New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-16
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THE AzTECs. A correspondent says he
would like TO have ths folio Sns facts accounted for
Ia any other way than the sccouB, given ms in the
memoir Of these children. Those who do not
choose to believe the remarkable story furnished By
iheir attendants, put speculation upon the rack to
account IN some more probable manner for their ex-
lsience 1ney cali them dwarf Indians, or at tao
most, psmy specimens q ( oFcIi ary lLGlan tribes
anything rather than Li,lipu,ians OF aEy peculiar
caste or race. But on close examination s,u,oorn
facls 81 ock over all the newly proposed theories aad
estaosh more and more firmly the hlsiorv klyen our
not insisted upon, IN fespecs 60 them TIE oost,re
assumed BY toe boy when sitting upon ,hs door IA
prscRely hike thaiIe presented IN sculptures on msnv
OF the moi umenis Of Central America. and It IS a
posture which We have never kLO An any pos.arer or
gymnast 10 assume. The shape of The boys head.
too, is peculiarly that Of the ngures upon the Cen
tral American ruins. Another peculiarly Of these
pigmy creatures and one which puzzles tae " wise
men OF the day much as any others, Is the fact
tos,ihey have n Language or means OF co nninica'
ton one with the other. When they desire 10 ex-
press anything, however trivial, one 20 the othsr,
they invariably DO II by the medium OF their attend
ants When We hrst saw them they scarce made
sound OF any KIND Now they speak many words
inteligibiy, and seem TO understand very well
everything which is said TO them"
CHARGE or FALSE PRErsNsEs -Erten-
sIve OperatioHsA OF false pretenses or ssind-
ling, Involving a very large amount OF money has
Tor lev days past engaged the attention OF the po
lice, and Yesterday two men OF heretofore ire
proachaoe character, named WIllet w. Hawkins,
OF NO 2o' asdlson.st and Isaac W MvRe I'm NJ
Stephens and Crasseit, of the 10 yer Police Court
IL seems that these individuals have for tune
past bt ell extensively engaged IN the gold dust ous-
ness at the corner of Broadway and John s. and
that TO enable them to carry their business sue
cessfuIly and extensively they have borrowed large
sums OF money from various Wallst dealers and ota
ers on short credit, which In Inssy cases have
been refunded. together with handsome bonus fof
l1a k.F. -fh 49,
pay decal ing that they had been robbed BY one
Phny White, an agent Of their concern who hal the
Whole Of their gold Gust and funds ia his possession
Rumor states that on that day they had borrowed
upward of 100000. This statement of theirs TO
their creditors, many OF whom had borrowed large
amounts for the purpose OF oanns them TO Messrs.
VIM & Hawkins. IN orGer 10 obtain the handsome
premium oGered by them for the use OF the loans,
had as may be supposed, a considerable effect upoa
them and the greatest exertlons were made by the
police TO trace the fugitive White, but without
avail, though Il was aScertained that he had
been seen In the City during last week. The
rest OF the alleged offender led the creditors to be-
heve that he had acted III concert with Messfs VIM
& HAWKING, and that they had induced HIN to run
of. that they, together with him, might share the
profits OF the operation. Under this apprehension.
Mr. Cyrus Scodeld, of No, 90 Pike ST., one Of tho
creditors OF Messrs. VIM & Hawkins yesterday
made affidavit, of which the folio wing is the sub
stance He says that on the 2lst OF December last,
Winn Hawkins applied to him for the loan OF
$500. Previous to letting them have the moaey,
Wmn represented tina. he was worth $4,000, and
that It was invested in geld dust and, further that
Hawkins had just become amember OF the 6rm, and
that he was worth $50 Oo0-that no owned store IN
CathsriI ST., the goods In which were worth % 900
or 1900, and house in Maclson-st, free fr0m In
cumbrance and further, that they were engaged IN
buying GOLD dust as II arrived from California In the
hands OF passengers and that they were buying Is In
such way that 1t was impossible for themt TO lose, a.
there was man named Scott who had agreed TO pay
them &l7 60 per ounce for all they bought On these
representations Mr.. Scofeld loaned them $1,000, TO
be returned in two weeks, but when tho time OF pay
ment arrived they put him off with promise, and
on the 9th inst they informed him that they were ut
terly and entirely unable to pay him the amount OF
any part of it, On this affidavit warrant for their
arrest was issued by Justice Osborne, before whom
they were taken. An examination relative TO tue
matter will take place shortly. before that Mss's-
trate.
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