The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-16
Men! Readt the in Fronto of Our Departing
DA VID J.. AUGUST &ss:s: Ss% ssa a. e.

the land. Prospective buyers, he said,
Immediately suspected fraud when
agents were unable to show an alb
stract to the property.
One of MounDayss letters charged
that Senator Catron had misrepresent-
ed the lands. Other letters purported
to show that MopnDay had sued the
senator in the courts Of New Mexico
over some question concerning the land
deal. 7Fo19s
DR.. ClothIef Testifies.
Dr. N. s. Clothisr Of St. Marys, Kan,
, who bought sefne of the land and went
to inspect 1t personally, took the stand
to finish testimony he began just be-
fore court adjourned yesterday. T. B.
Catron. United States senator from
governments contention. owned the
land the MounDays were selling, was
expected to be called as a witness to-
day.
Other important witnesses expected
to testify today or tomorrow were the
Rev. Father Taton Of AxteIl, Kan. who
bought a tract of the land and visited
It; Lorenzo Delgado, mayor of West
Las Vegas, N. M, and Jack Love,
chairman of the Oklahoma corporation
committee.
That a map Of the land Don A. Noun
Day and his wife offered for sale in
New Mexico showed a reservoir and a
railroad that did not exist and lake
that never could exist, was a point in
the evidence introduced by the prose-
cution.
Map Was Changed.
J. L. Zimmerman of Las Vegas, N.
M, a civil engineer. who made the
map, testified he put the reservoir
plat was to represent the land as it was
soon to be. The railway and the lake
got ON the map after 1t left him.
| A. A. Cless, owner OF a restaurant
in Rossville, testified he bought and
paid for two tracts of the New Mex
| leo land without receiving the deeds.
The deeds were to be given him in the
grand opening day, which was set for
| January, 1872" When the grand op-
ening did not occur, he said. he asked
MounDays for the deeds or his money
back and he got neither.
J. o. Burns, sales agent for the Noun
Days in Kansas, said he sold Is tracts
for them on the literature they fur
nished. When he wrote to them for
further information. he said, they told
him to look at the literature.
The part taken by Mrs. L. d. W.
MounDay in the alleged scheme to de-
fraud by misuse of the mails, for which
she and her husband are on trial, be-
came clear. Agents testified that it
was to Mrs. MounDay that the pay
ments on the contracts were forward
ed and that much Of the correspondence
was with ner.
He Worked for CAtron.
On cross-examination OF Mr.. Zim-
norman. d. r. Hite, attorney for the
MounDays, drew from him that he had
done much work for T. b. Catron.
United States senator from New Mex
leo and the principal government wit
ness. Mr.. Zimmerman testified that
many portions Of New Mexico were
rapidly settling up as result OF the
conservation OF water supplies In res
ervoirs and irrigation schemes similar
to that outlined by the AounDays In
their literature.
The circulars of the MounDays
showing the Inducements they Of
fered and calling upon prospective
purchasers to hurry up lest all the
land be sold, were introduced in evi-
dence.
Tho line Of defense became clearly
outlined in tho cross examination OF
not the state and postal omcfals inter
fered the opening day would have
now been matter Of history. The
government il contendfng that the
| AounDays did not own the land and
will call Senator Catron to prove this
| Agents testified that they sold the
land ON payments and when . man
paid up he received . contract which
on opening day was to entit1e him to
| = deed. The irrigation project was to
be completed 1t this time. No date
was set for the opening day.
| Judge Pollock announced that he
would hold night eeasions horeafteE.