New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-20
A CURIOUS CASE.
A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN CITIZENS
CHARGED WITH PERJURY.

CfiAROED With TENJCR''
One Edward s. Latham, Of Seneca Falls, def'csea
On Saturday, before Justice Welsh, that on the
18th of March. 1853, Walter Bryant, Caleb s. Wood
bull Stephen NJ. Allen Daniel d. Badger, Alfred
A.hs.,A William Cockcrof Abram Wakeman,
Charles Reed. and John NJ. Reed were incor-
porated AZ the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Company,
with a capital Of 100000, in 500 shares for
chemical and manufacturing purposes and that on
the Goth of April following Caleb S. Woodruff, Wal
Ter BRYANT Stephen NJ. Allen, and Daniel ID. Badger,
made affidavit before John j. Latting, commissioner,
in this city that all of the capital paid in and that
acertScate Of the filed with the Clerk of
Niagara County. Deponent swears that such oath
and certificate alse, OF said capital having
been paid in; but that box containing 100000 was
taken 10 the Office of the Company and that this box
vac taken in and formally deposited five times, and
then with its contents carried off altogether. The
sfense alleged is perjury. As the crime, if any was
committed, is outlawed Judge Welsh could not ar
rest the parties. Mr.. Latham alleged however that
the crime against Mr. Stephen NJ Allen was not
o1tlawed he having been resident of another State
Mr.. Allen was arrested and held in $1,000 bail. He
says that the charges false and part of cOnsp
rncy to effect his ruin. He demands prompt and full
investigation.
The ease is one Of unusual interest, because Of the
length of time that has elapsed since the alleged
sense was committed and because Of the high stand
ing Of the parties accused The matter will be further
investigated to-day until which time Mr.. Allen
permitted to remain in custody of Policeman Gardner
by whom he was arrested. The following is the afi
dayit Of Mr.. Latham, in which the charges specf
ieally made
State of New. York, City and County Of New-
York ss Edward s. Latham Of the Town Of Seneca
Falls County Of Seneca, in said State, being duly
sworp makes oath and complains before James H.
Welsh one Of the Police Justices OF the City OF New
York. that he is informed and believes that on the
18th day of March, eighteen hundred and fity-three,
Waiter Bryant Caleb s. Woodhall, Stephen NJ. Al
lsn Daniel ID. Badger, Alfred Ashfeld William Cock
roft, Abram Wakeman, Charles keed ana Johh M
Reed associated themselves together for the purpose
Of carrying on and conducting, manufacturing cheml-
cal and mechanical business at the village OF Niagara
Falls in the State Of New York, by means ct water
power drawn from the Niagara River, immediately
above Niagara Falls parsuani TO The act OF Tue Le.
gisature q the State Of NewYork, entitled An Act
Ito authorize the foundation of corporations for man
s'ufscturipg mining mechanical chemical purpos
es" passed February H. 1913, and the several acts
passed in addition and supplemental thereto. That
the persons above named prepared a certain certf
cate of incorporation and each and all OF them sign
cd and executed the same on the said 18TH day OF
March, and soon afterward duly Acknowledged the
same pursuant the provisions of said act Of tebr-
AIRY lith 1913. That in and by said certificate
Of incorporation it was declared and pro.
yided among other things, that the name OF
said Company, should be The Niagara Falls
among other things, the carrying of such manuac-
turing, chemical and mechanical business as might be
carried on by means OF watcrpower, to be obtained
from the water Of the Niagara River, Immediately
above the Great Cataract at Niagara Falls That the
amount Of the capital stock of said Company should
be $J00,000 with power 10 diminish or increase the
same; that the term Of existence vi SAID Company
should be fifty years from said date OF said certificate
of incorporation unless sooner dissolved; that the
capital stock Of said Company should consist Of five
thousand shares Of soo each; that the stock, prop
aged by seven truteess or directors who should re-
spectively be stockholders of said Company; that
the aforesaid Walter Bryant, Caleb S. Woodruff
stephen N. Allen Daniel d. Badger, Alfred Ashheli
William Cockroft and Abram Wakeman, all being
stockholders Of said Company, should constitute
the trustees or directors who should manage the
Of said Company for the first year after its
organization aforesaid, all Of said trustees or di-
rectors being citizens Of the United States and
jory Of said and directors being citizens of
the State Of NewYorki that the operations of said
Company should be carried on in the Town of Niagara,
in the County Of Niagara, in the State of New-York
that President of said Company should be designated
and chosen from the Trustees aforesaid; that the
Trustees of said Company should be annually elected
by the stockholders thereof together with other pro-
visions which will more fully appear by reference to
sad certificate of incorporation file in the office OF
the Cserk OF said County OF Niagara aud duplicate
thereof in the office of the Secretary Of State OF the
State Of NewYork, TO watch certificate this deponent
refers for further particulars.
And this deponent further says that he is informed
and believes that said certificate Of Incorporation,
after being duly signed and acknowledged, as afore-
said, after the date thereof duly filed in tine
Office of the Clerk of said County Vi Niagara, and a
duplicate thereof in the office of said Secretary OF
State, according to the provisions OF said act OF Feb
ruary IL, 1875 aud That the said persons first above
named therenpon became body polite and corporate
according TO the provisions of saii act
And this deponent further says that he is inorae
and believes that the said Caleb s. Woodruff Walter
Bryant Stephen NJ. Alien and Daniel ID. Badger, on
the 9th Of April, 1883, made and signed another
certificate in the words aud figures following To wit
The undersigned, being the President, and a ma
;ority of the Trustees of The Niagara Falls Hydraulic
Company DO hereby certify that the capital stock
Of said Company fixed by ts certificate of incorpora-
tiop - 11 00d aud they further certify that the said
~. 100 being the whole amount OF the sand capital
stock Of said Company has been subscribed and ac,u.
ally paid IN in money TO the Treasurer of said Com
psny. Signed o roo,y,,,
walter BRYANT,
"STEPHEN NJ ALLEN
DANIEL ID. BADGER"
ps;sa Ne~-yosA, April n, 1885"
Ard the deponent further says that he is Informed
sid believes fLat on the said 26th day April 1853 the
sS.d Cal.b s. Woodhun, Walter Bryapi Stephen NJ
AlLn and Daniel ID. Badger did, each for hmsel
make oath in the City and County Of New.York afore
said that TIE above mentioned and described Ger
tiGcat< was true, before John =. Latt!ng, the said
Ls&ting then beings Commissioner of Deeds in and
for said City and County, aud duly empowered TO al
minister said oath to the said Woodruff and Bryant,
and Allen and Badger.
And this deponent further says, that he is Informed
and believes that said Latting did, on said 10Th
April, lS53 attach to said certificate OF the payment
making Of said oath by said Wocdhall and Bryant,
and Alien and Badger in the words and figures fol,
lowing, 10 wit
N. en- a., i & sS. md
at st'sSss xsss sas DANIEL s. Bsiss .as ssTsisy