Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09
Especial Dispatch to the Morning JOurnAl.I

Especial Dispatch to the Morning JOurnAl.l
! Santa Fe. n. NJ. July S.-Superin-
tendent Trellord has prepared a 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 lamentable Rack
of knowledge concerning the affairs of
the penitentiary or that he was de-
| Ilberately trying to create a false inn
preston concerning the financial
status of the institution.
1 Trelford shows that there is about
$1,000 worth of coal on hand and that
there are supplies sufficient to run the
institution for months In addition 10
this there are bills receivable amount-
ing to many thousands of dollars ln-
stead of there being any danger of a
/ deficiency at the end of this fiscal
year as there was at the end of the
years of the Bursum management,
there should be, with reasonable good
management a 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 of
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 Mr., Treford
has been able to show a credit ball
ance. The report of superintendent
Trelford to the board of penitentiary
commissioners speaks for Itself ana
is as follows:
Santa Fe. New Mexico
July Sth, 1907.
To Board. Of Penitentiary Commlss-
sioners. Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Gentlemen:-
In connection with the recent letter
of Acting Governor j. w. Reynolds 70
your honorable body. In Which the
acting governor takes occasion to Sc
verely criticize the writer In cOnnec-
ton with his management of the PEN
itentlary and In which he takes occa-
report of the writer was In many re-
spects inaccurate and misleading, ]
beg to say:
That with respect to the last charge
the report for the seth and 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
lprinter Is responsible. With but very
little trouble the acting governor
could have verified all of the figures
TO which he refers In the said report.
But that he IL actuated with an unfair
disposition towards myself and that
he seeks to move along lines calcu-
lated to mlslead and deceive your
Honorable Board. becomes self evil
dent from a consideration OF the fol-
lowing facts;
He stated in his letter to your board
that | have sought to imputo on page
FIVE Of my report that no record OF
accOunts receivable was made by my
predecessor. The fact of the matter
/ Is. that had the proper ledger of the
institution been left In the office oi
the superintendent of the penltentiary
at the time the institution was turned
over To me by Mr.. Bursum. ! would
have been pleased to include In my
report the exact amount of accounts
receivable. / am, however. pleased tC
state that MIR. Bursum did turn ovel
to me about $4.100 IN such accounts
which became apparent after careful
examination Of such records as W.
had In the office.
Mr.. Reynolds charges me with de-
liberatc Misrepresentation concerning
/. the statement Of credit on page
eleven Of my report where Hl,OO'
were deducted on account Of conVieb
earnings Although charging me VIII
misrepresentation he continues ina
charge In that respect as follows: "Mr
Trelfords own figures on pages nin'
land ten show that $4,000 Of THU
amount was direct appropriation by
the legislature while x4,t96 was pait
, In by Mr.. Hursum who Il seems also
! Dnid IN $500 more on April 2, 1907
, before he relinquished tho superln
. tendency" Now, how can | be- charged
, with misrepresentation when Il II plnii
l that / have shown the true character
of the entire transaction In my re
mort In (which ! have been said To b'
guilty Of misrepresentlng the facts
The $4,000 referred 10 was appropri
! ated by the legislature of 1905 To re-
I lmbursc the oonviots earnings fund 70
; brick and materials furnished terri
, tOrlty institutions and this amour
was properly credited To that fund. ]
! there IL any fault attaehable To- III
, lonlce Of tn superintendent of tn
. lpenitentiary for failure 70 hold tn
amounts paid by Mr.. Bursum In trus
pending decision OF the court tha
fault l. attachable To Mr.. Bursum an
; not to myself. since the sum of $50
as stated by the acting governor wa
= paid into the territorial treasury b
Mr.. Bufsum before he turned over III
: lOiilce and ] have yet 10 learn OF an
j. reservation having been made by NJ
lRursum with respect 10 this none