Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-06

A committee Of three was appointed to
wait upon Mr.. Hsrzog, inform him of his
nomination, and ask his acceptance and an
Endorsement OF the platform.
In short time the committee returned
and made their report They had found Mr.
hsrzng at bis house. He thanked the COM
mittee for the honor conferred; said that if
he went into the fight be was sure he could
Wild be Endorsed every inch of every plank
in the platform, but his business affairs
would not permit Of his accepting the nomi.
nation of this time,
There being no other candidate placed in
nomination, the meeting adjourned TO meet
Saturday evening, September 9th, at 7:30.
In regard to this whole business relative TO
MIR. Berkey the RECORD UNION reaffirms all
its former statements. There is not one
which it has made that is not based upon un-
denlable proofs, to be found 10 Dir. Berkey's
own office. The RECORD UNION is RESPONSE
bic now, and all the time, TO Mr.. Bsrkey, or
whoever else feels interested in taking excep
tions. 1t has made no statement which il is
not prepared to substantiate. Dir. Berkey
received SUM of public money which be had
no right to NEEDLE with. He used it for
purposes other than those for which it
was placed in his keeping. He has
not paid it over he mas not, according TO his
own statements. the money in hand; he is
thus confessed embezzlsT, and Mr.. Bsrkey,
and whoever is interested. is challenged TO
establish the contrary. The RECORD UNION
has no apologies to make, and nothing to re.
tract, but simply defiance, based on the truth,
IN answer to all open or covert excuses for the
crime it has charged against this public
ofhcisl. More than this. the RECORD UNION
now adds that On the 10Th OF August this
paper entered upon an examination of the
charges and rumors made against MIR. Berkey
with the full belief that he was innocent, aud
with the desire and inssntioa of presenting
his defense as complete vindication. At
that examination this question was asked
Mr.. Berkey:
Question.-The official records of your office and
the Controllers office show that in 1879 1850 and
1881 there came into your possession sums aggre-
gazing sS,66S 81. subsequently, there was placed
70 your credit the amount of St37, leaving balance
OF -, ISl "a due from you to the State. What are
the facts in relation to this matter?
His reply, and the facts that developed
hereunder, completely failed to vipdicate
him, and forced this journal TO the conclusion
that the Clerk had misappropriated public
funds, and the sequel has borne out that CON
clusion, and driven Mr.. Berkey to the miser.
able subterfuge of bolssering his defense by
an attempt to deceive and impose upon the
County Treasurer, end through him upon
the public. at the time OF that examina-
ton, John II. Parnell, deputy in
MIR. Bsrkey's office, stated that the records
Of the office showed MIR. Bsrkey to be in.
debted about 81. 700 to the State. General
Davies, then deputy in the State Control.
ler's Office, is quoted as saying that MIR.
Berkey was behind on his Office accounts
some 81, 200, and that he used this money
due the State to supply the deficiency.
Whether General Davies so stated on his
own authority, or whether he had it from
other sources, this Journal does not know.
William L. Gerber, County Auditor, is the
authority also for this further statement
That on former occasions when Mr., Bsrkey
has been behind hand il his &C,
counts, ho (Mr. Gerber), has urged him
to settle up, and made the appeal the more
urgent by basing it on the clnims of friend.
ship. Whereupon Berkey has replied:
Friendship is friendship but business is
business" This additional data is given for
the benefit of whom it may concern, and the
whole matter concluded by again affirming
each and every allegation the RECORD UNION
has made, and by ouce and for all declaring
its entire responsibility and readiness for the
establishment beyond question of every fact
stated by it.