Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-02-23
REQU|S|T|0N
FOR BUCHANAN
Governor Mcdonald Signs
1t Upon His Returns
From Carrizozo
OWEN.vAN STONE HEARING
Evidence Taken in Quo War
ranto Proceedings Before
Judge Abbott.

Governor w. G. Mcdonald arrived
last night from his ranch at Carrizo-
20 and was kept busy today catching
UP with accumulated official business.
Captain Fred Fornoff of the New
Mexico mounted police, and Sheriff ].
+. Ward of Quay county, left the city
last evening for Seattle where they
viii take in charge w. F. Buchanan,
former vice-president of the Interna-
tional Bank of Commerce of Tucum-
carl, Charges will be preferred
against MIR. Buchanan by the New
Mexico authorities, who allege that he
was instrumental in the wrecking OF
the Tucumcari banking institution.
Governor w. C. Mcdonald. on his
return from CarrizoZo last evening,
issued requisition on the governor
of Washington for the return of Blu
chanan whose petition for writ of
haoeas corpus came up in the court at
Seattle this morning. There is moth
ing tor which the Seattle authorities
can nold Buchanan and if continu-
ance is not granted as requested by
the New Mexico authorities, it is the
opinion of Attorney General Clancy
that he will be free tonight. Buchan-
all nas been out on a $1,000 bond. He
has $4,000 on deposit in a Seattle
bank which the authorities have not
been able to attach, there being no
evidence that the money is not his by
right The city attorney of Seattle
and the attorney general of Washing
ton have been interested, however,
and the New Mexico authorities hope
that the desired continuance will be
granted.
Appointed on Medical Board.
Governor Mcdonald today appointed
DR.. T. G. Rice of Albuquerque, men,
Der of the New Mexico Board of Health
and Medical Examiners, to succeed
Dr.. Robert Smart of Albuquerque who
resigned some time ago because of his
leaving New Mexico for California.
The Owens Hearing.
The hearing of the O. l.. Owen quo
warranto case was resumed before
Judge E. c. Abbott at 10 o'clock this
morning in the district court. The
motion of the respondent to strike
out the reply of the relator to his an
swer was argued this morning by Neil
p Field of Albuquerque, for the re
spondent, G. H. Van Stone, and Judge
Fl. D. Terrell on the part of the relator
@. L. Owen. The motion was over
ruled with the exception of that part
in which the relator alleged that Mr.
Van Stone had been prevented from
introducing outside information as tc
the validity of the election of corpora
ton commissioners, Groves and Will
Jams.
Th hearing was resumed at
The hearing was resumed at
O'Clock this afternoon and the taking
OF the evidence in the case begun
The first witness called by the attor
ney for the relator was c. F. Kanen
assistant secretary of state. Mr.. Kan
er brought with him the records O.
the ballots cast in Santa Fe and San
dCval counties in which twelve vote:
and sixty votes respectively had beer
counted for Sol Owen. The mex
witness called was n. S. Torres {
watcher at the polls in the precinc
Of Kennedy, Santa Fe county, and who
the relator alleges, counted all the bal
lots. The evidence of Mr.. Torres wa:
to the effect that no votes had beer
cast in that precinct for "Sol'' Over
hut that the officers of the election
had returned twelve for Sol Owen
The hearing was still going ol
when the New Mexican went to pres
and it is thought that several days will
be consumed before the evidence il
all in.
To prove that the voters whose bal
lots were returned and certified tt
'Sol'' Owen were really intended TO
O. l.. Owen, Eduvigen Gurlle, a Dem
ocratic worker in precinct No. Z
Sandoval county, was called to thu
stand by attorney for the relator. MI
Gurule testified that he had assisted
in the distribution of the Democratic
ballots and that all of them bore tn.
name of o. l.. Owen and none tn
name of SOL" Owen. Notwithstand
ing this, however, the election official
returned sixty votes for SOL Owen.