The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-23
WELBURN TAKES
THE ST AND AND
DENIES CHARGES
He Puts Blame on His
SubOrdinateS.
SAYS THEY HANDLED CASH
TELLS THE OLD STORY OF MIS-
PLACED CONFIDENCE.
Ex-Deputy Lennon swears That All
the Employees Gambled, the
Office Being Nicknamed
Federal Paddock"

Osca NJ. Welburn went on the stand iii
Judge de Ravens court yesterday after
noon and testified in his own behalf He
wore the soldiers suit of blue that he
had on when captured at drill at the Pre-
sidio and was a tall, straight, stalwart
looking soldier
There was a large crowd in the court
room to listen to his story, and among the
most Interested of his auditors were his
wife and daughter and his son Clyde. The
defendant was remarkably self-possessed
and gave his testimony without the slight
est hesitation.
1t was the same story told by him two
years ago, to the effect that billiard had
forged his name and had collected checks
for certain employees of the Revenue De-
partment without his consent or author
ity. He said that Atkins was acting for
Captain Youngberg and that he had never
any reason to suspect that Atkins or
Youngberg did not get the full salary due.
He had never authorized billiard or any
one else to sign the names of Atkins or
others TO their checks. All that he knew
was that when the payrolls and salary
vouchers were ready they were laid upon
his desk and he signed them, believing
them to be correct. Furthermore, he
never instructed billiard or any one else
to go to the SubTreaSury and get money
on the checks. He supposed that the
clerks and deputies for whose salaries
the warrants had been drawn collected the
money dI the SuD-1 TtdSufy themselves.
With reference to the charge of with
holding part of the salary of Miss Connect.
the witness said that he informed LOupe
that a stenographer and typewriter was
wanted in the office to expedite the work
necessitated by the income tax law. He
received letter of application from Miss
Cornell, and the first that he knew after
that was that Loupe had installed Miss
Cornell in his private Office He had no
conversation with Miss Cornell as to her
salary or employment. He never knew
that she was not getting her full salary
over to Loupe and he himself never han
died any of the money.
When Miss NJ. Mccarthy was sick. he
said. her work was done in the office by
c. L. Harter, and Mr.. Welburn was not
aware that she was dead at the time the
payroll was signed for her salary. He
understood all along that Harter got the
money. He never spoke TO billiard about
her case.
The defendants testimony was similar
as to all the other cases. He will be cross
examined to-day.
Edward F. Lennon of Red Bluff form
erly deputy in Welburns office, teSti-
fled that all the employees sent money to
the races by billiard to be invested with
the bookmakers for them, and the office
was conducted in a slipshod manner. Be
cause of the gambling INDUCED in by the
employees the Revenue Office received the
nickname of the Federal paddock"
Congressman Julius Kahn. Carrot Nc
Enerney, F.. Watkins and others testified
to the good reputation of Welburn before
the charges had been filed against him.
F. Belts. landlord of the house in which
Louis Loupe lodged, testified that on one
occasion shortly after the suicide of
Cashier Norton he saw Loupe burn a
large number of documents in his room
The trial will be resumed at 10 O'Clock
this morning.