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


torship. All men are to be taught
that 1t is suicidal to in any way
ignore the wishes of the gang.
Public men must be frightened
into submission to 1t.
This gang has been the curse
of New Mexico for years. They
have had no purpose but to ex-
plot her.
The 'hoodoo' is to be made to
apply to Independent editors also.
1t must be shown that such a
course cannot succeed. Any such
must be disciplined until no one
will dare try 1t again. Editors
must look for peace and prosperity
with the gang or for trouble and
adversely outside It,"
(k) On August End, 1921, the
following:
ITO the First National Bank:
No, gentlemen, I'm not going to
lose my head and do what you ex-
pect me to do now. I decline to
say the things that you and some
of your affiliated concerns which
you are trying to entice me into
saying. I do not care to jeopar-
die my position in my bond sale
by giving you an excuse for bring
ing a libel suit you couldn't win
against the Journal at this time.
You have given me all the load I
care to carry just now. Perhaps
little later ] will do my duty to
the public by giving them some
Information which the public well
fare demands, but not now.
| Surely, gentlemen, you are not
allowing anyone to use you in an
effort to drive me out of the
slater" You are merely trying to
collect some money you are afraid
you will lose, aren't you, gentle
men,"
1t isn't possible, Is it, gentlemen,
that you brought these suits
merely to create the impression
that the Journal was insolvent and
SO to interfere with my bond sale
and prevent me from getting the
money / owe you in time to con-
tinue my control Of the Journal?"
| Your whole procedure isn't in
tended to destroy me, is 1t gentle
men? You are dealing tenderly
with me, aren't you? You wouldn't
hurt q hair on my head, would
your
OF course. gentlemen. what ]
have said about conditions in New
Mexico. and what you fear I may
say hereafter, played no part in
deciding your course? Certainly
not! Certainly not!"
(k) On August 9th, 1921, the
following:
IT came to New Mexico believ-
ing A. B. Fall to be one of the ma
tons great men. He and w. A.
| Hawkins held out to me every in
ducement of prosperity and honors
to become one of them. soon saw
their combine was looter Of the
state and an oppressor OF the peo-
pie. spent hours in thought and
decided to go with the people"
| % On the same date the fol-
| lowing:
surrendered the easy path and
chose the hard---But IL I go where
Is another to take UP the fight for
civic decency and a square deal.
Who will have the courage to try
to give battle for the people. My
fate will stand as an awful exam
pie to those who get off the reser-
walton. The First National bank
Is rich and powerful and has the
resources OF the whole gang be-
hind it--Shall we fight or shall
we quit? 1t is up to the people;
are they without courage and spir-
It? I know the jeopardy of say
ing the things above written in
state controlled by this gang"
s. This plaintiff further shows
that thereafter and on or about the
9Th day of August, 1921, the de-
PENDANT, Carl C. Magee, composed,
wrote, published and both said de-
PENDANTS procured and caused to
be published of and concerning the
plaintiff i'm the Albuquerque Morn
| Ing journal the following matter,
among others. to-wit:
Tomorrow is the twentieth day
since the First National bank sued
me. J. M. Reynolds procured the
signature of the journal Publish
ing company on this note by de-
ceptlon. Ninety days ago he sug-
gested that the company endorse
it. / permitted 1t on the under
standing that the Journal would
not be called on it in the near
/
the Journal was sued. 1t was
part of the conspiracy to freak
me. When / protested, two small
notes of the journal were sued on.
| My newsprint company was prompt
k.y advised of the suits. The print
ing press company was notified by
this bank of sundry suits against
me. A couple of local creditors In
small amounts were advised to sue,
The conspiracy to crush me was In
full swing" These people deny an
effort to crush me. Mr.. McMillen
(meaning the attorney and officer
of the bank In bringing said suits.
and the associate of this plaintiff
in conducting and directing its bus
| iness) Is indignant that he is class
ed as one of the gang. But ne
wants his pound of flesh while Ice
water oozes from his pores"
| Z. That because of the state
ments and matters previously pub
lished and communicated and
known to the public, as set forth
in paragraph numbered five, the
defendants meant and intended by
the language set forth in para
graph six to charge this plaintiff
and said article was understood by
the public to charge this plaintiff
with having entered into a con-
spiracy and combination with the
aforesaid evil minded persons de-
nominated 1.-THE gang" for the
wicked, malicious and illegal pur-
pose of crushing, running and de-
stroying the defendant. Carl G.
Magee, and driving him out Of the
state, ana out of the control Of said
newspaper, because of his conduct
in having published and opposed
the wicked acts and purposes OF
"the gang" as above outlined; and
that in pursuance and further
ance of said conspiracy and evil
purpose, and to accomplish its OBJ
jects, this plaintiff had procured
by deceit and fraud the signature
of the Journal Publishing COM
pany on the note of the defendant,
and then brought suit on that note
and other notes and endeavored to
induce other persons to bring suit
against the defendant. not in good
faith, or to collect it's debts. but to
dootrov ond Pef rid If the said de- |