The Arizona sentinel., 1885-01-24
Gov. Tritie and n. N. Alexan-
der.

The following article under the
heading of "The Territory of ARR
Izona VS.. III. N. Alexander" ap-
peared in the prescott Miner"
of a recent date:
| A demand was made on the 7th
instant by Gov. Tritle at the ms
lance of Attorney General Chur-
chill, on II. n. Alexander for
Sc. 447.60, alleged to have been re-
ceived by said Alexander when
acting as Secretary of the Terri
tOrial Prison Commissioners
which has not been paid over to
the Territorial Treasurer, but
appropriated by him to his own
use. The authorities have as
certained by ali examination
made in The Treasury Department
at Washington, that drafts were
drawn on the Sub-Treasury in
payment to the Territory for the
board of United States prisoners
at Yuma, running over a long
period which came into the pos
session of Alexander as Secretary
of the Board of Prison Commits
sioDers; that he drew the money
on them-amounting to the above
sum-and that these drafts all
have his endorsement On the
back of them, Alexander has
refused to pay the money over as
it was his duty to have done, and
it will be now necessary for him
to answer to an action brought
against him in the District Court
of the Third Judicial District.
why he has not paid over the
money to the Territorial rreasu-
rer.
The action is brought by the
Acknowledgement to recover the
money with interest at ten Per
cent per annum, and do abjndge
that said monies were received
by Alexander as clerk, and in a
fiduciary capacity and converted
to his own use which amounts to
embeZzlement, and that be there
fore be imprisoned until he shall
have repaid said monies to the
Territory.
Great credit is due Attorney
General Churchill and Governor
Tritle, for their efforts in gather
ing the required data to compel
an accounting in this matter.
Mr.. Alexander denies owing
the Territory any sum of money
whatever. The following letter,
which he wrote the Governor on
the 7th instant in answer to his
(theGovernor's) demand, is what
he has to say on the subject.
Following is the letter which is
Enthusiastically crisp:
PHOENIX, Jan. Z, 1885.
F. A. Tritle, Governor of Arizona, Pres
colt, Arizona:
GovERNoB.-An instrument has this
day been handed me by Mr.. Trott, pur-
porting to be a demand made by you,
upon me, to donate to the territory of
Arizona a certain sum of money. Not
having time to add it up, (and from first
glance it appears to be large sunny and
from circumstances over which 1 have
no control-i. e., failure of passing the
appropriation bill, bad state, of the roads
and the smallpox scare-I an unable to
comply with your polite request. The
score of duty-my duty to the territory
of Alizona-which you so faithfully re-
present, ceased in July 1882; no back
passes on this road. 1t has been my
earnest desire to settle all of my bust
ness as secretary OF the board which en-
ployed me. To this end l have address
ed various and sundry letters to the
proper head, but having been removed
by them and being not in good odor with
the powers that were, they Uhe board
defunct) have ignored my existence, par
ticularly as a debtor, and left ME among
the dead bones of political dead-beats
So, not having a sack" sufficient to
make the donation asked for, for The
reasons hereinbefore set forth, 1 give
you all I cana poor mans blessing.
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
H. n. ALEXANDER,
Very late secretary B. of P. G. with an s
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