New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-07


The INSURANCE FRAUDs.-Ths ex sminatiOn in the
case Of the alleged attempted frauds Insurance
Companies in connection with the loss of the bark K.
A. Kinman, was yesterday resumed before Justice
Connolly. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. d. s. Mills,
who Is charged with being Of the principals in
the conspiracy, arrested at Southhal l.. L., and
was present during the examination. His bail was
fixed at IS 600, and he was placed in the custody OF
Detective SampeOn till the surety should be furnished
Mr.. Frank K. Lancaster, broker, Of No. ~ Beaver
street. formerly employed By Pedralas was examined
but nothing material was ELECTED from him.
joe Navarro, depOsed az follows-I do business at
No. 81 Exchange place. The parties composing our
firm are Jose n. Mora, Antonio N. Mora and myself.
The advances on the back made TO d. B. Mills ar
and to no one else. The payments were made by his
order in various amounts 10 different parties Mr..
Pedrsas advised about the vessel on the I'd Of june
He said that Mr.. Mills had invoice of goods the
vessel for Havana, and wished to consgn them to
our firm there; asking TO advance on the cargo az
the usual sale Of commission and this arrangement was
subsequently perfected. At the last interview MIR.
Mills proposed that we should bay the f. A. kinsman
for him. and said she very cheap, and that he had
parties in Havana ready to give So 600 or 5000 for
her, He wanted US TO advance the required amount TO
purchase the vessel and pay 81 600 to Mr. Psdrajas,
and also TO advance some smaller sum for vicEual-
ling the vessel, and TO pay the wages OF the crew.
He proposed that these amounts should be ADVANCED on
the goods end The vessel He sa'ed that the goods
vouchers. We assented in general terms TO the propo-
sition and the first OF money was paid by US on
the 9th of June, Prior 10 the advance we found no
discrepancy between Miss statement and the invoice
We received the invoice of Mr.. Mills Shipment which
was made up from supdry bills brought by him. and on
that invoice the advance was made. We paid $500 to
the Captain of the bark the 5h Of June aud on the
9th we paid IS 900 to Mr.. j. NJ Ma has, and $3.50 or to
Walsh & Co. for shipping the crew; and on the Oh
s2 62 to bearer for pOtage on the 9th, 1896 % to
Swift d Co.. the l3h $3.50 for insuring the vessel;
on the 7th gil IS for clesrance July II, 800 to
Capt Stearns and s35 %, also 81 2O7 80 for insu-
rance on cargo and 81 900 in liquidation of old debt
due Mora e. Nephew by Pedrsjas the total amount of
advances being sll, 1863 50. When we made all these
advances believed the invoice to be correct, and
shall continue go to believe until have proof to the
contrsry. We made private matter of this with
Mr.. Mills All our clerks present, think. Mr..
Pedrsjas YVES present at some Of the interviews; we
heard of the oss of the vessel through our Havana
house. and informed the Insurance Companies Of the
fact. Here proceedings were postponed till Monday
next at 10 a. m. Counsel for the prosecution gave
notice that on Monday, he should be prepared with
adsvts to support charge of false pretenses against
the accused as well as of conspiracy TO defraud.