New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-29
The santa Anna Case.

Some DAYS ago in the ease Of William j. Taylor
act S morton Montgomery and Others adavs that the
Attendants had tly represented themselves agents II
Santa Anna and Others procured steamer which was cent 70
procured order Of arrest IN an action In which De claimed
tbs nresent motion Il made on adayts 10 yacae n, order
OF arrest These adays that Santa Anna did inquest
certain person TO do various things among oiher cue
eomery who then opened epondence with Santa Anna
and Santa Anna special agent and received RON santa Anne
seiter referring him 10 aeeran col paya hsIers
Col Montgomery met and oonversed through an Interpreter
Col Mauera produced full power TO act FOR Santa Anna
Col Montgomery that proceeded 20 purchase the bland
City and Col. Ma;uera having power Of attorney TO draw
bills as be said wiling 10 draw bills for It's payment
Spanish merchants here willing 10 negotiate thes bills
on seeing Mauera power u attorneys natuera declined 10
expose Bis power OF attorney and new negotiations we're
during these negotiations ia alleged Col Montgomery was
from NewYork; that Taylor agreed 10 pay Catado
Anna si2 oo and out Of the 10000 be paid by way
forfeit should Santa Anna decide to that be 20 pay
him e20o0; this 1t is claimed. made Canado his Crsyor
MI Cutler further stated tina. the ship went st. Thomas
where Phillips the agent refused 10 receive Il because Ma
tuera Burgess had bought another CHE Georgia which
he claimed charged 10 Santa Anna at double the Irce
paid by them He conended that Montgomery was tho most
honest Of the whole party That be recsed TO take part In
the Georgia ransaoten and was when charged with mailing
these actually In Washington on Santa Anna
busines He claimed that al these were In fact acting
for Santa Anna armed by him with full powers Tor carving
them 70 procure the Endorsement Of loan from the United
States &o &c OF course not formal power OF attorney
which might have compromised themselves but nerethees
with powers 70 act for him. expressed implied In the
cause Of overthrowbg MaIimilian revolution was ro-
poposed and for army 10 be raised Howl On the
credit Of Santa Anna and by Agents authorized by him. and
now he comes In and repudates them
But Mr. Montgomery not In the city TIL three days afer
the sale OF this vessel He therefore, made representations
fse otherwise in regard TO the sole This bargain with
Canada made bin Tsyor agent and his representations TO
his principal cannot affect him In this suit But II fty
shown that these really the agents Santa Anna
Mr. jerome Buck. in reply after euiogy on Gen saIta
Anna read the adavs Of Santa Anna Matuero. Buzz and
Others positively and directly denying authority from
either Of hem TO psrchase the vessel or 10
nythng him. lie read the contract 70 show that Mont
gomery described In IL agent VI Santa Anna ahd
camed that he had subsequently ratified and approved this
contract He argued that the defendants
adventuers and that while they had had
communication relative TO wild mining scheme capital
600 600 their plans had seemed wild that they
once rejected BY Santa Anna and his authorized
! tive.
Mr. Cutler replied length after which the Court
\ took the papers, reserying the decision.
The following 10 Santa Anna's affidavit:
Antonio L. de Santa Anna being duly sworn says;
acquainted with the parties in this actions met Canad
April "a last at st. Thomas authorized Montgomery
Canad body else TO purchase vessel for In tb
brief correspondence had with MONTGOMERY and Canado
authorized them do anything for but TO the
ay wrote that invited their services Montgomery
and Calsdo made offers TO Of all sorts OF impossible helps
and foolish and that they the dreams
madmen, and declined them all. and peremptoriy.
| Sworn, &c. A. l.. DE SANTA ANNA.