Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1891-01-24

during that time drawing three quarters
pay; he has been far away from wars
dreadful echoes Gen. Miles has 5sen
greatly censured 10y some % the pspcru
grieving over "Sandy's" troubles, but
they should have fret learned the facts
in the case before putting their express
sions into cold type. The Col, Forythe
dismissed by Gen Miles IN entirely q DIT
ferent man, and ~ not the gallant OIL
onel Who ~ materially assisted in sub
dung the tfeacheruus and bloodthirpty
ApAchea IN their raids IN southern New
Mexico aud Arizona few years ago
However, the Forsythe who was dismiss
ed Ia n gallant soldier, and has always
been regarded Ne brave and courageous
4 Cempari-es
W q K"ngler. postmaster nj La We
gaa, there teiUg the east side office yet
too hear from. furnirhe. the Optic with
the following statistical Information
Total receipts Tor the month -ud~d DE
c.mhet 3lsl, ls.st. en- ~ Cos the guar
ter last -rded, tkS ~. Tor the year, o.,
1NIu2 NumD-r ~ one cent stanps snld
lnst year. 2lTs; two cent STAMPS. -,
ole, tNo cent stan ed envelopes, H,li5
Optic.
The above IL good showing iur such
smGll town Ne Lns Vegas. but II IL easily
beaten. Here II a SNOW ~ business done
nj the Albuquerque pc~toiiice, which IL
something to brag about The Optic
aud TuE CIrIzEN's many readers must
hear m mud that West Albuquerque ~
yet "a hear from: Sale ~ stamp. aud
envelopes FOR the month ~ DE
cemt-r, lsSl, tl,tASj, sale ~
stSmIe aud envelopes Tor the
fourth quarter, $3.50 s3.laO.A; sale u
STAMPS and envelopes Tor 'he year iS.si,
OIL IA -, box rents collected Tor the
year lSeH, 81 ,iuo ~, Ior,Hl funds rrcr,,
81 from fourth claaa po~toi'cea, tl2.sGi
~ amounts paid railway clerks, tli
1875, EXPENSES II ppatoftice, includ ng
salaries. st,ID p. surplus postal funds
drpnrit-d at 81 Lnuls, Mo, g. asi u
Now, Mr. Optic, AcknoS ledge amt Al
buquerque u great BUSINESS center'
T~riN~ Wears IN Sat,
In the ci,y ~ ChlhuahuA, Mexico, Fra.
dH! Afternoon, John Congden, al Amer
Ican, WN seutenc~d ~ twelve Years IN
PRISON m-nt ~ the PRISON at Chihuahu
with rebate ~ three years Tor good be.
bsvlo', Gays the Fl pa-o Herald. The
ca~- of Cnngden IA n peculiar aud u sad
one. lie ~ r. Ia - years old, comes
from n suod family, and all his life him
,..li tore good character lie MAS Tor.
m.rl, postmaster a, Pearsall. county
seat ~ Fro couniy, Texa-. Some ~ hls
people reside IN San Antonio, aud he
left that city about three years ago e.
accept service with the Wells, Fargo \
Co. express M the City u Mexico
From there he MAS transferred 10 Chr
huahua, where he WAS engaged "a dr.,
Ing the EXPRESS delivery wagon.
One day he IoOk package ~ money
~ one II the banks, took his receipt iui
the same and went gu about his husl
| 1--WE sNu h'hN WI wv lhAtl lit ~ ~ hl
rested on the charge that he bad s,nlel
the money package after LAYING It duwr
il the bank. The next day the psckae,
WIS found IN the bank waste basket
10 any other civilized country IN The
world Congden would have been rslsass,
Immediately. But three months after
ward. being still a pr,scner. though nj
lowed Ia walk about the city under guar,
o. - policeman, perhaps stlll KNOWN.
nothing % the finding % the money, an,
dcepairlng ~ even trial, much lesss ac
qu,ttal, bs got the policeman drunk AN,
killed hun IN sn effort ~ escape. 70
this he has been IN jail over two years
and yesterday he was sentenced ~
twelve years more. II IL sHld he was 4
have been released the next day af;e
re killing, had not that uutortunat,
affair occurred