The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-05


An~gher Alleged swindlinQ Co.scerIl.
oNR OF TIE NEW NODES OF MAKING xoSsY-SsI
ZuRE OF s0NYy AND LErrEss-AHREsr oF ONE
OF THE ALLEGsD PARrigs
Another alleged swnding has Just cesn brought
to Light by sergesn BerDey, Of the Mayors squsi sx
posing, the statements be correct, ~ the
most extensive swindiing enterprises that has been
sstemp'ed in this city for years F,rtunstely their
operations were Just nipped, il were, in their In
fancy, which viii result In saving between $4,000 and
$50 coo to various victims who have been deceived and
Induced TO make application for agency for this alleged
bogus concern. So well the operations Of the
alleged swindkrs carried out that hundreds
Of leading merchants in various cities and towns IA
the United States said have been vicsimizat.
The parties alleged 10 be concerned In this busiuess
Thomas Bradley and mis- clerk, George Pheps there is
also another person engaged with them, bat the others
have been unable TO learn who he is. The establish
ment which these parties is called the West
India Coffee Company, and % carried under tbe
sumed firm Of Oniphant Bartlett Co., at the Of
Broadway and Fulton street. About fifteen Thousand Cir
cuars first issued BY the above parties and sent to
all leading merchants throughout the United aud
Canada, for which Is alleged $500 paid to OF
mercantile agencies address them and pay the postage
the proprietors Of said agency being a. the time
that fraudulent These parties represent
that they Of extensive coffee plantation at
Georgetown Demarara West Indies and that their fsc
ties such that they able 10 sell the best West
India coffee at greatly reduced price, Offering great per
centage parties who will become agents. amounting to
fifty per cent They represent the conoe be OF
superior quality and TO be sold eight months credit
except sample invoices, which must be paid cash for
the samples TO be sent the money received
A1a AOoE
were induced to remit the above amounts the coffee
company, accepting the agency, IL is asserted, never
heard anything further Of their money from the rad
company.
1t in this manner these parties receiving over
hundred letters daily ffom merchants various cities
and towns accepting the agency and renting the money
for samples.
Several parties finding they had been duped by the
Coffee Company, made complaint 70 the Mayor regarding
the matter when Sergeant Berney To ferret
the and arrest the parties Accordingly on We'd
nesday morning he succeeded IN Arrestng Phelps the
clerk, Just he vas leaving the Post Office with
large quantity Of letters. Sergeant Berney, with
his prisoner, then proceeded to the office Of
the Coffee Company, which turned out TO be a small
the second story Of the building the southeast
Of Broadway and Fulton street In the room were
found two chairs desk and three pounds Of coffee and
few books and papers, all Of which taken
Of by the above officer From the statement by the
that they bad just got started in the bust
ness and had been receiving remanoes for samples only
about three four days They had, however received
thus far between 81 500 and 900. The following the
circular sent out TO merchants:-
WIsr INDIA CoxPAsys CorvEE wARrHousEs)
s Bao.Dwa1 r9ssn'HSf sap iss fup1os s.s!y
nlssns We received your. IL reausst Of our ssrn.,
Town and couny We .h.n 6s pleased 70 give you
fss oCnaasn. large and profitable trade w Gs hs
wnsn ses tsiTS snHwn % n AMONGST % customer You may de-
and sns ssis IL % aSs $ 's
supply .So9 howe s.ss - i:as
your .rd and our cone. s.ns
Isls Freely :ovsn :s but !. - NM
derahe The e. s.ls & Of II in yoSr y town and county:
sss isas' ssss' % cents,
sSus r. you viii find ne. prod, J, ,s 50 per- cent
a s s.
ma: hS.eysr sn. with your su;cmsrs we do not
men would be better .hsrse them ~ sasonass
ss
shag dspos. @ nt eur corrssoondsnee and trouble
s.a ssvns any sos. e
few III
ns .na . Gsi So
require % keep in stock sell from send eight
. very liberal eon.derins our eoaes :aple sice and
sb % % sn.s o. ~ S seoqa 70 you
time wish make opening your county and give
We wish Of you o u. the amount Of the en-
% .rpd gSe peT dn raoa. or m stns S and
The same We sSosld also put an adverusem.ns in your
business s,sesdns your sansuns srpeeta:ions WIN De
would Sc IN ss.
awe SSspsd assn Win ~ ac:r
Il which rcais at &c You win Of understand the
q " va Ira aah
put towards some small portion Of our heavy out
upon eight e AL. yNs
an account Q, wht sold must be rendered every
monhs sscoan We feel consient Erse business va b.
Sssgsseg ss:a % K'f isRs Il se' c
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canister In s,ais bow you vi.h yonr nAe % a
.rsnsed sccordinsiy Having written You al IL oonnecoe
viii ~. agency our terms are strict and sIclusve aod
Amer The parties had Agreed to accept the agency the
following invoice s mailed them stating the various
brands Of coffee and the amount 70 be RENTED before the
Nav Yors. March 81, isSs
We. India oonP.ny.s Coffee w.r.sou.es, Ds sro.dsay
100 lbs NO ives, India conse. at sc...-...... 90
TS g s: b.: ssSs sSs ss sS sS sS .iie::.:. ii:::.:
Terms cash for s.mpl. inv c. An future orae. on sr
The following certificate Of agency also forwarded 70
the agents IN connection with the invoce but be
turned for signature
~~~S~~~s~~S~~~~~e~ ,>.~Se~
sSTs crRuyIcArr n terms accepted return this
{TT?I AsgscY for eur ssna,ure.
y%~9 THE WEST INDIA COMPANY
sN%4l AS Broadway
>@@Sl q lS Fulton street. N. ".
<&%$I We hereby appont-
s our asen, for The sale Of th. pure West India co
$&3@i NEW YoRs, March 81, 1855 )
Between four and Eve hundred letters merchants
accepting the agency found the above Office ali OF
which were removed 70 the Mayors office me following
N from Mr. Meyer, Louisville Kentucky, who was induced
70 accept the agency from the Inducements held oct in
The above circular but having heard unfsvorable A..
a 0llinhanf A % nd