The morning call., 1892-06-06
NOT DEAD, But MISSING.
The Recorder Of San Joaquin County
Has 100000 in Debt.
HIS STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE EXPLlINED
Nine Forged AsteS and Several Worthless Real
Edat Beds Tell AOurnfHl Tale TO
The MOnY-Len&erS
Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

STOCKTON, June 5.-Nothng has been
heard of our missing County Recorder. j.
F. Moseley, and money. LENDERS, most of
whom are brokers, having figured up their
losses, it is the general opinion that Nose
ley owes 100000. Forged notes which he
had Endorsed were found yesterday. So far
nine forged notes. falsely alleged to be
secured by q mortgage, have turned up.
Six of the notes were for $3.50 each aud
bear the forged signatures of w. S. Hickey,
a well-to-do farmer here. The other three
are for $1,000 each and are signed A. IL. Me-
Bride. These notes We're copies of the
originals, which are held here.
Hickey was in town yesterday and pro-
nouneed several signatures forgery Nc
Bride is said to be resident of Stanislaus
County. Experts say that the bodies of the
notes are in the handwriting of Moseey
and the signatures are very good limitations
He gave three deeds to one piece of land
in Stanlslaus County for 100000 and asked
the holders not to record them, as he would
soon take them up On closing certain deals.
L. S. Rosen baum, a shre@d capitalist, got
the second deed and very stnsibly placed 1t
on record, 80 he is safe, while the holder of
the original mortgage m0uIns. Some of the
forged notes we're executed in October, 1890,
and how they were not discovered till now
is surprising 10 business men. Moseley's
friends believe he issued the forged notes in
expectation to make big deals and then
take them up before discovery, but the
trades did not get through in time
He had 1900 acres Of grain here and near
Dixon. and was fixed to make big clean
up 1t turns out now that during the past
two weeks he borrowed all the money he
could get in sums ranging from $500 to
$500, giving such security as ne could
handle, and in some eases lie paid eXtraya-
CANT rates OF interest for the use OF money
for 4 snort time lie paid 500 for the use
of $1,000 for 10 days, and gave one man $50
for the use OF $1,000 for two hours.
He was bold dealer, but carried too much
and lost. The mOney-lenders do not believe
he killed himself, for he must have had a
large sum of money. They say he left
Woodland last Saturday with about $4,000.
most Of which was to be paid ID dischargng
mortgages in San Francisco. One mortgage
Of $40 600 was TO be paid 10 the San Fran
cisco Savings Union.
Moseey was very popular, and was sue
cessful politician. holding the Office of
County Recorder for q third term. lie was
an active Democrat. and seemed 10 be in
vincible as n candidate before the people.
Before being elected he was a stOrekeeper
and farmer at Newhope, 10 the northwest
ern part of the county, and made money
there as a sharp trader. He has been deal
ing largely in SOlano and 1oio farming
lands for several years, ana made large
profits, but where the money was swallowed
up no man can say now.
One feature of the affair is that be threw
down old friends who had backed him for
years, and one OF them in particular, who
had every confidence in him, IS almost
ruined financially. The banks always re-
fused TO accommodate Moseley, and held
nome OF ms paper