Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-01
TAP|A OBJECTS
To ATTORNEYS IN
COLLIER CASE
Francis C. Wilson, Attorney
for Marcos Tapia, and
Counsel for Plaintiff Once
Partners, He Says.

Ms. Petra Boquet. et al. involving title |
10 the Pojoaque pueblo grant in north
ern Santa Fe county Tapia objects
to and protests against the appearance
Of Francis G. Wilson in said cause as
attorney for Marcos Tapia and others
NAMED in the answer filed by said VIII
son herein. and also objects To ana
protests against the appearance of NJ.
in Dunlavy as attorney for the plain-
tiff, d. c. Collier SEQ"
The reasons advanced by Tapia for
his petition are rather startling. III
lis set forth that Wilson and Dunlavy
were partners at the time the contract
lset up in protestants answer was
made. "and also when the pretended
contract set up in Paragraph Il of
this protestant's answer herein was
pretended made
Ordered From office. lie Says
AT the time mentioned said VIII
! son was United states attorney for
the Pueblo Indians. but at the same
time he and the firm OF which he was
such member represented the PAIN
tiff In this case, u. c. Collier &Coa
; as general counsel In New Mexico, ana
especially In connection with the al
legged purchase by the said plaintiff
of the said Poioaque grant and a
J grant in san Miguel county known as
the Pecos pueblo grant under the con-
tracts aforesaid, and as this protestant
| il informed and believes drew and
e wrote the contract last referred to as
7 l,t T,V QnfI nluipfIff
THE said Wilson refused to have
: lanything to do with this protestant
as attorney for him and his people,
:, land ordered him from his office, he
and his people being the only persons
of Poioaque blood who remained h'
!, home and upon and in possession oil
:. 1.-The said grant, but on the contrary
Ipretends to represent certain per-
sons living at the Nambe pueblo, who
lpretend to be Poioaque blood Indians
. lin this suit adverse to this protestant
ana his associates in this cause.
while so representing the said
plaintiff, d. c. Collier q Co., in re-
lspect to the Poioaque grant and thu
Y purchase thereof. the said Wilson al
q member of the firm Of Wilson, Bow
man & Dunlavy, pretended to be, helt
j. himself out as. and was under pay a
;. attorney for the Pueblo Indians o
lie New Mexico. receiving his compensa
= tion from the United states govern
II ment. and at the same time took ant
al received compensation from a privat
,r client, the said plaintiff. coneerninl
f 1.-The same matter, the Poioaque gran
aforesaid but ii was his duty firs
and foremost TO serve the PoJoaqu
ID Pueblo Indians, who are wards OF IN
10 government and a dependent people
p and thus entitled to the highest fidel
,e lity, and service to the plaintiff in sue
il same matter. resulted in conflict O
Is interests, and it was the duty of IN
A. said Wilson to decline employment b
tn the said plaintiff. d. c. Collier Co
w in respect to the said grant
n Pretended 10 Quit, Says Tapia.
Later on. and after the depart
ment of the interior had commence
no investigation Of the said Wilson in hi
ID conduct of his office with special re
:, gard to his service at the same tim
a. land in the same matter both of IN
- Pueblo Indians and the said plaintiff
n 1.-THE said Wilson pretended to quit III
g. employ of the plaintiff in respect |
the said Poioaque grant and the quii
in ling of the title thereto under the cor
of tract aforesaid substituted for that
Of September "a, 1912, as before parti'
nd ulary explained in this protestant
r. answer in his cause to which retel
nd ence is made for greater partieularit
n on all the subjects of this protest
of which said answer relates.
mr. THE outward signs of the cessa
n Ition of said wilson's employment b
ed 1.-THE said plaintiff. so far as the pre-
or ltestant knows them or has lnformt
n Ition about them are:
re "He placed or caused to be place
~ lin the hands of said NJ r. Dunlap
IN the said d. c. Collier eco, but pal
~ 1.-The docket Zee for filing the complain
I'D therein by his own personal chez
MT as protestant is informed and believe
er, Refers to Dunlavy.
he Said Dunlavy is the same perso
re who was a member of the firm
Ily Wilson, Bowman a. Dunlavy fro
IT, labout July /, 1912, to about July
1918, and is the same Dunlavy who
now in the employ of said Wilson. al
occupying offices with or near hi
On as attorney at law or law clerk, ar
on having large charge of the business
- the said Wilson, with some superV
he sion thereof. so that the prosecute
's' of the complaint in this cause
We against this protestant and his PEE
rs pie and the defense against said con
. plant en- the part Of the Nambe pc
~ pie represented by answer in IN
ne cause, both such complaint and sue
~ answer being antagonistic to this pr
ny testant and his people, are In u
10 same office and practically in idenl
cal hands, contrary to good mora
CONTRARY to the just ethics of the /
gal profession, and under such q
=" cumstances that these protestants, u
nc stay-at- home Indians of Poioaque' al
% their interests, are in danger OF D
~ ,,a ing ground down by the Indians WI
- abandoned the said pueblo and U
- said Collier & Co.
cb Would Halt Proceedings.
,m Further, this protestant says;
to THAT the said Wilson, having
& his conduct. prevented himself fro
M fulfilling his duty to the Indians
jPojoaque. under his governmental en-