The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-05

ances OF the Plaintiffs upon their route hereinbefo
mentioned, ana has never rendered TO these plaintiff
any account OF the tickets 30 issued or Of mo passenger
conveyed or OF the passage money Of sat pa senger
ana shese plaintiffs have received any compens
uon or the conveyance of said passengers That thes
Pantus are uoabc to state the precise number o. ticket
Issued or Of passengers conveyed but tn ey hav
sscertaned, and therefore aege, that upwards N on
hundred and forty such passengers were conveyeA
board OF the steamship Cortes Zone of the steamships
these plaintiffs OF hch the defendant was agent fros
San ancisco 10 San Juan del Sur, voyage made
ssd steamsh hip commencing at san Francisco abou
the ith day OF February 1885, and that said passenger
were go conveyed bv virtue Of tickets issued by the de
endan as herenbefore stated, and of which tickets
passengers he rendered no account to these plaintiffs
And these plaintiffs further aege that during the pc
Rod OF the agency of the defendant for them large
qualities of coal were purchased by and for these
San Francisco for the of the steamships OF the plain
riis sailing from San Francisco. That such coal wa
rhcer the charge OF the defendant as agent Of the sal
plaintiffs; and those plaintiffs alege upon information
ana belief that the defendant in violation OF his duty
agent Of these plaintiffs from time 70 time gold and
TO bis own use large quantities OF such coal wthou
rendering to these plaintiffs any OF the proceeds
thereof and attempted to sea such his deaca ion by
rendering false accounts Of the coal furnished such
places Of deposit to the steamships OF these psaint
which accounts the defendant raudenty charged 10 such
delivered to or on board OF them but these plaintiff,
aege that they unable to state the precise
cndnnt his use, but they aega tina. The value
thereof amounts to many thousands OF dollars
And these plaintiffs further allege that the accounts
rendered by defendant hereinbefore stated ac-
coDpanied by Vouchers which purported to be
cheis for the disbursements charged in accounts
respectively. That since the discovery of the frauds
herein mentioned, these plaintiffs nave insttuted
an examination OF said vouchers and accounts, and
throughout the period OF the agency Of the deien.
dant tor these plaintiffs he has carried regular sys
OF raud upon them by procuring from persons in his
employ yment and other persons vouchers dsburBe
ments charged in his accounts which disbursements were
never made by the defendant and in dis
bursements were made by him for articles furnished
labor performed for these plants procuring from IRE.
ponsibe parties and other persons vouchers for much
larger than were actually paid and char in the
so rendered by him the amour IS stated n sad
fraudulent vouchers to been paid Tb tha sums
appearing by said fraud ucu vouchers 10 have been pad
by the defendant have been retained by him of
moneys Of these plaintiffs, which came to his hands
herenbeore stated during the period OF said agency, ard
as these plaintiffs informed ana believe to a sum
greatly exceeding 100000 And these plaintiffs aege
the following Instances OF fraud OF the description above
referred to- the particulars Of which have among others
come to their knowledge
On or about the 27th day OF December, 1853 the de
endant rendered to the Plaintiffs an pnrportng
to be account of the moneys dsbursed by defend
ant at San Francisco for coal and expenses thereon
the 3fst day Of july 1855 the total amount of which
legged disbursements was one hundred and sixty eight
thousand two hundred and twenty eight dollars and
veny six cents (sl6s 22s 7e 1907. That among the
items Of sail alleged disbursement account was q
charge Of fifty thousand eight hundred and eighty
money alleged TO have been paid to c. x. Garrison
for coal purchased That said charge substantated
by a pretenied voucher which accompanied SAID ac-
count and which is in the words and figures folio wing,
to witt
SAN Francisco Oct 81, 1853
- r. Garrison, Agent Nicaragua steamship Company,
ace. steamer coal
For 300 l5 tons coal Albert per ton $40 5o 90
, toms sssm as ax dna pad !, & % e %
sll tons steam Goals shakspere ss5 2iSi 9s
$ Goals ex Albert at SIS per TOM sSiS %
Toial............. .....................s s5osc2 40
c. X GARRISON Agent,
I. A. Wakcman
Tha, aer the recep, of said account from the defend
ant the sank was examined by Mr. Thomas Lord, the
1854 the said Thomas Lord addressed letter the
fen liant, of which the following is extract
OFFICE or THE AcsEssoSy % I TRANSIT cossAsy}
c. X. GARRISON, ESQ. San Francisco "
SS os,oSsr aSsS
csipted by you a, agent. ="
& ns y has ss hsm 10 e hsy parsa
desire that win forward as vouchers The bls q the par
but sure has been omitted to be done without your know
Thai in reply TO the letter OF which extract is above
FORTH the said defendant under date OF June 1854
addressed TO Charles Morgan. ESQ, who was then the
President Of these plaintiffs letter which received
by him In due eeurse, and wh ch Is in the words and
ngures following, to wilt
Per Sierra Nevada
AGrscY OF THE ACCESSORY TRANSIT copAsY)
NICARAGUA
SAX FRANCISCO, June l. 1854,
CHARLIE MoRcaS. ESQ -.
ibis day on steamship sierra Nevada addressed % Accessory
Transit Company which please haze credited 2 my seeoant
October last whh Lord has called for having only
and forwarded 70 he company bin in my own name for the
'''0'"~ paul X GARRISON Agen,.
Per r. A. wAgEsAs.
That the letter OF which the above Is copy was &C.
companed by pretended vouchers OF which in the
~oros and figures following, to wit being one OF the
vouchers referred to IN snd letter as duplicate vouch
ers-
X. Garrison, Agent Nlcsrasas steamship Company -
For 10 IS "as coal cx Albert at ss5 .siolT %
For or a5es 7 tons ys seam con TX Sond at 5 Ss
for sso coal shakspere q. s5 2 g
For 70 tons steam coal ex Albert, ~ $50 2s5 90
Received payment ALEX. MccoAQU ADALE.
And these plaintiffs further aleTe that on nstutng an
inquiry respecting said vouchers they have asccraned
and therefore aege that McCorquadaic oy whom the
voucher, cory whoeof next hercnbeorc set forth, 10
and was nj the date OF said voucher waoy frresponst.
bic person, and not a dealer Ia coal. 1ha, the 5ii
3io2s40 tons Of coai mentioned in said pretended voucn
CT were not purchased Of the said Mccor1uadale,
but purcha cd by the defendant firm ofCIosby
Dbbee OF the city Of Francisco, twenty I've dol
lars (S25) per ton That the body Of sad pretended
voucher s In the handwriting OF clerk OF the defendant
and that these plaintiffs have In their possession dupli
cate furnished by said firm Of Crosby Dbblee OF the
endant Tor the ssd e4 sls 22io tons Of coal at twenty
i've dollars fS25) per ton
These plaintiffs therefore acgc that the defendant de-
frauded these plaintiffs of the OF six thousand
hundred and forty dollars and forty ceuts slIi
~. In the matter OF the purchase OF said Ola Sg 22sO
OF coal and the rendition OF the ant thereof
And these plaintiffs further aesc that in the accouu, OF
hundred and sixty eight thousand two hundred and
twenty eight dollars and seventy six cents sGs 22s 6)
was cha,ge fifteen thousand hundred and any
dollars (sl5 b5s) tor money alleged TO have been
paid 10 &. X Garrison for coal purchased; that said
charge subs.antaed by pretended voucher which
accompanied sad account and which - In the words and
Dgurss following, TO witt
SAY FRANCISCO Oct TO- 1858.
G. X. GARRsox, Agent Nicaragua,
Steamship Company.
20 G. X. GARRISON, DR..
lte,ons coal ex ralcs $50 5o......... SASH &
%. " Reliance at S5l 1b..4.....4..&...... l5ST n
257 Aciope, at s3l.,.......~.........t. 1967 q
TOa. ..s......... sI565g u
Received payment on account,
c. X GARRISON. Agent
Per T. A. WAkEvAs.
That together with the let ter from said Garrison dates
June l. 1854 and herenbefore set FORTH the deeudau
transmitted TO these plaintiffs voucher signed by th,
said A. McCorquodalc or thesaid sum- fteen thousand
hundred and ffy nine dollars, (sl5 65e) of which
lat mentioned vouchersthe following y copy