The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-14
Police Intelligence,

I'm alleged forgaD-oficers bigger and Davies of the
Essex Market Police Court, yesterday arrested George
California passage tickets warrant issued by Jus
ce stuart on the following documents and affidavit
Mr Amos D. Corwne United States Consul al Panama.
Mr. Corwine testifes as follows
am OF the firm Of CoIwipe Bros s. Co. commission
merchants at Panama in the latter part of February
1852. George Il Hamilton came to Panama, having in
charge number of passengers to whom he had in New
lofk, sold tickets of passage from Panama to Ca
lforno: Hamilton represented himself to me as being
the agent Of Spohord Tilest0n Co. Of this city. aud
also OF I. Tapscott Co., stating that he in
sruced by these houses 10 make arrangements with
ponent to forward these passengers from Panama to San
Francisco in the event If the Monumental City should
not be in port when he arrived there he also stated that
NE had letters with him Of credit from the above named
firms and that he likewise bad certificate letter of
credit from the Ocean Bank in the city Of New York
which he produced (heing the same here presented;)
and upon the faith If which together with his represent
taons, depone forwarded than two hundred of
said passengers to San Francisco. board of sailing
vessel taking the tickets Hamilton issued to them and
giving them deponent's tickets of passage across
the Pacific, to the amount and Of the value Of, in
all. twenty-five thousand dollars Whereabouts; de-
ponent then forwarded SAID letters to New York and
being presented to their pupoied authors and houses
sey,aly declared to be gross and wicked rgors
Of which dep6nent has nov doubt. and so charges
Deponent further that these said letters purpor on
their face TO have been made and issued in this city of
New York that they addressed to the said Hamilton
in the city Of New York and bear every evidence and
dcon Of having been made and written in this city and
within the jurisdiction of the criminal courts Of the State
Of New York Deponent prefers this complaint against
the said Hamilton the ground and assumption that
these said false papers made in the city Of New York.
and that this upon the proof upon the face Of papers
clearly and fully expressed that the fart is The fol-
lowing copies of the letters which charged
forged
New YORK, January 81 1869.
SiR-You are hereby authorized to draw, ut three
days sight the Ocean Bank, Of New York city. for
and to the amount Of 5000, provided said drafts
used for the purpose Of forwarding the passengers placed
in your charge steamship Pioneer, from Panama to
San Francsco. With respect, your obedent servant,
j. GUESNIN.
Asst. Cashier Of Ocean Bank. New York city.
NEw YoRK. January 90, 1852
Gro. f. HAMILTON,
SRfou arc instructed to proceed TO Panama with the
passengers holding through tickets and in you
disappontodn the Monumental City make the best pos
fble arrangements you to forward them and should
your funds fall short you will draw US In favor Of
Hon. A. II Corvine, Consul for the you re.
quire We expect you to be punctual and act with all
the despatch you possibly Your obedent servants
SP0FF0RD & TILgSTON.
W. VI. I. TAPSC0TT L. co.
The accused taken before Justice Stuart and held
for examination.
Mr. a. A. Phillips, counsel for the defence contended
that the magistrate had jurisdiction whatever as no
utterng of the forged paper had been made In this city
by Hamilton that II any guilty Of uttering Mr.
CorWine was the person to answer, he sent the
papers to this city. The case will undergoa hearing