The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-16
ARREST OF GENERAL coolBaucH.

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Charge Of Dcfra uding Hotel Keeper Out
ofS1. GOETHE General IL nfertn FMS Mn yor
Ganther, Judge McCunn, Chauncey
Burr and Others Mt u supper Party, Sc.
During the first week In May last Mr. Joseph s. steb-
bins proprietor Of Of the Cortandt street hotels
appeared before Justice Bowling at the Tombs pre-
ferrod complaint Of false prctcnces against George
Coolbaugh, sometimes known General Count Cool.
oaash Is charssa that by means q false and
amount q $1,000 The dsisnsan. ana his r as
he tCoobnugh represented that he Of wealth.
had forty thousand dollars in gold deposit In the
sand dollar farm In New Jersey, and that he had In.
vested largely In government securities, &C, &c On
SaeSs gsvo wns oppps e @ mot Tool
Gunther Judge McCunn, Cbauncey Burr, ox-Govcrnor
Price, OF New Jersey and other well known citizens:
General Coobaugh on having his bills for board and
borrowed money presented for payment, said they
all right. but failed to cash them and eventually
the account and, as charged ned the State
inquiries were subsequently, Instituted by Mr. scbbns
which satisfied him that all the made by
Coolbauph false and untrue made with the In
tent to cheat and dcfraud.
On the deposition Of Mr. stcbbins Justice Bowling
issued his warrant for General Coolbaughs arrest bat
the officer 10 whom the process enrustedIwas unable
when he was taken INTO custody IN 81 Louis and brought
on by detective, arriving here Wednesday evening
Below w b found % q a,s Interesting ada;
position made by Mr. Henry ~ hcQuoid, showing tina,
General coobaugh had no deposits in the East River
Joseph stebbns being sworn deposss and says that
he keeps the cortlandt Street House, No Is Coandt
George Coolbaugh and his wife lady who passes for
HIS wife, and took al Opponents house that
deponcnt had previous acquaintance knowledge OF
the history character Of said Coolbsugh his wife;
that said Colbaugh claimed 10 be wealthy and worth at
qucn,ly 81 wastins 70 invest moneys and made
Inquiries OF deponent how he could best invest
ties said tocba"rh rsmarns1 70 Sspopsps .hs, 10
had already invested largely In government securities
and all he wanted TO invesl that way he represented and
gns ds sa s as4 s
River National Bank 10 she city Of New York. thirty or
Of wealth, and lived rather sxpensvey hts wife pur
chased rather expensive sk dresses and other costly ar
70 the house, dsed and wined them; and besides his
own property he represented that his wfes father who
rsided In 81 Louis, Immensely wealthy and
sonally sent his wife money for heP expenses;
that at time he had sent his wife four thousand
dollars that by such means he induced dsponen 70 be-
lieve he, tsaid coobsughD a Of wealth. on
one occasion he invited some friends 10 n supper
party, among whom was Mayor Gun,her, john H.
hccunn, Chauncy Burr, ex-governor Price and several
Others and ran up bill OF about one dollars, AZ
aeponeni enasea ana made o., inc e eselu,
the bill and remarked that u not high
enough; that dsponeni ought 10 make Il more that
u did not come out Of him, but out of the
hexican government, In whose employ he was, he
claimed TO be and represented himself n be Mexican
the said Mexican government that d-ponent, wishing
some money, presented said coolbsughs bills from time
right but from time 70 time asked iiie delay. SAYING
he did mot want 70 draw out any OF his gold from the
ready do and dspoDsnt as often gave h,n lime bai
be esid Ccoo.oshb Without paying anything applied 70
,ss NON, q mailing IS. AZ - '1s ss
and that he had loaned out much % bis currency
that he vas lI,,ie short ss g tbs. he had plenty Of
represented 70 deponsnt that be owned IN New Jersey
largo farm, we'll sscked worth ..ss $50 600 mary
bsush) also represented thai he had dr.ns .ad
nsrcisI psps. 70 large amount upon which be could
he succeeded IL borrowing from Opponent frvm uns
dollars A. part Of which has svsr been pad,
nor ha. he pad 70 deponsps any pan u
.ys iAa from appearances ana The usay sIsurss made
y s.d ceehsash i.s desiring delay Of p.ynsn. be BE-
ssa ssDoSsns p. .sss e. III o. ss c"ssss
and insisted upon Immediate payment Or security and
matter Askins him personally ana through hi. counsel
70 secure The ssd clam tus out of eli his funa3 drafts
ald not sIhiSli o. dIseovsr prss.riy Ie.hsr ihsa
shs wearing apparel Of hm..,f ana sIi.l % valve
90. hssassa collars and sspo.snl dos, ass s.lisv. -
worth 70 exoced that sum- dsponsut further says thai
ne usOnl.s o. he "a of Nay u. VIE q ssd cco
returning, and has not since bccBback si hhs len In
siy and c,andssne manner letting no psrson IN tbs
ascsrtAn, and on . search made afsrvsrss d-po
nen has aseAised that Ill the ARTICLES Of her wardrobe
o. any considerable value, except few trs~cs were
takcn away clsndcstney, and, a. feponept believes
through the o~iles or bsseneni, chi. Tie guests
ssss psSssa sbs al ss2P'' 90, Ssoos he
house passed through ns basement twice
TIA, ooes With attachment against the properly
q ssd CcoIbsnEh st deponc house on hs % o.
Nay iars and also on the sih dsy q Nay Ass,
waiting 70 ind Asd attach the SAID Cooibsngh Iuxgzgs
~: ,Su's Of .s n sss.
Elijah Brown, 20 and cut Il aid ccossssh had no- o
sss 'n u;osn.s .s M srg .s ~ onss. s
he made Inquiries Of The cash and prosseni u ssd
bank and was ~ both Informed ,hsi said coo,basEh
bank ana never had account. tssrs or dealings via
bank, nor did any Of tho oce o. The bank know hi,
psnsnt bias reasos 70 bslIsvs ia. hs ssa e~oxs Cool
bAngh ccmmon svndlsr and never intsnfcd " p>y
depossnsi depensss further says Ia the er,s made 70
his Representations thss be hsd farm MAT he pad
thirty thousAsd dollars for and had thirty o. forty shor-
s.sa ao.s. on ospcss IN ssnt snd ssd ocossssh ..
thss be bad .ishdr.ws sbs sola MON sbs bssk ed a.
bvsrsd 70 osssrsi OvsssH ana th.s Ne sxotIss~d W
ssss sus *. s. sss ,,'' T' s, ss sss
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sssc4 nom tcpossos hvs hspdr.d sn1 biry ssvss 1c
AZ ana sxhsy cssss stn Isssn. sot y psy ns
over Ave husdrsd dosrs sssdss ~ rsor, bs~vs ss4
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