The record-union., 1894-08-18
YOUNG CALKINS is IN TROUBLE.
Arrested at Yreka on a Charge of
Forgery.
Charles Heisen of This City the Com
plainant-His Version of
the Affair.

C. L. Calkins was arrested at Yreka.
Sislliyou County, on Thursday by Dep
uty Constable Brissel of this city on a
charge of forgery, sworn to by Charles
Heisen.
Heisen says that in September, 1892
Calkins came to him and said that he
was interested in the Amsdor Record
which had published the San Francisco
Depot Act, and for which the State was to
pay that paper the sum of 1864 30. Cal
kins said he was short of money and
wanted to borrow S1G0. Heisen gave him
a check on the California State Bank for
$50 and SO IN coin. Calkins then gave
Heisen powers of attorney on the State
Controller and State Treasurer and signed
on them the name of his brother, L. d.
Calkins. He also made the same in
dorsemeut on the back of the check
given him by Heisen.
The Amador Record was published by
NJ. d. and L. d. Calkins, father and
brother of the prisoner, and it is claimed
that &. l.. Calkins had no interest in the
paper whatever. AS soon as he obtained
the money from Heisen he left the city.
and nothing moro was thought Of the
transaction until Heiseu went to the State
Controller and, presenting power ol
attorney from Calkins, demanded the
warrant calling for the amount of the cost
of advertising the Depot Act.
Heisen was informed that Palmer &
Rey, typefounders in San Francisco, held
an assigned claim rom the publishers OF
the paper for type. 1t then developed
that something was wrong.
Word was semi tO II ID Call<inS ohOut
the matter, and he replied that the pub
fishers OF the paper had assigned Jheir
claim against the State TO Palmer IL Rey,
and that G.. l.. Calkins had no interest in
the paper.
State Controller Colgan refused to give
the warrant 10 either Heisen or the type
founders until they settled among them
selves who was entitled TO it.
Heisen, after ascertaining that the man
TO whom he had given the money signed
the power-of attorney with a name other
than his own, relinquished claim to the
warrant and it was given to the San Fran
cisco firm.
He then swore out complaint against
Calkins, charging him with forgery, but
before the warrant could be served Calk-
ins left the city. That was in September
1892, and ever since then, up to the time
OF his arrest, the officers were searching
the State over in an endeavor to appre-
hend him.
1t seems that after leaving this city he
went to Fresno. From there he ~ ent to
Napa. and thence to Yreka, where be
worked in the Journal office. While
away from this city it is claimed he
assumed the aliases Claude Wellington
and Clyde Wellington.
Having signed himself as T. D. Calk-
ins on the two powers OF attorney and on
the check which be presented at the bank
ia this city, three separate warrants were
made out against him. This action was
taken as precautionary measure, for it
was thought his friends In Yreka would
come to his rescue and prevent, ii pos
sible, his being taken back to this city.
The precaution OF the officers was well
taken, for the first time he was arrested
he gave bail in the sum of 81 900. The
officer, not to be outdone in this manner,
arrested him again on the second war
rant. Again bail was obtained, and
again was he arrested on the third war
rant. 1t is said the bail on the third
arrest was fixed at g, 500, and not being
able TO secure that amount OF bail he was
locked up.
Constable Brissell will arrive in this
city with his prisoner this morning.