Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-28

ing taken part in the original steps
in Kelly's prosecution in April of
1918 and in the fall term of the 1918
court.
Will Amend Indictments.
The grand jury now in session at
Santa Fe will be asked by the states
attorneys to amend two of the three
indictments, and it is expected that
the new indictments will be returned
today. Demurrers were filed in the
original trial a year ago and were
overruled in the fall term Catron
and Catron, and A. b. Renehan of
Santa Fe will appear for Kelly.
The defendant arrived from Kan
sas City Monday. He is under a bond
of $40 coo. his sureties being Benja
min F. Pankey. Charles c. Chosen
and Jake Levy, all of Santa Fe,
Case Is Complex.
The trial is a criminal action
against W. c.. Kelly as an individual
although he is a member. with H. y.
Kelly. of a partnership bond broker
age business. Evidence dating back
to 1881 in the form of cancelled state
bonds and coupons. it is stated, may
he offered and possibly admitted by
the court
Kelly among others was the pur-
chaser of number of state bonds is
sued by authority of Congress in an
act approved June 90. 1910 to retire
the tangled Indebtedness of Santa Fe
and Grant counties. A detailed study
made some time ago by the taxpayers
association, showed that there had ap-
parently been an overDayment on the
part of the state of $51, $50. SO due to
the presentation for payment of cou-
pons a second time and to the issu-
ance of new bonds for certain ones
supposed to have been lost and so
on. Officers of the association at
that time published the statement
that of the total amount. Mr. Kelly
secured s43,634.1S.
The state legislature in 1912 Gre
ated state loan commission con-
sisting of the auditor, treasurer and
attorney general. New bonds known
as series were authorized. to take
care of the old Indebtedness of the
two counties. The tax association IN
calling public attention to conditions.
stated the evident PRINCIPAL that
blame does not necessarily attach 10
the members of such hoard even as
Stunning that individuals who may
have received double payment real
lied the fact at that time. for such a
board might well believe coupons
presented for payment were regular
and valid.
Governor Investigates.
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