The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-12
Court OF General Sessions.
DEFRAupING EMIGRANTs.


ArRu 1l-saiah Seoyer was placed at the bar charged
in the indictment with having sold railroad tickets pur
porting 10 be issued by the American Inland Company
10 George w Keyster for Chicago and the Far West,
which were found by the complainant on examination,
to be worthless and fraudulent.
The first witness sworn for the prosecution was tn
plaintiff George W. keyster who deposed that he re-
sided in Husky Grove, Ohio; o farmer; came from
the state OF California TO New York tho oath Of Janu
airy last In the steamship Northern Light there
several persons in his companyMr Fisher and two men
named Stewart ashore between and O'Clock in
the evening; two brought them to the Office Of
smiters selover No 14 Liberty street, wanted to go
to Chicago by railroad in the Office Seover, the de-
Pendants one Of the men who brought them said to Seo
YER Here men who want railroad tickets;'
there sign the front Of the door, and In the office
map of the Great Western Railroad left the office
in company with the who brought him there; about
O'Clock =. NJ returned to the Office in company with
Mr.. Read Mr. Seoyer and Smithers there standing
behind the counter Mr. Read asked Mr. Selover any
Of the company who had been there before got tickets
Nh seloycr said there were, and he mentioned their
by referring to the books he said the fare $50
to Chicago and that ii would occupy from thirysx to
forty hours 70 go there and asked us they wanted TO
go there he said they did, Mr. Read and other gentlemen
gave their names Mr. Seloyer asked If there any
more OF them witness said he wanted one and gave his
also gave him my name, and told him how to spell it;
gave him the money and he filled out the order and
handed all the orders to them; defendant told they
not tickets but If they would come back they could
have them changed FOR tickets before leaving afterwards
returned tie order 10 Scover and Toned him the
fact that he had paid for the ticket the Of the
ticket marked S16 instead of 500 that the
der wrong because il spoke of engran passage in
stead Of express cars at that time the company who
were with started out Of the door, and the who
came with him started out ALSO called for them to stop
but they did not hear me- at that moment two
in and handed Mr.. Seloyer a paper he handed one of
them some money they then went out and he followed
them and asked If they had got tickets answer OBJ
iected to by the counsel for the defcnce@ witness
then went TO his boarding house. and about O'Clock
the next morning went TO the Office Of the defend
ant TO get ticket for the order; Messrs Seover an
Smithers present. asked Mr. Seover for his ticket
and he sad he would leave there at half past that af
ternoon and when he was satisfied witness was going he
n Inn ali tn
ut O'Clock and said the cars taking freight AMI
would not leave until O'Clock that afternoon told him
his ticket not such he had agreed upon defend
ant said they werc witness said the order called for emf
grant passage; defendant said he could not read, and
was not; defendant said, Who are you, then9 witness
said he American citizen left his carpet bag in
the Office, and went down to pier No. North river to
see when the boat would leave; this about O'Clock,
and the boat had left back TO the Office where the
company who came with him from California wait
ing they presented their order for tickets and witness
that they received emgrant passenger tickets wit
ness then demanded his money from the defendant but
he said he could not have it, witness said he would take
back sl5 and give him back the order defendant said he
would not give So and said witness could either have
the ticket nothing. Witness took the ticket and
cts given him by the defendant, giving him emil
grant passage to Cleveland and the other enclosed
order headed The American Inland Passage Co.." and
directed to Mr.. Cozzens, No ~ Spruce street Cleveland,
certifying that witness had paid the fare and signed by
Henry d. smthers licensed forwarler Witness put the
order in his pocket and n TO pier No. North river,
and in consequence what said there, to the
Mayor Office and from there in company with officer
Bell TO the ticket Office Officer Bell asked Seloyer how
il was about the tickets Seoyer said they would be
deemed at Cleveland by Mr.. Cozzens. The officer had
some private conversation with the defendant Next day
he proceeded the emgrant train far Cleveland,
stopping at Pitsburg night three four days
going there When witness arrived there he got out of
the cars and met Mr. Warren and inquired of him for
Mr.. Cozzens. He told him there such forwarding
agent in the city, Witness gave the order to Mr. War
rem and came back with him to New York to appear
witness in the The witness cross-examined at
some length by the counsel for the defence but nothing
further elected.
The Court then adjourned the until IL O'Clock this
morning when the contamination of witnesses for the
prosecution will be resumed.