The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-13
BIG 4EXTRA" SERVICES
The Bold Peculation Of 1 Dash
ing Bookkeeper.
HE CHARGED IT ON THE BOOKS.
James Q. Johnston Arrested for Appro-
priatins nearly $4,000 Belonging
10 Toklas, singerman q Co.

Yesterday James O. Johnston, formerly
bookkeeper for Toklas. singerman 4 Co., was
arrested IN San Francisco for embexziem Mt OF
v-,sSo The dispatch from San Francisco was -
follows:
SAN Francisco, Nov l2-James o. john
$40 wan ed IN Seattle. WASH, for the embs xxle.
ment OF some 5000 from the firm OF Toklss, Sim
german Co, was arrested re this morniue
Detectives had been looking for him for the
pass three daya 1t is understood that he spent
this time in Questionable resorts. drinking wine
Win the women OF the town. He has been
spending money lavshly but insists that il WAS
not afqnired by pecnlstion."
johnston 10 man Of about 80 or SIS Yester.
gay MI. John B. Macdougal, manager for Toklas
6ssngermsn. told the following story Of the
affair:
"Ir February, 1882 Johnston came here from
san Franciscu and began to ep our DO ks ct
$l00 M nth. After three months / raised his
pay 70 sl26 and in three mont . more / In
creased il to $780, Wien he DR. cam and we
We're out Of business for three months. John.
sons pay went on just the same, aud in I'd n.
ton he slso had vacation OF three weeks
We had every confidence in him. Concerning
his nsnitA we never knew the first thing ont Of
the way.
About three weeks ago Johnston failed to
come 10 the Office in the morning. bat -
man In the family where he boarded dropped
IN, asked him wnere Johnston was. sup
posed Johnston was sick, and / thought per
haps we might DO something for him. A few
days later Jahnston asserted that had been
plsyin. the spy on him. Irep'ied that had
not, aud that had merely asked about him in
casual way. He declared, however, that he
wouldn't stand that sort of thing, and that he
would leave on the Lat of November. Accord
inely ne went
ION Monday last we found back on page l4e
OF this book, which was devoted 70 the entries
tor October a. an entry dated October 81, credit
ing him with 1850 for extra services 4ls mig its
ct - each. and seventy -uine Sundays ct $40
each. We at once had warrant sworn out for
his arrest, and Bolton Rogers. OF the detective
force, has gone &, San Frsncisco to &c; him.
IT was never understood that he was 10 have
any paw for extra work. He was hired to keep
the books. and give to them the necessary time.
He used to be ont an hour or two some
times during the day, and ii he chose
up he was at liberty 70 do 90.
H. never said to any OF the firm the first thing
about this entry which would make his extra
pay amount to 30 much as he received for regu-
lar work during the whole twenty mon,ns l
have just been told that he declared he had
taken legal advice in the matter. but of this
know nothing. Whether the money was ali
taken that day or not we cannot tell till the
books are closed aud balanced BY an expert
Last nj hit special dispatch came to the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which shows Johnston 20
be a c.nsummate liar. II reads:
"SAN Francisco, Nov. T. james o. Johnston,
who was arrested iH this city last evening upon
awarrant issued in Seattle charging him with
embezzlement streuuously denies that he is
guilty OF the crime placed against his name.
He Is accused Of making away with the funds
of Toklas. Singermsn 4 Co.. general merchan-
disc dealers OF Seattle, with whom he has been
connected. The morning papers here stat, a
that he had been promenading the town In fast
company, and had +, gistered at the Baldwin
hotel under an assumed name. Johnston states
that this 10 al untrue. and declares he resigned
from the above nrm. where he had upied
the position OF manager. d had turned over
everything to his successor and had received
receipts He says he does not owe the arm. bat
that the trouble has all grown out of eiffer-
ence which has existed for some time between
himselfs,ld HE IN lovers"