Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-30
A CATRONIST CALLED.
The Record Speaks and Another Mem
Der Of the Old Ring Has to
Make Answer.
Says the Las Cruces Independent Dem

Says the Las Cruces Independent Dem
ocrat:
About two weeks ago, the RiEcon Shaft
a Republican paper noted for its unique
and unrvaled maladroitness, opened iti
mouth and put its foot in it in this
fashion,:
"1s A. l.. Christy makes as good a rep
resentative in the legislature next winter
as his record is as clerk of the third Judi
cial district no one will have any kick
coming"
The Independent Democrat, having no
personal hostility to Mr.. Christy and be-
ing rather sorry to see him assume the
roll of political Ajax, defying the light
ming of his record, suggested that it
would be wiser for his supporters to imi-
tate Br'er Rabbit-lie low an say muffin.
Whereupon the journalistic wild ass of
the desert up the line let fly both heels
and emitted this bray of defiance:
"All records of the third judicial clerk
ships Office are now in the hands Of
Democratic judge and clerk, and the
Shaft will venture to say without fear of
contradiction from either Mr.. Christy or
the court, that Mr.. Christy is willing to
have every one of them published in all
of the languages known to the bloody
handed party of this or any other county.
Mr.. L. ID. trot ont your records. Fools
laugh where brave men tremble; trot out
your records
The Independent Democrat asked Mr..
Christy if he seconded or authorized the
Shafts call for the record, but he has not
replied. After all, the question has gone
beyond the limit of his control, and, as he
is candidate for an important office, the
people
HAVE RIGHT TO KNOW
how he has treated the trust heretofore
reposed in him.
When John R. McFie was Judge of the
third judicial district, Mr.. Christy was
clerk of the court. The records of the
court show the following facts:
Cases 1876, 1876, 1877, 1873, 1889, 174O,
174s, April term, 1889, in Dana Ana
county; Clerk Christy collected from $6O5
to 500 in each case, not one cent Of
which is accounted for in the cash regis.
ter rs turned into the territorial treasury
as required by law.
Cases 1907 to 1914 inclusive, October
term, 1889, $3.50 collected in each case
and not turned into treasury. Gases
2142, 2143, 2144, 2150, $3.50 collected in
each case and not accounted for.
| The above were all prosecutions of
saloonkeepers for violation of the Sun
day law, and in each case defendant
pleaded guilty and was fined $40 and
costs. The money was collected by tho
sheriff, who paid the costs to the clerk
and turned the fines into the county
| treasury.
October term, 1893, Sierra county, cases
S03 and 00f, Indictment found against
Clerk Christy for embezzlement of costs
in cases of Territory va. North, Hopewell
and O'Neil, Nos. 524 and $50. Defendant
placed under bond in sum of $1,000. No
defense offered. Defendant Christy writes
to District Attorney Bell that he received
the money but neglected, through mat
tenton of himself or assistant, to pay it
into treasury. District attorney moved
to dismiss cases upon payment of costs
and shortage. Defendant
PROMISED TO MAKE RESTITUTION
at once. Order entered upon record
October, 1894, term, upon motion of dis
trict attorney, said order of dismissal set
aside, it appearing that costs and amount
Of shortage had not been paid, and Mr..
Christy still stands charged with embez-
zling the funds of the territory of New
leo.
Cases 2169, 217O, 2171, 2172; cash regis
IL,
$3.50 in each case. No. 216S, no return
of collection. Sheriff Lohman's books
show that $3.50 was collected in each case
and total of $34.50 paid to Mr.. Christy,
May 8, 1898. Mr.. Christy accounted to
the territory for only SIS, and then only
in his final report. In other V. s. L.
cases in Dona Ana county, no record of
costs turned in by Clerk Christy.
All the above facts are taken directly
from the records of the court, which are
open for inspection by anybody.
ANoHETA MIXED UP.
In connection with cases No. SO3 and
SO4, Sierra county, Territory vs.. A. II.
Christy, founded on embezzlement of
costs in cases No. 524 and 525, there is
another interesting bit of history affect
ing the Republican candidate for the
council against Mr.. George w. Miles.
Mr.. Silas Alexander, prominent can
didate before the last Republican conven-
tion for the nomination as delegate, acted
as counsel for Hepewell q O'Neal, the
bondsmen for North.
North's bond was forfeited on June 12,
1891, and on October 20, 1891, the causes
against North and his said bondsmen
we're dismissed" See page 100 S. Co. R.
G. In October, 1898, Messrs. Hopewell Il
O'Neal, with their attorney, Mr.. Alex
ander, came into court and requested that
some action be taken looking toward the
return to them by the payment to the
county of $100 paid as a compromise by
the two former as bondsmen of North,
and representing to the court that they
had paid in October, 1891, to their attor-
ney, Mr.. Alexander, $10O to be turned
over to Mr.. Ancheta, as we'll as sufficient
sum to pay the costs. Mr.. Ancheta ad-
mitted that the cases were to be dismissed
uponpayment of this $lOO and the costs,
but denied receiving the money from Mr..
Alexander.