, 1865-05-31

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"A strange and somewhat startling cnse vas
partially developed hefote Justice wiling.
At the Tc1nhs, yesterday afternoon, aud from
an affidavit on lie with the maeist1ate It ap--
pcars that conspiracy WAS being Planned
with yiew Of eItotttng the enormous sum
Of Cne hundred and thirty thousand dollars
from 4. T. Stewart, Esq. the well known
merchant Of ,Bioadway-' He was to be en-
Gced into carriage. taken TO thu upncs part
or The city, and 1orcibly detained till such
time as ewould be willing to Sign paper
and thirty tEousard dplfa!s, or an order On
his caah.er for that amount. The only per-
s. n VITO Jet figures crim;nlliy In the matter
ErTick NaEson, native Of Sweden, pretend
ipg 10 be captain and half owner Of The chip
Victoria Mclril!e, now lying in this port.
The rnnn TO whom Mason dlYulged his plan
ard desired to take an active part In rohbing
Mr. Stewart, listened to Nasson's PROPOSE
tious, ard then gave information 10 Chief
Young. who detailed detectives NiYcn and
Vaughan TO take snch mcasures as would
speedily secure Nasson's arrest. Th4y found
their 1nau In Washington Parade Ground and
arrested him. Below will be found the de-
position oi James ponoh1c, with whom The
accused was deslzops Of consplrins to con-
summate he erine:
Jaues D5Dohue, Of No. 11s Cbr3stophe,
strett, being duly swcrr, Opposes and says
that Oil TIC 10Th day OF May, 1866, E.rick
Mason, here present, met deponent IN the
Washington Parade G:ouud and commenced
talking with hsnl; that in III. course OF the
Conversation be stated to dcpontnt that be
wss the owner Of The ship Victoria Melville,
which had just landed with q cargo Of iron
consigned to A. T. Stewart, end that he was
then at Jaw With Mr.. Stewart who sued him
tNassop) for fvc tans Of iron shot lie said
tbat Mf. Stewart wanted to beat hin out If
his ship. aid as Mr. Stewart yas rich man
be formed an Idea how he couId get money
from Mr. Stewart; that he wanted dspouent
to go and hand letter to Mr.. Stewart whtle
hs was eeiug to snd from his house Of the
club where be res 5rted to meet him !. that le
would Ercts1d to BE- foregte=, and won1d
walt at come distance from The place, where
place on the evening Of Wednesday, May "a
1915 tia. hc raid after he would g.t Mr..
Stewart into the carriage he would lnke him
into h.6 room In Thirty-flrst or Tbirty.sccond
Street, end ticre detaln Mr.. Stewart iorclbiY
untu he ~ VI L Ild sign a paper giving him {Nas.,
SOM sfD, oC0, mud that he would tie NJ,
Stewart in The ioom until he had 1scelrcd
the money from Mr. stewart's cashier: th.t
be would also compe! NJ. St@wa:t 20 give him
q paper to get his ship cleared, and tlat lie
would Proceed to sea III ballast after ship.
ping crew, ana then 90 to England, where
nc would take dep0nent after Elging dcpo.
nent ~, ,0o0 for hss trouble iu- the matter;
that ailes this, for two Or three days, depo-
nens met h m and kept going around the city
with him just bt fore tha time had arrived
Il The consnmmation Of the affair, deponent
called upon Sergeant Young, Of The detective
police, Who caused the arrest Of said Mason.
On this complaint Justice Bowling COM
Enitted Naston tor examination, and, In the
detectives Niscu and Vaughan
are searching for lurther information against
the prisoner.