| Show LETTERI LETTER I I i SENT TO JUDGE I pares flares Writer to Appear I i Editors Editor's Contempt Trial I I Grows Exciting LAS VEGAS N M July 12 12 rr d an attorney ley for tor the In the tb contempt case ot Of Carl C Magee Mace O on trial here bere ap r d in n court this morning a black bl ck ee CC c e the tb result of ot a t last night with 00 0 corner meeting 0 0 Askren chief counsel rOT tor the tho th In ri the th Magee Mag cae cos ren Askren showed hoed no DO marks of ot the street treet encounter The Tir attorneys had d enraged engaged In a II tollo Ing Il a erbal tilt pertaining to O tile the Iu Klux Klan Kl n anglo angle that had hd been In- In Injected In Injected Into the Mageo lagee Maee trial trl l lester lester-dai ester ester- da this morning mornine a fined rifled ClO 10 In police court on nis own I statement that ho he was gUilty ot of assault The Tho tine fine as as I remitted I LAS S VEGAS VIGAS N X M July Jub i 1 12 I Judge D DvId T I Leah I it the trial of Carl A Matte Magee Albu- Albu editor on charges of ot con contempt contempt I tempt announced In court Wednesday da day das that lh t he ho hid hd received a 0 threat threat- threatening ening nIn letter I 1 K K Ie K Ic Today slid sUd Judge Jude I I ed a threatening letter through the mall It a at post post- postmarked marked maried Las Vegas Vee s This Is what It said ld You lou old Irish judge judeo ou bet bet- better bet better ter tr go eo back to Ireland It If iou ou don dOll t like ilkI this country You try to send men to jail j alI ll for tor telling the truth I 11 be b In your presence I am from Texas reCas The letter was as signed K K J K K I th the jud Judge jude e announced TIPS FROM nE BENCH When Judge Judee Leahy Leaby had reading th the letter he h stepped from behind the th judicial bench benell to the front of ot the platform Addressing the n filled tilled court room and andT T out that be hI was not robed In court appal el cl he h dared the writer of the letter to make ma him telf him him- eif non known If It In the room I stand here before th tho dirty CO thit wrote rote that Ietter Judge Leahy said The judge waited a moment and then said ald as he hc returned resumed the bench He doesn't seem eem to be here herl Before Before Detore making the announcement Ih the judge had spoken a few words to the thc ne newspaper spa per men gathered here for tor the trial tolling them them they were fre welcome welcom but declaring h he hoped and expected them to refrain from sending an thing to their pa- pa papers pa papers pers that would ouId sen sere e to arouse arous Po-I Po hatred or bitterness among the people of ot New Mexico Some ar- ar ar articles tides printed In newspapers he ald apparently bad had been with that Intent After Arter resuming the th bench the jud jUdge e said ald 1 I hae ha been lenient with ar- ar arides ar articles I ides In various arlous papers but this letter I deem dem the limit AUTO T I r The afternoon session of Magee's trl trial was us marked by a n direct state state- statement statement ment meat from the th bench by JUdge I a woman oman witness tor for Magee Mt had lied In her testimony and the ruling ty by Judge Leahy that Judge Richard It 11 J lAnna inna nna chief counsel for tor Magee Maree was as guilty ot of direct contempt of court The Th widow of ot George Lamel the h latter alleged to have been four tour sears lars ears ago aco by an auto auto- automobile automobile mobile b by It M M ML M Padgett who Is i now postmaster of ot Las Las I bythe was as as placed on the stand by bytho the tho defense in an attempt to prove 1 I Its charge charee of ot alleged failure to toI I I properly prosecute certain cases caes in inthis Inthis this district She testified that at- at ater er her husbard s a death she had JI hadJI II III I sought to cause Padgett to be prose prose- but that the th attorney I declined to prosecute Padgett Her H testimony along that line was ob- ob objected ob objected to by the state and th the court sustained the th ACCUSES VO WOMAN tA I Mrs Mr C E S 9 was wai one on of witnesses witness ea called who had said that Judge Leahy was waa In the th car carI with Pads Pads-ett when the th fatal tat 1 acci- acci ilent I tient occurred She Sll said she h 1 wit witnessed lt- lt the th accident and that JudO Judge Leahy was waa wa In the th car When Then she Save gave that testimony the th court to her and said I I I want to say nay that this thi witneSs s as las committed perjury When she says saya I Wa was wan In the th ar ar r with Padgett I was wac In my rny own car 0 60 yards I II head head Later after Atter further examining x the Judge Leahy said l The court knows that this wit ne lies ties when wh n she sh h SAY says I 1 was waa In InI he car with I I Padgett It was DS alleged was WM In In- In at the th time tim and In que ques- ques qu honing along this line Attorney Hanna J asked Mrs Judge Leahy was Intoxicated Intoxicated Objection was made to the theline theline thUna line of ot questioning and a moment Judge Leany Leahy addressing At- At torne At-torne tome torne Henna Hanna said The Th court has hola been lenient with i OU You have overstepped In my l nil alt Your con con- con conduct duet duct Is and the th court courto 0 o finds You are ar adjudged guilty ot of direct ot of court No io I further action win will be b taken at this time lime proceed ed On examination eros Mrs Corn Com Comstock stock Corn stock said It was either Judge she ahe sh law In the car or some some- someone someone one who ho looked Just like himI him hint I EDITORIAL CITED Magee Masce Is being tried on the th fourth Pt pf tour four counts In which he Is b with contempt of ot court Inthe inthe In the publication In his paper of ot referring to alleged conditions con con- In San county of ot i Las Vegas Is the th county Sl sea This This editorial was wa In part as tol- tol tol i I I say fay flatly without fear of ot sue sue- contradiction that th the tho se- se seI secret I cret cret of ot Sec Romer's copper copper- copper I copperI rh machine machin In San Miguel county la Is his Influence o over cr the dis- dis dis met court and his ability to Influence ence Its conduct I Secundino Romero Is at present States marshal tor for this die die- dis district of ot New Nw Mexico Pre he had I red mcd cd as S sheriff of ot this county 00 op |
