The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-05

Lieut.. Col. O. 0rgs MarmAduke Reeves In
Trouble Again.
HE GOES TO NICAkAoUA, L0sEs his BAGGAGE Ann
Sues rBz TRANSIT COMPANY FOE DAaA0sS-Hts
ARREST FOB sUBORNArIOA or PKRJU2Ys AND o0A
INITIAL TO THE TOkBS.
John NcAlpans auas, Lieut.. Col George AarmAduks
Reeves H. NJ the hero Of numerous criminal suits,
sooner energies from Tombs complaint than be
is again locked up another Since hs last appearance
in public life as the agent Of tho British government
ou 10 this country purchase several hundred thousand
rifles for The Crimean war; he has been taking trip g.
N,cs,asua where he says he unfortunate enough to
lore ms trunk containing gold and vauabes 70 the
Of over IS 100 This loss he represented occssoued
Sy VIC dne s"at ., snS Transit
On eedng up the fro Punts Arenas On his return
70 New York be Immediately commenced suit against the
company for tho modest sum Of g. l9I. Tue frausit
COMPANY having beard OF the previous reputation OF The
colonel for psv eriy, we're not little astoushed when
dsure Of was announced as the amount or
claimed by the plaintiff They concluded the geno
man bearing the high sounding name 0f Marmsdukc
Reeves Nth lieutenant colonel for prefix imp sing
upon them short, that cAne's trunk, II any he had
never contained anything like the amount Of property
chained by the plain III In the suit But McApine was not
10 be put of easily. He procured witness named Mary
same steamer with plaintiff that she OF own know
ledge knew that he had least 81 900 In the trunk
have been lost for her husband who was aso passen
gor had paid amouot for goods purchased from
McAlppe She also stated that she witnessed the failing
overheard the aforesaid trunk with all Its contents In
Thompson street, and then rose for CALIFORNIA;, there
10 relcn her husband.
The r,anst Company, upon inquiry, found that Mrs.
Upon c. nferrpg with McAlpine's wife, they found that
lbe plaintiff q very poor man. indeed, and could
possby have Into the Possession Of much wealth
10 such short time Furthermore Mrs. Ne Alpine stated
that the witness, Mary Moore, Was her husbands mis
under The assumed name OF Ellen orand that Nc
Alpine had got her sign DEPOSITION knowing Il 70 be
fake ana that tool In his hands for the purpose
Of kwinuipg the Transit Company out Of S3l97 Upon
rccey ing this information, the directors Of the Taus
Comupy immediaeiy instituted proceedings sgsnst Nc al
pine and for suborDaton Of perjury and In the
month Of April last Mr.. James n Cross, q tho above
mt ntoped company went before Justice Connolly the
Lower Police Caat, and submitting the following papers
70 the magistrate, made complaint for subornaton Of
Jas M Gross, oC IS West Twenty scond street. deposed
that Of the directors Of the Accessory Transit
Company thai Ia the month OF February, 1857 suit
Keenan, plaintiff in the Court Of Common Pleas for The
recovery Of s. lq that tho plaintiff and John w. Meal
pine, Immediately after the commencement Of tho suit
caused . woman named Mary Moore V be exsminsd de
done the suit, 10 make affidavit faSoy; that she
reside 81 100 thompson street., and u facts and ctrcun
sgnces as annexed In deposition marked Al .ha. the allie
cations made In such deposition material 70 the
lion against the company, and that The Aks
untrue, and were coFrupuy and feloniousy made BY
caused 70 be made, BY john ". McAiptus and William
Keenap depc found inquiry thai such person
s,,ss, !. ,%s time stated in her deposition d. therefore
charged McAllipc With sub0rnauon OF perjury.
Margaret McApire, wife Of John W. McAipne deposed
that when her husband 10 Nicaragua he very
posr, and had money other property; that the
who Iasscd Mary Moore, and made the deposition
hereto annexed Ellen Borand, aud who hereto
fore lived, and this deponont beievos still lives with
NcAlpipe bis distress; that about January, 1857,
while McAlJHne living with deponent, she saw hu
wfitfg faper, and that upon asking him what was
TO- he said that paper which Mrs Bor and 10
commit 10 memory and swear 10 as witaees, and upon
Of 5000 l-ponent read the paper, aud told her
busbsnd that FALSE whsrecpon he admitted that
such the case.
The following the affidavit Of Mrs. Moore referred 70
by Gross In the above complaint having been made
before Judge ady In the suit against the Transit Co
Mary Moore wife OF Andrew Moore, Of California, beng
duly affirmed, deposed that she knew John W. AcApne
that ths beard OF the steamship Star OF the Vest
from New York to punta Arenas in February 1856 that
the1o from her trunk money, and handed To her
husband the purpose OF paying John W. Nc Alpine for
goods which he bad sod 10 her husband aud brothers
law; the money In gold, In SO gold pieces; there
were oae hundred and fifteen gold pieces which he put
McA deliver ,he trunk N the purscr drst Of
dctr check FOR it, afcr they landed Puoia
Arenas mall steamboats, alongside: the asscn
gers were put boar boat while the baggage wss
put the o.her; thai while thcy were going
an the river she MoAlpincs trunk 70 over
In black letters upsn the canvas cover; the trunk went
down and Ioet; ber husband spoke 10 the captain
sbout Il, when he got mad and that the boameu
careless rsscals for hey had let several trunks fall
overheard before The whitney, upon her examna
ton stated that shs resided at No 1Go Tho np.on street.
~ rou1 for California. where her husband reidos
McAp6ne taken Into custody ycsterda, by officer
veyed before Jns,ice Connolly he committed to the
Tombs for exsml cation.