Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-05
CLAUDE ]. NE|S
At HAGERMAN ON
SEPTE NJ Der Is
Records Show That He Exc
cuted an Agreement
There on That Date; Not
in Santa Fe as Claimed.

IN santa re as Cidlllleu.
When the alleged Etchevary let
ter, written upon stationery of the
state land office and bearing the
purported signature of Fred Null
Ter, deputy land commissioner,
was made public a few days ago,
Claude j. Neis of Roswell, to whom
the letter was addressed, gave the
Morning Journal statement over
the telephone, as follows:
"On the day, and for some days
prior TO the date of the letter in
question, I was in Santa Fe anG
stopped at Captain Mullers home.
No such letter was ever received
by me. or course, as an attorney
| have transacted business with
the land office for some years for
some of my clients. There was no
occasion to write the letter be-
cause l was in Santa Fe at the
time it was written"
Az lDt CdIlib ttltiN llli' ~'NN'7
denial was printed, what pur-
ported to be a statement issued
Jointly by n. A. Field, state land
commissioner, and Fred Muller
was given out. Since then, how
ever, Commissioner Field had de-
MED having issued the statement
attributed to him. Among other
things, the statement said:
"Any correspondence would have
been Unnecessary because Mr. Nels
came to Santa Fe Immediately ~
ter the republican state convention
and remained a week or longer
working on some of his business in
the land office, giving Captain Null
Ter any needed opportunity Tor
verbal arrangements"
The republican state convention
closed September 8. The alleged
letter Is dated September ID ana
refers to a land lease for one Et-
chevary. The closing sentence
reads: ~ wish you could have
waited until after the election, then
| can do as ] want to, but / VIII
try and get this for you anyway,
| put il in someone else's name,
so the old fool will not know VINO
1t is for. | will work it out Some
way"
The Morning journal has re-
ceived a photographic copy OF
purported agreement entered lnto
and signed by Claude n. Neis and
II, A. Olive at Hagerman, N. NJ
September Ii, ON which date both
Muller and Neis have stated the
latter was in Santa Fe. The agree
ment follows:
THIS AGREEMENT, made this
l.lJth- day r-ef. SepteFhsr, ls2s. by
4 and between Claude j. Neis OF Ros-
well, New Mexico. party of the
l first part aud Homer Olive, OF
1agerman, New Mexico, party OF
I the second part.
WITNESSETH
That the said parties hereto
I agree that all of the partnership
hogs OF both parties now on the
premises OF the first party near
| Hagerman. New Mexico. be sold to
I Charles II. Johnson, Roswell New
4 Mexico, for the price and sum OF
seven (7) cents per pound, hogs
TO be weighed and delivered at
\ Dexter. New Mexico, and to pe
taken from the farm of the first
party by the said johnson, Weigh-
ed in truck on said date. weight
tickets in duplicate to be delivered
to each of the parties OF THIS con-
tract by said Johnson who IS TO
paw each party one-halt or the
purchase price OF said hogs. IL
is further agreed and UNDERSTOOD
/ by and between the parties OF TINS
contract that immediately after
the sale of said hogs said second
party is to make to the first party
a "Giye or Take" price for the
possession of the premises where
he now resides from now to the
31st day of December. l922. II
the first party shall accept the
price offered by the party or the
second part, the second party Is
to retain possession of said prem
ises together with all crops there
on until December 81, 1929, and
the first party is to remove ms
horses and livestock from tne
premises within ten days from this
date.
And it is further agreed that
the party of the first part reserves
the right to leave or remove from
the premises all his harness, wa.
4 gons, tools. other implements ana
personal effects on said farm.
In the event the first party stall
agree to give the price offered py
4 the second party for said posses
sion then the second party IS to
move from said premises together
with all his possessions thereon, on
or before September goth, 1922,
but is to water the II acre tract
of alfalfa thereon during tne
month Of September without cost
or expense to the party of the flrst
part. If the party of the second
part buys possession of said prem
lises from now until December 81.
l1922. then in that event he shail
be permitted to Craze not exceed
ing ten (10) head of stock. MS
own included therein until Decem-
Iber 81. 1922, and the party or the
first part is to have no other OF
further expense in any way with
his use OF said premises.
| II ia further agreed by and he-
! tween the parties hereto thal rue
bees of the party OF tine iirse par
are to be cared for and looked ar
ter by his agents as often as he
deems necessary and are not to De
molested by the party or me sec
o. d part. .,o,
| In witness whereof SAID parues
hereto have set their hands ana
seals this the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1922. Executed In duplicate
eacS to serve as an original.
| CLAUDE j. NElS.
RI. A. OLIVE.
| CHAS. JOHNSON.
Il Subscribed and sworn to before
me this the 18th day of Septem-
Der. 1922.