Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-28
VERY VIOLENT CRITICISM.


The action OF Messrs McHarg and
Gordon. assistants to the United states
attorney general, In securing indlct-
ments against certain parties for al
legged fraudulent entries Of certain
coal lands. Is very violently criticized
By Mr.. ". a. Hawkins. attorney for
the alleged beneftciaries of the alleged
fraudulent entries. aud himself one Of
the parties Immediately implicated
Mr. Hawkins delivered his opinion IN
the case 10 "A Representative of the III
Paso Times, for publication. and We
copied the same IN the Morning Jour
nal iva days ago. for the purpose of
showing Mr.. Hawkins AS well az the
general public. how easy q matter IL
Is for even AN able man to make an
ass Of himself by rushing into print at
a time when his passions have The up
per hand Of his Judgment Mr.. Haw-
kins has the reputation OF being an
able attorney. and yet the Wild dia-
tribe which the lei Paso paper prints
upon his authority would do discredit
10 the yeriest police court shyster.
While we have been aware OF The
fact that such charges were being In
v%estlgated. we have been totally igno-
rant OF the merits of the matter, and
did not care q ng how the case re-
suited-and the same. we believe. is
equally TRUE with reference 10 The
general public But the nl-considered
L.Hls..st ~ A.. rI.ulE.a H.. 81. Wf.... {
puts a totally different complexion
upon the matter A careful rcadlng
Of his statement makes upon our
mind. az u cannot fhil Ia make upon
The mind Of any unpreiudiced reader,
just two positive impressions.
First. that Mr.. Attorney Hawkins.
or his clients, had been engaged la
working some crooked scheme upon
the government: ana.
Second. that Mcflarg and Gordon
had been shrewd enough 90 catch
them with the goods In their posses
sion. ana get a "clnoh" on them
We do not allege, of course, that
this II The fact. We merely say that
this Is the impression which the Haw-
kins interview makes upon "A mind,
and which Il must inevitably make
upon the mind OF every unbiased per-
passages In The interview which lead
directly to this conclusion, but % o.
only necessary tao call attention to one
which. of and bon itself. b. sufficient
60 settle the matter We quote.
was told when I reached
Santa Fe that the grand Jury was
"a fairly good body Of men. and
that there was ln particular a
good. strong Mexican. "a demo-
crat. and one who was a republic
can on the jury who would prob
ubly largely Influence their fellow
Mexican members.
Immediately upon the recon
vention of The jury the hyo mann
ed men. one "a republican ana
one e democrat. were each tNCus-
ed by the court. without any fca-
son being given therefor except
that 40 WAS talked publicly
around the court hnusc ana on
the streets Of Santa Pc. that they
had been excused by request OF
the prosecution. the court acting
from a. standpoint of convincing
NNNN NNNNHhH H"''- OF WV.
fairly treated
Every one acquainted with the
manner loo which things have -l lre
q]ucut'y been dom in thIs country NlI
81 .a,, ,auelud, from tue foregoing
statement that this good. straur Mex
ican who was @ democrat lrd the
other good strong NeSIein Who
was d republican. had been provided
with places Hu thr grand iuIk fHr tlr
expires purpose uf tlkne charge Hf
the other tHIIiceu cor fourteen MrN
Jeans. who were mot -o STRONG or -a
good nnd making Them tot, right
But ihe United States attorneys snt
outo the job. and had these gentle
men excused with 900 their r%nnines
and strength And that's what's tIe
matter with Hawkins
az course Vt N. nut pretend i' atS
ihaf AIr uankIn. nro,. ~ Intended DO
mcau anything nf fHaf esrf but what
We do .al. aud what ua aue gau .u.
rr-sfuIt dent. e .Hlf tHe poupi, uf
New Mexico uN read Iasf ihat De-
tween tha HHes lHsI aud nlthIne
more
where Mr HaNLrs made Die nta'
mistake Vas iu r.rmf.Hs himself to
taik flr publication ul.r #s e boz d
lt OF anger eh..H hIm %
make unjust 1000 H.atea
charge. lea inst Die fsI rr.t FAD
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