The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-31
NEELY IN JAIL.
Rearrcstsd on n Civn Warrant Issued by
Uncle Sam-To Recover
balance Due.

balance Due.
New York, Especial. - Charles +. W. Nicely,
former chief financial agent of the postofiice
department at Havana. Cuba was rearrested
by United States marshal. The arrest was
made on a warrant issued by United States
Circuit Judge Iacombe, in civil suit against
Nicely, 10y the United States. He is charged
with the wrongful conversion OF S40, ,5OO.2O.
His bail was fixed at $50, 900. Inc arrest
was made on information furnished py
George II. Burton. and the order OF arrest
was endorsed by Edward X. Jones, special
attorney general, and Frederick +. Smith.
The prisoner was taken to the United
States marshal's Office and later was ar
raigned before Judge Jacombe. Counsel for
the prisoner made application for n reduc-
tion OF the bail. but 1t was denied. Neely
was then taken to the Ludlow Street Jail.
Attached 20 the order is the affidavit OF In
spector Burton, who states that on April "a,
1900, he was ordered by Major General Wood
to examine accounts and vouchers in the
Department OF Posts in Cuba. He examined
the accounts, and found irregularities that
made II necessary for him to visit Neely 3
office. lie saw Mr.. Reynolds In Neelys
office, and this man, he asserts, held frequent
whispered talks with his superior. After
Neely learned his accounts were to be ex-
Rmined he left Havana on the steamship
Mexico.
Mr.. Burton further alleges that he learned
from +. G. RRthbone director OF posts in
Cuba. that Neely had gono TO the Waldorf
Astoria. ia New York. cable dispatch was
sent to Neely TO return, but he paid no at
tention to IT,
Continuing, Colonel Burton Gays: "The
duties Of the chief Of the Bureau Of Finances,
Charles II. Neely. were to collect all the rev.
enues derived from the postal department OF
the Island OF Cuba, including the sale OF
stamped paper, box rents and the fees from
the postal money-order business, and to de-
posit 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 80. Mr.. Rich,
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 Neely had left per-
tanning to postal earnings. which statement
Mr.. Rathbone corroborated. The ledger con-
tained statement of the receipts for stamp
ed paper, box rents and some receipts from
the fees of the money-order business from
January l, 1900, to April 30, 1900, with the
exception OF the receipts OF the Havana
postofice from March 10, 1900, to April 30,
1900. OF which there was no record. | asked
Rich II be 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 2, 1900. that he had collected
$4,000 since Neelys departure which money
he produced. Rich also stated that all the
moneys received by Neely 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.