The New York herald., 1866-06-15
ALLEGED SVilNlLE on SANTA ANNA.

Two Parties Represent Themselves ns
His Agents for the Purchase of u Steam-
ship-Vessol Said to be Intended for the
Mexican Ropublic-Shc Is Brought fr0Iu
New York TO ST. Thomas-Sssita Anna
Rcpudiatcs tl,c Whole Ira
of the Parties Reported MS Formerly
Chfcc or the Staff of General Robert e.
Lcc-Tney are Eoth Arrested. &C., &c.
SUrREME ooURr-CHAMBEES.
Before Judge Ingraham.
William j. Taylor, managing oWner Of steamer Agnes
D. L. Motm Montgomery and Andrev Cancdo.-Ths 40.
ton promises develop extraordinary facts rela
tive to Mexican affairs If the allegations Of defendants
can DO sustained The facts in the case, appear from
the and ANTS annexed and statements Of counsel
follows Jerome Buck counsel for plaintiff applied
for aud obtained order OF against the defendants
on the To- wing affidavit, which submitted to Judge
Ingraham:--
Ci,y and ,mty Of Et,o Yorl, ~:wism j. Taylor being
to be la said Court against r. Morton Mont
cry and Anae ns cause IN @ S saa
ApEl sSs y iss ssv q Tsx ths
aa, they tas said % M had
raj fn D. aH e Santa Anna rssdns the island of S.
Thomas West indies 70 procure and purchase IN the United
deliver the SANG to said santa sad island
e.hisea md gave deponeSi written
by themscyes OF the authorities and powers conferred on
lost or msaId. ana which depeSca. alere every
aecys hs deonent That said aon,sonsry and csnsdo
deceful Represented 70 deponent that under the authority
purchase eslsnsas hin and other. called pc
o A. Thoys y d there p % 20 the
resident agent OF said santa Anna aud that then and there
a s
sonery and canedo entered into written agreement with
them, the provisions Of which are as follows
April 1866 in the city New York By aud between William
%onso%ey sns and city o New
psa!is. .Ss ssssna part wSs,ea. ior hs hsSsaaiss
ana do se Agnes Phaehn ws sGs
all Of her acSls furniture Sc 70 the said parties the
I 70 gold pay gpaya5s delivery fsips, nesehani
ond part Aud sgreed BY the pares second part
ha, they VIII well and Truly pay or cause 70 Be pa,a TO hs
dollars in gold the arrival OF said steamer IN s. Tomas
snd '' in case 81 Of the p1s 1a
Of the second part shall well and truly pay
sand dollars ID eoid in s., Thomas, damages And
viii ay be paid 70 the parties rst
for all surplus coal and stores that may remain on said
market Thomas. And IL "a further reed that
m M s rr~ o. Of s & IN 81 ms 10 Ss
Of the frat part the amount lawfully due said upon
In II Thomas That said agreement duly executed by
the pss Of the m o. and IN s rcgna Ts and I s said
That In said agreement. aud relying upon the
sn s1d can.do @ 'l% ey wa The authorized a sn 5 n
Santa Anna purchase vessel for him, Leponent fur.
nishei said with the oicefs crew.
engineers provisions, coal and stores expense
witt thousand dollars and sailed said Island of
Thomas 18Th April 1856 that the 2h OF April,
1885, the said steamer and deponent arrived said island
pursuance OF the aforesaid tender
said steamer TO said Phillips for said Anna; the
said Phillips rendered the same 10 said Santa Anna.
who declined receiving sad vessel, and denied
agents they authorized by him by person
for him vessel anything else IN the United
elsewhere that thereupon dconen returned
sad steamer Agnes 10 the United States deponent
dcponent that the said ougomcry Canedo
not they not a. time authorized
behalf OF said Santa Anna and their representations
that behalf utterly false, and made by them 70
representations OF said Montgomery and Canedo
were induced TO lay and expeDd the of fifteen
thousand dollars IN furnishing said ship aforesaid and
making said 10 ST. Thomas and the the
United States The said statements and representations OF
said Montgomery and Csnedo dcponeut has discovered
be alleges be false each and every particular
and they wefe known 20 he TO said Montgomery and
used and held forth by them solely de-
deponen and 10 induce deponent enter into
ant the heavy expenditures here
nbefore mentioned That by the fraudulent and deceuI
practices said Montgomery and Csncdo he has
aged SDOOD which the action aforesaid
brought deponent finally says that he informed
believes that said Montgomery and Canedo residents
Confederate army and Chief stat OF General Lee and
that Canedo Is a resident OF Te1as " II. TAYLOR.
1855 THos. sADLER. Notary Pubic blse'
Tho defendants Montgomery and Cancdo have been
lodged in Ludlow street Jail, bail being set down at
$4,000 They claim TO have had letters and authorize.
ton from Santa Anna