The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-23
MAN WHO HAS CAUSED THE RE
PUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION
i TROUBLE REARRESTED
BAIL FIXED 1T FIFTY THOUSAND
COL. HURToN DEFINES THE Of
FENSE COMMITTED by NEELEY
WHILE IN CUBA
SCANDAL NOT A REVELATION
New York Stamp Dealers Had Ex-
Dectcd Something of the Sort
Would Happen-Gen.
Woods Action.

WOODS Action,
NEW YORK, May 22.-Charles F. w.
NeeIey, former chief financial agent of
the postoftice department at Havana,
cuba, was Tearrested today by a United
States marshal. The arrest was made
on warrant issued by United States
Circuit Judge Lacombe, in a civil suit
against Neeley by the United States. He
Is charged with the wrongful conversion
OF $45,3OO.26. His bail was fixed at $780,
OOO
Inc arrest was made on information
furnished by George H. Burton, and the
order Of arrest was indorsed by Edward
X. Jones, special attorney general, and
Frederick P. Smith.
The prisoner was taken to the limited
States marshars Office and later was ar
Iaigned before Judge Lacombe. Counsel
Tor the prisoner made application for a
reduction Of the bail but it was denied.
Neeley was then taken to the Ludlow
street jail. The order of arrest reads
IN part:
1T having been made to appear to me
Ply the affidavit Of George II. Burton ver-
Heq on May 49, 1900 and the affidavit Of
z. j. Jones and Frederick p smith Veri-
u5d on May q. 1909, and the voiced com
PAINT in this action, that a sufficfent
cause of action exists in favor Of tho
gIahtlH-the United States-against the
peIendant for the wrongful conversion Of
llo,o'9'19 you are requested forthwith to
LIest the said defendant in this action
FhaFles +. W. Neeley, and hold him to
pan IN the sum of $50, 000 and to return
.IlS ms order with the proceeding therein
Ander as prescribed by law"
IN March he collected tho e,,,,, e
zrGozSO from the sale of stamped naper
ana boN rents, of which he deposited the
Sum of $l6,g264O '-''
IN IN April, 1900, he collected the sum Of
lzo'SZS-o4, OF which he deposited the sum
Of $lS,45SS8. sum
MY investigation demonstrated tbat
charles f. w. Neeley, as chief of the
bureau of finance, has received the suno
OI Slzz' o2o-62' of which he has deposited
win the treasurer in Cuba the sum Of
P'1Si.5' and that the balance amountine,
10 the sum of $45,375 or any part thereof
cannot be found and the said sum remains
unaccounted for"
Allached to the order is the affidavit
oi CoI. Burton, an inspector general Of
tne United States army, with rank as
colonel, stationed in Cuba, and other ef-
HuaVlts. Col Burton in his affidavit
states that on April 60 1900 he was or
oered by Maj. Gen. Wood to examine q f
IalTs and accounts in the departnan+ oF
posts in the island of Cuba. passed nro,,
ana audited by the assistant auditor
from the inception of his Office to Anrfl
q, 1900 a pi4i
Col. Burton, according to his affidavit
examined the accounts and found irreg-
uldrlUes that made it necessary for him
10 visit Neeley's Office to examine bis %
counts. He saw Mr.. Reynolds in Noo
Iey's office, and this man. he assarts
AeIu frequent whispered talks with he
superior. After NeeIev Iearnoa "tItl 49, us
counts were to be examined he g.
havana on the steamship Mexico.
Mr. Burton further ALLEGED tbo+ -
1SaIHed rom e. G. Rathbone. director
u posts III Cuba, that Neeley had pona
10 me WaIdorf-Astoria in New York
a caoIe dispatch was sent to NeeIev ~
return put he paid no attention to II
Continuing, Col. Burton saws: 49,
OFFENsE DEFINED
Ihe duties of the chiefs of bureau Of
HHahce connected with Neelev were 70
SoAecI al accounts in the island of On
"a including sales of stamped nanar
Us money orders and to deposit
mem to the account of the diractor of
the posts or the treasurer of the iSio,1a
OF cuba in Havana In order r. o
certain the amount of said revenues
demanded the books, ledgers and tho a,,
IRE records of the office from Ian
1Soo TO April 30, 1900. Mr. Rich in the
presence Of the director of pests ba,,dnd
" oooh which he stated was Mr.
Neeley's ledger, and also stated that
oil
-\eeleE mas left pertaining to postal earn
lhGs, which statement Rathbona corrob
ora1ed. Said ledger contained q state
HenJ of the receipts for slammed rapor
box rents and some receipts fo~ I1o,o,
oIutr business, from Jan. l, 1900 to AnriI
oV IVU with the exception of the re
ceipts of the Havana postoffice fror,
March 10, 1900, to April 80. 1900 of which
Jhere was no record. 1 asked said Rich
II he had in the office any postal earr1-
1ngs not yet deposited, and he answered
IN the negative, but stated that he bad
receipts of May l and 2, 1900 that he
Hlch, mad collected since Neelev's de-
parture, which money he produced and 7
counted it and found the same +o a ar,o,I,,+
to fraction over $1,000. Said Rich also
stated that all the moneys received NV
Neeley had been deposited with the treas,
urer of the island of Cuba on or heforo
April 80, 1900.
'Ledgers left by said Neeley show the
cash receipts from fifty important most
offices in Cuba, from the months of Ian
uary, February, March and April. as
follows; For January Neeley received
from sale Of stamped paper and box
rents $2S, 9O2.22; of this amount he demos
tied with the said treasurer the sum of
$lI5SO For February, 1900. he received
from the sale of stamped paper and from
box rents the sum of $25. .OO5. .56 to which
he added the sum of $780,. .O3 received nv
him from money order business for the
months of July, August and September
1889 He took up in cash also in the
month of February, 1900, the sum of
A,S55.47, received from fees of the n1o,e1,
oidcF business for the months of October
Nov mber and December. 1900 he di6
not, however deposit this latter an9o,In+
with the said treasurer. This last an1onn+
added 10 the first two items. makes ~
total receipts for February. 1900 anoo,,rt
to $37,223.C6, of which he deposited tbe
sum of $24, ,365 O5 inc
SCANDAL NO SURPRISE
Local stamp dealers are not s,,rnri.a7
by the development regarding frande il,
the Havana postal service. II has hean