Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-15
THE UNITED STATES
PRISONERS To
MOVE SOON
TWENTY WILL GO FROM
NEW MEXICO PRISON
Of Federal Convicts
From All Western States to
Be Taken to Leavenwofth
TreIford Talks of Prison.

Captain Arthur Trelford. superin-
tendent Of the New Mexico peniten-
Diary at Santa Re, was in the city yes
terday on business connected with
prison affairs He remained but q
few hours. returning on one OF the
delayed trains from the west
"Conditions in the penitentiary arc
moving satisfactorily" said the super
intendent. The routine Of the prison
continues smoothly and without inter-
runtion. and from the present outlook
the year VIII he Il successful one.
eve have az present some twenty
United States prisoners in the peniten-
fiary, who with federal prisoners from
all the other western state and terri
torial prisons, viii soon be taken to
the government prison at Leayen-
worth. Kas., The removal or okla
homa and indian Territory prisoners
from the I~eavenwOrth prison has
made this concentration possible. ] do
not know the exact date when II IS
proposed to remove these prisoners.
but Il viii he between now and the
first OF March"
Facts Ia he Case.
An effort has been made within the
past few weeks, or since the concen-
iratl0n Of federal prisoners at Fort
lsftlNtnMftfin WIS tlUtAillfihf " Nv
ate the impression In New Mexico thai
the order Of the department Of justice
applied 10 New Mexico alone and that
IL was given because some fault had
been found with the condition n
gem OF the New Mexico peni-
Tertiary. The story has been fostered
by several Interested men who nave
made an effort 10 use II for political
Saptain Trelford was asked
as to ibis story Yesterday.
The superintendent declined to dis
ouss the political side Of the .matter
In any way. but made the simple
statement that the departments or
der applied to all western states, and
produced a letter from the warden OF
the Fort Leavenworth prison which
states the facts clearly and conclsely,
so that there can be no chance OF FUR
thor misunderstanding.
This letter SAYS;
I'm regard to the three train rob
hers sentenced to this penitentlary
from New Mexico, | win say that af-
ter December Is, 1906, all persons
convicted of United States o%ffenses are
To he sent here instead of your peni-
Tertiary. MIR. n. V. Ladow, special
agent of the department of justice at
Washington, Is coming west very soon
ia arrange for the transfer Of all
United States prisoners from the state
and territorial penitentiaries In calii
fofnia. Arizona. New Mexico. Utah,
Idaho. Michigan ana ohio. TO this pen
itontiary. We expect those prisoners
10 come here between now and March
1. 1907. While VIC already receive
prisoners here from the United States
courts IN Kansas, Colorado, Missouri,
Oklahoma. Indian Territory, Texas,
Arkansas, Indiana ana Wisconsin, the
attorney general has instructed the
Judges Of the United states courts In
Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Da-
kota, wyoming, Utah. Idaho, Mon
tana California, Arizona and New
Mexico to send their prisoners here.
United states prisoners from Alaska,
and Washington, sentenced
Tor less than five wears VIII go to
McNiel's island When sentenced for
more than five years they will come
here"
This extract from the warden's let
ter states the conditions under which
the United states prisoners are re-
moved to Fort LeaVenworth, fully and
completely, and viii serve to prevent
any further misunderstanding, inten-
tional or otherwise.
The three train robbers referred to
In the letter given above, are the
Black brothers and Murphy, recently
convicted of the Logan train robbery,
at Logan, y. NJ, in the United States
court IN Las Vegas, The men were
sentenced to the United states prison
at Leavenworth in conformity with
the recent order of the department OF
justice, aud VIII be transferred to hat
prison at once, United States Marshal
Foraker having received Instructions
TO that effect, The men have been
in the pe%nitentiary AZ Santa Fe for
safekeeping.