New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-16

zen and wel-knovn merchant resdin: at ForcsYle IN
that County appears that the 9Th Of October l'oi
Mr. Camp received letter from this City cOuched in the
following words
Ms A. H. CAup-Si-: hold your for 1875 due next
rrorh uhich received from Mr. L. Tufts am in need OF hs
%on ana so1 oqd pay % s WbS you coe in town please
cal al No so Bes'eFst iOcr Fs'g.I,'aiy Rorrrsy
Mr. Camp states that he -noran: OF the existence OF
any note of this Sort land those who kaov HIN VIII have
no hosita;on giving entire credence to his asseon
and suspecng il to be forgery he did not deem il pru-
dent to allow the holder of the note to his signature
lie accordingly directed his partner in business to make
the annexed reply to the letter:
Mr. T. L. Yours Of the e'h Hs . my partner
NJ H. Camp vas duly r,ceved In h.s nave oa. p.
ttg 10 uion n expected before he had any paper
inform him Hasdissey aad folio" his n''FH'Sn N corvuI~
To this letter. M Bodies never replied, but about the
goth OF the month, Mr. Camp received letter from
Lucian Tufts, running follows:
A II CAMP Eq Dear Sir to address you few lines
sIety confidential character have been on ihe point 80
a T s s OF my by NJ CoSe thought best to advise
ye n Inc matter Nj r. L. Boe. holds IN biz hands
noe Of A. H. Camp and rfe da'ed Nov lS'' Tor
4rEu Heofy camp racing gentleman Of this city, signed
Camp was used in The matte 1s s 5 S hand To-
axe il cafe the money my check end this note was m
rr,d by Nj Bee 70 be The and ndorssr Now this
ssy 70 th do not WIN you e '' @ Or % ne
or he loan uro vii De- paid and you win troubled hb
Ibsve fourb bs, 70 say ,iis much aud still, reques,
eoadI MS strictly SnfdeHis If yoDd'sire to knoT Tsg s
This letter Mr. Camp did reply to; but on the 2'th
January 1883 he sued by Mes5rs. Baxter X Sons
merchants in this City note of which the following
is acopy:
s21 i6 "NrwYoRE Sept IS, l35l
The
Two hundred end IS leo dollars value received a. the
N'''''' I" Endorsed Luclun TuTa"I
Mr. Camp states this the first inlmaton he had that
there was such note in existence lie Immediately In
formed his counsel tina, was forgery, AMI requested
him to proceed Immediately to New-iork to see to The
matter and soon after followed hi nself The note WAS
traced TO ucan Tufs. An answer put IN to the com
plant the defendant denying the making Of the note but
when served the plaintiff attorney, that genle
man stated the note paid Mr.. Camp wished the At
tor,ey to inform him who had paid L. The At.oruey
piled that the man who paid requested him not to tell
The Attorney finally admitted tina. the note had been taken
up by Mr. Tufts who alleged that Mr. Camp had furnished
the money While in the Office of the lawyer, Mr. Camp
learned that there was another signed A. H. Camp IN
the hand. of A. Boyer Jr, merchant in this City OF
which the following is copy;
One year date promise to py % The order Of Laean
Tua, hundred aad eighteen dollars value S9n nsr
X.
llndoIsed Luoien Tuds
Accompanying this note was the following certificate
Tn, Gently shat rofe Of II CamP 9f Eos vile daed
H., Ie,t So s@pt M 81 LUcIAN TUFTS"
Dr. Camp states tina; be ascertanel this note passed
to Mr. Boyer BY Mr. Tufts. He then called on Mr. Blunt
District Attorney of the City of NewYork and informed
him OF these notes. That gentleman directed him to 90
to one Of the Police Justices and gave him otterto JUS
tee Osborne on whom he Immediately called and made
compliant against Tufts charging him with having forged
these notes. Witnesses subpenaed aidayits taken,
and warrant issued against Tufts, who was arrested and
brought before Justice Osborne. Tufts put in couhr al
fdays made by himself and others, but he was held TO
bail and soon after indicted the Bodies note and on the
Boyer note they being the that could be produced 70
the Grand jury The trial OF the indictment was put Of
By Tufts from to term for about year, and in Feb
ruary las hi; trial upon the Bodies note. Mr.
Bole- testified that Tufts told him Mr. Camps name in
fall and stated that he was merchant residing in Forest
ve and that the note grew ont OF some business in rela
ton to some mill or dstilery property wes,eld. Mr.
Tus then called upon the stand witnesses his brother
and j. W. Porter who swore that he Camp gave Lucln
Tufts permission and authority to sign hs name TO noies
or the purpose Of raising money in the CITY and he
acquitted by the jury
In the fore part OF April 1853 aud after the indictments
procured Mr. Camp states that he ascertaned that
Richard s. Williams s. Co., merchants in this City hell
note, Of which the following is a copy:
ssjd ARANY. N9v - I.,[
ruas he Commercial BsnA, r"o hundred aud 1oo
iollsrs Value received. y H. CAMP
Mr.. Camp denies the making OF this note, which he
earns was received from NJ. Tus, and has so informed
Niessrs Williams s. Co. He also states that he never au
hOrized Lucan Tufs any other person, TO use his
maker ndorser OF these or any notes wnseve
Thus matters stand at present. The statements are
sworn to- from which Il Is evident there has been hard
swearing somewhere. Where il IL DO not undertake 70
decide But il must be admitted the has extra
ordinary features. Il looks though unwaTaned liber
les had been taken with the name of Mr. Camp. That
er ainy his opinion and il is doub; very honestly en-
ertaned whatever the real merits of the case may be.
IL should perhaps be added, that Mr. Camp wa ar |
estei in May lax charge OF perjury in swearing be-
ore Justice Osborne and before the Court OF Sessions
hat he did not give Tufts authority TO sign his name to
he notes. The warrant for the arrest o. Mr.. Camp was
ssued by Justice steuart Of this city upon the adsyts
II Lucian Tufrs. John Turf, and j. w Porter An ex
animation OF the matter had before the Justice and
Then the testimony the part OF the prosecution closed
ir. Comp was at once acquitted
LARGE ORGsS.-An organ OF unusual Dimensions viii |
e exhibited this evening at s.. Stephens Catholic
hurch Twentyeighth-st. The particulars will BE- found
our advertising columns. Ii is from the manufaciury
( Mr Henry Erben.
WHO Is 70 BLAZE complaints arc continually being |
nade b. the Police that miscresns whom they have ar
ested and who have been to the Penienuary are
discharged after an Incarceration OF few days 'ns'eSa
CRYING their time cut, which in instances eA'o
months. case in point reported yesw,
lack woman who keeps vile haunt IN the n oct
esort for thieves and prostutes-~aS srre.'eu 90 CO.
III, and sentenced to the Penuentisry ss ''0A'~ QUO