Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-06-03
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
The Governor Issues an Order Re
y0hing the Commission OF District
Attorney r. L. TWitchell.

The difficulties involving the district
attorneyship for some days past cul-
minated late yesterday afternoon in the
issuance Of an executive order revoking
Mr.. Twitchell's commission. This not
outstanding the latter's reply to the
governors original letter in which he
stated:
clam not, nor vas at the time of the
recei pit of your latter on the 26th, indebted
to the territory of New Mexico or either
of the counties of Santa Fe, San Juan or
Rio Arribe on account of any money be-
| longing to them or either of them having
come into my possession or received OF
held by me in any amount whatever"
Late Yesterday afternoon the governor
sent the following letter to the district
attorney:
Hon. r. E. Twitcheli, District Attorney
Santa Fe, N. N.
! Sir: have the honor to report to yot
that having examined into the charges
relative TO your having violated Sec.
Chap. /, OF an act approved January 4
| 1893, entitled Gan Act in relation to the
qualification of all public officers in the
! territory Of New Mexico and of every
county thereof" and after having fully
considered your answer and the testimony
| IN relation thereto, find that you havs
violated the provisions of said section
and that, having failed to do your duty III
respect to public moneys which have
| come into your hands in your official
capacity as district attorney for the
counties OF Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and San
Juan, you are hereby notified that under
and in pursuance of the provisions Of
said act, have this day revoked your
commission as district attorney FOR said
counties. Respectfully.
(Signed) W. 7. THORNTON,
Governor of New Mexico
In accordance with this letter the fol
lowing was drawn up and filed in the
Office of the territorial secretary at
O'Clock last evening:
In the matter Of R. E. Twitchell, dis.
trict attorney for the counties of Santa Fe
Rio Arriba and San Juan:
SANTA FE, N. NJ, June 2, 1S93.-Aftel
having given due notice to said district
attorney that charges had been preferred
| against him of having received and re-
| tanned in his hands certain monies be-
longing to the territory which he collecte
in his official capacity; and after having
heard the answer of said Twitchell ant
| examined into the evidence relating there
to-, find that said .Twitchell violated the
provisions of Section l, Chapter l, of ar
act approved January 4, 1898, entitled
IAN act relating to the qualifications o.
all public officers of the territory of New
Mexico and every county thereof" ant
that he is not qualified to hold the ottic.
of district attorney for the counties afore
said, and under and in pursuance of sale
net and the authority in me vested,
hereby revoke, annul and vacate the com
mission heretofore issued to said r. E
Twitchell as district attorney for sale
counties.
| (Signed) W. T. THORNTON,
| Governor of New Mexico
By the Governor:
| S. ALEXANDER,
| Seer, tary of New Mexico.
| Mr.. Twitchell was seen in reference tt
the matter and he said:
| Yes. I have received notice of the &C
ton OF the governor in vacating my com
mission. l am keeping my own counse
as to what l think about it. The facts
are, and they can not he denied, that OF
May rs, 1892. the territory of New Mexico
and the county of Santa Fe were indebted
to me in the sum of $118.86 on accom-
of over-payment of moneys collected
to the territory and county. The tota
amount of money collected by me up tt
that date was $19,3O2.15, and my tota
credit by receipts on file and commission
is $l9,421.0l."
The governor this afternoon appointed
j. II. Crust district attorney.