The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-07
B-sa~y Land swfndifng Operation.
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From the Pa.'s .eph.s Balesin, Sept
An Interesting czae- Il Wit 30 Sca. es:rio egen; rsst
Isnd false p4e;enoes from named henry Ayers
heard before Acssnas Ereu sts sf:ernooc TIE r-c
victim OF the yauc r which he sets forth thas he resides
~ No I4s Sortn Seventh street, rear Race
Ee owns OF did cwr 1900 acres OF land in Richie
county, Virginia In ihe Eooh Of June, 1857, JEAN d.
Hester called be witness ami ssked " he wanted - sell
Ms ar4 ne kyeys expressed hs Willingness to sci the
DE Hoa. SoEn K Scts. Xfser some kss.a.ian .ao de-
PENDANT agreed 10 lake tie sst ~ Ine price named
vided DO would take 10 pa! mert corair ssooE wcicn
sSs R.sr paid In p&st pay men fer Inc lard bond for
COO. nurpong Ga he issue OF tho wsserr Virgins
bond ard ssc certificate prrporpg to pe fer eighty eve
shares Of stock In the company enors By Eeater hen
bargaining for The land was gwen IN pay rent
NJ Bctss ard kr xysrc xf- ssrGr dscogeYe1 thai the
bond ard ssccs rtAs.y v-.t,ess. .acrs be.sg &c
,1oh company Chartered 20 Tie best o. he belief Of the
ne sscussd hsa hearing before Alderman Eoeu this
afternoon kr G cassidy appesxet for the rr<ouer
Henry Myers uss the sTss v moss called Ee testified
&c the acts Set forth rscve. The Eness ov.ier;y
lad beer Egs; ed IL. Eo ti1rdeTe9 greatly n giving u
hx cvcsnce, rus wEs evident TIA lie Lad parted vita
h.f ard for worthless consde,alcE-
Zen. John T. Bos& s3i testified thst be
never sr'rored the defendant any body ese TO
such purchase FOR BIN, nor WAS be trustee for The
company o. tie lime Laped he had aimee conssned 90 act
trustee representations thai the a.rs OF the
psnr fairly and honoEAt.y managed he had sroe
head that e-ch sonic n cre-i ton which te
nance trJstes, s5S he tsS written ~ toe officers of
the company hs; DC deed Of uus; executed him,
and oness this dvre be s1oud dercur scheme
~ <ud; ale In July he hs received deed Tor lands
IN western Virgins, bet there dssyepan es 70
the deed CT trust tie wrote foy pmssn bus received no
sns~er; be subsequently wrs 70 tsc c.erk tho e-ny
named IN he deet, s7d rs leaned thai the tito sbe
lands Vas uncertain the wEess declined having ary re
sropsb'lisy IN Tie mater o. the ara.re O. The ccp,ny
Mr.. BCn express cd .hs opinion that the bords ut
nyiy worthless. Wnd lands n wotern Virginia can be
bought for nominal snc these lsnds plcdgs6
rrteen Enndf cd ousanc collars OF such bonds tina.
given kr Myers.
M Petite sas reserved tre;ssr letters relative TO tia
value Of the lands, Ana be had Invariably rered that
tncy worthless. he rac eAc.A1s1 through The
co.smns CT the NV YoRz Tread any c1uu5c u With The
company. TIE wness read the copy or letter nc had
sent % re orceTs Of the com sny protcsng ASsnst
fraud.
NJ sance! Uko6 1n Zee Gsisr iSni be Lad 10 Answer
lie charge CT fasse pFe;snoS.
". O&ssdy urged hst there no ryoyrd 10 suth9-
yse rndng ever he q no: false rre.ence II Ny
c-r cnse e par. whh t6e land for the cOns,derA 90
named u w hs own affair. zoe ssock and bonf o. leo
ocrp<1y wore &c &c the consider son And lie reoe ve
tic snrc and s.ccs and ne hsd right 20 oou pain II
out 70 oe worthless ne and st ,rt ~ worm sss
II ne ttccE.
nc dsiendsr. wss he'd . ,aooe S.n % us.sr ,1e
ofx-gs ssants c-n.