The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

fornia, then and there being, and being
then and there a person employed in
and connected with the business and
operations OF a money order postoH1ce,
TO wit. as postmaster of the United
States at the said town Of Mokelumne
Hill. in charge of the pOstofiice of said
town. which said pOstoftice was then
and there money order office OF the
United States. did willfully, fraudulent
~ and unlawfully and felOniously con-
vert to his. the said Charles NJ. Burle-
sons, own use and emhezZle the sum
of one thousand one hundred and fifty
dollars and seventeen cents in gold and
silver coin and other lawful money or
the United States, which said money
was then and there portion OF the
money order funds of the United
States which had been secured by him,
the said Charles NJ. Burleson, into his,
the said Charles NJ. Burleson's, pos
session by virtue of his trust as such
postmaster.
A bond in the sum of $500 was given
by Mrs Emma E. Wells and Henry r.
Greene Of Mokelumne Hill to guarantee
that BurlesOn would appear before the
United States Commissioner
Some interesting facts regarding the
embeZZlement were not brought TO pub
lie light at the time Of the arrest, but
the records of the Postottice Depart
ment at Washington, d. c.. have been
recently examined and they are now
produced:
Burleson's accounts were crooked Post
office Inspector Robinson was sent to
Mokelumne Hill to demand the pay
ment Of the money due the Government.
BurlesOn, when first interviewed, prom
iSed to make good the shortage within
two hours but the promise was not
kept. Promises were subsequently made
and violated. The amount of the short
age was not paid until Burleson was re .
moved from office, arrested for embez-
Ziemept and brought to this city. After
the money was paid the United States
District Attorney placed the matter be
fore the Grand Jury, but the latter
body, in view Of the fact that Burleson
had made restitution Of the stolen
money, did not indict him.
The story comes from CalaVer5s s
County that Gage appointed c. NJ. Bur
Lesson 10 fill a vacancy in the County
Beard of Supervisors on the recon-
mendatiOn mainly Of Narney GaSkill
secretary of the Paris Exposition Com
mission. 1t is asserted that the Repub-
lican organization Of the county, backed
by Senator John r. Davis, Assembly
man H. S. Blood and Alex Brown of the
State Board of Equalization, indOrsed
another man. The vacancy was caused
by the death of Supervisor John r.
Smith, and the man recommended for
appointment by Senator Davis and
other leading Republicans is the son
of the deceased Supervisor.
The appointment of c. NJ. BurlesOn
was made by Governor Gage on April
i. Burleson qualified on April 90
The Call last night received the
following message from Calaveras
County:
SAN ANDREAS. June 9.-Burleson
was appointed Supervisor by Gage in
opposition to the party organization
in the county, and also in opposition
to Davis and Blood.
Senator Davis made gallant can
vass in behalf of Gage and the Repub-
liCan ticket last fall. but at Sacramento
he refused to fall into line for D. NJ.
Burns. When the measure was intro
duced in the Legislature to reorganize
the State Harbor Commission and place
patronage tC the amount of $500, 900
into Burns fight for the Senatorship
Davis managed the opposition to the
bill in the Senate. 1t was common gos-
sip when the fight was hottest that the
Governor sent for Davis and asked the
Senator to abandon the fight The
Senator refused to- take orders from the
executive department and so incurred
the wrath of Gage. The man recon-
mended by Senator Davis was promptly
turned down" by Gage and Burleson
got the place