Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-03

a},ors Of the Press in Los Angeles
asa Will acquainted With hr. A. Rich
a,f Y Who for many years VAS at the
re- n tho Associated Prcas on this
~ NJ recently severed his cennec-
X, eiih<his bureau Of news and as
a, 4 he management 81 the California
Ai,d H,as. The San Francisco
iaif coutihp an acconut Of % serious
nd )gof 81 aglinst Mr. Richardson BY
b,s@ ,rIpor employers for thc recovery Of
h. n.onoy alleged 10 belong 70 The
t6,x iated Press, but 70 have been Inn
ptak ~ rotaiaed by Mr. Richardson
rheI acting as their agent. The C3roai-
III $yfj
{dnr 70 oxplnin the anit little moro 81
{I,s IzhHittU rs earilNf history mu8t he roeitcl,
h. 4If iae was qpon5d pncine coast agent
~ I'M aipsintee seemed 10 10 vai and his
rrf.& Al ~tie ionderrd Win ihd CREATED
p<a 4 ,ifnlieepa ofprtunss. ~ wentsQ faf rs
i,1X del led nctpuhis OK nlf pciiy Qalca cF
uof 10 Nt0 Nofk. "a accomplished by veii.
fi.},X Han dqzet postal pafde, q ricec q
Ilo< ktptpfr, tnbb9f on lead pencil wore ~
hid M, ana GIG fn11 u hYh cerg Was not
WIZ III "a aenouat ior in deiail kilcr BE bal
.f1<1 y q slufi fmt IA tc employment o. his
III y, he, be fond ihal hflD VAS neee sniy,
XId hrnth " fHn beet agreed that ne should
u3t / such hop Onf oI his own salary, he tcv
{lilt Heskt5 Fiat IL Should be bJfne ~ he
AID tfcd PROSE-. nfl uiu request Wne granted.
1. L. 4 lseAa lkiahafdetin undertook CONCUR.
rtnfU Mill liis bissiness as agent OF The Also
clht{3 rfess, 20 also bccomr the agent of the
Czl.f M tyaociefcn pgess, a local association
n - d vhiuh Terminated In his rriguation
beiul lomguded. AlIhough his official careef
cesaI On March J, 1887, htlli rs matterof SUP
uos,,l ilttfT or tho pnft Of bis employers, be
f,fu 4 BIZ salary until Jniy, 1857.
IN tufcycung his connection with the A..
nod 4 Ffess, Richardson was repeatedly called
nnof tfnnd 70 the head ouIce full htatvment
81 III Xco1nuts, and 10 remit the monies which
he MIItceiyea during his incumbency o. the
0gofI pnf The directory Of the association was
iltal n procure stRtemrnt from him until
xofi - Sd7, whom they snccordcd IN extfact
i,ln MI1 him &fJTrnud M account showing
thai bad received W, 700 from diIeront coast
papX dctwecn January, 1886, aud May, 1887.
but 4 nuipally during tho Last named month.
Acr|K nnryinR tiie statement was a volumi-
ilnn| nonut u money expended, as Richard.
non eged In the service OF the Associated
Pr1s(I nd Hmhrutlns In all 20 about y5679,
the fHf nov sued for.
11h8 Ia nmcat oi disbursements coniainf 1871
yofeH "a for cxpeuaes alleged to have been
maid be The AAEocinted Press, dating back as
M ~ december, 1888. Some OF the TENS are
fer UHtnge stamps, incssonGef-h0ys etc., IN
nam9li tsn cents and upwerds. The chiel
from Yannary L, 1854, 10 July /, 1886 and
HiO5 1muntli extra from the latter date TIL the
fin1a d services we're dispensed with in March
isl31I aklng total OF &3,3i5 Thesc increnseH
81 fl y Richardson fixed for himself. he
cinii hat nnder his management the bust
iidsa,y the association was doubled, His
c1fi for an Increased sainry arc also based
uponIn alleged conversation with the repre-
eenfa& ye Of the Associated Prose- 10 Chicago at
tho m Of his engagement as Pacific CoRgt
asonH Tho conversation Il denied and
dnlyH oncc did Richardson make
wrftX application for nm increase,
nam1(, In 1887. whom he was allowed to re-
sign. mother item IL salary for two men dat
i1g d II 10 October !, 1894, and amounting TO
Tl,dJ Theso men Riohnrison employed TO
do'tt work Of the California Associated Press,
alta boldly charges them TO the Western AS,
sociAI1 Press. These items of salaries for
htfna aud employer amount 10 1865, and
the ance Is made up OF petty expenses.
RichMl aon has maintained q sullen silence
kif1rd& Is alleged sintemont OF disbursements
was Ncted, and so quit has been commenced.
Howl win explain why the little items were
ounjf0 In bis accounts, rendered month by
inon ana Why he Imagined his services have
heepB valuable. Richardson Will have an op
portIX ty ofexplnining In open court, unloss
he til ks II betrer 70 pay mp.