The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-30
The Santa Anna Case.

Some Gays ago IN the case OF william j. ray
lor, VS.. s. Morton Montgomery, and Others,
on affidavlts that the defendants had falsely
represented themselves as agents of Santa Anna
and Others procured a steamer which was sent
TO St. Thomas to Santa Anna and refused by
HIM, the plaintiff procured an order OF arrest in
an action in which he claimed 900 as
damages.
The present motion is made on affidavits to
yacate the order OF arrest. These affidavits set
out that Santa Anna did request certain person
10 do various things, among Others procure
ships. This was communicated by that person
to MIR. Montgomery, who then opened cores
pondence with Santa Anna, and Santa Annals
special agent, and received from Santa Anna
letter referring him TO certain Colonel David
MatUera "a pereon with whom he might deal
as with himself Colonel Matuera and Colonel
Montgomery met ana conve' sed through an
Interpreter; Colonel Matuera produced full
power to act Tor Santa Anna; Colonel Mont
gomery on that proceeded TO purchase the
Island Cay, and Colonel Matuera, having
power of attorney TO draw bills, as he said,
was willing TO draw bills for its payment;
Spanish merchants here we're willing TO nego-
tiate these bills on seeing Matueras power OF
attorney; Matuera declined to expose his power
OF attorney, and new negotiations were entered
INTO for the purchase OF the steamer Agnes on
credit During these negotiations, 1T IS alleged,
Colonel Montgomery was absent from New YORK;
that Taylor agreed to pay Canado, the other
defendant, out of the $780, 900 to be paid by
Santa Anna 1880; and out of the $4,000 to
be paid by way of forfeit, should Santa Anna
decide to pay that, he was to pay him $1,000:
this 1t is claimed, made Canedo his CCaylors)
agent.
Mr.. Cutler further stated that the ship went to
st. thomas, where Phillips. the agent, re used to
receive 1t because Matueil Burgess had bought
another vessel (the Georgia., wnicn, he claimed
was cnarged TO santa Anna at double the price paid
most honest man OF the whole party; that he re =
fused to take pert in the Georgia transaction, and
oS oSs w9ea GnHR9n n % ON sana Ana
business. he claimed that all these men
R in wtS Sp1 m 6T Sa6a or
out his plans; TO secure 1000 men, arms, amnu-
milton, ETC., Tor them to procure the IndorGe-
ment OF a loan from the United States etc., ETC.
OF course not formal pow eT of attorney, which
might have compromised them, but neverthe-
less with full powers to act for him, expressed
or implied, in the cause oil overthrowing Maxi
milan. A revolution was proposed, and for it
an army was to be raised How? On the credit
OF Santa Anna and by agents authorized
by him, and now he comes In and regulates
item.
But Mr.. Montgomery was not in the city till
three days after the sale of this vessel. He
therefore made no renresentaIions, false OF
otherwise, in regard to the sale. This bargain
with Canado mace him Tdy lor's agent, and has
representations to his principal cannot affect
him IN this suit. But 1t is fully sAown that
these men were really the agents OF Santa Anna.
MI. Jerome Buck, In reply, after eulogy on
General Santa Anna, read the atfidavits OF Santa
Anna, Matuero, Buzz, aud others, positively
Anna or either Of th EN-, to purchase the vessel
or to do anything for him. He read the con
tract to show that Montgomery was described
in it as agent OF Santa Anna, and claimed that
he had subsequently ratified and approved this
contract aud representation. He argued that
the defendants we're mere adventurers; and
that while they had some communication rela-
tive to a Wild mining scheme, capital $40, ,0C0 600
their plans had seemed so Wild that they were
at once rejected by Santa Anua and his autho
rized representative
Mr.. Cutlerreplled al some length, after which
the Court took the papers, reserying the de
eision.
The following is Santa Annals affidavit
Antonio L. de Sauta Anna, being duly sworn
says-f am not acquainted WITH the parties il
this action; met Canado on April "a last at st
Thomas; never authorized Montgomery Cauado
or anybody else to purchase a vessel tor me; il
the bTiet correspondence had with Montgomerv
and Canado ] never authorized them to Dc
anything Tor me but, to the contrary, wrote
that never invited their services; Montgomerl
and CanadO made oHels 10 me OF all sorts OF i'm
possible helps, and so foolish and exaggerated
that they were the dreams OF madmen, and
. declined them all, and peremptorily. +
Signed, etc. A. l.. DE SANTA ANNA.
-Neao York Tribune.