The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-24
CLOSE OF THE
( TESTIMONY IN
WELBURN' CASE
EX- Collector Relates
His Experiences.
HYPOTHECATING OF SALARIES
WHY CLYDE WELBURN DREW
FOUR MONTHS PAY.
Deputy Collector Fletchc Told How
He Negotiated Advances With
Brokers on a Certain
Batch of Salaries.
WHY CLYDE WELBURN DREW
FOUR MONTHS PAY.

The greater part Of Yesterdays session
Of Judge de Ravens court was taken up
with the cross and redirect examinations
a. eN-Collector Welburn. United States
Attorney Coombs took him in hand early
II the day Welburn was asked particu-
Larry with reference 70 his employment
O. ne additional or extra force necessary
! make the assessments and collections
Z der the income tax law which was
%lteTwaTd declared to he unconstitutional
hy the Supreme Court Of the United
States.
He declared that he had received from
internal ReverSa Commissioner Miller
permission to employ the extra deputies
ana clerks necessary for the work and
that certain sum was placed at his
disposal for the purpose of their com
penSation. The names of these extra en-
ployes Were not placed on the pay roll
and were not required to be. The COM
missioner never asked him for the names
Of those employees.
With reference to the salary OF Miss
Nellie O Brien the witness said that 1t
Rad been agreed thai she should receive
80 Per month. and he gave to his deputy,
Louis Loupe. the remainder ot her salary
for the purpose Of paying IT To other en-
pioyeS Fl the same department. Welburn
stated that he had not made copy OF the
letter no had addressed 10 Commissioner
Miller. because he considered II TO De
private letter.
MS. D-iscou was recalled for the de-
tense and in reply to questions by Mr..
Gould said that Dillard called on her at
her house at the time Of Welburn's first
trial and she remarked. so; you are
the man that is doing the dirty work in
this C2se2' He replied Yes. / am get
ting good salary"-she could not be
positive rs to whether he said Sl35 or $50
per nonth-"and ! am acting according
To orders" said billiard
The witness explained that what billiard
meant was his signing Of the vouchers at
Welburn orders. Clyde \. Welburn, son
Of the defendant was put on the stand to
account for the four months salary
drawn against the Government for his
services during his four months absence
in Texas. He explained that all employees
i'm the Revenue Office were entitled TO
thirty-day vacation each year with pay.
lie took no vacation in 1895. and in 1886 he
took q vacation Of four months. He was
entitled TO his salary for two of those
months. and he made up for the two other
months by working two months without
any pay
when her husband had gone home sick
TO Gilroy she destroyed a lot of bills and
other private papers belonging to her hus-
band They hau 10 bearing on the Rev
enue Department. Here the defense rested
It's case.
W. L. Zoller was recalled to state that
al the dates mentioned in his voucher
for travelling expenses he was at his desk
in the office every day and Welburn saw
F. A Fletcher Deputy Internal Revenue
.|ilf-'l''t. tt-9LlIleL lildl ne lttu nNpOtDe-
Gated salaries Of Atkins and others with
Daniel Meyers bank and had returned
ths money TO Mr.. Welburn personally.
After Meyer had declined to cash the
checks H. B. Rowe furnished the cash on
the salaries Of Welburn and others.
Mr. Rowe corroborated Mr.. F1etcher's
testimony and said that he had advanced
money on the salaries of Welburn. I1oupe
Atkins and Sinnott. He had turned over
the checks TO Cashier Norton and Norton
paid Rowe the money due him on the
checks.
The defendant, Welburn. was recalled
and explained the hypothecation Of the
checks. He had made arrangements with
Daniel Meyer, at the solicitation Of his
employees. 10 have their warrants cashed
IN advance and stated that he never with
held any Of the money
The argument will begin on Monday
morning at II o'clock