New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-16
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WEDNESDAY.
MAYORS UEEIC Z

CHARGE OF PERJURY.-A respectable looking
man named Joseph Ashley arrested charges of Fer
ufT anu o'esfy Preferred against HIM by MIR trIst, coun
sellor AZ law The complainant time since. filed
Creditors bill AGAINST M ASHLEY for about So and one Tor
nearly similar is by Aissrs john EasgsEty
Sons he houSs and LOT No IS Graad asserted
belonging TO hi and the perlrv charged his
Teaf'us on has examination before ih Master IN thancsrJ
ta ne Ga not c said property bat had sold tito "Iiham
talrbsIrn his bfoteRlaw who aterward transferred II TO
seafarnS named Robert Duplex, who, for certain
reasons dad not wish have the dead made himself.
appears that previous this he had procured Power Of
Attorney a. from Robert Duplex b. given VIM y An
dros auhoIls!ng him collect the which he did, sns
paid them 10 Mr. A,sr The power of attorney trans
erfsd BY Mr. olgeE al the request of what he supposed 10 De
authorised parties 10 Mr. jeremiah Smith, OF Wash
ngon and Warren stests. There also charge Sl
Ashley OF utsrnS this forged power Of attorney purpong
De from Robert Duplex, know ing be forgery There
four charges ssain,. MIR 4, thee for perjury, II the
action 0a the suit IA Cris; tha. Of iacgefty Sons
and the examination before The Master ChaIeegY At the
suit OF Cst IhiS al occurred within the last
WIN Fosc testified before the Mayor that Robert Duplex
(ho was the brother Of wilnesss wi died the house of
Mrs Burt 'ses Duplex four years ago. and that he does
know any ether of the Of Duplex the city
Except Geor-e theriuuc!e Mr. Ashley them under
stand last week hst Robert had bough house No IS Grand
street from him In 1882 but LIS family had not heard of be-
fore, and probably would not had been The
Mrs Burt where he died and her Witness wlts} were
good terms with each other Sir Andres Testified
Duplex, aathoTisnG him Mr. AshIey told him that
Capt Duplex Boston at the te aud that the rower cl
attorney from there. The witness also stated that lie had
been induced By Mr. = before Commissioners twice and
swear tn papers which Mr. A told him necessary send
TO Can't Dupe.. The Confidence of witness Al Ashley
wa, such that he them without; reading them al
.yits were shown sigaed By Mr. Andros which he he
had no knowledge utention OF seuins.J
jeremiah Saith ;r testified having acted under the
pswcr of a,orne M Ashley told him of the house being IN
t,oubl o the suit of Mir Cst and SAID that Capt Dupexwas
in Philadelphia and advising Smith 10 ate, who dd so aud
received signed b. Robert Duplex tetaS
him under the power of attorney, and he Duplex
would be here days. Witness was also arrested as an
accompice Of Ashley the carses-bct on showing The pa
Eers under which hs acted the Hiayor, that gentleman
thought he had been nsed By them aud he Was discharged
The examination Will BE- continued tomorrow.
C Mr Ashley was formerly of the firm Of Day Ashley,
Washington street and recently believe has bern engaged
in business Front He has wife and child who occupy
house Nc Colonuade Row, Brooklyn where hlr Ashley
arrested. Not being able give bail III the required
amount he is in custody at the Ceare street prison.