The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-02
Refusal Of Blood Committee to
Allow Minority to Gross Ex-
anime and Examine in Chief
Causes Step.
ALLDREDGE'S ACTION
CREATED A SENSATION
Property OF Guarantors on
Bank Bond Has Been At
tached by Morgan Llewellyn
in Interest Of College.
Especial Correspondence ic The Eve
ming Herald)


ming Herald)
Las Cruces. ~ NJ. March 2.-Fol-
lowing the refusal of the Blood COM
mittcc to allow counsel for the mt
nority members of the committee
from the Legislature investigating the
Affairs Of the First state hank and
the New Mexico agricultural collcge
to either cross examine or examine
chief witnesses In the investigation,
Senator Alldredge. the Democratic
member OF the committee from the
senate resigned from the committee
aud withdrew from the hearing. His
act created a considerable sensation
among those who had gathered fof
the Investigation.
Following long conference this
morning the committee settled down
for work this afternoon az $3.50
o'clock In the chambers of Judge T..
l.. Medler. The list OF witnesses
called at the opening totalled IS and
included n number OF college profess
sors who, II was said by a Republi-
can. would be called 20 testify that
| they had been threatened unfair
treatment II they failed TO place their
accounts In the now defunct First
State bnnk. Morgan o. Llcweilyn,
former treasurer; Francis y. Lester.
former member. and n. n. Larkin.
a member Of the board Of regents OF
the state college. were on the major
ity's list OF witnesses So were the
directors Of the bank and others.
j. ~. Paxton, chairman OF the
board OF regents. is on the minority
list. The minority list also includes
y. r. McCanna, treasurer OF the
board OF regents since the rcsigna-
tion OF NJ. q. Llewellyn: r.. A. Moss
man. registrar OF the college; several
local merchants and T. X. smith,
I president OF the bank.
a conference was held this morn
ing for the purpose OF going over the
evidence which Is available. and to
determine upon plan OF action. The
conference was attended by the Re-
publican members Of the board Reed
Holloman. attorney. and John Jocrns,
accountant for the board.
How many of the Republicans
witnesses the Democrats will expect
to examine will depend upon the
form the Investigation takes. II IL
is Indicated that the Republicans are
trying Co show only such facts as will
lnjure the Democratic party the
Democratic party the Democrats pro-
pose 10 90 some BACK irlns, Ihe
democrats nave retained = = D"'
wilson Of Tucumcari as attorney,
Morgan O. Llewellyn has attached
considerable property belonging "a
Hugh 'ihry, w. y haser, X l.
faulkner nnd Il. X. u, Smlth' guar
hnturs upon the Nte'uuu hond issueu
him as treasurer by the Southwestern
surety Insurance company 10 protee'
the BOND. smiths properly mas az
ready peen ieeded 10 the receiver ~
the bank but ns trustee Ihe ei"iit
N advanced that thls transfer won
sthnd aghins, the Llewe'Nn sun. ~
resut "f thls SUIT u ~ peihs
charged by enemies OF HoNerh"f ~
'"hald thHt ne ~ attempting 10 h'aN'
the state coiese preferred oieui'"'
OF the bank
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ne peH'Nes sne lhl's'ishNuh WIZ -
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ana thAt attempts To maNe Poil''e"
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