Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-26
SAY CLANCY IS
To SUCCEED
A. FALL
ATTORNEY GENERAL TALKS
or THE RECENT CHANGES.
Attorney for Phelps
Dodge Say They are Conf
dent indictments Against.
That Company viii Be Dis
missed,

lildt bOllipdily WIN Do Dto'
missed,
That District Attorney Frank W
CLANCY. If this city, Is 20 be Offered
the position of attorney general o.
New Mexico upon the resignation d
Judge a b.. Fan. Is The statemcnl
made by the 81 Paso Times of sun
day Following an interview with Judge
FALL while Judge FAN is not quoted
10 this effect, The article apparently
leaves tie impression that The sugges-
hon came from him The Times pub
fishes statements by Judge Fall relat-
ing to the recent changes made ~
Washington, and by Mr.. Franklin. of
counsel fof Phelps Dodge and com-
pany Ia regard 10 the Phelps Dodge
coal land Indictments. These state
inents are Of considerable general IN
terest IN New Mexico jusi now and are
given IN full
That no further Investigation viii
be made into the Affairs Of District At
iorncy W ~, VI. LleWeilyn. but that
Solicitor General Hoyt will Investigate
the land fraud charges in the territory
uf New Mexico. and that Special Agent
~ 2 WIZ ~ ~ tAANAtH WIZ hANAi
longer Ia Santa Re, Is the statement
uf Attorney General A. y. Fall.
The attorney general VIII confer his
week With Governor Curry. and some
definite action viii be taken on the
resignation OF Judge FAN a Z. that time.
II II reliably reported that District At
tOfncy Frank Clancy viii be rendered
The office OF attorney general for the
territory.
Judge John Franklin. counsel for
the Phelps Dodge Interests, rs author~ |
ny for the statement that President
Roosevelt cannot afford 20 Keep In
New Mexico Special Agent McHarg
and his assistants. whose actions, he
Jays, have been violations of all known
Of the legal fraternity. They
VIII be removed, according 10 theI
Dodge counsel
Motion WIFI be made this week in
fe FOR the quashlhg Of the in
lieupents returned against the Phelps
people. and Judge Franklin
win join his partner. Judge W. a,
Hawkins. there. lie h confident that
.he charges viii be dismissed when
he motion to quash Is made.
Judge Iail Talks.
when the Washington Dispatch
above WAS read 10 Attorney
General A. y. FAN Of New Mexico,
iri HikHii ne Ndlui A
"Wnen YOU asked me last night ,
bout the reported appointment Of
Lcahy TO succeed me as at
utney general Of New Mexico, I knew ,
he WAS to be appointed 20 sue
eod Llewollyn. but was o IN a pO-
to make the matter public. !
"Ilewellyn is 10 be appointed TO !
omcthing else. and there will be no I
investigation Of mis- affairs l
general complaints made TO the g
c%paruncnt of Justice have already g
cen Investigated i
"Mr Iloyt the solicitor general {
in your telegram. o. simply go Z
tr tu N"'" Mexico 10 Investigate mat
generally and not parti, ulnrly. He q
and fraud charges. In connection with
special agents of the government
ho nave boon in santa Fe.'
Asked ~ Special Attorney McHarg
would he removed, Judge Fan replied;
] do nos know OF my own knowledge
Washington, but he viii leave New
ieNico probably Ia a short time.
iail TO Meet Curry.
Attorney General Fall viii meet
curry in santa r. Tor % cor
about his resignation as the
cad of the legal department of The
'rritoiy on "wednesday of this week.
ie has received a telegram from the
rel to meet him ON the 9Th and
100 probably leave Tor Santa Fc tu be
acre ut that time.
'fht attorney Eeucralship viii bee
'ttlcd Ht that time. declared Judge
y definite action has been
nor win there bc anything done
util 7 see Governor Curry
vii Il Hc CLANCY
While Judge Fan declined Co be-
noted GOA his probable successor as
tnlucN general. 30 was learned from
reliable uurVp that tho office uf ate
general Tor Sew Mexico Win
rendered Hon. FIauk Clancy
hf CLANCY ir now district attorney.
Neluallllo county Sew NcXl,o. and
is H reputation as being ouo uf The
llc.t members OF tine New MrNiru
lf % ls probable. according Geo fhe
port that he viii De offered the poe
ZION after D. conference between
t governor and the present sttorues
nrfal
Judg Franklin on Frauds.
When ODE Washington dispatch was
iuu DO judge john Franklin 90 the
Otto. rlHh last nlEht he cvinced mo-
HulHe Whatever 10 has tyen known
r some Time That Captain Leahy has
M ..at.a iu succrod Major LleW-
''n One event chat the iatter's re-
nation Nts accepted 10y President
lHtcteIt
iu speaking of fhr land fraud cases
NuI.h De- is counsel tui the Phelps
IeH people Judge Franklin said
I 700 leave tomorrow fnr santa Pc
f". Tho cases are now pending. tp
mI -DH-cuuusoi Judge Hawkins
nII move lhr court tn Qnash the
DIE w.Hr and confidently expect ID
IH uHlr There Be- ODD Ir~crlmInaf-
& IoHIrr against our clients
J. u-irt. tnHi MeliarE who has
special agent af the Rutrrnmeut
these .ia- uNU ht removed entirely
HI connection with Them He
"a violated 90 rIhi.s oft Tire ieeaI ffa-
rn'r ana Isl DISGRACE to thn proc
-in rrgt.I |4 lr. statement fhHf Mr
VII further InNestiEatr Major
rr elltu. d h.Nr uHihlnE fo aaf exc
that There hae been no rnarrr
aiutt him Ir open court The
srs sgsinsf HIM were made Co the
parfmtnt in Washington and . know
thinE OF fhclr ~natuce
SNN BoNNPARTT