The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-17
Police Intelligence.

CHARGE or FALSE PRErsNcEs AGAINST rHE pRgsI.
DENT, VICE PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY
And DIRECTIONS or TUE NEW GRANADA CANAL
AND tTEAM NAyfGATfos COMPANY.
Wall street has again become turbulent IN consequences
Of charge Of ialfe rrttences being male sss'nst the
President, Vice President Treasurer Secretary and IT.
rectors q the New Granada Canal and Steam Navigation
Company For seversi days past Justice Connolly Of the
Lower Police Court has been investigating q complaint
false pre.cnces against tie osers OF the above com
peny preferred By Mr.. Emile 6oulard Of No. "a Presi
dent street, South Bfoo&iyn. he complainant charges
henry Wells President Perez y. Avery yico President
James A. Regina Treasurer, Moses Siarbuck Secretary
henry l. Wells. Joseph o Fross ard william r. Rollo
directors Of the New Grsnsds Canal and steam Ma
vsstion Company, with having In the month
Of February Isst obtained from complainant,
through tseir rerrcr sesni and accomplish James A.
Regps, the delivery Of deed Of property belonging 10
the sepsrste crate Of Charlotte Gousrd (the wife Of
compalnan BY Of fkse pre;srces and fsudulen,
representations. Mt Goulsrd 10 lengthy afdavl set
forth that the property r question had been purchcd
BY Resns for ss,ooc 70 be psd in cseh That Ca the
9th Of February last RsEus called on Nnan, aud
said that DC would give him certain number Of shares
in the stock Of the New Granada Canal and steam Nsyi
cation Company IN payment for the property; th0 II
complsnsn, did no, ike The stock he would take bscx
rem him in sw days Afterwards, and would pay him
casn LOT ue properly, - ~ hfft agreed upon that Regina
aid ue sock was perfectly gooj that he had paid %
cents the dollar for ~ that he owned about sioooo0
worth Of the atcck In question, ana would
redeem all Ia lees than Elk months had plenty
Of means 20 Go co. and further that the canal
completed, and vould be opened 10 about six weeks
nom That time. In view OF these representatone
plantsnt alleges that be accepted stock In pawn eni
the property belonging 70 his vile The nplsip ant
iurther alleges thai the defendants subscrbers
10 the stock OF the in question ordered By the
act Of the Legislature but holders Of spurious and
fraudulent STOCK for which they did not subscribe 81.
nay Mr. Goulard alleges that he President Vice pyes
dent Treasurer secretary and directors Of this company
organized In volson Of the oct OF ncorporAtlos
ard executed their fauds rfally and kuoripsty and
that when, through the fundamentally OF Jas A. Regina
ard by means Of representations they kaev 10 be fasn
they obtained the deed OF The delivery oi
pioTerty belonging 70 Mrs Chsro,se Goarlard, they
Old for the sole object OF defFsudng oonpaieaots
vie II the 5000 due 10 her in cash i5r the sail pro.
perry. Upon the above mentioned AFFIDAVIT warrants
issued for the she above parties asd ~ere
psc In the hands Of cfacer Sweeny for execution
All the defendants have uudertsnd sppc,r~6 before
the magistrate and answered satisfactorily for thelr an
peafance when called upon 70 answer. There brief
hearing In The case yesterday mornug but the nina
non u Ne eaAs y 81 dosn for NE asd Inst