Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08

Albuquerque. y. M. Sept, Al have
read she report OF the investigation Of
the affairs Of the penitentiary purpori
ing % have been made BY a COiora'
40 expert employed By territorial aus
fhurliloa who were evidently mlsipd
and miainl0rmed By huay-b0dioa and
irresponsible parties, who probably
represented that a terrible state Of ni
fairs aud rotionness existed in the
management OF the ponitcntiary. This
report o. malicious, preiudicial, unfair
aud fuii Of errors and humorous false
statements and items are included In
this report charged to mo which the
experts had fun knowledge and Ia.
formation, were false and misleading.
Notably among these itema Is the
item OF A. ). nlng Si.237.bO FOR brick
/ furnished the Blind asylum az Alamo
gordo. The experts we've fully inform
"a that these brick were settled for
/ hy delivery OF something over three
hundred tons Of coal which was used
az che pcnltentiary.
These experts were not only inform
cd OF this TRANSACTION but they Yeri-
/ ncd the same from the books Of the
Santa Re central railway freight Of
hce.
Another notable item, that % Dr,
| sloan amounting 10 nearly 1900 The
exuerfa personally interviewed Or.
sloan and were Informed that the
/ nOnltcntlnry was indebted 20 him for
more shan the amount OF his account
/ for clay royalties watch were due
/ him aud were also inform that no
money had been paid over 20 me az
I Wpcrintendant for any such account
! Another item. one of $40 against
/ the y. 81. C.. a. of Las VEGAS the OK.
I noris wrote ar. ). q. McNary, the
I secretary ut the association, with ref
! erenco 10 this charge and we're in
! formed that no money mad been paid
Into The institution That tho brick
had been donated upon the condition
that The brlokyards az Las Vegas DO
nate an equal amount ! can cite
many more Instances 81 tne same ma
lmre which would fully explain at Of
tnc f3,77i winch THESE experts have
charged up against me as "iraudu'
lent"
The following general resume
whiCa seems to be- the Rist % inc
whole report and which reads as roll
lows.
Mr.. \. o. Bursum should be re-
aueated 90 account for the following:
Ten Thousand vitrihed brick shipped
10 "A. o Bursum az Albuquerque in
lAiChlson. iopGka a Santa re car No.
ll7ST0 on February T. 1905, and no
payment show for same In records
turned over by Mr. Bursum
Cash sales not turned iniO
treasury ......+.,.s...,,A N4.ob
Receipt entered on Journal
and not appearing on cash
DOOR .s..ss.f sttstsstftt WV"
Remittance OF May 26. 1888
belonging 20 u a. Berg
mans account and credit
cd 80 III. d. Buraumb ao
count on page No. 40 OF
the cash book .,....+.t.. ipV'vV
mount turned over % II.
% BurHum ~ c0nvlcta 90
pay ban Of Winters Gro
Gerry company, which bill
was not paid nor was the
money turned over 90 the
Incoming superintendent
for disbursement ..s,.,.. lfoVp
/ Warrant no. 2.0l1, Dec.
1909. Ia favor OF n. o.
Bursum, Withdrawing bal
ance in general malnie.
nance fund. SAD fiscal
year and not accounted
Tor t.tf. sstttt tttt-s AAHiA
Warrant No 2i0l, Nov. 20,
1908. favor OF "a. %. Bur
sum. withdrawing balance
ia general maintenance
fund 5Ath fiscal year and
not accounted for ...... 6bibl
Warrant No. aiaS, Jan. 8,
1906, drawn Ia favor OF
Jack Donovan or bear
err and appearing on the
stub az in favor % Jack
Donovan" was paid 10 II.
D. Buraum and endorsed
by him. but the amount
was never paid 20 Dono'
van and he disclnimh any
knowledge OF tho transac'
ton as per his affidavit
embodied in this report AVOf'
Amounlr due from indiVid
!. uals but not included Ia
statement Of II. o. Bur
sum ,Exhibu 90 showing
balances due the penlton
,irement. Apri ~. 1906 s,7T5'
ors6ibit 90 ....,.'.."'' ais7A
, NM a ~............ s006ll
Bursum ...............s assam
Lass items Included in me
9 SiGe25 shortage .stt+,., Ofel
NN
3 s,77i.5t
! Amounts received from a.
w Bond a Bro. per their
z cheek No. 2ue datQd Aug.
rs. 1898. bat not charged
un tho cash book ..,ss..t, tlt1i
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