Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-26
AMENDED COMPLAINT In Libel
SUIT ON JOURNAL BY RAYNOLDS
BLOW AT FREEDOM OF PRESS
Pleadings Now Cover Nearly Years Time of
Editorial Utterances; Trial VIII Be Result
ingly Heightened and VIII Be Productive of
, Added Expense.

ance and conceal from them what
was taking place in their govern
ment to the end that these con-
spirators therein designated as
"the gang should be enabled to
exploit the state. loot the public
treasury, escape their share of the
burdens and fraudulently exercise
their single purpose to exploit and
surreptitiously Cypress and de-
fraud the people in general. and
destroy anyone who dared oppose
them in their nefarious pursuits.
s. That the said articles were
so published upon the dates and
among other things contained the
specific statements as follows. to-
wit:
(a) On July 22nd. 1921. the
following:
"The First National bank of AL
buquerque has brought suit against
me for $17,233.90. This Is for
money borrowed to pay Mr.. Fall,
Mr.. Suily and others the purchase
price of the Journal, except the
$1,100 note due a day or two ago
which was private transaction"
1.-THE bank has exercised Its right
to call the loans and / must pay
them in the next twenty days, even
If / am forced to sell the Journal
in order to pay"
IT could have arranged this
matter by surrendering my free
dom. would not and will not "
IF could get the journal bonds
out of the hands of the bankers and
into the hands Of the public would
be free to devote myself to the bat
tie for decency in the state.
Whether or not l will try to do
this will be announced soon.
I will not surrender. l will run
the Journal as l think wise. in the
public interests, or / will quit. CO.
ercion will not alter this decision
CD On July "a, 1921, the fol-
lowing:
"The gang is busy. They feel
that now Is the time to get me- !
think so, too. If they fail to get
me now, l will be free forever to
continue the Journals open policy.
1 have no personal grievances.
perfectly understand that the
gang is fighting for its life and l
do not expect any quarter.
So far as the bank Is concerned,
1t had perfect legal right to sue
me if 1t desired to do so. do not
condemn it. If they sued everyone
who could not pay at maturity
would have plenty of good COM
pany. But they have the Legal
right to sue whom they please and
carry whom they please, for what
ever reason may appeal to them.
am willing to allow them to run
their business as they see fit. or
course, they have no desire to in
terfere with the policy OF the Jour-
nal"
(c) On July Is. 1921. the fol-
lowing:
IA newspap per which will attack
wrong where it is found and try to
force its correction, is the only real
friend Of the people.
The party leaders do not care
for such a newspaper. 1t annoys
and embarrasses them and COM
pels them to be decent as a con-
cession to public opinion. Tire
special beneficiaries Of an estab-
lished system abhor 1t because ii
threatens the overthrow of their
unrighteous advantage"
(d) On July 26, 1921, the fol-
lowing:
1.-THE gang is after me-and after
me right. 1accept the issue. With
no one behind me but the people,
and with my back to the wall, !
glory in the fray. If they can force
me out Of the Journal will go
with a smile, have fought good