The New York herald., 1876-02-27
PACIFIC MAIL VS.. IRWIN.

THE CHARGE OF EMBEzzIINo SEVEN HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FORMULATED
AGAINST THE Ex-AGENT OF THE PACIFIC
MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
The investigation Of the case Of Richard z Irwin,
ex-agent OF the Pacific Mail steamship Company, who
is charged with embezzlug 100000 Of that company's
funds, commenced yesterday morning before Judge
Bixby In the Office Of Mcssrs. Vanderpool, Green
Cummns, counsel for the prosecution, No. IL
Tribune Building.
Mr.. =. W. c. Bellows, formerly Vice President OF the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was sworn and testi.
hed in substance to the following eFect-
In reply TO Mr.. vanderpool Mr. Bellows said that IN
1870 he saw Irwin in the companys New York ONCE;
Mr. Stockwell was then President OF the CORPORA
ton The deponent identified letter written under
OF December 2 1871, by him TO the defendant IN
which the latter requested TO here from Sal
Francisco, IN order 70 ad the company IN procuring
subsidy from the United States government for ths
Chinese portion OF the line Irwin came TO New
York in December Of the same year and the deponeni
saw him in the company's onlce. Six money checki
handed in, dated May "a, 1872, and MADE
payable to the order of Mr.. Irwin. The deponenl
sald:-I should say that his signature; | have
the checks before they were drawn by me as vice
president OF the company and president pro tenn they
drawn upon the Bank OF Commerce and were
all paid they drawn by order OF Mr. StockwelL
the President; the amounts OF the checks respect
ye are $3.50 OOO $50 600 so 600 $40 GOO $40 600 and
from the company, but the deponent could not from
memory give the amounts
Mr. Vanderpool gave notice that he would require "a
be produced four other checks that had been paid
Irwin In the sums respectively OF $4,000 $4,000
$35, 900 and $40 600
Referring 10 the SIX checks already In evidence the
deponent not perfectly sure II he handed them
personally TO Mr. Irwin or If he gave them TO Mr..
Stockwel for Mr.. Irwin The deponent was asked II be
knew anything OF check for $1l0, 900 and one for
$50, 0Oo the latter known as the Albert check.
Judge Fullerton did not want these checks spoken Oh
in that way, and Mr.. vanderpool made note Of the
objection, that he might subsequently produce the
remaining checks The deponent stated that SO far as
he knew informed,
Mr. IRWIN NEVER GAVE Ayr ACCOUNT
| to the company as TO how he employed the money
proceeds Of the above named various checks The de-
poncnt saw Mr.. Albert al New York in the month ol
May.
were now brought in, and thereupon Mr.. VAnderpool
handed list OF the checks, including the last four
mentioned, to the deponent. Mr., Bellows turned to
the check book and found there the six checks drawn
upon the National Bank OF Commerce, dated May "a,
1872 ami amounting in the aggregate TO S75o,OOo
The entries relative 10 the six checks are in
the handwriting OF Nj. johnson, Treasurer pro tenn
First the checks when these were brought 70 de-
ponent to sign. letter from Mr.. T. T. johnson was
read wherein his inability attend these proceedings
on account OF sickness was alleged as reason Tor his
absence.
and compared them with the book from which it was
contended they had been taken Ex-Judge Fullerton
believed that the checks could have been from
tho book as the margin of the check book and tho
body OF the checks did not correspond
The prosecution wanted to call Mr.. I. T. Johnson
as their next witness but he being absent Mr. Wander
pool submitted some letters written in 1872 among
them by Irwin TO Stockwe, dated on the 23d OF
April This letter substance remuneration by
Irwin OF his position the company's agent on the
Pacific coast To this letter of resignation Mr. Stock
well wrote reply on the same day Doth be-
ing dated In New York; asking Irwin
/ TO retain his position as agent until
the following August as he tStockwell intended aI
that time visit San Francisco In another letter
September % Irwin consented this and therefore
mained in the company's San Francisco Office for the
time being On the l4th OF November, 1872 Mr Stock
well wrote to Irwin, who WAS still In San Francisco
| and definitely
ACCEPTED HIS RESIGNATION
as agent there and the 2st day Of January 1873
change In the Californian agency effected by the
IMPRESSION TO office OF Mr. S. K Holman acting agent
Further proceedings were now (noon) adjourned un-
I'll next Saturday, the ith OF March, at 10 O'Clock
/ in the place