Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-06-01

Rearrested on q Civil Warrant Issued Dy
Uncle Sam-To Recover
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Uncle Sam-To Recover
Balance Due.
New York, Special --CharlesF F. W. Nicely,
former chief financial agent Of the postoffiee
department at Havana, Cuba, was rearfested
by United States marshal. The arrest was
made on warrant issued by United States
Circuit Judge Lacombe, In d civil suit against
Nicely, by the United States. He Is charged
with the Wrongful conversion OF $40, 3OO.26.
His bail was fixed at $50, 900. The arrest
was made ON information furnished py
George H. Burton, and the order Oh arrest
was endorsed by Edward X. Jones, special
attorney general, and Fred rick T. Smith.
The prisoner was taken to the Unlted
States marshal's office. and later was ar
raigned before Judge Lacombe. Counsel Tor
the prisoner made application Tor reduc-
tlon Of the bail, but it was denied. Nicely
was then taken to the Ludlow Street jail.
Attached to the order is the affidavit OF In
spector Burton, who states that on April ~,
1900, he was ordered by Major General Wooo
to examine accounts and vouchers In tue
Department of Posts in Cuba. He examined
the accounts, and found irregularities that
made 1t necessary for him to visit Neeiy
office. He saw Mr.. Reynolds In Neely
Office, and this man, he asserts, held frequent
whispered talks with his superior. Alter
Nicely learned his accounts were TO Dc OK
smined he left Havana on the steamship
Mexico.
Mr.. Burton further alleges that he learned
from E. @. Rathbone, director OF pos.s IN
Cuba, that Nicely had gone 70 the waldorf
Astoria. in New York. A cable dispatch was
sent to Nicely to return but he paid no at
tentlon to it.
Continuing, Colonel Burton says; Tho
duties of the chief of the Bureau OF Finances,
Charles F. Nicely, were to collect all the rev.
eDues derived from the postal department Oh
the Island of Cuba, including the sale OF
stamped paper, box rents and the fees from
the postal money-order business. and to de-
post the same to the credit OF the director
of posts with the treasurer OF the Island OF
Cuba, in Havana. In order to ascertain the
amount Of said revenues l demanded the
cash book, ledger and the entire records OF
Office from January to April 30. Mr.. RicD,
In the presence of the director of posts,
handed me book which he stated was Mr..
Neely's ledger, and also stated that the ledger
was all the record that Nicely had left per-
tanning to postal earnings, which statement
Mr.. Rathbone corroborated. The ledger con-
tanned a statement Of the receipts for stamp
ed paper, box rents and some receipts from
the fees Of the money-order business from
January /, 1900, to April 80, 1900, with the
exception of the receipts Of the Havana
postoffice from March Is, 1900, to April 81,
1900. of which there was no record. asked
Rich if he had in the office any postal earn
ings not yet deposited, and he answered In
the negative, but stated that he had receipts
OF May and Q, 1900, that he had collected
5000 since Neely's departure, which money
he produced. Rich also stated that all the
moneys receive d by Nicely had been deposit
ed with the treasurer of the Island OF Cuba
before April go"
Mr.. Burton then goes into details. and
shows that the difference between Neely's
receipts and deposits was s45,30J.26.