Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-05
.buRsuN DENIES There
Vas ANY SORT or GRAFT


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Ca naaae an assEase anA undertakes 4,
average she EsEeaaes anaxr ma admin
i~ssFashon fguaa she saa0e of lmsinmans
At Ghaeh time there was very lasHi
eEsnae produced and ahe pFess.a
paans was 80 Installed and u fsssl
several wears Ca build nn ths FE~sen
plant and business u IL = fact. how
eseT. thar the ~aEeasaF~r's assa6s nj
Santa Pc showing thai daring ihe las
t~eiEs aasanshs Ut the RaESan admins
iEataon, ending April ~. lsas, tleEs
@as es~iafed To ~Tsanyacts' earnings
fund the snn IT s5s.7a4,s an aSeEaE,
nj sS.Gas!"a Iaer nasanah. The sreasaaF
sfs btsaks aisal show Thai lhxEs aas
deposited fur the four raonths enaiEg
August ~. issG, under the TreifoEsi
! administration. siIS-i1s0. an average
of $685., ~ per- month, These figures
show further evidence Ut the martial
! liy and anfalraess aud anseIiabiIiiy ri
! the experts report. whD undertakes
10 show that earnings of the present
: administration foT the first three
!! m0athS average something over g..
stHs- II b. true the material might Ia
made uD In ntae month. THAT would ul.
t~inaatelS produce three IN five tlssis.
and dollars, hut the general average
81 actual cash. PLACED In the treasury
from all sources Of eonyicts' earnings
Is the only fair and equitable com
parison.
The ~penitentiary has all the lsoDks
nf original entry. The cash book jour.
nal is not a rewritten tsok. but all
the items contained therein were sak.
IN from the journal. shall welcome
Il fnil and complete investigation ~
the affairs of the p%eniteniiary under
my management conducted an an i'm.
partial basis and shall expect 10 be-
permitted 10 name some person 10
represent int during such investiga.
ton.
What would the people think about
a court who would conduit IA ease
and render a decision upon IN, parte
TESTIMONY? Yet this very thing Is
what has been done i'm this sa-called
penitentiary investigation. During the
whole Investigation | have never been
permitted If called upon to furnish
a representative 10 participate and
assist In the investigation and the
first knowledge | obtained uf the ron,
tents Of the report. | cleaned from The
newspapers. This report coming ~
!, does. given to the press In large
head lines, foreign dispatches filled
with sensational news. thousands Of
Of which | am informed have
been SSstematically distributed amang
the people Of the territory az II large
10 some NM. In itself shows
the kind Of a square deal that Is be-
ing handed out 10 me at this time.
And all Of this being sprung as It
two DAYS before the meeting of
the territorial republican central ON.
mittee. looks 20 me like n scheme 10
political advantage and In cor
fohoration Of this belief. ! have 70
indirectly threatening letters
Roswell To the effect that unless
refused To accept the craftsmanship
VI the territorial committee that peni.
affairs would be ventilated. |
etc. which threats have evidently |
followed up by a systematic
distribution Of sensational |
with reference to my manage.
Inent Of the affairs of the penitentiary.
In conclusion will say that am
not at this time attempting to answer
n detail the report. but simply citing
few instances which show the un.
.'airness. incorrectness and unreliable ,
Ity Of this report.
Nearly a month ago I offered to fur.
nish a man at my Owl expense TO as.
'ist in this investigation and to fur.
nish any data or explanations that
might be found necessary and which
5ffer Vas declined. !
shall now ask the president of the
board, Hon. F. II. Pierce.
o cause a complete investigation In.
the affairs OF the p%enitentiary and
hat he permit me to name a repre-.
sentative to cooperate In such inves-
igation.
II there is anything due to the ter.
'itory it should and shall have It.
II. 0. BURSUM.