Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-04

In the article referred to there
were excerpts from affidavits said
to have been made by citizens of
Roswell. The alleged letter was
written on state land office sta
tionery and dated at Santa Fe,
September Is. Muller and Neis,
when interviewed regarding the
authenticity of the letter, denied
that 1t was genuine; that Neis
spent several days in Santa Fe
Immediately after the republican
state convention which was held at
Albuquerque and was in Santa Fe
September IS, the date Of the al
legged letter, consequently it was
said, there was no reason why Muf-
Ter should have written to Neis.
The same article also carried af-
fidavits from Muller. Neis and
Land Commissioner N. A. Field;
Muller claiming, among other
things, that 'said letter is RANK
forgery; Neis denied that the let
ter was ever received by him,
that there was no occasion for
the writing of said letter for the
reason that every transaction
which affiant has had with the
state land office was always dis
cussed with the commissioner as
well as the assistant" Mr.. Field
explained the Etchevary lease
transaction and concluded with the
statement: For the above reasons
the latter part of the alleged let
ter charged to have been written
by Captain Muller is absurd and
unwarranted by the facts as shown
by the records of this office"
Commissioner Field now denies
having issued the statement which
was attributed to him, exonerating
Muller, which was made public the
day after the publication of the al
legged letter.
The Morning Journal has re-
seived sworn copies of affidaYits
regarding Neis' presence in Ros-
we'll. While neither Muller nor
Neis made a sworn statement that
the latter was in Santa F'e Sep
tember Is, both Of them made this
claim when first interviewed, Neis
stating that he stayed at Muller's
home during the time he was in
the capital city. According to the
affidavits, Neis transacted business
with the United States land OF.
flee at Roswell September il and
was seen in Roswell almost daily
up to September 22. The repub-
Iican state convention closed Sep
tember 8.
The affidavits follow:
Affidavit.
State Of New Mexico, County OF
Chaves, IS.
Cecil Bonney being duly sworn
upon his oath states: that he is the
City Editor of the Roswell Daily
Record: that on the 21st day OF
September, 1922, in front of the
postoffice in Roswell, New Mexico,
G. ]. Neis and affiant had a con-
yersation in which conversation G..
J. Neis stated to affiant that he
had been appointed Major in the
Judge Advocate Corps, and that
said affiant made a news item OF
said statement, and that on the
22nd day of September, 1922. this
news item appeared on the front
page OF the Roswell Daily Record;
further affiant sayeth not:
i (Signed) CECIL BONNEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this the 31st day of October,
1922.
(signed) MARY D. SMITH,
fSeaD Notary Public.
MY commission expires February
1s, 1926.
state of New Mexico, County of
Santa Fe, IS.
hereby certify that ] have
compared the above and forego-
ing copy of affidavit with the or
iginal affidavit signed by Cecil
Bonney, and subscribed and sworn
to before Mary d. Smith, Notary
Public, and that the above copy
is q true and bona fide copy OF
the original.
In Witness Whereof l have here
unto set my hand and notarial seal
this End day of November A. d.
1922.
(Sea)
GAIL NJ. OSBORN,
Notary Public in and for the
County of Santa Fe, State OF
New Mexico.
My commission expires March
5. 1925.
Affidavit.
State Of New Mexico, County Of
Chaves, SIS.
T. d. Nell, by me first duly
sworn upon his oath states: that
he is a resident of Roswell, New