The morning call., 1892-06-06
MosELEY's WHEREABOUTS.
Said to BE In Dixon-No Credence in the
RuInnrs Affectfng Him.

Said to BE In Dixon-SO Credencs in the
Rumors Affecting Him.
The information which was received in
this city yesterday concerning the dsap-
pearance Of J. +. MOseley, County Recorder
of San Joaquin County, excited considerable
surprise. Moseley was we'll known here
and although a county official with head
quarters at Stockton, passed great por-
ton Of his time 10 San Francisco In fact
this place seemed TO be his principal bust
ness headquarters, and all his large real
estate transactions were negotiated and con-
summated in this city
The dispatch stated that MOseey owed
$50 coo, which he had borrowed fr ON pe0-
pie in Stockton. and had probably disap-
peaTed because he could rot meet his 0bli-
cations Later dispatches placed MCseley's
ind ebtedness at 100000, the losers being
m0ney-leGdeTs principally, who, IL was
stated, only possessed forged securities, but
when this news was circulated many who
knew M0seey intimately pronounced the
story of his eriminslity preposterous.
While in this city Moseley always stopped
at the Lick House Around tie hotel yes
terday It was stated that he could not have
been guilty Of such crimes; that be had
OF disappeared. and that there must be
mistake sUmeH here. a Mr.. Duiard said that
he had an engagement with Moseley that
very afternoon and was then waiting for
him. lie said MOseley, according to what
he could learn, had made $500, coo ont Of re-
cent real estate transactions. He had
bought ard sold 1900 acres of land known
as the Ross Sargent ranch, buying it for
$50 an acre aud selling it for something like
SO. All but 1900 acres had been dis
posed Of.
Dutard said also that Wendell Easton IN
formed him that Moseey had iust completed
a sale If 500 acres near Lodi on which he
had at least cleared $4,000 For these
reasons Dutard did not believe that MOseley
had disappeared.
AT the hotel il vas stated that Moseley
arrived there on May 23d. He was followed
by his wife on the 26th. The last night he
slept at the hotel was on Monday last. On
Tuesday evening he was seen at the ferries
cOnYersing with a friend, but nothing has
been heard from him since. On Wednes.
day last his wife paid the hotel bill and
left She did not appear worried at all, nor
did she make any inquiries for her husband.
What has since become OF Moseley is a
mystery. All his friends scoutthe idea that
lie has made away with himself.
Yesterday afternoon MOseley's brother
and mother were about town making in
quirieS about him, and late in the afternoon
the brother said that he could find no trace
of him
George w. Frink, vice presidento of Eastop.
EldTidge d Co.. stated last night that he was
surprised at the news about M0seley, and
thought the information was erroneous, as
George EastOn and E. +. Gregory had gone
to Dixon to meet MOseley in order to com
pete The negotiations for the sale Of S7OO
acres of land. Mr.. Frnk could not tell how
much, If anything, Moseley had made out
OF the transaction.
If 1t happens that Moseley does not meet
Easton and Gregory at Dixon, il may be as
sumed, in view OF the information from
Stockton, that Moseley has either committed
suicide or skipped.
IL hal
years of aye. with a clean, intelligent face.
and genial, unassuming manners. He is
said 20 be what is known as "a nice fellow"
New Grange Organized.
PETALUMA, June 5.-The officers of the