The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-09
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Police Intelll9ences


Some few days ago Mr. Miles A. Bradley, Of Cincin.
natl appeared before Justice Lchrop, and preferred
complaint against Mr. Robert BARBER, Of IT, Louis, ae
present putting up at the Irving House IN which
paint he set forth and charged that Mr. Barber had
committed forgery BY the erasure q his name from the
back Of draft for $4,000 the first <ndofser and piac
ing his again the paper unser the Of A.
St John thereby making St John the first entorser
the draft instead Of himself which operation deemed
TO affect the interest Of st. John and alleged be for
gerry The was held by the magstras q short Tins
under advisement, and the application of the m
plainants counse the charge discontinued snit
was then instituted against Mr. Barber ir, the United
states Court, and the defendant held to bn and
while the latter suit Is still pending, Mr. Barber, under
advice Of counsel, has instituted criminal complaint
against Mr. Bradley before Justice Mountfort charging
the defendant with obtaining from him about the 18th
day OF October 1850 the OF 81 500 in bans>bs in
order as alleged to purchase the controlling
interest of the Oxford Bank. Massachusetts
According to the affidavit OF Mr. Barber ns befcrs
the magistrate, the facts 80 by him, are Of
ideas Of Eastern banking 1t from brief extract
taken from the complaint and the cross-examnation
of Mr. Barber pending the hearing that about the time
the money obtained MIR. Bradley proposed to Join
him in equal amount Of capital purchase the
trolling interest Of the Oxford Bank Oxford, MasssI
chusetts, which could be obtained sor sl50O0 and
Bradley proposed to go to oxford end ascertain what IL
could be obtained for He went on ard when he
turned stated that he had secured the purchase and
had been compelled to place in the hands Of Stephen
Barton at Oxford $4,000 Of his own money, and re
quested MI Barber to pay 800 that being his half
to pay that amount unless Dir Bradlsy exhibited
evidence of payment Of said sum. MIR. Bradley then
Mr.. Barton setting forth that the os $4,000 had
been placed in his hands by Mr.. Bra.ley. But
tesry Of MIR Bradley % Mr. Barber paid the $ s. 80 500 to
Bradley in order to the controlling interest Of
his return stated that Mr. Barton had invested th.
$4,000 for the joint interest of Bradley and Barber:
but" said MIR. Bradley, the amount not sufficient
to obtain the controlling interest of said bank would
require So eco more to effect the object and requested
MIR Barber to pay $500 his half and the whole matter
could then be completed The money was paid by
Mr. Barber and Mr. Bradley instead returning back
to Oxford, proceeded to Cincinnati. By this timr Mr.
Barber says he began to be rather suspicious and pro-
ceeded himself to Worcester, few miles from Oxford
and there called Mr. Barton and made in uires
spectng the purchase of the Oxford Bank. Here Mr.:
Barber alleges that Mr.. Barton informed him that
be had not received any money from Mr. Bradley,
nor bad he signed any receipt for funds. had
he purchased the controlling interest Of said bank Mr.
Barber discovering the false to him by
Bradley returned back this city and the return
Mr.. Bradley from Cincinnati, Mr.. Barber wished Mr.
Bradley to give some explanation, and account for the
moneys received ON him for the purpose Of purchasing
the interest Of said bank Mr. Barber informed him o
the interview he had with Barton. when Bradley ~
alleged by Mr. Barber acknowledged that he had made
false statements and that he had acted improperly and
without sufficient reflection and that he would repay
him {Barber) what he then could and would pay the
balance at the earliest possible moment Mr. Barber thea
said Bradley appealed him to expose him. uor
60 with the legal proceedings instituted against him
in Worcester Upon the above statements. sworn
to by Mr. Barber setting forth that 10y such false repre-
sentations he had been derauded out of $4,000, the
magistrate issued his Of arrest and Mr. Bradley
taken into custody by officer Bumst ad pending the
The following is a copy Of the receipt made By Mr
Bradley on the receipt of the money
Received, New YORK. Oct n lo. Of Robert Barber Esar
he osra bs rss us
sTssr nrs T sa sd sAn. s
ownership ard control f said bank Which funds are
pose of making said purchase. NJ. A. BRADLEY
In addition to the above receipt letter wardeA
by Bradley to Barber from oxford IL Is short and
spicy. We give it below-it speaks for iteeif.-
wencssrrR. SAssAcHvsFrrs. Oct. "a. 1850.
Dear sir:-A going smooth a. oil. think shat
want ore money BE ready, in the event Of my drawing
Pc Of good cheer there good tim, ahead for tbs
Yours saiy NJ A. BRADLEY.
During the croeseSaminataon of Mr. Barber, the fo,3
lowing further evidence elected -
Mr.. Barber ssid-I received letter from A. Thomp-
son. Of Cincinnati recommending Mr. Bradley to me
very highly Mr.. Bradley also referred me to Mr. AnsA
also others Mr. St John spoke very highly of Mr.
Bradley was told that Mr. George Hobart and Bepjs-
min Weymouth could procure the controlling interest
Of ssd bank asking for their services bonus Of o.
or $1,000 this sum Bradley declined to give, and
cluded to effect the arrangement himself aud thus
the bonus also let him hsve 81 500 independent of the
previous which also TO be invested for tho
benefit Of the banking operationi when Mr. Bradley
turned from Oxford he said the charter of the bank
Of the best in the world he said that could crcu
late any amount Of Its bills Ia the West and that ve
could make fortune by getting out all the money We
could ard then IL we thought proper 10 let the bank rs
down: remarked then to Mr. Bradley that II that
the object would withdraw, and having nothing furthsr
70 do with IL and further told St John, Hobart ana
Weymouth that would only 60 into IL have Il conduct
ed honestly and fairly bradley told me that he had found
the very who Mr. Barton make the contrast:
again Mr. nradlcys return from Oxford he stated to
that he had completed the purchase. aud IL rrlurcd
twenty days ding to the charter of the bank
for election Of directors; bradley then cautonea
not TO correspond with any person there he would
manage the matter himself, lie had CONNIE need n
Mr. Bradley then endeavored 30 induce me to return
back 10 st. Louis and sad he would remit my share
in the oxford Bark; Mr.. Bradley spoke Of the first dis
count being $50 900, making $4,000 each: declined
IN L shf-It .
withdraw from the concern and wanted him 20 pay
back my money; to this request Mr.. Bradley said t
would be unfair, ss the money was all invested
The further hearing in the case was adjourned over
until this day In reference 10 this matter which
present only exhibits side Of the case MIR Bradley
asserts that his defence Is good and that he will be
abed to show 10 the satisfaction of the Justice discr
ent state of facts which will materially alter the present
appearance of the whole affair