Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-15
ANOTHER COYOTE
LIE IS NAILED
lnsinuates Bribery
in Prison Inves-
tigation
FACTS IN THE CASE
Witness Simply Offered Re
imbursement of Railroad
Fare and Time.

"Ex-Convict Offered Money to Tes.
tify Against Trelford" is the caption
of deliberate, misleading and lying
statement which appeared today in the
Albuquerque Morning Coyote with ref
erence to the investigation of charges
OF cruelty and inhuman treatment of
prisoners of the New Mexico peniten-
tiary now being conducted by Attor
ney General Prichard The slander.
GUS sheet seeks to convey the impress
sion that bribery is being resorted to
in procuring evidence, when as a mat
ter of fact the eX-convict referred 10
was simply advised that he would be
reimbursed for his travelling expenses
and time the same as any ordinary
witness
Facts as to Egeeston Matter.
Acting on the strength of a letter
received from Chief Deputy Sheriff
Fred B. Heyn, of Bernalillo County,
Attorney General Prichard wrote to
have former inmate Of the peniten
tiary by the name of Claude Eggles-
ton sent to this city to appear as a
witness in the penitentiary investga-
ton Heyn was informed to notify
Eggleston that II the latter was with.
out means to come to Santa Fe, Heyn
should advance him the necessary
means and to inform Eggleston that
his railroad fare would be paid and a
reasonable compensation would be al
lowed for the time Eggleston was
away from home. This compensation
would have amounted to Sl50 or ~
per day as in the case OF Witnesses IN
criminal or legal eases.
officer Makes Bad Break.
1t would appear that Heyn instead
of taking the steps to send this wit
ness to Santa Fe as requested, gave
I. sarbicd statement to the AlbuqueE
que Morning Coyote. Heyn's action
displayed very peculiar conduct for
a public officer entrusted with an OH
cial matter that required no publ
cation and was unwise from many
standpoints. If the Territory could
pay a so-called expert from Colorado
$1,000 to go over the books of Hon.
H. O. Bursum while the latter was
superintendent of the penitentiary, as
was done under the administration OF
Ex-Governor Herbert ]. Hagerman, 1t
might be possible to find enough con
tingent money belonging to this insti-
tuition to pay the mileage Of wit
ness and for his time.
The Heyn Letter.
For the information of the public
Heyn's letter is herewith reproduced.
"In regard to the man Eggleston I
am told by the police that he Is In
Albuquerque but does not seem to be
doing anything. I told the police to
keep an eye on him and find out any.
thing they could as to what he intends
to do or where he is going"
No Testimony Taken Today.
No testimony was taken today in
the penitentiary investigation. 1t
had been expected that another for
mer employe of the prison, man
who held the position of celhouse
guard, would be placed upon the wit
ness stand, but ne could not be found
up to late hour this afternoon At
torney General Prichard will leave to-
morrow evening for Denver to attend
the Public Lands convention and will
be absent from the city until prob
ably Wednesday. When he returns
the investigation will be resumed
Much evidence remains yet to be
taken and 1t is said that more of
sensational nature is to come in re-
gard to the inhuman treatment of
convicts. Testimony of witnesses at
the penitentiary will be taken later.
Coyotes Actions Laughed At.
Reports from Albuquerque are to
the effect that the attempt of the
Morning Coyote of that city to white
wash the penitentiary investigation
is laughed at 1t is generally admit
ted that the Coyote got off on the
wrong foot when it dug up that
spanking machine story in an attempt
to reflect discredit on Hon. H. ..
Bursum, ex-superintendent Of the Ter.
ritorial nrisnn