Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-04
To The Evening Citizen.

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Sept. Al have
read the report of the investigation of
the affairs of the penitentiary purport-
ing to have been made by Colora-
do expert employed by territorial au-
thorities who were evidently misled
and misinformed by busy-bodies and
irresponsible parties, who probably
represented that terrible state of af'
fairs and rottenness existed in the
management of the penitentiary. This
report is malicious, prejudicial, unfair
and full of errors and numerous false
statements and items are included in
this report charged to me which the
experts had full knowledge and in
formation, were false and misleading.
Notably among these items is the
item of A. j. IAIng, S1,23750 for brick
furnished the Blind asylum at Alamo
gordo. The experts were fully inform
ed that these brick were settled for
by delivery OF something over three
hundred tons of coal which was used
at the penitentiary.
These experts were not only inform
ed of this transaction but they ver1-
fed the same from the books of the
Santa Fe central railway freight Of
nee.
Another notable item, that of DR..
Sloan amounting to nearly $500. The
experts personally interviewed DR..
Sloan and were informed that the
penitentiary was indebted to him for
more than the amount of his account
for clay royalties watch were due
him and were also inform that no
money had been paid over to -le as
superintendent for any such account.
Another item, one of $210 against
the Y. Nj. c. A. of Las Vegas, the ex-
perts wrote Mr.. ]. G. McNary, the
secretary of the association, with ref
erence to this charge and were in
formed that no money had beun paid
into the institution. That the brick
had been donated upon the condition
that the brickyards at Las Vegas do
nate an equal amount. | can cite
many more instances of the same ma
ture which would fully explain all of
the S3,771 which these experts have
charged up against me as "fraudu-
lent"
The following general resume
which seems to be the gist of the
whole report and which reads as fol-
lows:
Mr.. II. o. Bursum should be re-
quested to account for the following:
Ten thousand vitrified brick shipped
to II. o. Bursum at Albuquerque in
Atchison, fopeka & Santa Fe car No.
1850 on February Z, 1905, and no
payment show for same in records
turned over by Mr.. Bursum.
Cash sales not turned into
treasury ........... $500
Receipt entered on journal,
and not appearing on cash
DOOk ........ ........... lOo'fo
Remittance of May 26, 1899,
belonging to L. H. Berg
mans account and credit
ed to H. o. Bursum's ac-
count on page No. 10 of
the cash book ........ 10000
Amount turned over to II.
o. Bursum by cOnvicts TO
pay bill of Winters Gro
Gerry company, which bill
was not paid nor was the
money turned over to the
incoming superintendent
for disbursement ........ 1896
Warrant No. 2,0l4, Dec.
1902, in favor of II. o.
Bursum, Withdrawing bal
ance in general mainte-
nance fund, SD fiscal
year, and not accounted
for ..... ............. 1927
Warrant No. 24Ol, Nov. 80,
1903, favor of H. o. Bur
sum, Withdrawing balance
in general maintenance
fund 54th fiscal year and
not accounted for ..... S6l.92
Warrant No. 1888, Jan. s,
1906 drawn in favor of
Jack Donovan or bear
er" and appearing on the
stub as in favor of "Jack
Donovan was paid to II.
0. Bursum and endorsed
by him, but the amount
was never paid to Dono-
van and he disclaims any
knowledge of the transac-
tion as per his affidavit
embodied in this report 4OO75
Amounts due from indiyid-
uals but not included in
statement of H. o, Bur
sum Exhibit @ showing
balances due the peniten-
uary at date of his re-
tirement, April y. 1906. 3,77l53
II. o. Bursum- statement
Exhibit O. ............. 4lb14l
Corrected amount per eX-
hibit H. ................. S,OO619
Not accounted for ly II. o.