In Buffllo

Acquitted

Tall, blonde, "rangy," handsome editor Carl C. Magee of Albuquerque last week stood his trial for manslaughter. His case had aroused the whole southwest (TIME, Aug. 31). A few years ago he went into New Mexico, began to publish a paper. He began to attack New Mexico's corrupt politics and the crowd of whom Albert B. Fall was one. He was accused of libel and tried before a Judge Leahy, who he openly charged was corrupt. The trial was sensational, a jury was gathered none of whom could speak English. Magee was convicted and sentenced for libel, then several times sentenced for contempt of Court. Repeated pardons from the government and interference of the U. S. courts freed him. Then he succeeded in having Judge Leahy defeated for reelection. Last fall Leahy went up to Magee in a hotel lobby, knocked him down, kicked him, broke two of his ribs. Magee, on the floor, drew a revolver, fired. He hit Leahy in the arm and killed a bystander who had rushed in to stop the fracas.

It was for the killing that Magee was tried. He was freed.