Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-01

any VI SAID commissioners ana APP
point their successors who Shall hold
for the nnexpired term as herein pro-
ylded. A majority of said board shall
constitute quorum.
Sec. 2. The superintendent for the
pententiary shall be an officer of the
Territory Of New Mexico instead of
employe as now provided by law, and
he shall be appointed by the Governor
by and with the advice of the Legis-
lative Council, and the said superin-
tendent shall have and perform the
same duties as now required by law,
but the Governor shall have power at
any time to remove the superintend-
ent and appoint his successor. The
term of office of superintendent shall
be for the period of two years from
the date of his appointment and quail
fication, and until his successor shall
be appointed and qualified
Governor Acted Promptly.
Superintendent kittrell reported this
revolutionary and unlawful action of
former Superintendent Trelford to
Acting Governor J. w. Reynolds; the
latter Immediately directed Superin-
tendent Littrell again to proceed to
the Territorial Penitentiary and de-
mand the turning over of the building
and the property OF the Territory and
his recognition as superintendent of
the penitentiary. He also instructed
Captain Fred Fornoff of the Terrltor.
ial Mounted Police and Lieutenant
John w. Collier also of the Territor-
lal Mounted Police tc proceed to the
prison with Superintendent Littrell
and to preserve the peace. The Or
ders to the three Territorial officers
were strict and to the point. 1t is
we'll to state right here that former
Superintendent Trelford stated that
he would recognize an order from a
proper court and turn over the insti-
tuition upon such a one This claim
Of Trelford upon the advice of his at
torney has nothing to do with the
case. The law is clear and explicit;
the order of removal of Trelford and
the appointment of his successor were
taken by Acting Governor Reynolds
in strict conformity with every re.
quirement of the statutes.
1t Is reported around the street that
this law-defying and revolutionary
course of Trelford's this forenoon was
taken after consultation with Joseph
F. Sulzer, president of the Territorial
Board of Penitentiarv Commissioners
on last Saturday, and that Sulzer is
Of the opinion that Trelford has not
| been removed because the charges
were not investigated by the Board OF
Penitentiary Commissioners as pro
vided for in Section 9491. Compiled
Laws of 1897. Sulzer and his crowd
do not take into consideration the
fact of the amendment of the Com
piled Laws. by Sections and
H. Chapter X of the statutes OF
1899, which give the Governor Of
the Territory full and complete
power and authority to remove at
will every member of the Board OF
the Penitentiary Commissioners and
the superintendent of the penitentiary
! If, in his judgment, the good Of the
service and the interest of the Terri
tory shall be subserved thereby.
Insisted Upon ForcibIe Election.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon Super
intendent Littreii, Assistant Superin
tendent Garrett. Captain Fornoff and
Liutenant Collier of the Mounted Po
lice reported to Acting Governor Ray
nolds that ex-Superintendent Trelford
had reconsidered and cared not and
would not give peaceable possession
but proposed to hold on to the prop
erty of the Territory and administra
tion of the prison in defiance Of law
and the Governors order of removal
of Trelford and the appointment ol
Superintendent Littrell These offici
ais were instructed then and there
by the Acting Governor to enforce the
orders Of the Executive and to see t6
it that Superintendent LittrelPs ap
pointment and commission were duly
respected.
It does seem as If the flesh pots O
Office had a powerful hold upon T'rel
i ford. His action in the case can only
be detrimental to himself and canno
in any way better his position. Bah,
act business will not 60 and as fal
as the advice of his attorney is con
cerned that is not even worth con
sidering seriously.
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