The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21
GGvtn NcNa5.

that he had no arms in the hip pocket.
where the American from the South
usually carries his arsenal.
District Attorney Foote and his as
sistant Bert Schlesinger, represented
the Government, while Gavin McNab ap-
peared for the Collector.
The first witness was E. c. Aikens, the
dummy whose salary was drawn, and
portion of which was alleged to have been
appropriated by Welburn. Mr.. Aikens is a
young, smooth-shaven man who drew $25
per month for the nominal services per-
formed by him, while the Government
was paying $1,000 per year to somebody
for the same. He displayed some nerv-
BUSINESS on the stand while testifying, but
that was natural, considering the fact that
he was taking part in prosecution which
might end in his late employer being sent
to the penitentiary.
Special Agent Thrasher of the Treasury
Department, who was sent here from
Washington to investigate the affair of
the Collector after the suicide of Cashier
Norton, was present and was very much
Interested in the testimony.
D.. Mr.. Welburn was pale, but more sell.
possessed than he was on the day before.
lie sat beside his attorney and listened
intently to the statements of the wit
nesses.
Mr.. Aikens was asked by Mr. Schlessin-
gar whether he had received any salary
for the month of May, 1897, and he re-
piied that he had not. He had never seen
or received any check or voucher for that
months salary, and be had not auth orized
any one to draw his salary or to sign the
receipt for It. He had not signed any re-
cei pt, check or voucher for that months
salary.
In response to questions by Mr.. Nc
Nab Aikens said that he did not go to
work in the Collectors office until about
During that interval Captain Youngberg
had acted as the substitute for the wit
ness and had been authorized by Aikens
to sign whatever papers he (Aikens)
wonld be authorized to sign. He thought
it was funny" that he had never been
asked to sign any vouchers.
William II. billiard. the messenger for
the Collector, testified that he went to
work in the Office in 1893. He was shown
by Mr. Schlesinger the voucher for
Aikens' salary for May, 1897, and said that
he tad forged Aikens' name to the voucher
by order of Collector Welburn. The wit
ness did not begin signing receipts for
Aikens when AIkens' name was placed on
the payroll. He did not think that he
SlRu5Q the receipt IOE Luc Ilob sAoS
Aikens went on the roll. He collected the
monav on all the checks that were signed
by him and, with one exception. he gave
the money to Mr.. Welburn. The excep-.
ton was with reference to the proceeds OF
one of the Aikens checks, which pro-
ceeds he gave to Deputy Louis Loupe.
Dilard said that it was the custom Tor
many of the employees to hypothecate
their salaries. The vouchers were flled
out bv billiard and were indorsed py the
clerks Then the money was collected
Dy Welburn, who paid the broker and the
clerks
On one occasion billiard made out a
voucher for Arthur L. Webb and indorsed
it with Webb's name at the request OF
Welburn. That was after Webb had dled
but the money was due Webb, and Vel
burn paid it to Webbs widow, who was
Administrative of the estate.
Thomas P. Burns, cashier OF the unlleu
States sub-treasury in this City, was
called as a witness to show tnat tne
check in question bad been paid at tne
sub-treasury. This he did to the satlsfac'
ton OF the court.
This closed the testimon for the GOV
eminent, and at the request OF Mr. NC.
Nab the case was continued until mex.
Tuesday, on which date 1t was expected,
that Deputy Collector Louis Loupe VIII
be abe tc attend and give bis testimony
lor the defense.