The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-17
THE GOLD BROKERS AT THE rOMBS.
AccuIn ulatiOn OF the Wall Street
Troubles.
Arrest Of Peter r.. MumfOrd on Charge
Of Fraud.
One Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars
in Gold Said to be Involved,


thckens among the bankers, brokers and spccuaors in
gold, and Of crime among the bulls and bears
come daily to light The Tombs Police Court the
scene Of one Of these revelations yesterday.
Mr. Peter r. Mumford, who has been doing business
gold broker At No. 81 Exchange place for time
past was brought before Justice Dowlng under arrest
upon an affidavit made against him on Monday last by
Mr. Cornelius Ward, Of the firm OF Greenleaf, Morris
CO.. Of No a Exchange place. BANKERS and brokers The
affidavit charges that Mr. Numord defrauded the above
firm to the amount Of twenty-cght thousand two hun
dre dollars by of worthless check for that sum
drawn ON the Mechanics Bank Of New York. an1 which
was supposed by NE firm to be equivalent to twenty
thousand dollars in gold coin purchased Of them by Mr.
Mumford the preceding Saturday Upon presenting the
check at the bank however, they informed that
the requisite funds not there to MI. Mumfords
credit and payment consequently refused. There
upon the following complaint was made the Tombs:
Iplice Court First District Guy and County If NeW
Yo.E-Cornelius Ward, of No A Exchange place being
duly sworn deposes and says, that on the 18th day OF
August, 1865 ut the city and county OF New York he
received from Peter X. Mumford the paper hereunto
nexed purportng to be check drawn by himself to the
order OF Greenleaf Morris Co. for the sum OF twenty
eight thousand hundred dollars in payment for gold
sold and delivered to him the of twenty thou
sand dollars Deponent has since been Informed that
there funds the bank upon which ii drawn
CORNELIUS WARD.
Sworn 10 before this I4th day OF August, 1855.
JosKrH DOwLNC Police Justice.
The check referreft 10 in the anlavit annexed TO
the numbered 30l calls for $2s, 100 to the
order Of Greenleaf, Morris Co.. is signed Up. r. M1n
ford and endorsed the back For deposit, Green
ieaf, Morris Coz
Another affidavit accompanies The pspcys whch reads
follows
City and County Of Nsso Y0,h--wn y. Dickinson, Of
No a Exchange place, being swori says that he is
errand boy for the firm OF Grcenea Morris Co. that
he presented the annexed check 10 the teller OF the
Mechanics Bank, and was informed by him that IL was
not good WILLIAM r. DICKINSON.
Sworn TO before me this i4th day OF August, 1865
JcsEfe BOWLING, Police Jrsce. .....
Dciective Ober OF the Frs, prec.nct, entrusted
with the warrant these afnavits by Justice
Dowrrg took Mnmford into custody. The latter
came s,to aEendcd. by Messrs rnos. H. Rodman
and 11aos .. Sommers counsel and NJ. ". r. B..
Nikep appeared in the same capacity for Greenleaf,
Morris Co On the reading of the aidavits against tho
accused bs counsel stated thai the documents failed TO
charge any criminal offence against his client, and
further that the evidence against him insufficient 10
hold hm and not enough hardly 10 have granted the
of arrest in the nrst place H. should move
therefore quas the aud dismiss the
complaint
Tie prosecuting counsel was Of opinion thai all the
satut. requirements in such made aud provided
TO be iound in the papers and stated that his clients
ready at 10 20 into examination.
Justice bowling gave his opinion Tint the criminal
intent clearly shown, and that the evidence far
furnished was sufficient 10 decide hold the accused
aud The examination TO proceed in presence
Of the accused party.
Mr. Roiman urged strong objections ~ this proceed
ing The exceptions taken by him noted by the
clerk. He then Informed the thai he should
tioyar before the Supreme Court, and asked
for a suspension Of proceedings enable him obain
the writ.
The then adjourned, further hearing being
set down for O'Clock this morning The accused
put thirty thousand dollars bail hut could not
tain IT, Justice Bowling therefore romandcd him 10 the
Tombs Mr. Mlken expresses his intention OF strength
cning the original complaint by other andavits.
Tho arrest or Mniord caused quite n sensation among
certain operators on the street and IL rnmorcd in
Court that several other parties had suffered by him. the
whole amount being estimated at about hundred and
forty thousand doars IN gold. Mcssr schaen.r Bros OF
Brosd street. aud Albert spcyer Of 20 Pearl street
said be among the sufferers. N also said that
other complainants would appear IN court to-day
Mr.. Mumiord maintained strict silence IN court, hsv-
ing apparently left everything 10 his lawyers and
ing we'll satisied with their escrtions his part. He
was very COOL but not Indifferent 20 the proceedings and
watched both sides With considerable interest II IL
pscted that some further developments regarding him
will he made this morning