The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-13
WATSON ID FACE
 SERIOUS CHARGE Claim Agent of T. c. l. Co. Ar
 rested in Selma
CHARGE OF ENTERTAINMENT I
The Young Man Had Gone to Selma to See a Young Lady, and Claims That He Has Done Moth
 ing Wrong.

Selma, October 12.-(Special)-C. H. Watson, claim agent of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company with headouarters at Birmingham was arrest cd here today charged with the embezzle- ment of funds from his employers.
 The arrest was made by Chief of Police Walters on a telephone message from Birmingham. and later telegram came from Sheriff Burgin of Jefferson county saying to hold Clifford H. Watson as there was warrant in his office charg- ing hi.1 with embezzlement and deputy would be sent on the night train.
 Deputy Fowler reached the city some time after midnight and securing his youthful prisoner left with him at noon for Birmingham via. Calera. The officer knew nothing of the particulars or the charge against Watson. He said he had heard the embezzlement was variously estimated at from s10O to $15OO. The young man. on being asked for a statement said
 Watson Makes Statement. My name is c. II. Watson and my age is 19 years. Since last February have been claim agent for the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, with offices in the Woodward building, Bir- mingham. The charge, so far as l know anything about it, grows out of adifferenee between the treasurer of the company and myself, on a claim paid me by the Ala bama Great Southern railroad on Att gust 4 The claim was for $5S 03 and the fact that it was received by me and sent up to the treasurer is recorded on little book kept for that purpose. On Friday duplicate claim having been made to this one and settled, the A. G. s. came back on the company for the $5S .03 and my re- ceipt was produced l sent the money up to the treasurer, MT. Vail, on the day it was received by an office boy but he claims not to have received it. The matter was gone over in the office Fri day between the auditor, the treasurer and myself
 We have half holiday on Saturdays and I came to Selma Saturday night via Mont gomery. l expected to leave here at mid night and reach Birmingham at o'clock this morning, 1 had no intention of going any where else, but suppose the treasurer hearing I was out of the city got uneasy and swore out the warrant. I seldom spend Sunday in Birmingham and was in Selma about six weeks ago on Sunday"
 Went to Visit Young Lady.
 Asked as to his bushes here, the young man blushed and finally admitted he came to visit a young lady whom he had met in Birmingham. In fact he had returned from attending church with the young lady and had gone to the Hotel Korne- gay when the arrest was made yesterday.
 On searching him at police headquarters yesterday Chief Walters found S235 pis- tol some small change and a sleeping car check from Birmingham to Montgom- cry There was a report abroad that two tickets for California were found in pos sesion of the young man and rumor fur ther had it that elopment was con templated. This proved to be untrue, the young man having come to pay a Sunday visit to a young lady. He had a new, neat dress suit case and not more than days wearing apparel. The money was all in gold except S65 which was in cur rency