Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-05-08
Arrested for Embezzlement.

A badly mixed-up telegram from San Francisco concerning an arrest made by the police of that city for Sheriff Paul. of Tucson, IS SO vlde of the actual facts that the circumstances are here given correctly:
 When Charley DrIscoll bought out the interest of R. L. Moss, his partner in the saloon business at the QuiIotoa, he borrowed $500 from Mrs. King, a hard working widow woman, who kept laundry at that camp. Afterwards, when the fate of the town was sealed by the closing down of the works, MT, Dris- coll turned over to Mrs. King all the stock and fixtures of the saloon to and satisfy the above debt. The license to sell liquor had some time to run, and Mrs. Eing placed one John MugaD, who seemed to have no regular employment ID charge of the place, hoping to convert the remaining stock into money. Mu- gan and Mrs. King both had the combi- nation of the safe and frequent access to it, and Mrs. King kept deposit of all the money she had in the world-some $250-therein.
 On the evening of March 29th, a gang of smugglers were at the camp, and Mu. gan sold them all the liquors, cigars and other stock, together with such of the bar fixtures as they could take away, es. timated to be worth st such a sale. be- tween S400 and $500, and they were all taken away during the night. Early the next morning Mugan, having taken the proceeds of the sale and the S2JC on deposit in the safe, went on foot ahead vf the stage, about three miles into the valley, and when the stage came along he took passage 10 Tucson. He spent one night here and the nexi day took the west bound train for Cali forpia.
 Mrs King, upon learning the facts took the next stage for this cIty, and not finding Mugsn, entered complaint against him, placed it in the hards oi Sheriff Paul and returned to her wash board at the QuijotoRs, to provide means for the susteaance of herself and her only boy.
 Mir. Paul telegraphed to Calico, il San BernardinO county, California where relatives of Mugsn live, but the fugitive had not been seen there. Ht then telegraphed to Butte City and other places in MontanR,snd to Idaho and Colo rado, where Mugsn would probably visit but got no tidings of the man. He be gan to realize Hong felt want" for the person who seemed unwilling to mater Ialize, but few days ago he obtained ( lattar vritten by T. Malstedt to a friend in this city, which incidentally spoke oi having seen Mugan in San Francisco Mir. Paul at once detailed the facts tC Chief Crowley and the result is the the i apprehension of the fugitive His claim that he took only SIPS, and that was his own money, IS rather thin, as those who know him say he had not 6 dollar when he took charge of Mrs Kings saloon. The papers went to Gov Zulick to-day, and from Prescott the requisltion will go direct to Sacramento and will be forwarded to San Francisco where NIT. Paul or deputy will receive them and bring the prisoner back tc Tucson for trlal
 The following telegram was received by sheriff Paul today:
 SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-Sheuff R. H Paul rheMugsn hsbeas corpus is return, able Friday next at ten o'clock. IT you cannot get here then, telegraph the name of com plain ant, amount of money stolen date when stolen, and ID what county will then swear out Q warrant here.
 P. CROWLEY,
 Chief of Police.