Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-09
A CLINCHER.
An C.pen Letter from ]. s. Boyd to
 Or. Q. e. Mahoney
To o. l.. MAHoNEY

lO U. IL. MAHONE1
 Your tenure of office of superintend- ent of the asylum ends to-day; but infer from the afiidavits you continue to publish that you intend to keep your clutches on that unfortunate institu- ton until you are "vindicated." Per init me to call your attention to few facts which ought to convince you that that time vii never come, because de- liberate perjury, such as you have com mitted in your sworn published state ment never vindicates anyone.
 You have been legally removed upon charges of drunkenness, gambling, neg lect of duty and utter lncompetency, the truth of which has been known to the general public for long time and are now proven beyond a doubt.
 Before publishing your affidavit, you ought to have recalled to mind that du- ring all last spring and summer you were in town daily drinking and loaf sl only returning to the asylum at night to sleep off the effects of your de- b.. lchery, and on the following day eating the programme. Before leav- ing, you would give orders which would be executed during your absence, but which you would deny having given when you returned drunk.
 You are right when you say that the inmates fared as well during your ab- sence as when you were present. am sure they were happier, because, with the instinct of children, these mindless men dreaded your presence and regard you as an enemy because of your harsh ness to them. beg to remind you, as it is a pleasant memory to me, that du- ring our little game of dollar pitching and seven-up, your loss was my gain. You did spend one half day at the asy- lum in bed this was-the day succeed ing the all-night game in which you lost heavily pitching dollars. pait of which you borrowed from your wife late at night.
 You are also reminded of the facts of : the escape of Paulo Antonio by recall ing the occasion of the Goodrich barbe- cue to Gov. Zulick, which we all at tended. Wohler, an attendant, came from the asylum and announced the escape, whereupon you became greatly ,wc:SaI ,,,I J,rnotal all nf ms fn ratnrn and search for him, as an escape while the governor was here would look ioo bad. l searched the building and grounds, but failed to find him, and when I returned you were at an upper window with field glass sweeping the country for the fugitive.
 You then ordered me to take the horse and search for him, but not to tell any one of the escape. After riding about forty miles I returned late and unsuccessful.
 The man has never been heard from You then threatened all attendants with dismissal if they mentioned out side the escape. His name was entered on the books, discharged" Every at tendant employed at that time, includ- ing your wife, knows he escaped. You were apprehensive afterwards that the man might die on the desert and his body being found lead to your detection.
 The foregoing facts establish not only the truth of the charges made against you, but prove beyond any doubt that you are unfit to have charge of the terrtiory's unfortunates whom you have deeply wronged. You are advised to turn over the assylum to "that other man," including the books unmutilated and all the moneys belong ing to the insane patients and seek the last refuge of perjured emigrator, otherwise the gates of the penitentiary, which yawn before you, will clang shut, with you on the iuside.
 J. F.. BOYD, At Home.