Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-30
c. Y. Stafford GIVES
LIE TO CHARGED
OF WH|TEWASHA
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Mr lmrsnn' and also referred TO
other pruniincut Republicans whom
h. said be- would have a. eliminate.
Al the solicitation of llagcrmBn one
g.. u liulcumb was sent here hy the
department of IN interior That
parry made AN examination of the
record at the penitentiary covering
on" duy llolcumbs statements and
ihuEv staiuincnis alone llaEDI man
concluded that the proper course fur
him was 90 bfiug charEes againsi Va.
burTnm which would give him ground
iOr dismisalng him from office or
seeking tp publicly disgrnclng hiit,
ana Tor attempting 90 MI NJ iiut-
AuWs political influence
Hngeiman consulted me about the
matter. lie iOld me the KIND ~ re-
port he wanted, and stated the show
ing made BY Mr. llolcamh. was
thoroughly familiar With territorial a.
nancing affairs aud ibid llagcrnan
that he could not make such q report
II he vas an honest man and that
would moi make o. ! told him that
liursum Was not "t thief" AID l
warned him thai 80 attempt tho pro.
codure hc had ia mind would react
upon him. AZ the conc lusi0n Of this
Interview Hagefmnn dismissed me
from his office with thee words 10y
GOD I CAN'T MAKE you BEIfENE
liE is A THIEF. NOt NEED NOT
MAKE THE REPORT BIT I WiiIe
GIT SOMEONE THAT Will. MAKE
III"
Immediately thereafter Hageiman
brought ga New Mexico the so-callod
Colorado expert This man did
several weeks OF mysterious work ne
the offices ct tho territorial auditor,
The governor aud the attorney gen
crul and upon this examination Tor
mulntcd report which was spread
broadcast throughout New Mexico hl
liagorman and the Journal ThiH
great expose" was shown TO me nttcr
ifs completion hy Hagctman who ask
al mo what thought OF Il. ! told him
wanted tlmc 10 20 into II end gave
a thorough examination. told him thar
as it stood u was probably false. ]
told him that q was Indefinite ana
that | knew Il 10 be incorrect ! ad.
ylscd him not 10 make u public until
Mr. Bursum had had an opportunity
90 answer the charges contained
therein, which opportunity had been
denied him throughout the eXamina-
lion
The sensational manner In which
Hagcrman caused this report to be
pat before the public ~ well known
10 was the most unfair attemnt ever
made In New Mexico TO ruin the
character OF public mau lIagerman
deliberately made use ~ his official
position ia an effort la ruin a man he
considered his personal enemy
Hagerman brought Z r. Holcomb
into New Mexico with the deliberate
Intention Of running Mr. Bursum's
character ilagerman w1s dismissed
from the office In disgrace by the
president OF the United states upon
report made by this same HOlCOmb.
but ho was not dismissed until he had
forced his attorney general TO make
a demand on Mr.. Bursnm for the
amount alleged 10 be- due By the
fake report OF the Colorado cx.
pert" The domnnd was made with
the confident expectation that Mr.
Bursum would refuse IL and that he
could be- then arrested for emhczzle-
ment upon an Information TO be filed
by The hen assistant attorney general
and district attorney who was an ap
Pels'ee OF Mr.. Iiasefman. The de-
mand on Mr. Bufsum was made ana
he prom pity made the payment for
the falls Fly alleged shortage Under
protest. M. Bursum requested by his
attorney that ae be- allowed the mat
Ter In the courts No 10 AZ net CSC
the money or any part OF u.
This request for fair hearing was
refused by Hagerman's explicit d.
rection AZ II well known Bursur
could file no suit against the territory
without the consent OF it's attorney
general. that being the law. lie was
forced therefore by Hagorman's or
ders refusing him recourse 10 the
law, 10 stand for time before the
public In the position OF having had
TO repay money which " was claimed
he had received ana had not account
ed for IL was necessary for him In
order 90 got into court and 10 have
any Kind OF hearing az all 10 appeal
10 the legislature.
When that body convened Mr. bur
sum placed his case before It. Every
conceivable effort was made by lla-
german TO prevent the passage OF
an act allowing Bursinn hearing
before the court The legislature.
however. passed such an act and
placed Il before Hagerman and he
did not dare refuse his approval OF
IT,
Upon the passage OF this act ad-
hitting him to a hearing IN open
court Mr.. Buram Immediately flied
suit for an accounting. The applicn.
ton Tor the appointment OF a referee
came up In open court for a herring
and / was named by the court a. ouch
referee. ! secured u leave of absence
from the then acting governor, the
late ] W. Reynolds, accepted tho ap-
poiniment, qualified as required by
law and made a thorough examina-
,ion reducing the same 10 state
ment and report. before going into
court with this statement and report
| submitted the same 20 MIR " g.
Goriner, the same district attorney
who under HaEerman, wsa 20 have
lied M Information aud secured the
arrest OF Mr.. Bsrsum for embezzle-
ment. My statement ana report were
~ the same time subpiftted To Mr.
u. y. IloIcomb. aud after going over
the entire matter with them In dctail
both Mr.. Holcomh and Mr. Goriner
expressed themselves as satisfied a.
TO the correctness of my work.
Afterwards 1 Ruhpiffed nay state.