The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-10

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ceive any m in the month of
January, 1906, from Mr.. H. O.. Bur-
sum-, of the New Mexico penitentiary
or any of its officials, except the
that month. 1 have just been shown
a warrant of the territorial auditor
numbered No. 313S, voucher No. So
for s400.75; this warrant is in word )
and figures as follows:
TERRITORY OF NEW
o SFfi OF THE AUDiToR0
Santa Fe, N. M, Jan. 6, 1906.
The treasurer of the Territory of
New Mexico will pay to Jack Dono-
van or bearer the sum of four hun
dred and 1900 dollars, out of the
appropriation for penitentiary main-
tenance expense fund, 57th fiscal
year.
v. No. SIS. w. G. SARGENT.
Auditor.
(SeaI of Auditor of New Mexico.)
Endorsed: H. o. Bursum.
Endorsed: First National Bank.
Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paid Jan. 8,
1906.'
1 never saw this warrant before and
never knew that it was drawn in my
name and never authorized Mr.. Bur
sum or anyone else to draw the mo-
ney OF it and never received any por-
ton of the sum drawn thereon from
anyone. L did not keep my account
with the ~penitentiary in written me-
moranda, but kept the matter in my
head, as I thought pretty accurately.
At h final settlement with the pen
itentiary under Mr.. BurSum's admin
istration I received on the 10th day
of April, 1906, $515.25 and was old
by H. o. Bursum that this was all
right and settled my account in full.
L believe that 1 should have received
about 100000 at that time. When they
gave me S515.25 and told me that was
in full 1 was thoroughly Disguised,
tool tho H-A,,a1arr a-I -,+ 49, -,
my pocket and walked out without
saying anything. 1 have just remem-
bered since the statement was made
above that at one other time I did
receive ten dollars from Mr.. Bursum
personally.
(Signed) JOHN DONOVAN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 27th day of August, A. D. 1906.
~(Signed) E. C. BURKE,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Nov. Il.
1909
We have reproduced the missing OR
destroyed individual customers led
ger, a most important and
counts with customers who pur-
chased brick, lime. etc, from the
penitentiary, for the period June j,
1908 to April II, 1906, inclusive, by
repOsting from all of the available
day books. being numbers one to nine
inclusive, and find nat instead of ac-
counts receivable, $4,167.41, due
April -, 1906, as per list FURNISHED
by Mr.. Bursum and reproduced in
this report as Exhibit c., there were
due $S.Oo6.19. as per detail EXHIBIT
H attached, and for which no cash
credits appear upon the rewritten
cash book.
This rewritten customers individ-
ual ledger contains a few accounts
which show transactions as early as
November 20. 1902, (see account of
c. o. Carlson) and it is known that
as late as January IT, 1906, two such
ledgerS were in use as the pages in
the invoice book bear page posting
numbers as high as 410 while the led
ger now in use only contains 500
pages.
a motive for this rewriting may be
found in the fact that a number of
customers of the penitentiary paid
Mr.. Bursum and Mr.. w. E. Martin
and others for material and while the
journal and ledger show the pay
ments as having been made, the cash
was not turned in to the territorial
treasurer, nor does it appear upon
the cash book as received. Many of
the customers who have been inform
ed of their apparent Indebtedness to
the penitentiary have exhibited re-
ceiptS for money paid but many more
have not yet replied.
List of bills rendered and for which
receipted bills have been exhibited.
'1S ~ OC'AA u Z Al " lC ASI =
ial We also submit extracts
from letters received, as follows:
Sept. 16, 1908, Richard Gut
oc feF8 3, 1scs, Richard Gut $40
The $1,000 item was receipted for
by Mr.. w. E.. Martin
Feb 20 1905, Simon Nus
Mar. 2. 1906, Pat Lopez ...10.oo
This Lopez receipt is signed by R.
C. Garrett.
Charles F. Easley is receipted for by
R. c. Garrett. The Pennsylvania De-
velopment company paid on May 10,
1904. as follows:
OK. order New Mexico peni-
tertiary endorsed by Bur-
OK. order New Mexico peni
tertiary endorsed by Bur-
c. @. Luckenback's bill for $500 is
receipted by r. C. Garrett, February
%, 1906.
Extract of letter from Juan Ortiz,
July 80, 1906: From September %,
sum of S25.14 and on October %,
1eO3. 1 paid it in full by check No.
1918"
Antonio J. Ortiz writes that he
paid his bill of 1924.
NeStor Rodriguez writes that he
paid his bill of S3.S5 in cash.
c. Raradinelli writes that he paid
S2-00 to Mr.. Newcomb.
s. r. Hinckley says that he holds
receipts in full for all accounts due.
Elias Clark writes: Il have al
ready paid this account and MFR. Bur
sum is fully aware of the fact. r. C.
Garrett is aware of this fact. Please
call CARROTS attention" Amount of
bill is $500.
J. Lowitzki writes that all items
against him were paid in cash.
The chairman or the finance COM
mittee of the city of Santa Fe writes
that the superintendent agreed to do
nate 1900 PAYERS and the bill reu-
dered should be cancelled.
1t appears that when many pay
ments were received by check the
checks were turned in to the terri
torial treasurer in lieu of cash re-
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