Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-06-23

A-rosslhls.
Q-Did you make this statement or die
tate Or furnish the data from which thli
statement was made which Is headed sum
marS 81 accounts due hg ~ Q Bursum %
tHending witness naoer.l
A-Thls is net u part af my official re.
port and I refuse to testify
You refuse TO state whether you knew
anything aud had anything TO DO with tho
compilation ~ this document
Al believe I signed three official re-.
paTts ami unless any one " those signed
reports are submitted to mo. must refuse
90 attempt 70 Identity supposed extracts ~
copies from said SIGNED reports
Q-fou have no reason. however. Mr.
McMahoh 10 think that the carbon copy ~
Faut report u not a correct one. do you
Al would not answer that question In
the affirmative Or the negative until was
given ample time 10 make a comparison.
OH the question just asked YOU q min
sfe ngo N which ] asked you 81 you knew
ANYTHING ~ the compilation u the state
mont headed SUMMARY Of Accounts due hy
a. . Bursum, 7 wish that YOU would
please answer yes or no.
Al refuse 20 answer yes or no, az ! com
Eider It an improper Question
Q-Mr Mcmahon from what you do re-
member ~ tho report that van made. DO
yan remember u making me statement
showing the amount Of money due from I'M
dipld,als 20 the New Mexico psnitontiary.
and u that statement was not complied
from a book termed a dummy ledger. which
was complied under your direction or by
yanrself and " this book il not the dummy
lsdgerf (handing witness bookb
witness refuses 70 answer question IN IT'S
present form
A-rhe ledger referred 10 IL the one pre-.
anal nnl.w ma ....4.f-t..
tains a great lumber of additional entries
since | terminated the intestiaation. VIII
aei testify To regard to the accounts
herein.
o-Mr Mcmahon can you remember
WHISTLER ~ not the statement headed sum
mary ~ Accounts Due by u o Bursum.
. such amounts were not largely made up
~ money supposed to have been received
from the sale u materials (handing Wit
ness abatement In which he refused 10 an.
swet a. 20 whether o. not a. was complied
bt him or under his direouonJ. ~ you Do
npt recognize u ns such statementq
On the absence Of my official report
! must refuse 20 answer.
Q~i VIII ask you Mr. Mcmahon. II In
your official report you ava make up u
or a summnry OF the amounts
due 90 claimed BY you from H. q Hursum
10 'ho territory 2
Al may havo. but as ] have audited
ana examined . great number OF accounts
~ individuals and ar9ol lions since last
1906, / prefer not to tax my mem
ort in an investigation 81 this character.
QMr Mcmahon. you have admitted
that this book 6handlnE witness haokl. ia
the dummy ledger complied under your
direction which shows the accounts ~ IN
who purchased material from the
penitentlary. have yon note
A This ledger shows charges and cred
~ a. affecting the accounts ~ some Of The
purchasers ~ material from the p%enlten-
iiarg
q lis that a statement ~ the balances
iue from some Of the individuals ana is this
statement made up from the accounts ~
hey appear In the dummy ledger? (Hand-
nk witness paper) You may compare Il !
with the ledger n you SO desire
Al prefer ia compare the statements d
'anded me @ith my official report before I
= asked you u question or SO before
his Mr. Mcmahon. if your report con
Aitied such a statement You answered. :
ani remember Of words 90 that effect T,
ihn speak nov u your original report aad
'lshihf 60 see an official copy signed by i
9ufhe't before stating whether this state. +
aeHl ~ q statement of balances due from /
LIB" 'f fNtNf AHNlfiiitiAlH VINO purchased 3
AZ ffrisla from me peniieutlary 10 sou q
nos nov whether or not your report CON a
aimed such a statement 6
Any report probably contained auch q I
tatement but 7 prefer 20 make the com ,
9fisuns above referred 20. 2
q MI Mcmahon far the purpose ~ ar :
VIVA &C the reliability uf ihis statement.
IllcE | have just shown you ana which
a. received by me from the pcnitcntiarS h
3 ypur original work, I am goine 10 ash !
uH what balance this statement shows 10
. due from Colonel Max Frost. as shown N
y this statement Please hook at the
Iatement II is on the third line. Beferee h
tiers statement 90 vitnessl
A-l viii not quote from anything but d
~ official report
q -is NOT tho data compiled under your ~
IN lts original shape. as good etl %
as yeur report which was complied y
etn this ORIGINAL data which + am naN =
goug r'
A ~ DO not know where the data We. ~
'ffed zig has hesn since rendered my re- y
! am entitled 60 the privilege ef y
l%sNcfihs when questioned as TO the con
% such original report h.
o-f.htinN aside the fact az 20 whether I,
not this statement is o part 81 the orig n,
a. data tfxm which you compilcd your a
pert win yau please state the amount as
ieNn D. thin statement that appeared to T..
due from Mas Frost az the time 81 this 81
animation 10 yuuf j.,
A The amounts apparently due from q,
itehaaers " material are shown by the
ieinAi report. th
"a Mf Mcmahon that does not answer a
10 question The question ia az Co the w.
aHnht a1uearihE 10 b. due at the date 81
nf examination from Max FROST 49, shown :
thia statement Z don't cure whether 4
10 Acknowledge So as part ~ the original &
10 fram which You complied your report q
moe lf you So desire and viii ask ,
10 Co., compare this statement with this 4
amnW ledFet which sou have stated was -
ace uHirr y0ur direction. and see 10 the
count ln this s|taton.nt shown 90 DE u
iahne due and te amount un thls dunn
ledssr showing the same thinF cortr
Here SIS the ledger and here is the
,frmehf 3 wiu ssk sou 90 please an
or tiedaer and statement handed VISIT
~lfpm the few remaining rseuris let
fhe prniteutiafy There appeared 60 hs
settled charges against a number of the
ihent1afys customers and these amounts
90 Ca as thef appear as unsettled Nern
.ea in M report. 0 refuse Goo identify uuf
these original amounts without mY HNu.
z rcuou hefofe inc
lecess WAS taken here tl ESQ o. m
Examination continued nt s39 . m as
lows
+, MI McMahau DO suu refuse ta testify
this hearlHg before ihe referee regard
the hudiuHs made SRI ,our report adIrss
ha'f an alhcial H|Enod copy 90 ,our re