The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-20
COURT CHAST|SES
BAILEY As RIGGS
BANK HEARING
OPENS TODAY
Former Senator from Texas
Told His Remarks Are
Highly Improper and That
He Must Behave in Court.

| Ah4 AftHHk tcfaid Leased Wire
Washington, May 20.-Argument In
ihe RIGGS bank injunction suit
/ against Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller Williams started of In the
district supreme court today with
clash between former senator Bailey.
chief counsel for the hank. and Jus
tice Mccoy Mr.. Bailey threatened
TO withdraw from the case ana JUS
tice Mccoy threatened To refuse 60
hear the lawyers argument
senator Bailey was arguing for the
admissibility of an afhdayit disciaim-
ing relations between the bank and
Lewis johnson and Company, bank
rupt stock broker Justice Mccoy
interrupted TO say he had already
ruled Il would be admitted and thai
further argument only took time.
Your honor hnH taken more time
than ! intended to take for wha,
intended 10 say" replied Mr.. Bailey.
Your ranarks are highly im-
proper returned the justice. Please
understand that distinctly do not
care for any more discussion. An
other remark Of that kind and some
other counsel VIII argue this case"
Mr.. Bailey tossed his papers to the
table and turning away. replied.
III the court fels that way about
Il. ! viii withdraw from this case
now"
"Do as you please about that" re-
torted the judge. "but don't make
such a remark again"
Several ~ the banks lawyers sur
rounded senator Bailey and after
some conference he said 10 the court
81 feel that ! owe Ia my clients "a
duty higher than I owe 20 myself.
Therefore I will remain aud continue
the argument"
II also feel that ! owe a duty e
| your clients" replied Judge Mccoy.
"and that VIII lead me 10 Cismiss
what you have said from my mind"
Whercupon the argument proceed
ed
Mr. Bailey began his argument by
contending the comptroller, In fact,
did nos have power 10 assess that
| ,snulty
III he had the power" said the
lawyer. then we cannot get satlsfac-
tion here But II he had no right 90
impose IL. ne Is wrongfully withhold
ing our property and this court
should interfere to protect us"
Mr. Bailey rcfcrred 10 Mr.. Inter
myers discussicn OF the facts yester-
day as inaccurate
"Hc ala not fairly state a single
fact in his argument said Mr..
Bailey. II believe his misstatemcnts
were due only to his mlsinformation.
II had ever doubted the malice Of
the defendants thai doubt would
have been removed by their answers
here and hy Mr.. Untcrmyer's speech.
II What they say il true this banks
charter should be revoked and the
officers called 90 answcf for their
mlsdeeds."
Mr.. Uutcrmyer'H reference 60 a
pipe line" between the treasury ana
the Riggs bank and the National cay
Mr. Bailey characterized as political
accusations"
II never thought political accusa-
tions proper 10 repeat when I was IN
! politics. and / think they should less
| properly be repeated In court OF
law. ! might as well say that while
they eliminated the pipe line they
have established another from the
government to Kuhn. Loeb and Com
PAM, I do not say it however. !
might ns welt say there now Is q
pipe limo 20 the Commercial National
bank IN Washington but | viii not
sa" IT,
The numerical is headed by a
former associate OF Comptroller VIII
| liams