The San Francisco call., 1909-02-12
BURKE PLANS TO
ARREST BUCKLEY
FORSTOCKDEAL
Declares Warrant for Embez-
Element VIII Be Sworn
To at Once
Former Political Boss De-
nOunceS Accusations as
Malicious Lies
Bitter RecriminatiOns and Ava
Ianche of Threats Follow
Filing of Suit

the fling Of a suit for damages and
accounting against Chris Buckley, one
time political boss. by Edmund Burke,
who claims 70 represent 80 or more
stock holders of the United States
wireless. printing company, Of which
Buckley is general manager. Buckley
characterizes Burke as the most in
famous scoundrel who ever came into
the state" and Burke says he intends
TO have Buckley arrested on an en-
eezzlement charge.
Il have nothing against Buckley per-
sonally and am acting only in behalf
of the stock holders of this company"
declared Burke. Whatever judgment
may accrue from this suit, the money
viii be turned into the treasury of the
company for the benefit OF all the stock
holders. I don't expect a cent myself
I am going TO Los Angeles Sunday
night. and on Monday I shall apply for
warrants for the arrest Of Buckley, W.
7. Valentine and J. II Duke for en-
bezzlement I have in my possession
checks which will prove the charges.
BRANDS CHARGES FALSE
who is this fellow Burke?" asked
Buckley. He pretends 10 be lawyer.
but is he2 I am having his record
looked up now and / viii have some
thing with which TO answer this at
tack in a few days. His charges are
nothing but outrageous lies from be-
ginning TO end. He came here from
Los Angeles, where. j understand, he
was arrested for robbery, and think
the police and the newspapers there
know a great deal about him."
Burke yesterday reiterated the charge
that Buckley had corralled. 10000
shares Of the stock Of the United
States wireless printing company and
had paid but $500 for them. The stock
holders whom he represents, he says,
paid an average price of So per share
for all their holdings. The alleged en-
bezzl enent is based on a transaction
which occurred IN October, 1905. Burke
declares that Buckley then Illegally
drew 1880 OF the company's funds, re-
tanning $500 himself giving $500 each
to Valentine and Duke and charging
the whole thing up on the company s
books 10 attorneys fees. Burke
says he has the checks which passed
in this transaction and will produce
them in substantiation Of his charges.
EXPLAINS TRANSACTION
Buckley explains that the $500
transaction was entirely legitimate. He
declares that the stock Of the company
was then being issued for promotion
purposes and that stock belonging TO
himself, Valentine, Duke and 5. l..
Phillips was placed in escrow. Phil
lips was then vice president Of the
company, and Buckley declares that IN
selling stock Phillips sold that be-
longing to himself and pocketed the
money instead Of selling company stock
and turning the proceeds into the
treasury. Phillips was ousted from
control on this account Buckley
claims.
Buckley SAYS that Phillips having
broken the escrow agreement, the other
three parties to the contract each drew
out $500 for services they had rem
dered, and that it was Phillips himself
who entered this charge 10 the accoun.
Of attorneys fees" in the company's
books. Phillips now occupies an Office
in the Mills building with Burke, the
plaintiff IN the present action, and
Buckley declares that Burke is merely
q dummy stock holder acting in behalf
Of Phillips TO secure revenge.
Burke's charge that Buckley sold
out the interests Of the United States
wireless printing company and cast his
lot with the BUrlingame telegraphic
typewriting company is also denied by
Buckley. The latter declares that the
two companies are entirely unrelated
TO each other and that each is at
present in fourishing condition. In
stead Of making a stock transfer from
the United States TO the Burlingame
company, Buckley says that holders of
the former stock were given stock in
the latter company without cost and
that both kinds Of stock are still good.
This applied, he said, TO all stock hold
ers except those who purchased stock
from DHf11fnc Ia v~f1 fc1 facc "a
was not turned over TO the treasury OF
the company.
DENIES ALL CHARGES
Buckley denies all charges Of misuse
or misappropriation OF funds, declar-
ing that the books Of the United
states wireless printing company have
but recently been audited BY expert
accountants and that Burke has been
onered every opportunity TO examine
them The invention which this COM
pany was formed to exploit. Buckley
declares, proved failure. but an elab-
oration of the principle involved Is
being successfully worked out by Prof
John J. Montgomery of Santa Clara
college.
Attorneys Bert SchIesinger. and 7
Dunno, representing Buckley and tho
United States wireless printing com
pany, joined last night in statement
Burke. They also asserted thai al
though BUrke's letterheads designa+a
him q counselor at law in washington
T. c., and San Francisco, the records
OF the supreme court show that he does
not hold a license to practice in this
state.
The formal statement given out bv
Schlesinger and Dunno is in part as
follows:
AT.rORNFrVSs STATEMENT
With reference to the proceedings
Of Edmund Burke against our clients.
C. A. Buckley and others and the
United States wireless printing COM
pany TO recover the sum of 5000. 600
we state that our clients have no i'm
mediate intention OF presenting Mr..
Burke or his client with any such
amount or any amount. During the
several months last past Mr.. Burke
and his client have resOrted to threats
of both civil and criminal proceedings
against our clients with the purpose
In view Of compelling them 10 give up
4 large amount Of the capital stock
of the corporation and also a large
amount of money.
Scarcely a day has passed that Mr.
Buckley has not been the recipient Of
threatening letters from Mr. Burke,
ia the delivery OF which the mails