The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-08
Vast Mass of Documentary
Evidence Relating to First
State Institution and N. M.
A. G. Transmitted.
MORGAN LLEwELLYN
SCORES GOVERNOR
Harsh Accusations Laid at Nc
Donald's Door by ex-Treasur-
er Of Board When Asked for
Resignation.
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Santa re, ~ NJ. Feb. s.-Goyernor
Mcdonald late this afternoon trans
nitted 60 the legislature information
In his hands IN connection with tle
Las Cruces bank failure mater with
the following letter OF transmittai:
Executive once.
February :, 1915.
''To the Senate and House of Repre-
scntatives, Santa Pc. y. ~.
"GentIcmen:
In accordance with the Request
contained In Joint Resolution No. I
Of tho state legislature Of New Mcxico.
calling upon me FOR certain informa-
tion concerning the Affairs OF th.
First state bank of Las Cruces, the
First State bank of Tucumcari aud
the College OF Agriculture and Mech
anic Arts. ! beg 60 submit herewith
such Information az ! have been able
10 obtain relating 20 the subjects men
toned. II Il should occur 60 you that
there may oe anything else that you
may desire and which IL Is my power
To obtain for you, ] shall be willing
and glad to do this upon request
"Respectfuliy yours.
WILLIAM G. MCDONALD.
"0ovcrnoT
Tho EovarnoF makes No eoEnmans
whatever upon tho resolution or its
subject matter and further prefacez
mass OF documents with Est OF then
which is In part as follows;
Report OF the First State bank oi
Tucumcari. May 10. 1918.
Report Of the First slate bnnx o.
Tucumcarl. October I. 1913.
Repor, of the FIRST State bank of
Las Cruces. October 8. 1913.
Report Of the First State bank OF
Las Cruces. December \. 1914.
Audit report OF state college. by Y
!. Guiifoil. February "a. 1914.
Audit report " state college. ne
GENDER e6. ia1f
Finunciai statement 0l state college
November so. 1919.
Report Of work Of state roiirgs
February !. 1919.
Copy % the memorial addressed .i
the legislature by the beard of re
cents Ohis IL the memorial refrrre
to by senators Barth and Holt In the
spccchea.l
Copies Of letters under various re.
cent dates 70 ). n. Paxton. Reed Holt
oman. Morgan Liewellyn. Att0rne,
General Clancy, secretary of state col
iege, ~. q. Hamilton. Francis y. Les
ter. Georgc y. Ladd, and copies 81
letters from the same.
Statement OF Insurance pollcies. No-
/ ysmber 80, 1914.
Report Of First state bunk OF la
Cruces. by J.. w. McCarty.
Various letters and statements in.
cluded with report ON First state baiit
OF Las Cruces. Furnished by the state
travelling auditors ofiice.
The most interesting of these doe
uments probably Is letter from Mor.
| gan Llewcllyn. cx-treasurer OF the
college board OF regents, In reply to
a letter from the governor demandune
Llewellyn's resignation. This letter,
under date OF December -. 1919.
makes the surprising assertion. amoHs
a num'0er Of other surprising STATE
ments. that the governor knew al
about conditions In the First State
bank OF Las Cruces and its rotation
with the state college and that ne was
making an EFFORT 20 make him. LEV
eilyn, the goat.
The Blood Investigation bill had nul
reached Governor AicDonaid todas
and the investigating committee vii
not be named until THE bill has beer
approved The Herald learned on
apparently reliable authority todas
that the senate members proposed ara
Champion. Republican and Dospp
Democrat. and the house member
Blood. Republican; Hewitt. Democrat
and proba0ly Coomba, Republican.
More Investigations Arkesi.
Under the general suoje1t OF .nNcs'
tigation. Senator walton introduces
IN the senate late th.s afternoon with
out comment thc following joint res
oluiion:
Whereas. by House Aiil No. lbs
committee has been provided 20 in
vestlgate the causes leading 20 III
failure OF the First state bank OF -
j Cruces, New Mexico. and.
Whereas. said Investigation
claimed 10 be FOR the purpose Of -
ccrtaining che eefects of the exisiiisl
banking laws Of the state with 81
I idea OF providing remedies tacrefoi
! and.
whereas. there have been IN r.