Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-28

There had been no time afforded in which
to prepare any answer thereto or any
motion. The governors letter had only
been received at a. M, and from that to
10 a. m. there was no time to prepare even
a motion. He would request that the
hearing OH this matter be set down for
tomorrow at 10 u. III. and if necessary,
he, for Mr.. Conklin, would waivo all
notice required for an appeal to the
supreme court. They would even agree
on fair statement of facts. No time
would be lost but, on the contrary, ex-
pedited. He again insisted that twenty.
three hours was not too long to allow Mr..
Conklin in 30 weighty an affGir.
The three attorneys again argued at
length the propriety of immediate action
Tho court finally granted the request for
postponement till 10 o. m. tomorrow.
Mr.. Cunninghan's bond as presented only
covers the sheriff's Office, and is for IS, 900,
made up of $4,000 each by Chas. H. Gill
dersleeve and N. B. Laughlin. 1t will be
noticed that Mr.. Gilderslsevo ia also on
Mr.. Cunninghan's bond to answer the in
dictment for the alleged stealing of ore.
1t will be seen that if Mr.. Conklin can
be summarily removed on fimsy and
trumped up charges that every Repub-
llcan sheriff in the territory may also
suffer the same fate, and the will of the
people be as effectually overridden as if no
election had taken place, and Gov. Thorn
ton had been appointed dictator and sole
arbiter of New Mexico. This is the first
blow of coup d. etat, and if successful
will hand over the destinies of New Mex
leo unrestrainedly to Gov. Thornton's
mercy.
The question on the streets to-day is
"If this is legal and equitable, what is the
good Of electionss" .4r-r
An INTERVIEW WITH sHxRIFF COhKLIN.
"Mr. Conklin, the governor charges you
with making an agreement to release
Emiterio Alaria, through your deputy
from custody on agreement that he
should vote the Republican ticket at the
then ensuing city election. Is this trueS'
st is not true in any particular. ]
can only enter general denial to that
charge. There are no facts to substan-
tiate such statement.
''Tha governor also charges that seven
warrants ON indictments at the last term
of court were issued to you and that you
failed to make return until the present
term. Is this true'"
SIT is not. Tho bonds will show that
every warrant given to me was promptly
served whenever the parties were within
reach. 1t will be found that any parties
failed to arrest were out Of town and
out of the territory. As to tho point made
about Francisco Arce you will find that the
bond was originally signed by Jose Maria
Garcia rs notary public. He omitted to
place his seal as such thereto, and after
discovered the mistake carried the bond
back to Mr.. Gercin and he affixed the
Justices seal to it, he having in the mean
time been elected to the Office OF justice
of the peace. That is all there is to that
and if Governor Thornton desires to
make such charge he is welcome
"What about any money paid you on
account of school fundsf'
II can say positively that every cent
received by mo for licenses issued has
been paid over by INC. I have not and
never have had illegally any money Of the
territory or county in my hands mo-
ment longer than I could turn it over
My books are open for inspection and
defy any one to find that l have misap'
propriated single cont. You can find
all this out for yourself. The grand jury
had an opportunity to examine them, and
if Gov. Thornton has undertaken to issue
his order without such examination, he
did an arbitrary act. If these are bis
charges, let them s.aad,I am willing to
meet them"