The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
NEELY IN IAlL.
keArreSted on a Civil Warrant Issued by
Uncle Sam-TO Recover n
Balance Due.

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Uncle Sam-TO Recover
Balance Due.
New York, Especial. )-Charles F. W. Nicely,
former chief financial agent Of the postotice
department at Havana, Cuba, was rearresteu
by United States marshal. The arrest was
made on a warrant issued by United States
Circuit Judge Lacombe, in civil suit 0galnst
Nicely, by the United States. He is charged
with the wrongful conversion OF S45, SOO.25.
His bail was fixed at $4,000. The arrest
was made on information furnished by
George H. Burton, and the order Of arrest
was endorsed by Edward X. Jones, special
attorney general, and Frederick p. Smith.
The prisoner was taken to the United
states marshal's office, and later was ar
raigned before Judge Lacombe. Counsel Tor
the prisoner made application for reduc-
ton OF the bail, but 1t was denied. Neely
was then taken to the Ludlow Street Jau.
Attached to the order is the affidavit Of In
spector Burton, who states that on April "a,
1900 he was ordered by Major General Woou
to examine accounts and Vouchers in the
Department Of Posts In Cuba. He examined
the accounts, and found irregularities that
made 1t necessary for him to visit Neely
office. He 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 e1-
amined he left Havana on the steamship
Mexico.
Mr.. Burton further alleges that he learned
from 4. G. Rathbone, director Of posts In
Cuba, that Neey had gone TO the Waldorf
Astoria, Ia New York. A cable dispatch was
sent to Neely to return, but he paid no at
tention to 1t.
Continuing, Colonel Burton says; "The
duties OF the chief OF the Bureau Of Finances,
Charles F. Nicely, we're to collect all the rev
enues dari5ed from the postald department OF
nc Island OF Cuba including the sale OF
stamped paper, box rents and the fees from
the postal money-order business, and to de-
poslt 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 revenue0 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 Nicely 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 1, 1900, to April 80, 1900, with the
exception of the receipts OF the Havana
postoface from March Is, 1900, tc April 30,
1900, of which there was no record. asked
Rich II 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 2, 1900, that he had collected
$4,000 since Neely's departure, which money
he produced. Rich also stated that all the
moneys received by Neely had been deposit
ed with the treasurer Of tho Island Of Cuba
before April 3d."
Mr.. Burton then goes into details, and
shows that the difference between Neely's
receipts and deposits was 445, ,9O).28