New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-27
A GIGANTIC SwgNDIE.
Axissnrehua Champion Piur&ered ~
aScnee acr1.ar sf 3f3o,

-, o., R,,,hest,- UI.iou Of honeay-
Ore Of re most stuieHdoas iT'las " ;,st con-, 20
potrrlo0 by single iudf.iduAl, La b,rnCbt nm to
tght and The ,uitv Ta-ir has eetn - o"Do,;po I;
answer. The narti ,gae .uterei oy nc
our well known ard ve.y Eeah - - o. ,'us
tha,orion. rnd tho alleged SWINGS 10 i'"'N'i "''"
6axtOp. .,ta1xhai Ssxton c,r,e
va fe"', - ~ og Csyer ty-o years ago with
h. f.r,;ly Tie WIS maci pIe'FHolS 20 desp reu'
- i 80 "A earI,est supporter of great re-
3oraus-a patron a 10 49, Va ' " '
~ 49,, tl,.r0 Lat Was .yool.
~ Loo himself into the confidence OF Mr..
CLo,,;c AMI 50 ,org a,,o ss duly, 1851, he began
tn 80 lie fruits Of that confidence. SSXson iTe-
$500 20 he the MANAGING man OF IN immense con-
80. known as the " Union Book Company" with
ean;t9t Of s. 0OC 600 wn;ch was engaged II The
,nbjes,on q books teliGslS m0rai, historical, and
r;.princ. IL wac represented that "a libraries were
20 be published, embracing over 800 different
works. The titles OF these BOOKS were gwen IN q
nrogs.ine purpOrung o. be i,Gued by the Company.
in Nsw-Y or, ,silel tue UIicn Magazine. J; Is IN
ayr toOd that Gu. one copy OF this periodical Was
svor issged spd thaj probably prepared for the
purpess 70 which 4 Wac Csvofet.
M. Champion boCaine interested II tha proper,
L. wing IN view the 1isse uinsion Of knowledge and
sIuth as well as tse rsslizsiion Of profits, and he
made over IN notes s9d mort cages 10 SeIiCn ABOUT
ft0o coo fo- stock in {hn " Union Book o. a. tAe
operations Of this company exienoed 70 GIoa1
Bfisain, the n0rtgs ges were MADE syao'e III LVi-
don. interest and all.
Saxtn wsos 10 Europe last year and seturned
with another BIZ soheu.c 10 MIR. Champion. LUIS
wss the &" International B,anuiaCturiug Con pany,
10 operle in both bemsp bercs witt cspitai OF one
buudre6 uiiiiois !8ue . lie raised 10 One thousand
rilhous. The defiis Of tie plan ana Of the opera
ton Of this company were drawn MP - SlSiJ-,
and he sLd Mr.. &. were 10 be tue American man
sssrs. Ii was clearly demonstrated upon paper
thst Si3 600 90 could DC realized per sDnum upon
the SiCo Co1 with which the company coc-
menced operations.
sax,oa reyl resented tha! be had sn immense prop
sr1y 10 New JeIsey, which could DC pat IN az cap
itsl 10 tins company Tor Eve millions, If certain
tioud resting upon - COud De removed. "ouiu
cost 1fiv ihOusaid TO remove tins cloud, and ibat
anoant air 4. snvance0 hIs paper for, and Saxton
realized within Ih1ee bundled dollars OF The wEoie
srm.
For period Of nearly two years Ills conhdenoo
gvme mas been plsN cd and NJ. ChSnmon nae 10
s.sirust OF Sax'on until lew dave since, wen he
ta.Iossa letters 10 ". b. Aston and o.beu III Now
York, With whom SaAon pretended TO DO intimate
and wAo had stock in his companies, as he repre-
sentee and answers came that they did lot Know
the
List ", ok, Mr. Champion put the matter Into tue
hsuc5 Cf bis attorneys, q Warrant va IL Issued "
Judge Z. Darwin Smith, and on Saturday, Chief OF
Police hudgett arrested SaAton at the Astor House,
10 New.Ycrk, and brought lin 10 Rochester. nc
lodged ia jail ano VIII have sn sASllin.t!Oh De-
+, jade Smith soon
%, ceilings were instituted 10 recover what
"a 6, found ii the way Of money property.
go go ,>sred that eaxton mad soIs funos on de-
s ana spp =; the AttroPoli!sa Bank, in New
s'a .dcS5s s' Tec sas: si oSyiS
vii be recovered. - sg. o,d hss
pre.sed law. We have not been ALE 10 g, Id1;n
q As. lisory, Int :, is sad thai ne once 800 ~
Otssso Co1tt snd EiE. 1S7eIvt4 le1Ee n 9aiter'
which go bin upon the Limits for coL..,- -N-|
line lie ESs tins eiy his home for about Two
fsrs all he lad purchased 30 acres Vi lsgd at West
Ed, lesr ,be residence OF Mr. Champion. TO make
tbst his future bone.
The above statement: is but q brief outline Of thu
ease. The details snow that Il was one o. tn
Ersngest c.ses Of frsgd ever poTpelratet or made
pubic. IL presumed iba' Ssxon viii put n de-
fuSe, ana NAY make on, that IS plcl7.ale ILer-
vii DO curiosity on tie pags IL he public 10 zee II.