of what determination had been
madf On his clsc at Washington. and.
naturally. "a few hours later when De-
received the dispatch from Attorney
General Moody. informing him of hia
removal as associate justice hy prosi.
dent Roosevelt be- was shocked and
surprised beyond words aud could not
understand its meaning. which Dee con
siderod extraordinary in the oXtremU
a. he had not been given the emporium
ity 20 answer or roputo any of the al
legged ahhrgos filed against him a.
Washington.
The nows spread dixie wildnrs aud
for hours last night the removal was
discussed by dots of men. here and
there. on Railroad avenue
judge and Mrs Baker aud Capt W.
o. Dame we're at thc local depot this
morning. and there we're a number Of
warm friond1 also present who we're
bitter bon thoir deuunclatpu OF che
manner Ia which the president had
removed The Judge The party iou
on me No. passenger train. and viii
go direct to Washington
Denies Malicious lnsinuations.
Il have very little % say ahout my
removal" said Judge Baker. except
tbm / was not given q hearing OF any
kind and my first intImation of the
intentiDu ni The president 90 remove
nae VA In the Telegram ] received
yesterday afternoon from the attorney
general have not even been fur.
nlshcd with q copy of the charges al
3ered tn be- on file az Washington
againa me, and am utterly surprised
az my removal ! have boon absolute.
ly clean In every respect on The bench
in Neu Mexico. and under any and an
circumstances am not afraid to com.
pare aeciaions OF cases. in similar
causes. with any presiding Judge
deny emmatically the malicious iusin.
uations made boy The Morning Journal
that Wy resignation was asked for
aome time ago. ! was not aware that
President Roosevelt intended my re-
movai antii $50 advised yesterday az.
ternogn
Dame Makes Denial
"The telegram received late yeater
dag Afternoon said Capt W 10.
Dame. clerk Of iris district under
Judge Shaker was the first Iutimatiun
that the judge or myself had that the
former would bC removed and the as.
scrtion in tho Morning journal that a
request had been made for his resig
nation and his refusal thereto, ia not
only false. but willfHl, malicious lio.
aud published in that paper for the eX
press purpose ul iniuring Judge Baker
before the people OF this city and dis
irict / was utterly surprised when
the contents OF the telegram from tho
attorney general was read for DO was
that handed the dispatch to the
Judge was aware that charges had
been made against the Judge. hut CON
sldor0d them "A mass OF gonorallueH-
nothing serious and cannot imagine
why inc president took such decided
steua without first giving Judge Bak
er hearing
Charges not Disproved.
The following dispatch from Wash.
inHtoL. dated December >. and publish
ed On the Denver Republican, statoB
the case a little different
"lt ~ undoratood that the charges
preferred against Associate Justice
lelamin 3. Baker OF the supreme
court OF Now Mexico by Albuquerque
attorneys and By other citizens of the
territory have been thoroughly inYostr
gnted ana that Judge Bakers written
defense and explanations of the Same
have heon carefully considered bY the
attorney general
"a Is said that the defense and ca.
plantations are nm satisfactory aud b.
Is believed that decisive action in bis
case may be- had az ony moment The
charges are YulumnouH and contain
many HNHNtAiNAtlhNHa MANANAHHNNN 90
office in several eases constitutes the
mails feature az the charges
n Do understood that several Albu.
querque attorneys, and others. resid
ing oiaewnVre in the territory are ont
TOE the vacancy. bias Dc ls learned tO.
day that President Roosevelt has de-
oidod GA an outside judge for the ap.
poiutmont The new judge viii not Boz
kn0Wn until the president sends the
name irto The senate. u Or understood.