Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-10
Judge Pope Cites Prominent
Attorneys to Show Cause
Why They Should Not Be
Disqualified,
SAlAZAR ESCAPE CASE
PRODUCES LOUD ECHO
Sensation Created in Legal
Circles by Unexpected De-
veIopment in Litigation
Considered Closed,

4 profound sensation was created
in legal circles in Albuquerque yes
terday when formal orders, signed
were received by Clerk Harry Lee,
citing District Attorney Manuel L.
Vigil and Elfego Baca, two promi-
nent Albuquerque attorneys, to ap-
pear before the court in Santa Fe on
April /, 1916, and show cause why
they should not be disbared from
practice in the United States courts.
The orders issued by Judge Pope
were entirely unexpected. They are
an echo of the conspiracy case tried
in Santa Fe last December in which
Vigil and Baca were charged with
ahving brought about the escape
from the Bernalillo county Jail Of
General Jose lnez Salazar On the
trial of the conspiracy case all of the
defendants were acquitted but it was
upon the evidence introduced in that
case that Judge Pope issued his or
ders instituting dsbarment proceed
ings against the two attorneys in
question.
Text OF Orders.
With one or two unimportant ex-
ceptions the orders in the Baca and
Vigil cases are identical. The cita-
ton against Baea is as follows:
Whereas, during the special No
vember, 1914, term of this court held
ut Albuquerque one Jose Inez Sala-
as.r WIS under itldiytment upon the
charge of perjury with this cause set
for trial in this court on November
80. 1914; and
Whereas Elfego Baea was at all
times mentioned herein n member OF
the bar of this court, ana the attor-
nev of record for said Sala2ar in said
cause; and
whereas, pending such date of
trial and in default Of bail the said
Sala2ar was committed by the court
to thc United states marshal for safe
and was by the said marshal /
under such commitment held in the !
county jail of Bernalillo county; and I!
Whereas, on the night Of Novem- {
her 90, 1914, the said Salazar, being /,
in the custody of the marshal as |
aforesaid, and in said Jail as afore- +
said did escape from the same and +
remain a fugitive from the said pro (
cess Of this court for several months
and I
Whereas, it appeared from the tes- I
imony unaer oath presented for the /
'nitcd States in Case No. S35. Grim !
nal, United States VS.. Elfego Baca,
t al, tried in this court in the month (
# December, 1915, that the said Ell
ego Baca was cognizant of, instisated,
nounselled, aided and abetted the
aid Salazar in effecting said escape,
md did, following said escape, counsel,
i'd and abet the said Sala2ar in evad-
ng and concealing himself from the
aid process and authority of this
ourt, all for the purpose of defeating
he processes and jurisdiction Of this
ourt over the said Salazar and con-
rary to and in violation Of the said
uties Of the said Elfego Baca as an
ttorney of this court; and
Whereas said acts of the said Ell
ego Baca so testified to on said trial
onstitute. if established upon due
Iearing therein, a contempt of this
ourt violation of his duty and his
ath as a member of the bar of this
curt and are grounds for the disbar-
nent of the said Elfego Baca;
'Now therefore. be it ordered that
he said Elfego Baca do, on or before
.pril /, 1916, file his appearance and
nswcr herein, showing cause, If any /
here be. why his name should not be
tricken from the rolls of this court
S an attorney. solicitor and protector ;