Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09


Santa Fe. \. NJ. July S,-Superin-
tendent Trelford has prepared reply
to the charges made concerning the
financial condition of the penitentiary
by Acting Governor Reynolds In
which he shows that the acting gov
ernor either showed a lameutable lack
of knowledge concerning the affairs of
the penitenuary or that he was de-
lliberately trying TO create a false inn
preston concerning the financial
staaus of the institution.
Trelford shows that there T. about
81 000 worth Of coal on hand and that
there are supplies sufficient to run the
institution for months. In addition TO
this there are bills receivable amount
| ing to many thousands of dollars. In
stead OF there being any danger of Il
/ deficiency at the end Of this fiscal
| year as there was at the end of the
| yeurs of the Bursum management,
/ there should be, with reasonable good
lmanagement credit balance Of
something like $4,000. This enor-
nous saving to the territory has been
effected with an average OF more than
] fifty additional prisoners to feed and
clothe than the prison contained dur
ing the Bursum regime. The showing
which Mr. Trelford makes Is one %
which any prison manager might b.
proud
a deficit was shown at the end Of
each OF the fiscal years during Bur
sums incumbency while MI Trelford
has been able 60 show credit bal
ancc The report OF Superintendent
Treford TO the board of penttentiary
commissioners speaks for itself ana
santa Pc. New Mexico.
July sth, 1901
TO Board of Pcnitentiary Comniss-
sioners. Santa Zee. New Mexico.
Gentlemen
In connection with the recent letter
OF Acting Governor i. ". Reynolds To-
your honorable body. in which the
acting governor takes occasion to Sc
verelY criticize the writer in connec-
tlon with his management of the PEN
itentiary and in which he takes occa.
sion 10 charge that the last biennial
report of the writer was In many re-
spects inaccurate and misleading, l
beg TO say:
That with respect TO the last charge
the report for the 56th ana 57th fiscal
years does disclose three or four
typographical errors none Of which,
however, materially affect the report
and which it is plain to be seen are
simply minor errors for which the
printer is responsible. With but very
little trouble the acting governor
could have verified all Of the figures
To which he refers I'm the said report
But that he is actuated with an unfair
disposition towards myself and that
&. sN. lNrs... Ion
lated to mislead and deceive your
Honorable Board. becomes self EVIL
dent from a consideration Of the fol-
lowing facts:
lie stated I'm his letter 10 your board
that have sought tu imput, on page
five at my report that no record of
accounts receivable wan made by my
predecessor The fact of the matter
a.. that had the proper ledger of tn
institution been left Boa the eiiice Of
the superintendent of the peuitentiarr
at the time the institution was turned
over to me boy MT Bursum would
have been pleased To- include lea my
report the rXHct amount of accounts
receivable ! am. however. pleased To T
state that Mr. Bursum gid turn nV'
TO me about S4.t00 in such account
which became apparent after cafeiui /
examination of such reCni dN as We
had Ia the office.
MI Raynolds charges m" with de- .
libcratc INTERPRETATIONS concerning
the statement pf credit "u page
eleven of my report where 900 .
were deducted on account oi t"nNicts .
earnings Although charg.u me ~. i .
misrepresentation hp continue ihai
charge iu that respect as follows. MI
Trelfords own nguIts tn pages hihe
and ten show thar $4,000 'i TINS
amount was q direct appropriation ny
the Legislature. while 50 i'h na- P,'la