Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-04-14

DO I.. IitIINN NNNit 90 tH" N'"N.a
ni nafna'iilu. a iac territory OF Nf" .
Mckl0. HHuns lcl use trini Of causes .
nriane uutaf iNU laNH 1i SAID terri
tors. ai ihe March frr@. 1850.
T1 ho linH1falic Ira A. hhnnI. Assoc
ciHtu Justice ol ere supreme Nouft
ul said Territory, ana judHe ui salu
District Court
Wo. the GRIND Jury of aaid county
ai said term uf court. beg .eAie io
submit this ua our final report iof tno
term.
Ne have been ia session on four.
teen days. and have had before ua ipi
examination 1865 Witnesses ln aN
eaaeg where the evidence justified us
in a0 doing. we have returned inl'et-
meals into court. DE total number ot
Indictments being 81 We have also
broatntod to the court 'nO bills lh
four ragor. and in few ether cases ih
which DO indictments were found We
have made mo- proaenimeniH in tue
court. far tho reason thai lne acru.nu
p6r.anc were not in custody Dr unhef
hond. and % seems unjust tu pui UPON
the record ol the court the fast ihni
man has ever boon suspected ci
crime Whcn no sufficient evidence m
produced against BIN.
W. have ondoayorod 90 ioliou the
Instructions oi lho court ~ 20 nartic-
BAR subjects especially hrOuFhi 20 our
attention. un6 the results viii BE- stat
ed in detail under different heads.
taking un the more sori0us matters
first
Public school Funds.
We have found that IN the manage'
mont of the school aupcfintendnnta
office and disbursements ffom the
general school hind Of the county
business has boon conducted win
reckless disregard Of the requirements
of law down go the time that the pres
ont anperintcndoni. Nv Andrew r.
airuun. took charge Of the ONCE
with fhe exception 0f the single item
of exoenses of the annual county
feachers' institute ihc superintendent
has no lawful authority Co draw d.
reciit 90 any funds IN the hands at
the treasurer. hui Mr Ealavio Well
without ans authority of law, has
neadlly and Professionally drawn war
rants on the general school fuuH,
which were paid hy The treasurer MI
Frank a. Hubboli no HOod excuse
can 30 found for this, not oven the
unnr one ignorance of the law, We
are Informed that thlg matter was
made the subject OF special lnvostiga-
tiun uy q grand jury nt the Sepiomher
torm. 1903. af which limo EalaVlo
Vlaii. the superintendent. NeaiOr Mon
tuy1. his clerk. Frank A. bubbeli,
treasurer. and hls deputy Joseph J.
sheridan. were al summoned before
enc grand lury. and were an distinct
iy aud definitely Instructed as 60 the
requirements oi the Law on this sub
leot Ia addition 10 this, the district
rtiouey caused 10 be published 10
tha Morning Journal of October O.
1908. statement as 10 the conditions
then existing Ia county affairs, from
which We quote az follows
Another subject for serious con-
alteration Is that OF the business
methods Of tho ONCE OF the county
suurrlnloudout az schools. an Go which
There ought 10 b. q thorough ano
searching Investigation. Nothing eau
be- OF greater Importance 90 Our coun
try than che progress and develop
mont 90 our public schools and to me
majority OF the people any act which
maioSaily lnterierea with such -
rress and development seems more
criminal than similar offonac aGlinal
other institutions
eIu utter disregard FOR law, fol
yoars-how many cannot readily ht
statcd-ii has been ihc custom OF the
county school superintendent 90 draw
warrants ON che treasurer for all kinds
0f CHARGES and expenses and for th'
treasurer without question % pas
these warrants ont of the general
school fund The superintendent ha.
no lawful authority to draw amy Euci
warrants ur tho treasurer any nn
thority 90 pas them. Every bin iol
SUCH expenses should hr submitted @
enc board of county commissioners
itemizcf end sworn 81, as tho Jaw fe
nufca af H|lis against the county "a
De- au1 that board alone has thi
power io allow such bans and draw
warrants for their payment
10 is thus made apparent ihaf inef'
officers. in tho subsequent violation
of law did go Intentionally and wi
fniy. We have limited onr exam
nation Into Obs matter $50 aH not ID
r hnck ~ the hrt.un.ne 0l me yen
laOi and we nnd from ihe treasurer
hooks chat between January a. 1905
and september 1905. when 40
Vig.l was removed from office. hc dre'
from tho general scnool mnd upo
which hla warrants we're drawn. irm
82 to 110. both Inclusive, the sum q
32l4A4f OF nae objects ior whic
these warranin Ncrc drawn. from ~
81 i0 1853. 10Th lncl-EYe wD can hn
nn record whatever ana probably on
warrants have boon destroyed. ln
fourteen others are son in ousicnc'
and have been produced before W
aud showed hfioay On t1Dlr faces ta
objects for which ih0Y wore draw
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