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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-10
67.50
$1~12,116.11
COMMENT ON EXHIBIT "a"

1t may be seen from Exhibit "A"
that Sections 1926 and 1929 have beeH
violated. as the superintendent mas
taken credit for the disbursement OF
been turned in to the convicts' earn
ings fund with the territorial treasur-
err and drawn upon in the legal man
ner. We were unable to find vouchers
for the amount referred to.
On page 2 of this exhibit under date
of December 9. 1902. will be found ii
disbursement of s1.O25.SO on
of penitentiary commissioners def
cheney vouchers.
The auditors office for the 53rd fis
cal year (ended December 1, o
shows a disbursement of ~S1,S4S.SG
from the commissioners salary. and
expense fund. 1t would ppear from
the entry referred to that penitentiary
commissioners received $1,O25-SO III
addition to h amoun appearing up-
on the auditors records. making a to-
tai disbursement on account of COM
$~2,S69.60 for the 53rd fiscal year.
Vouchers should. be furnished for the
S~1,O25.S0 as we'll as the balance which
go to make up the $5,726-S4 improp-
erly disbursed.
Another item to which We call az
tention is hat of an entry dated De-
cember 81, 1905, whereby credit is
taken for $4,000 paid out to 63 con
Wits at $500 each No numbers or
dates are given
This exhibit also contains such
items as:
interest on coal vouchers -. 20.se
interest on vouchers -........ 2z.1o
together with many payments for coal.
etc, which should have been paid ac-
cording to legal requirements
The ~yardmaster's day book for the
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PERMANENT IMPROV EMENT
FUND

| The first payment into the territor-
ial treasury for this fund which the
law provides shall be used for per
manent Equipment, or Improvements
or Investment was not made until
May, 1901, in the SIND fiscal year.
when s~5,767.45 were deposited.
Shortly after this money was available
Voucher No. 24O, Warrant No. 1891.
for $4,9S7.4S was drawn from this
fund and the money deposited to the
credit of maintenance fund, with the
explanation that it vas to reimburse
the maintenance fund for buck slaves,
ETC., paid for out of the 51st fiscal
year maintenance appropriation.
In addition to the transfer of
justified, there were ~$8,682.38 which
were clearly maintenance expense
vouchers, charged to this mani
Improvement fund, making a total of
$13,669.86 improperly withdrawn from
the permanent improvement fund.
Out of a total of ~23.720.71 received
from the proceeds of sales of lands
granted to the territory by act of con-
gress-(30th stats 484) for permanent
improvement purposes, only $10.050.40
were properly disbursed. 1t was held
by a special agent of the government
that the s13,669.86 above referred IL
was an improper disbursement.
CNOTE--The exhibit supporting the
above being too lengthy, it is elimi-
mated from this report.
SCENIC ROUTE FUND.
n disbursements of the 55th, 56tn
and 57th fiscal years as charged
against this fund show the following
vouchers. which in our opinion have no
connection with the Scenic Route ex-
pense.
v. No. 125. warrant No.
11.04O Capital Coal yards,
Is cars coal ..........-~.$1,133.S6
V. No. ID, warrant No. 1000
Capital Coal yards, 16 cars
coal 1,o44.s6
v. No. 80, warrant No. 11.o41
handkerchiefs 49,. 1.oss.o7
V. No. 152, warrant No. H.
Bro, CSC coffee ......... 345.s4
V. No. 579, warrant No. H.
48.8oo lbs. coal -. 1os.7o
v. No 217, warrant No. H.
1872 Jack Donovan-ser-
vices foreman. clay bank. 314.27
S4,o144o
No segregation of fuel. clothing.
lumber. food supplies. etc, was made
in an expense distribution by NJ
Bursum, only lump sums, las per
vouchers) were charged to the funds.
thereby making impossible a compari-
son of the expense of one year with
that of another, under the headings
/ referred to.
As a matter of Information, we have
| classified the vouchers into the sub
divisions mentioned and the result
may be found oil pages 25 and Is az
] this report
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REPORT OF THE EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS TO GOV. HAGERMAN ON CONDITION
OF THE new MEXICO PENTENTARY AS LEFT BY WARDEN H. O. BURSUM

sioners on vouchers and in addition
thereto they are to have
on December 8. 1902, S1,025-sO for
deficiency vouchers-aS per entity
on Page No. 16 of the penitentiary
rewritten cash book.
Fffty-Sixth Fiscal Year.-$1,5O0 APP
propriated. Warrants to the extent
of $1,669.95 were charged against
this fund, and in addition to the
$1,669.95 paid the commissioners
there were warrants drawn in their
favor against the convicts' earnings
fund to the extent of $452.S5; also
voucher No. $50 for the hfty-sixth
fiscal year for $39.1O in favor of one
of the commissioners was paid N
the ffty-seventh fiscal year out Of
convicts' earnings.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE FUND.
Every dollar covered into the terri
torial treasury during the 5Oth, 51st.
SIND, 53rd, 54th, 55th and seth fiscal
years was withdrawn. Up to April
18th, 1906, there had been covered
into the territorial treasury $1~7.967.40
or a full so per cent of the total
amount of the 57tb fiscal veal appro-
priation of s35, 100000 for general main
%tenance purposes. 1t may be seen
from this hat although but one-third
of the fiscal year a elapsed one
half of the total of the appropriation
was hauste and there were in the
office of the penitentiary on the date
or Mr. BurSum 5 retirement, april
18th, 1906, unpaid vouchers to the
extent of $S,154.70.
Mr.. Rursum's statement of April II.
1906, showing the balance of cash III
the treasury. is as follows:
Permanent improvement
1un0 40
Penitentiary salary und 2,529.64
Canine Real fund d. 3,676.37
Penitentiary commission
erS' fund ........... 1923
$6.670.75
None of the above funds may
be used for anything other than
the specific purposes for which
they are intended.
Thus leaving h following
balances for the maintenance and
general operation of the peni-
Tertiary, excepting salaries):
General maintenance
fund 90
Penitentiary income fund .05
Convicts' earnings fund 1888
5 1858
Total balance in treas
ury 6,7Oo.3s
The of supplies on hand
turned over to Supt. Trelford
shows a valuation of ....$8,73S.S7
Of this amount there were
unpaid bills OF, Gas per de-
tail below ............ 4,252.44
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BOOK
Making a shortage of

The following entry appears on the
cash book as a debit to cash ami
there is no accounting as to the source
from whence it was derived nor Cor
which specific o the credit is in
tended.
March 80, 1906, cash $4,000
The following is a list of payments
made as evidenced by the journal an
which were evidently overlooked when
the new cash book was rewritten an
for which no money was turned int"
the territorial treasurer:
Page in
Jour
nal. Date. Nam Amt.
a. $1,000 Manuel Raca = 1855
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Startling Disclosures of Irregularities in the
Period of Bursurn's Administration

period January 8, 1908 to April II.
1906, show cash sales of only $144.55,
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44.56

And the cash book shows no cash to |
have been received for these cash sales |
until 1906, when the following pay |
mentS are recorded thereon |
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Santa Fe, N. M. Aug. 80, 1906.

Santa Fe, n. M, Aug. 80, 1906
Honorable H. J. Hagerman, Governor
of New Mexico, Santa Fe, N. NJ
Sir: In accordance with your III
structions we have made an m
ton of the available books and RECORDS
of account of the territorial penitent1-
ary during the administration of M.
II. O.. Bursum, superintendent, (May
,, 1899, to April II, 1906, inclusive1,
paying particular attention to the clas-
sifcation of the disbursements as
charged against the several funds, as
follows:
Permanent Improvement Fund,
Convicts' Earnings Fund.
General Maintenance Fund.
commissioners Salary and Expense
Fund.
Penitentiary Income Fund.
Scenic Route Fund.
Current Expense Fund, (Salarles-)
The books submitted were: General
ledger, opened December LIST, 1902:
cash book, journal opened September
5, 1899, a few voucher impression
books, four yardmen's books, contain
ing a record of brick and lime that
left the penitentiary yard June 3, 1905.
10 April L.. IJOO, ClCNCh "oS "OS
containing memoranda of shipments
as taken from the yardmen's books.
one invoice book, containing copies oil
bills rendered to customers for brick.
lime, etc, sold from May IL, 1905 to
April IL, 1906, and customers individ-
ual ledger, said to contain all balances
due the penitentiary for material sold.
The cash book and individual Gus
omers' ledger presented for examina-
ton, are records which are said to
have been rewritten in December,
1905, or January, 1906. under instruc-
lions of Mr.. BurSum. The originals
are supposed to have been destroyed
by MI. Bursum, and the reason given
for their disappearance is that they
were of no further use to any one
CASH BOOK.
The page preceding the on >
marked 1, in the cash book, bears
This notation: Cash book opened
on Page 10 on account of damaged
pageS-"
The total receipts as shown by
this rewritten cash book from May
80, 1893, to March II, 1906, 1nclu-
siye were $112,116.11.
From the following sources:
Account of U. S. Jail prlS-
oners S'oo4'fo
Account of U. S. convicts 29,91l.5I
Through sale of brick, lime
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$112,116.11

$112,116.11
Quotations from compiled laws of
New Mexico of 1897:
Sec. 1926. 1.-The superintendent
shall keep, or cause to be kept IN
suitable books, regular and complete
of all income business and
concerns of the penitentiary, a true
account of all money received for
labor, or from other sources, AMI
shall turn over said n to the
territorial treasurer to be placed 10
the credit of the p~enitentiary cur
rent expense fund"
Sec 1929. THE superintendent
shall collect the wages earned bV
the ~convicts and all moneys due OIL
account of the pen~itentiary, except
appropriations from the territory
and shall pay the same over to the
territorial treasury, to be placed ID
he credit of the penitentiary cur
rent expense fund, taking a dupii-
cate receipt for the same, one copy
of which he shall give to the secre-
AIRY of the board of commissioners,
and the superintendent shall pay IN
to the treasury the same funds re
ceived by him."
OF that amount &112,-
116.11, all of which
should have been turned
into the territorial treas
ury), there were dspos-
tied with the territorial
treasurer Z
Credit was taken for Union
county warrant No. 1907,
dated April 2, 1901, which
was returned unpaid -. 67.5o
And there were paid out as
petty cash disbursements
and apparently not 9TH
erwise accounted for (see
exhibit Al -....-..... o,dEo-o1
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From the following sources:
oners 3.6S4.40
Aecount of II. S. convicts 29 ,971.57
etc 7s,46O.14
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
STAT SUIT 70
GET TITLE

10 r +tt4 + tl1L t.iA
Maurice +. Hartnett nled suit IN the
district court this morning against
the executors Of the last win Of Sarah
G. Thompson. deceased. This action
y brought to compel the executors to
make decd IN escrow 70 lot -. Of
Block 10 d Thompsoi's Addition 10
the city d Lewiston. according 10 =
contract made before the death Of
Hrs. Thompson. q. orr Mcl6innimy
II attorney for the plaintif.
Timothy I. Hartnett has also filsd
= suit -Asainst Carey A. Coryeii md !.
Howard Howe. a executors Of the
last win 81 sarah c. Thompson. dess
ceased. for : deed in escrow to lot II
Of block 10 Of Thompson's addition to
the city Of Lewiston.
Mr. Hartnett purchased this proper.
" before the death Of Mrs. Thompson
and 10 now seeking. to get title. q.
Orr McMinnimy is attorney for Mr..
Hartnett. F4fe
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05

Mayor william Morgan of Moscow
was in the city last evening looking
after land interests before the local
land office. He returned home on the
morning train.
e. Mrs. s. A. Woods, who has been
spending some weeks visiting with her
sister, Mrs, f. b.. WINS Of this city.
left for her home In Spokane this
william welker. who has been
visiting with his brother George
| Welker, east Of town. returned to his
home on the Bed Rock this morning.
r. H. Armstrong spent the night
visiting in the city and returned to
his home in North Lapwai this morn
| Ing.
/. Mrs. J. E. Beal is visitor IN the
city OF MOSCOW this week, leaving here
this morning.
Miss Cena Olson Of the Genesee
country left this morning for her
home after an extended visit with
| Mrs. George vollmer. s.
/. Mrs. ]. W. Marley and family re-
turned this morning to her home in
Fotlatch. Mrs. Markey has been Wis
iting with, her sister. Mrs. J. E. Stew
art Of Culdesac
Il 4
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
o,vEs LAKE 70 uh,vERs'T,
Aadrsw carnseis Donatss rims Pises
81 Land % Princeton College.

PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 5.-The
formal opening and presentation Of the
new Princeton lake IL to take place
tomorrow and arrangements for the
simple ceremonies that win accom-
pany the event have been completed.
Andrew Carnegie. the siver Of the lake
to Princeton. university. has accepted
N invitation to come to Princeton and
deliver the formal presentation speech.
Il The three and one-hslf miles Of ex-
cavation forming the artincialo baAin
have bsen nlled with water. Durins
the winter the lake. Win ~ used for
stating. hockey and other lee sports.
ma next spring II n expected to rive
: echhsd,aanpetus 70 aaustic sports u
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
THE WEATHER

LEWISTON. Idaho. Dec. 5.-Fore-
cast made at Portland for Lewiston
and vicinity: Occasional rain or snow
tonight and Thursday.
Following data recorded at local
United States Weather Bureau ONCE
up to noon:
Maximum temperature, SO: minimum
temperature. 80; mean temperature,
80; yesterdays maximum temperature.
80; precipitation, 0.os.
Warmest city in United States yes
terday. San Antonio. rs: coolest,
Northheld, -6.
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FROM THE COUNTY RECORDS
(By Commercial Trust Coz
pssds-psesnbsr 4.


DECIDE December 4.
George A. Crow to William w.
Trumbulf, lots 2 and. s.; Ia sw sec.
10: lots 9. sand s. sw ne 4-ss-a e.
$1,000.
Mayme Grow TO same, lot and e
Ia pc 4-3s-2 e. $3.50.
Justin q. King to VIM. H. Eller,
lots .. 10, " and ~. sec. a7.ss-s ",
$4,000.
& Patents.
U. s. to Gustav L sannes, Sc g.
S4-2 e.
/ U. g. to Clark r. Christie, Sc NV LOT
4. sec. II and lots and 8. secs 49,
35-3 e.
Finsl Receipt.
u. s. to John p. O'Connor, Ia Sc
Is liz sw 24-40-5 e, $500.
U. 8. to Chas. w. Lee. ne sw. Sc NV
sw ne. NV ne 2-40-1 e. $500.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05

Il Delicious bread. "a zen savS Of
course. We use 'AArvsf Flsur. It's
the hoea.~
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
Pleads Guilty to Forgery.

Benjamin. Purdy appeared in court
this morning and plead guilty to the
charge of forging check over the
name of Harvey williams and passing
it on George X. Reed Of the Raymond
house. He will be sentenced at 3
o'clock Friday morning.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05

y Frss hot lunch at the I'M :
~ PERiAL BAR, 2s2 Main 81 Re- I
= suits On I'll sporting events daily /
= BY special wire.
Frss sntsrteinmsnt svsry sve- :
= ming.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
Finley Succeeds Spencer.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-w W. Fia-
ley was today elected president of the
Southern railway. ~rrreedfn~ the lafe
samu.l spencer, Finley was second
vice president.
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.vYs GLscrslcAL r.xTv.G'


4 H y sCuldren has purchaseds tn
stock ~ electric axtures md supplies
from ths Observation-Disclosures Co.. ana
IL opening = place. u business IN the
Temple sheater buiiding. .1sis ssT.
M Mr. culdren has shad = number OF
years experience IN sthis business and
will also handle gas nxtures. The
Lewiston-caarkston CO: win 10 longer
deal in electric fixtures.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-05
BANKING BILL
PASSES HOUSE

WASHINGTON. Dec 5.--A bill per-
hitting the National Banking -associa-
ton to make loans on real estate se-
curity and limiting the amount Of such
loans passed the house today.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-30
HOSPITAL FUNDS
ARE FOUND To Be
ENTIRELY SAFE

philadelphia, Aug. 30.-Receiver George
/. H.Earle. Jr.. yesterday took charge OF the
affairs OF the Real Estate Trust company,
which failed because of the heavy loans
. made by Frank K Nipple its late presi-
+ dent. to Adolf segal. promoter upon in
sufficient security Until Mr.. Earle COM
pletes his investigation the exact condi-
ton OF the company's affairs cannot be
told. Yle receiver, however expressed the
belief that the trust funds are intact.
John H. Converse. a director OF the
company and one OF the foremost Presby-
terian laymen in the country upon whose
petition the receiver was appointed. yes
terday said he was satisfied that the se-
ourities OF the various Presbyterian
church boards are safe.
The Presbyterian hospital, OF which Mr.
Nipple was treasurer, yesterday elected
the Fidelity Trust company as HIS sue
cessor and through that concern learned
that the institutions securities. amount
Ing TO N,50O0Oo, are intact. While 1t is
believed that the securities of the board
OF trustees OF the general assembly are
equally safe, II will be necessary 10 elect
new secretary before the fact can be
determined.
IL developed yesterday that Mr.. Nipple
had on deposit for various Presbyterian
church organizations $4,000 In cash In
/. cluded in this was the sum OF $4,000 de-
posted by the Womens Foreign Mission
AIRY society, 10 be used In rebuilding the
Home for Rescued White Slaves I'm San
Francisco, destroyed by the earthquake.
One OF the many rumors yesterday was
that the local banks had voted a plan 10
raise a guarantee fund OF 100000 with
which 10 rehabiitate the trust company.
but this could not be verified. IL Is the
hope OF the directors however, to reopen
the doors Of the bank. and, with this end
in view, they held numerous meetings
during the day. comforting with Receiver
Earle
One of the meetings was attended by
Adolf Segal. and later II was learned that
he had sold the town OF South Altoona.
Pa, which he built with money borrowed
from the trust company. The purchaser.
II is said. paid $4,000 for the various
properties.
There was no evidences OF apprehension
in the stock exchange. Bankers pointed
out that there never was an instance In
which an institution OF the trust com
pany's size had so few brokerage loans
outstanding This exercised reassuring
effect on the local stock market, which
recovered from the Generalization OF yes
terday. The recovery did not apply 20
Real Estate Trust company stock. which
had been selling close 10 $500 a share, but
for which there were no bids yesterday.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-30
MAKES
SHARP ATTACK
ON Mr.. HEARST

New York, Aug 3O.-Dstrict Attorney
Jerome does not think that William r..
Hearst should evade stating whether the
Independence league is a new state party
or whether ii intends to swallow the
Democratic party in the state by gulp-
ing II after first having purified II.
Mr. Jerome says that Mr.. Hearst should
let Arthur Brisbane and Max Ihmsen let
him explain. lie understands that it is
a difficult situation for the candidate
when the person and the brains are
separated. but he thinks that Mr. Hearst
ought TO say something on the subject.
Mr. Jerome said last night:
In the revised version of Mr.. Hearst's
statement of Tuesday he says in his
newspaper: The real issue is whether
the people shall control politics inde-
pendent of the dictation Of corrupt corpo-
rations through criminal bosses
But Mr.. Hearst. even I'm this revised
statement, does not Indicate the means
10 be employed In effecting this result.
Is it 20 be effected by the creation Of a
new political party? Is the Independ-
ence league made up Of membership
drawn from each of the other parties
or is the independence league after all
only a means 10 coerce the Democratic
party into becoming pure. 1t would
seem a very simple thing for Mr.. Hearst
to define what the Independence league
IS. and what it's relation 10 the Demo
cratic party is.
Il understand that Mr. Hearst is quot
cd as saying that hereafter he will only
talk through a typewriter statement.
of course. II Is difficult, where the
brains and the person OF a candidate are
not united I'm the same individual, for
na al 70 NAL 20 wi he
does stand; but surely in situation as
obscure as the present one. II would be
possible for Mr. Hearst and Mr. Bris-
bane 10 get together long enough for
Mr. Brisbane TO tell Mr.. Hearst whether
the Independence league is for the Demo
cratic party or against the Democratic
party.
-l- fUu SEC, those OF us who are Demo
Gratis would like TO know whether the
Tammany Hall congressman is really a
Democrat or not, and he could tell us
a bout this.
Moreover. after a careful study Of the
revised statement OF his interview OF
as published I'm his own organ
one cannot quite make up HIS mind
whether Mr.. Hearst Is a candidate for
governor at all In reply 20 the question,
Would you accept the nomination OF the
Democratic convention, Mr.. Hearst? he
is reported 20 have said: 4 will be the
for the Independence league
II | run
What does the "if' mean? Is Mr.
Hearst losing what little courage he ever
had? Is he afraid that he will destroy
his Democratic regularity? Why won't
Max Ihmsen and Arthur Brisbane let
him say whether he desires the rehabil
itation OF the Democratic party In the
state or desires its destruction through
the instrumentality OF the independence
league. or desires TO consolidate IL with
the league?"
- L..