Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-07-17
MANY GLAZING ERRORS, OMISSIONS ANO INACCURACIES
IN EXPERT MMAH0KS EX.PARTE NVEST|GA.
TON Of C0NV|CTS EARNINGS FUND.-
Thousands of Dollars Credits Omitted in
Previous Report Territory Indebted
to MIR. Bursum During His Super
indency of Prison, mo Shortage
or Deficit Ever Existed.

little over year there published by the Democratic
papers OF the Territory amongst them the Albuquerque Morning Journal
an article uorng to be the report the and expenditures
Of the fund known as the onvicts earnings fund" Of the Territorial
pnena during the term of nearly years of which Fl Bur-
sum was the superintendent of the prison
This report prepared and signed by NJ MNaon
then secretary of the Colorado Title and Trust Colorado
Springs Colorado This party had been employed by Ex-Governor
bert D. ageman for this purpose and be ascertaned
received the of about 81 $50 convc earnings fund for
the job
was then and there claimed by IIagan and those interested
with him in the affair that lcNahon expert accountant
thoroughly and honestly investigated the accounts had demonstrated that
Mr. Bursum owed the Territory this fund
him and accounted This course that Mr. Buum
guilty Of official misconduct and nbezzement The report given
the widest possible circulation the yellow press under ang headlines
and paid for by combine Of germm administration officials Demo
cratic politicians and personal enemies Of Mr.. Bursum.
The report absolutely cyparte and the Hagrnan admnia
on had denied the Of Mr. Bum be represented during the
investigation Of the expert accountant for the purpose of
checking the work of Mcaon proceeded After the publication Of
this socled experts report Mr. uum and his friends published
emphatic denial of the false charges and accusations made therein
In order fully ubtanate the absolute faleness ncorrectn
and untrue statements McNaons expert report and to ndcae
himself fully cleanse his record from the unjust charges foul
on cooedup asehods and the vnve assaults upon his char
heaped upon him by this report and the yellow press OF the err
tory Mr. Bursum determined judicial investigation and
decision
Under by Of of the Legislative Assembly,
Mr. Bursum instituted the Third Judicial District Court for
County, praying for complete and thorough udca nega
ton described and known e concts earnings fund.-
under his administration the Territorial pnitenar The suit was
filed and Charles Stafford travelling auditor OF the Territory one OF
the booeepers and the country man OF the hg
est reputation official Of remarkable efficiency and executive ab
y appointed referee by Associate Justice Frank w. arke WIN
take the necessary evidence and submit the same 10 m
court The New Mexico by its attorney general William
Reid filed cross-complaint and became party 10 te SUI
An of testimony taken by eeee oalofo
several weeks time spent by him and his assistant IN the taxing OF
this evidence in the preparation Of the report Some days ne anu
b assistant working from hours Hundreds or errors
on the part of Mcaon discovered most OF them against M Dur
sum- omissions credits by the hundreds were found discrepancies anu
erroneous additions subtracions by the dozen were shown up
The original memoranda bills receipts vouchers invoices anu o
records were thoroughly examined and checked and as the result m
report shows only Mr. Buum not indebted 70 Tie
"a Now Mexico the time nquhng the office ot superintendent
Of the pnntarv time in any amount bu on e con
the Territory Mexico then and there ana ta M
and owes Mr. Bursum very large sum oi inoie! ou0 =
aggregate to nearly $5,ooooo III III ~ noon,e
Mr. safords report published herewith in full tha ne o
may read and know 1t is clean cut easily understood anu VI M
Of every item of receipts OF the und ana o. m
tost interest 70 every citizen who desires to see right ana 1us'e
prevail.