The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-18
Police Intelligence.

THE RECENT ALLEGED FRAUD OF CALIFORNIA PAS
SAGE TICKETS, BY GEORGE L. HAMILTON CO.--AS
EXPOSE OF THE WHOLE MATTER.
In publication Saturday in reference to the sale
Of tickets for California by George L. Hamilton Co..
alluded to certain Developments about to be made be-
fore the Police Court by James ii. Green, Of the
clerks who in the employ Of Hamilton Co. at the
time Of the failure Accordingly Saturday the fol-
lowing aidavits made before Justice Osborn which
the reader will perceive give detailed account Of the
whole affair -
James H. Green being sworn says that he !. acquain-
ed with George H. Hamilton, OF this city, that
about the 2lst day Of January 1852 said Hamilton exc
cuted power Of attorney, appointing Samuel H. Crooks
Of this city his attorney to act for him in the purchase
and sale goods wares and merchandise and to sue for
ak demand aud receive from all and every person, ali
sums Of money debts, &c. which may be due and
owing to him, or which may become due to draw
and sign checks drafts and bills Of exchange, to
accept and pay the TO sign bills Of adng passen-
ger tickets and other papers to which his might be
requisite necessary the ordinary Of business
That on the same day, the said George H. Hamilton
sailed in the steamship Pioneer for Chagres. and
some time absent from the city that during the
absence Of Hamilton doponent is informed and be-
lieves to be true Samuel H. Crooks the attorney Of
Hamilton. and John Han, entered into agreement
with Captain L. r. Lopez Of Philadelphia for the pur-
chase construction Of a steamboat. and shortly
after, Crooks & Hall entered into contract making
it in the Of the wives Of the said Crook Hall
Crooks then paid to Lopez. Of sad contract
$4,000 using the money Of Hamilton, which stood to his
(iamiltons credit in the Groccrs Bank Of this city and
the Ocean Bank. AT the time Hamilton LETT the city
Crooks Hall advertised for passengers by the said
steamer called the Reindeer, to sa the LIST April.
1862 for San Francisco by the Straits Of Magellan and
continued TO sell tickets for passengers until the return
Of said Hamilton to this city and for several days after
Hamilton could get no satisfaction as to the state Of
any proper accounting from said Crooks
or Hall ms TO his business during hi absence Hamilton
then made direct demand for account which tiue
Crooks & Hall stated TO Hamilton that they had
bought said steamer Reindeer. and Crooks pre-
sented account. Deponent says he then
went at the request Of Hamilton with Hamilton Crooks
and Hail. TO the Office OF George sickies No 10 Nassau
street where they entered into negotiation the result
Of which that Hamilton to give the wives Of said
Crooks and Hall the sum a $1,000 each to convey
the steamer Reindeer 10 nsnuton And dcpDnt further
he has since the transfer signed by the wife Of
Crooks and the wife of Hall conveying the steamer 10
Hamilton Hamilton then took nm once over the Ocean
Bank and advertised said steamer Reindeer, In his
name agent to sl above stated and sold tickets
for passage therein that the first day that said Office
wac opened for the sale Of tickets Thomas g. Wood
introduced TO deponcnt by Hamilton clerk 10 sel
tickets receive the and pay the daily 10
John Miller the rcputed agent Of Corwne Brothers SEQ
On the day following the return II Hamilton from Pans
ma he (HaDon) called on dcponent and introduced
him Samuel s. Corwinc, Of the firm Of Corwine,
Brothers Co., Panama New Granada, and stated he
was indebted 10 said firm according the best recocc
Ton of doponen in the sum Of eight thousand dollars
and ON subsequent days deponent aud the said Coryne
had fevcrt1 conversations in relation to the Affairs vi
Hamilton, he inquiIing what Hamilton was worth. &C.
doponent slwsys answered that he did not know. Al this
time the transfer had not been made by Crooks Hall
and Corwpe advised Hamilton 10 mike the sacrifice OF
$1,000 70 each Of the ladies' and get the ia his
own hands beponont has seen both Miller and Corwine
Ia HamtoDs Office at the time. several times and
somctmes only one of them Deponont further says that
Miller asked him II he could explain how IL was
mat ~ the 1rtt contract only $4,000 was to be
paid until the completion N the steamer where
as this contract required further payment OF
hoWo, on the 10th March, 1852 Deponent replied
that be had no knowledge that subject The second
contract here spoken of refers TO obtained by am
ION nom Lopez in Philadelphia, short time after tho
once vas open.di during the time the Office opened
tRets ior passage by the ead steamship Reindeer as
advertised -trc sold daily by said Wood and The pro-
ce.ds ICES PER cent eomnissioa paid to Miller
icr him until called for Miller came several times 10 the
hee ard exercised kind u supervision giving direc-
ems about posting bills and printing; pal Corwno also
rectnm nded that circulars containing the rates OF pas
sag and time Of sailing osod ship swoud be sent byna
to The Posmaftos in different sections of the United
states Deponent further says that said Hamilton went
TO Laderhe and gave said Loper his draf for $4,000:
then returned 70 this city anu rent dcponcDt ~ Phi