The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-07


A short time since, IL will be recolected, Mr..
Charles W. Ogden entered complaint against scve-
raj Of the officers OF the International Insurance
Company. charging them with an overissue Of
stock. Upon the complaint Of Mr.. J. ". Latson,
supported by the af.davts Of Messrs. J. A. Requa
and Moses Starbuck, Mr.. Ogden was charged before
Justice Davidson, Of the Jefferson Market Police
Court with wilfu and corrupt perjury in making the
aiidavitS upon which the warrant OF arrest ganst
them was foundei:-
The AFFIDAVIT Of Mr. James A. Requa states that he was
appointed q member of the rnsnce Committee within
Company tia, Mr. Moses Sarbrck vas c.c,cd Presdcn,
OF said Com p1ny about 9TH Of February that
shortly after that date the latter Informed the deponeni
that the statements OF It's former others that the
paDy IN possesscn Of stock ea3It4 OF $4,000, =
were entirely groundess, and that is only stock
capital amounted TO about s. 500 and that the company
only beId about $40 900 Of premium which compo-
the available asset. OF the npAny that
order TO carry on basess he Intended obtaining good 90
curtcs and making the company hat II represent.
ed 10 be, that with the advice and consent Of the
beers of tho Finance Committee, sud .ome Of the officer
OF the pany, including Mr.. Charles W. ogden the
said company received bonds and mortgages real pro-
perty ~ Brooklyn 10 the amount Of s5s, 900 for which
thcy sgued certificates OF deposit 70 that amount
cha, tbs property bad been appraised BY Anthony J.
Beecker, Hon. J. !. strsDahan, AMI other Ike com
tsst Judges, 70 Be worth double the amount OF the
mortgages thereon offered that Al or this II
proposed 10 put IN other mortgage. amounting 70 sl69
800 ibs 10 rotation 20 which several atoms
held by the deponeni with Nr ugaen and some o. tue
trustee that Mr. Ogden ADVISED the issuing Of certificates
o. stoCS therefor that these mortgages we're made by
Alexander Requa and wife directly 10 the company
Mr.. A. Requa subscribing 10 the BOOKS 10 the capii,
stock 20 the amount u si6s 5v0 for which ccrtdca
OF sto,k we're lssued and OF which aO 100 were de
hrtfed 70 him, hat Nr. Ogdea Vice President OF tie
company approved u these proceedings that tie SIS 900
and The sios the only stock ocrac,es Of de-
Me- SsaTbucg had been President that aepo1enl was
interested 10 sad cert Acsies that the reception
o. these mortgage communicated to the Board Of
Trustee sy the President, ard surcy ratified ana ap
proved BY them by the aeopinn ard publication of their
annual statement containing these proceedings
transactions Iona i IA rnr been entered INTO Tor
the purpose or Strengthening weak compsuy that 81
the mortgages deposited exchange for the $4,000 CT
certificates Of deposit about SO have been hypothe
cned and the deponent informed ~ ise President
% the company, Mr.. ogden well aware ~ this
and disbursed himself mos, u the nesn
received By ii that deponsnt and the other defendants
did E0t issue aud sell fraudulent certificates Of stock AZ
stated W ogden's complaint
The aHdavt o. Mr.. ke4ua then denies severally the
various aiegsuons IN Oziens aldAvi, closing by charg
ing Mr. OGDEN with awilfa and corrup, perjury
Noses Statbuck, the President u The Company also
Oiled an sfdnvit endorsing The statements made 10 Mr.
Requas affidavit.
The following statement ia also made by Hon.
Levi 8. Chatfeld, Esl., late Attorney General -
Before the mortgages taken BY the iniernationa 10
surance Company received vas consulted by the
officers 10 pect Of The legality n tho proceeding
examined the charter printed Tor tue Company and
wss then IS am now clearly q ne opuion mat ne ~
WITHOUT limit 70 amount and 20 be subscribed ior lu
the Ordinary mode OF subscribing 70 the c7p,a stock
ccrporatons and there nothing IN the act reqarnf
present rayment Of the subscriptions ~ prohibiting h'
company from receiving for Their ultmsie pay
mert sud 20 advised The officers. entertan no dJub
That The certificates issued By the paDy " j. W lat
ard Alexander Requa were legally ssuedsnd N strc
conformity with the charter. l.. !. CHATflELD.
NV Nosg, July 70.
The quantity and value Of domestic cotton good
exported from Boston during the month Of July and
the previous SIX months this year, compared with
the same time in the previous two years we're as fol