The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-15
Police IntelIlRenNe.
THE CASE OF PALMER co LETTERS AND ATM
DAvIT OF A. b. CoRTINE, UNITED STATES CON-
SUI AT PANAMA.
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4 Haigh, were char gcd with deraa,ng largo
number 81 perons CT considerable sun, Of money by
81 Ding thlE Tickets Of passage 10 tSiE,fp'n wnicn
tickets the holsrs thIso o. arriving ut Panama iodnd
their disappointment were wholly ,saelcss tar "a
the procuring for them passage Fran
cisco. These 10 make their c.copsioTs com
rletc rrpresspi,i 10 the buyers o their tiet~ that
Messrs Cerwine Co.. at Panama were their agents. but
which II will be seen by the accompanying affidavit and
letters Of Mr.. Corwne was not the week since
published the arrest Of Haight OF the firm Of
Palmer Co.. on a new complaint OF like character
with the others above referred and he Awaiting
{ examination on that complaint The following Is the
affidavit Of Mr. Corwine the U. Consul at Panama-to
which Is attached the letters in question--which
taken before the magistrate ON saturday =
AFFIDAVIT or MIR. coRwrSr
Amos b. Corwne United States Consul! ri Panama,
New Granada, being sworn, doth depose and say-rhat
he Is and has been the last years member Of the
firm Of Corwno Brothers Il Co, merchants, at Panama.
and this deponent adds. that the said firm Il not
and has been in any manner whatever, directly
indir' city neither publicly privately connected with
concerned for, interested in the firm. called
firm of Palmer Co, Palmer iaight, in che city 81
Now York; nor has the dcpouent of himself any in
dvdual member Of the laid firm Of Corwinc Brothers
Co. ever been partner. silent otherwise, or ever
had any connection with on been interested in directly r
indirectly the profit or losses, other business aiiif
OF the SAID called firm of Palmer Haight or either
OF th,m and any or all statements or petences to the
contrary heretofore made. by person waatso
ever are wholly and absolutely false in all their par 5;
depcnent adds still further that the SAID drm Of Cotwine
brothers Co never the agent OF iaimer Co.. nor
of Palmer Haieht, in the business Of conveying pas
seDsrs from New York TO California; aeponrDt
personally, either of the members OF deponent rm,
agent for the said firm Of Palmer Co., Pal
ner IIaight in The business Of conveying passengers
a. aforesaid seoonont says also, that the firm Of
Palmer 4 Co. Palmer 4 Haigtt has at any time
owned. in whole or in part the steamer Sea Bird, Gold
Hunter Monumental City, any steamer, sailing
ship, other vessel, upon the Pacific, between Pa.
mama and san francisco; nor had the said firm,
either of them to the best Of dcponent kno~lcdgc,
any interest III connection with control of either OF
said steamers any other steamer. ship. vessel
said waters and all statements aud prstences by any
Of the members OF either the firm of Palmer Co.
Palmer Haigh are, this deponea ailege-, and has
no doubt utterly false and untrue Deponent that
on learning hat the said firm OF Palmer 90 were rep
resenting the said firm of Corwne Brothers 4 Co. rs
their agents Ut Panama. he without delay wrote thence.
enclosed address Of John G. Miller the agent OF
deponents firm in this city, letter Of which the
ed Is copy peponent also directed Gas per letter to Mr.
Miller hercunto annexed) that an official commusca
ton which dcponout had previously addressed TO the
Secretary Of State at Washington "a copy taken from
The Panama STR Of April 5: 1852 is hereunto atached)
should be puhis in the New York daily papers Fur
A. B. CoRwINE.
Deponent adds the foregoing that the various sums
OF money shipped at different periods TO Panama by Pal
mer Co.. alleged by them for the purpose Of for
warding passengers in no instance. consigned -
Corwine, Brothers Co for that purpose, but to chs
special agents of Palmer Co, only to the OF Cor
wine Brothers Co, asd that the special agents Of Pal
mer {. Co were the only persons who dsbursei said
refused to allow the said special agents Of Palmer & Co.
to dislurse in their Office on their counter although
solicited the privilege from Corwinc Brohers& TO tur
thcr saith not. 4. u. C0RWiNE.
Here follow the letters referred to-:
PAsAN., February 81, 1852.
Mossrs. PALMER & Co, No so broadway, New York
GentiemenINe are in receipt Of your letter of 9th
prsod at the time to learn from your passengers
and some of the tickets Issued by your firm that had
Represented agents here for forwarding your
gers, before you had addressed the subject
This Is most upwarrapabe liberty. and unauthorized
is gross presentation And it Is cal
custed TO niure our character a mercantile house
and because also know you have no line OF ndepen
dent tcames from this port to san francisco feel
He'd Z, flFac fhp
have accordingly forwarded by this conveyance for pub
lication disavowal Of any such arrangement Very
respectfully, CoRWlNE BRO. co.
P,sa,iA. February -, 1872
JorS &. ML,Ep, Esq No. 20 Front street New York.
Dear -ir- Mesrs Palmer IS Co No so Broadway, have
been persons going c. orna that they
had line OF steamships from 1is por; TO San Francisco.
and, without authority have represented Us as their
cgents This point On the faith Of the above they sold
tickets for independent steamers from Panama to san
Francisco 10 large number OF passengers who have in
consequence been greatly disappointed when arriving
here. 10 frd steamer ready TO take thcm away, and
that not the agents Of Palmer Go. As all this
tends to niurc Standing business housc, well
10 render this route to California unpopular
We feel called upon TO notify the pub through the pub
lie press that tho SCENTS in any way # Mcssrs
Palmer 3 Co and the public that Ilcy have no
ine Ct steamships from this pert to san toucisco IL this
time, have tn heretofore had to oar knowledge
will Ia INK You. III reior after showing the enclosed
Mr. H. CCIWnc to have the lClosed notice pab-
lihud in several Of your most prominent daily ne1epa
rers and charge cost to We Will also thank yon to
have the eoclosed letter delivered 10 Messfs Palmer
Co. Trusting that you will all due de patch in giving
publicity 10 the enclosed advertisement
We aic &c very truly, CoEWiNE, BRO \ co.
CoSst LATE L s.A.. PAN,M,
March %. 1872.
srrIn my despatch of frat Of January 1882 No 81,
lad the honor TO call ion 10 a system OF decop
ton il pot nvd practscd by certain parties tho city
pr ting froa the Atlantic States 10 California in
matter oi issuing y them spurious tickets am happy
TO state that official notification made thereof n ne
i, rar hg bad the effect to stop the pa toned
IN my dispatch fron selling any ticke Of that des
crption, have TO cali your attention to the fact
that hosfIs polnrr Co. No. SO Broadway, piacts
ing the ystem Of deception fraud upon
suspectipg eountrJmen but uron more extended scale
which not PIT stop 20, will lead 10 inealcuabe dis
tres ard suffering Within the past few weeks some 200
or SEQ American citizens have arrived here with tickets
issued by Ncesrs Palmer x Co. guaranteeing TO the
but upon reaching this city they foundno steamer belong
na TO or control d by. famtr Co. 20 carry them 10
Sun francisco and the result has been that Of these
individual have been compelled take
sage in sailing vessels while othcrs Of them have returned
home dheartened and almost penness These outrages
ch loudly Tor the inerDoi on q The law ana until the
guilty parties be reached by those whose confidence
bey have abused ana who fenss they have outraged
am f1t without hope mat another ohcal caution from
the department viii al least have the effect to influence
emgants against purchasing tickets from irresponsible
pTsons. Messrs Palmer Co In order TO make their
deception appear the plausible have. without !
au' hcrjty. used my pame and that Of the commercial
hon. with WHICH am connected rs their agents at Pa
mama the forwarding If their passengers which
pesd to disayow their acts through The public jour
nal q th place ana New York. sir, with great
respect your obedient servant.
A. y. CoRwINT, y. 5 Consul.
TO Ton. Daniel Webster, ccretory Of state, washing
ton j.. @
EVIDENCE FOE TIE. DEFENCE.
Yesterday Mr. a. a Phillips counsel for the defend |
ant The examination If witnesses FOR the dc.
fence with view Of Eowing that Cor Siue Brothers
4 Go citing agents fer the iirn Of Palmer s. CO.
II bad been asserted that they not
the agents The 1rsj witness called Mr.. Williams,
NrO test fed as follows
samuel W williams being -sworn. ssid--I reside at
WetipuYt. Essex county. State 81 New York; nm
acquainted with Iarnahus = Ua'eht the defendant;
I'm not ACQUAINTED with MIR. Palmer. Of tho firm of |
almer s. Co.. know him when see hin; was NJ the
Cffce OF Palmer s. Co about Tire FIRST second day Of
MaICh last. l Dir. Palmer there, biz. Monghouse,
br samuel Cotwine, and several other persous while
TX saw hlT Co vine present check 70 Mr. Palmer
uniting 10 SlT and upWaids aud $40 added which
m8de IL - s00 Mr. CoTsiue sold IL money lac
bad paid for Mr. Palmer charges or charter Of
boat don't know which. something OF that kud; SIR
Corv Inc that they Palmer nd passengers
al, ng to Panama there plenty Of boats from
IrauC take the passengers ana that there would