The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-03
CHARLES HEYER
AND HIS FRAUD
ON UNCLE SAM
Methods of the DEM
ocratic Nominee.
VIOLATED THE REVENUE LAW
REMOVED AND USED OLD BEER
STAMPS.
Afidavit That He Systematically
Cheated the Government
Out Of It's
Dues.
VIOLATED THE REVENUE LAW
REMOVED AND USED OLD BEER
STAMPS.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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The tactics employed to throw the con-
troll of the next Board of Supervisors to
the Democrats have been so cowardly
and contemplate that the friends of the
Republican nominees have decided to
show their true inwardness.
Supervisor Talcott has been so grossly
maligned and misrepresented that people
have been led to ask Whom would the
1usionlsts give us in place of honest John
Taloott?" Every intelligent person In
Alameda County knows Judge Ellsworth
spoke truthfully a few night ago at a
Republican meeting when he said Mr..
Talcott was as honest an official as any
body of citizens could desire. Yet, day
after day, the Democratic mud singers
are putting forth garbled statements
which have been disproved time and time
again. The opposition is continually
bowling for good business men in the
place of Church and TaIcott, knowing full
well that the Republican administration
OF the county has been the most business
like Ii has ever known.
In making choice for a man whom the
Democrats would. have succeed Mr.. Tai
colt. the men anxious to control the Su-
pervfsorial patronage forgot evidently
Fthat they were looking for a model bust
ness man. They nominated Charles w.
Heyer, brewer of Haywards, whose
peculiar methods have more than once
brought him into controversy with Uncle
sam; The curious have undertaken to
INTO the business methods of
the man who is opposed to Mr.. Talcott,
and they have made some interesting dis
a few years ago Mr. Heyer was a part
ner IN a brewery at Haywards, and on
gre occasion Uncle Sam seized the brew
cry ana all that 1t contained because of
certain irregular business methods alleged
10 De practiced by those in charge of the
concern. Michael B. Clark was at that
time an employee Of the brewery He was
a witness for the United States Govern
ment and under oath made the following
Seposition; which is known as Uncle
sam Exhibit No. %:
Michael B. Clark Jr OF Havwards County ~
Alameda, State OF California, deposes aud saws
that ne commenced working for L. Paimtag
o. California. in the year 1887. and worked for
Nm greater portion or the time up to the
stn Of September. 1880, being in his employ
about two years in all
e alfss 5gs % e c 2sf wi HsysP the
Charles Heyer did the tapping; it was my
1t was the custom to stamp the beer in the
morning before going out with the wagon
and the stamping was usually done In my pres
ence by Charles Heyer, and 1 helped load the
kegs on to the wagon.
II was his custom TO put good stamps on
about seven OF; the kegs. which were loaded on
the wagon under the seat. then he would use
oio stamps tstamps that had been used on other
kegs on the remainder OF the load. AS soon
as ne ne, would stamp ke9 18th an old stamp he
would Immediately turn the key over so no
one could notice it. md -hen loading them on
the wagon we always loaded them with the
Astamps down. When we desired to unload any
We always took them of the hind end of the
a nd ha
ones In front were kept TO the last In we
had any TO return to the brewery with. When
we returned TO the brewery Il the custom
for me TO unload the wagon taking anv fuIi
kegs back in the brewery and unloading the
empty kegs and leaving them next to the wash
house. Under Instructions from Charles Hever
they were always stood on end with the
out so It could be- got at Then Charles Hever
would take a bucket of water and rnoisten fhe
them come of easier then he would take 5iS of
the old stamps lay them out a board and
have them ready for use.
During the time I was working at the brew
cry IL was the custom to brew during
summer months four or FIVE times week oc
casionally six times, brewing often on sun
I know that the use of the old stamps was
known by L. Palmtag, as he often assisted in
putting them Charles Eeyer is a. stenson
Of L. Palmtag and is partner in the
business. Our trips with the beer wagon were:
Monday. Dublin and Pleasanton; Tuesday AL
Yarado. Centerville, Newark and Deco1o.
Wednesday. Danvile. Alamo and Limerick:
Corners. Mission San Jose and Niles: FRIDAY
Mount Eden and Haywards; Saturday San
Our load Monday was usually seventeen
lbs. four los and five IS: OF these there would
old stamps on Tuesdays our load would be
about eighteen los. nine 15s and six IS; of this
lis and three 6s with old stamps Wednes-
Gays our load would be about twelve los. two
about six los and one with old stamps on.
Thursday our load would be about twelve los
eight los and two I5s would have old stamps
Friday our load would be about twelve los and
seven IS: OF this number about eleven los and
I'VE ss would have old stamps on The above
Is the forenoon load to Mount Eden In the
afternoon at Haywards the load would usually
number about twelve 15s. one 10 and two Is
would have old stamps Saturday our load
6s; OF this number about seven 15s. two los /
and one would have old stamps on.
(Signed) MICHAEL b. CLARK
Subscribed and sworn to before this 18th |
JAS; n BoRLAND. Deputy Collector
J. S. MANLEY, Deputy clerk
States District Court for the Northern B,s1
trict OF California. do hereby certify the fore
Claimants exhibit No in the case e g9Ry a.
The United States " barrels OF beer
ete. no 1909 and now remaining on file in /
Attest my hand and the seal of said District
GEO z. MORSE. Clerk
A year or so later than the events mar
rated by Mr.. Clark the United States,
through aS Collector John c.. Quinn, again
Brewery. with its kegs. watts. kettles.
TANKS, tools and thirty-nlne 2-6 barrels OF T
~ osse a,a tnfee wagons, five horses and lot
NE ~, IN the United States District Court.
e ~. W W 4b5eyer appears as one Of the own
January, 1883. and July. 1881 payment of
me tne tax az was eyaded on 1900 barrels Of
peer peer ~, N fraud OF the internal revenue
law me records in this case show that
AFTER some correspondence Uncle Sam
compromises the case with Mr. Heyer and
his associates on the payment by Mr.
Heyer of $3.50 TO the United States Gov
eminent sS ~
These methods of Mr.. Heyer were all in
connection with his own private business.
ana nothing would have been known OF
ness to find fault and not leave the rec
ords on file in the United States co,irrs
Mr.. Talcott's business methods arc ~ q
found In the roads IN his district in - ti,e
respect in which he is held in his district
In the financial record OF Alameda CounfS
and nowhere else.
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