The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-28
THAT BRIBERY CASE.
And the Meat There is II Il.

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ton at the dictation of the Mesilla
Ring If one that was discussed and
abandoned over a month ago, be-
cause !: would uncover certain un-
savory transactions duplicating
some oftheir own members. They
first intended to institute a bribery
suit to defeat Easton, but in this, as
in al business transactions, it takes
two to make a bargain, and there
cannot be a Bribe taker without q.
bride is first offered, and the lard
letter Of the law holds each equally
criminal. IN this case the one who
offered the bribe-if there ever was
any bride offered or accopted-was
Post Trader Delaney, one of the
leading lights in This, so-caued,
po0plcsNmovement. His owncrim-
NAL notwithstanding from his
guilty soul by the Dona Ana County
lnquisitor, and published to the
world-slow this. How does the
matter stand!
An enormous debt had been
created for the county-let it be
By bad management or other
wise. The county was in
honor bound to pay this debt.
Warrants had been issued TO meet
the running expenses of legitimate
business. The courts had to be
held in order to punish crime and
decide points oflaw, Records had
to be kept and such other bust
ness transacted as WIS neces-
sary to protect cur citizens from
outrage. The debt continued to
multiply and the county scrip de-
preciated to forty cents on the dol
lar. 1t was imperative that some
thing should be done before the
county became bankrupt. A fund
ing bill was proposed and advo-
Gated bya majority OF the tax payers
Of Lincoln county as a means to
check the depreciation Of the coun-
TVS paper and place her finances on
some firm basis. This was urged
upon MIR. Easton as a proper
measure to pass, aside from any
personal animositics existing be
tween him and Delaney. 1t
would have undoubtedly became an
act Of the Legislature had Delaney
neverimpregnatcd the air OF New
Mexico with his unsavory breath.
Thus tarthe record is sure.
Delaney was engaged will
others in some very questionable
transactions whereby they procured
about $15, GOO worth Of this county
scrip.
When the bill for funding tn,
county indebtedness was discussed
Mr.. Easton doubted the propriety
r Of including this scrip. This
coming to the knowledge Of De
Laney lie began to squirm. He
acknowledges in his confession tha.
his agent at Santa Fe notified hin
that Ea5ton had scruples in regarC
to including these same warrants
He then gave instructions to offe.
$3.50, aud as the case grew more
desperate he raised it to 5000; final
! ~ lie made it $3.50, but might have
gone up to $1,000 perhaps if in tn,
meantime the bill had not come up
ana MI. Easton, alter carefully IN
yestigating the matter and tindin!
that It majority Of them had beel
r purchased il good faith, embodied
Them in the original draft and tn,
5 bill passed.
t AS to who received the money
7 or whether any ever passed, .yc
remains in doubt, as we only hav
3 the statement Of the party VIII
4 stands a confessed criminal, an,
= that should be taken with du
allowance. Certain it is, however
in all the correspondence published
there is not a word from Mr.. Easton
/ 1t is therefore, from theirown ev-