New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-21


n, "wednesday evening a. two freight trains were
going no The road near Stuyyesan the forward trsn
va checked up OF aeked speed by accident and the
lceouoovc Of the rear train hall way through
,sseprer car attached TO the forward train no per
sou was hurt there being but very few in the train
The track was obstrncfed tbs; the O'Clock express
train from Albany ss delayed abou an hoar and hsf
For California The steamships ONO aud
Uncle ssn, for AspinwsI and the Northern Light Tor
San juan left this port yesterday afternoon win iarze
number of passengers for California The names OF the
passengers by the Ohio and Northern Light can be
found under the appropriate head
IMPORTANT ARREsrs-A Fraudulent Hath
Issociafon Broken gp-Hs Offers in tN Hands o. fAe
Police For about two years past an Association has
been in existence in this City calling itself The U. .
Mutual Benefit and Health Association OF Ne@-forK,
proesspg TO have been incorporated by act Of Legsa-
tnre passed April, 1913. with cash and guaranteed
caita of $4,000 having for ts avowed OBJECT the in-
suring of the health Of IFS members against loss by
sickness OF accident it terms were as follows;
payment Of 81 per year entitled the party 70 recover -
per week. while prevented By scknessor accident from
attending to business s. per year entitled him - per
week and up to sl3 per year. funeral beneh'
Of E25 also promised to the sers Of any member
who should decesse At the time the Association started
one John Little was lis President p. Magic Wee Pre-
sident. and Dr. Wils Of No 30 Thirteenth-st, David
blake Of No. 81 Howard st, and Frederick WnerOth,
Of No 81 Csnal-st, composed the Finance Committee
They issued circular in which the names OF Messrs
t. l. Stuart, Sugar Refner on the corner OF Green
vich and Chamberssts Ball, Black Co, jewelers. OF
No PAT Broadway and about fifteen other gentlemen
and firms were placed "a references Their Office, &C
cor6ing to their printed circular az that time over
the Assembly Rooms in Broadway, but is nov said to
be over the Pacific Bank and their President and Sec
rotary have since been changed, Geo NJ. Howell at
present occupying the first named Office and T. H. Hal
lenbeck the last 1t alleged that the whole concern
Il fraud got up for the nvowed purpose Of be1ehtting
! the public but really with view Of defraudng it.
The compIainants Mr.. Thomas Blake Of Eleventh
sv, between Forty third and Forty fourth sts and Mr..
Robert Smith, residing ia the house, These
gentlemen day two since appeared before Justice
Stuart and made an affidavit setting forth that John
Little, j. p Magic, Dr. Wills, David Blake and Fredk
Milteroth did ccnspre together and on the 2Jth Of
February 1852 the ssid parties being III confedera-
ton under the name Of T. g. Mutual Benefit Assoca-
ton of New York declaring themselves TO have cash
capital Of $4,000 and publishing as references the
names of several individuals whom they asserted
would certify 10 the truth Of all they pretend
ed end also 30 the character Of the Association
TO dcfraud them, and by of the statement made
in their circular, also by the representations con-
tanned in their printed certificates Of membership they
did succeed in derauding the compsinantS out OF 50
each, which money was paid to one Millo.t, who was
nj that time acting agext for the concern and fur
ther that George NJ Howell was represented to them
10 be President and II. Haenbeck, Secretary of the
concern Complsinnnts also state thst they made in
curry Of a large number Of said references none OF
whom had authorzedthe use oftheir nsnes, and knew
nothing about the Association the persons COM
posing il and compainanis further Gllege that II Is
false and fictitious concern, by which they aud Ghoy
Rave doubD others chosted and defrsuded
On this affidavit the Magistrate issued warrants for
the arrest Of John Little ]. P. Mage Charles Wills
horse Doctor David Blake, Frederick r. Witteroth,
George w. Howell, w. II. Mulligan, - Mllott -
Holenbeck. The warrants were placed in the hands
Of Officers Davie and Biger, of the Jefferson Police
Cosrt who succeeded yesterday in arrcsting the four
iir.t named of the accused who were taken before
Justice Stuart for examination. The rest still at
large. Mcssrs II. L. & A. Stuart, and Ball, Black &
Co, signed a written paper In possession Of the
Magistrate sitting forth that they knew nothing either
Of the Association or its individual members, and the
use Of their names references is wholly unauthor
lied II is expected that large number perhaps hun
dreds Of complaints win be made against this concern
ar David Blake or the accused. is thought 10 have
been inveiglcd into the by false represents
tions aud had intention 10 be party in the fraud
The examination viii take place In the course OF day
or two
CHATHAm-sT. PAvEMENT.-EditOrs Of I2e N.
T. 1S1bHe. On noticing article Of gross injustice M
your paper Of 18th, headed "Chahan-st. pavement,
wherein you have compared the Pnkefon mode Of pave
ment with the Pene mode and your opion thft
neither OF the modes NJ TO be laid in such
Chathan-st
down - Broadway between Reade and Dasnests ~ Joining
Stusrts block you win find t laid down by Mr. Pmkcr
ton over four years and Al the present time IN good
condition aud has been needed 20 be repaired dur
Ing that time e ta OF four II not satsiactory
enough 10 test the pavement the public VIII probably BE-
able 10 nudge for Themselves 10 whether the Pinkeron
ode pavement iii he laid down any OF streets
ornot You are not probably aware of the improvement
chapeIing the blocks which has added considerably TO
prevent horses from sliding 6c perhaps you
posted up IN The way OF paving streets Having hoard
wei skilled in the paving OF streets they have all come 70
the conclusion thai II IS the most durable and cheapest pave
inont that be laid down any OF thoroul hares
And Mr. Editor, allow TO give my Vows az dis
interested party only the side OF usce In you. giving
Good deal Of prejudice sgAirst Mr. PiDkeTton else you
have not shea she natter properly IN your brn5
before giving the matter puocy II youE journal ~ sFns
tie above space in your wide circulated journal yol will
comfy gea favor and much the paying cizers
the Seventh Ward and old reader and sd1er Of your
Journal JAMES McNULTY, No. 20g East Broadway, ~ Y.
Ncsc- Yefk 1914 January 1883.
The smahiiy Of the above document il so sdnira-
bic that we DO net choose TO MART with comment Il
gces for what il is worth.
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