Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-26

The Journal is presenting today
to it's readers the amended COM
plant in the libel suit of j. M.
Reynolds against Carl G. Magee
and the Journal Publishing COM
pany, defendants. Although the
document is long. the Journal feels
that the people of the state should
ybe fully familiar with the matter
involved.
i, Attention is called to the manner
In which interest Is focused on the
entire fight which the Journal has
J been making for better govern
ment in New Mexico. 1t will be
seen that the plaintiff has gone
far afield from an original inten-
ton to try the case upon the state
ments with reference to the man
agement of the Holbrook state
= bank, which failed. The revised
complaint brings into the lttiga-
ton Albert B. Fall, now secretary
of the interior, and should make
the trial smack of a political cam
paign, possibly with the result that
interest may be drawn from a
probe into the past affalrs OIL the
Holbrook State bank.
Following is the full text OF the
document:
J. M. Reynolds vs.. Carl c. Ma
gee, ct al.
Amended Complaint.
The plaintiff for his amended
complaint alleges as follows:
l. That plaintiff Is resident Oh
the county of Bernalillo, New Mex
leo: is banker by profession. and
at all the times hereinafter men
toned was president of the First
National bank at Albuquerque. N.
NJ. That Carl c. Magee is q resi-
dent Of Albuquerque. N. NJ, ana
during said times was the editor
of the newspaper known as "Albu-
querque Morning Journal" That
the defendant Journal Publishing
company lie a corporation organ
i. lied under the laws of New Mex
leo, with It's principal place of
business in the city of Albuquer-
que N. NJ. and is and during SAID
times was the owner and publisher
of said paper known as the Alpu-
querque Morning Journal.
2. That said Albuquerque Morn
ing Journal Is a daily newspaper
printed and published by said de-
PENDANTS in the city of Albuquerque,
state OF Rev Mexico, and has a
. large circulation in said city and
state and elsewhere among the
-sreading public.
:. 8. That heretofore the First
national bank OF Albuquerque by
IA, B. McMillen, It's attorney and
vice president. brought its suit
against Carl c. Magee and Journal
Publishing company as Defend
ants, in a certain cause in the dis
trict court of Bernalillo county,
No. 1887 on the docket OF said
court, to enforce the payment Of
a promissory note dated April i.
1921, for the sum of $4,000. sign
ed by said Carl c. Magee and said
y. Journal Publishing company by
Carl C. Magee. its president,
r, 4. That prior to the publication
of the matter hereinafter mention
ed and complained Of, the defend
ant, Carl c. Magee. had written
;, and published In the Albuquerque
Morning Journal aforesaid. a series
of articles and editorials charging
sin substance and effect that a
number OF individuals, including
rthe Hon. Albert B. Fall, now sec
rotary of the interior, conspired
land confederated together in the
state Of New Mexico for the gen.
eral purpose Of cheating. defraud-
Jing, deceiving and Expressing the
people of the state and corrupting
!, it's government and public officials,
and to keep it's citizens In ignor-