Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-04
SAN JUAN FINANCES.
District Attorney Crist Speaks Of His
Connection With the Affair.

To the Editor Of the New Mexican.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct. 3, '94.-For the
Information of the public on matter of
pubic interest respectfully request you
will give space In your valuable journal
to the following statement of facts:
At the last April term of the district
court for San Juan county l recovered a
Judgment in favor of that county and
against ex-Treasurer Juan N. Jacquez
and his bondsmen for the sum of $1,212.81,
shortage in his accounts. Upon his
statement that he would not seek delay In
the payment thereof by appeal to the su-
preme court, agreed to give him reason
able time to raise the money. He came
to TERRA Amarillo during the Rio Arriba
county term of court in May to endeavor
to raise the money among friends there,
but after persistent effort within my
knowledge he failed. He did, however,
! succeed in borrowing 500 there, which
| he turned over to me on account OF the
Judgment. I then agreed to give him
until July to raise the balance of ST.
112.S1. About July he wrote me that
he was in the midst ofnegotations for the
loan of money on real estate OF his own
and some of his relatives. was in con-
slant correspondence with him on the
subject, but failing to get anything real
ly definite by August 1, I notified some of
his bondsmen that unless they would as
sist him to raise the money and see that
the judgment was promptly paid I would
| feel compelled to issue execution against
him and them. On August IA, received
from L. F. Winners, one of the bonds
men, the following letter: II have Just
come back from Durango, Colo, with
Juan N. Jacquez, father and uncle, where
we succeeded in making loan of $1,10O
of G. F. Boyle which will be sent you as
soon as papers can be made out, which
will settle the most disagreeable affair I
ever dealt with. Please let me know the
time you receive the money and oblige."
Not hearing from the matter by Sep
TENDER l., again "stirred them up"
Some days ago l received letter from
Mr.. Jacquez notifying me that within ten
days the money would be sent to me,
arrangements having been completed
therefor.
I have been thus lenient with Mr..
Jacquez, because: in my belief, I might
almost say knowledge, he was not Grim
inally responsible for the shortage, an
other having been indicted for the en-
bezzlement at the same term of court at
which recovered the said Judgment, and
because he has exhibited the utmost good
faith and earnestness of purpose, both by
word and deed, in his efforts to raise the
money which, he says, and have good
reason to believe, somebody else embez-
| zled.
As to my alleged defalcation in connec-
ton with the 800 paid me on account il
May, the following certificate will show
where the money has been and now is:
"Santa Fe, N. NJ, Oct. 2, 1S94.-This is
to certify that there 10 now and has been
since May 16 on deposit in the First Ma
tional bank of Santa Fe, to the credit of
J. H. Crist, district attorney, upwards of
900. III. VAUGHN, Cashier"
That deposit included the 800 paid on
Jacquez' judgment and some other small
sums of public money awaiting full settle
ment, much like the San Juan county
money.
1 trust, Mr.. Editor. that this explana-
tion will sufficiently explain and thus
avoid unwarranted or additional destruc-
ton of public confidence in the integrity
OF its officials. Very respectfully,
j. H. CR1sT,
Dist. Attorney.