New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-23
PANAMA.
TRIAL, OF AN AMERICAN sWINDLER'
lPPoN OUR own CORRESPONDENT


p,v,,,,. Nov. ia criminal case Is now be-
fore the local courts which must prove interesting
der and may throw some light upon some recent Doiu
,os committed i'm the United states On the l4th Oh
October last man. under the cognomen OF John shth'
arrived in this city from California who gave himself our
TO be in the secret service OF the lnteO oacs GOV
on tho voyage he had made the acquaintance, 9uloi
others OF Mr. Winthrop Sargent, VINO Is cone,teu MIL
tie house OF Duncan, sherman, AZ Coz o your Guy,
ne succeeded in decciying, Ii was Jhus Iitt i '9
introduced smith 10 various parties IN Ianna ~ W
character assumed by him. MI sargent VEN On - -
York. but Smith remained ON mo lslnuYS, ne
once went TO work and offered 20 number OF merehas
OF Panama and Aspinwal for sale bills oil eX'n,iso v
England and Jamaica Ills attempts, hoNcNJi W. 49,
successful as he failed 10 procure local luuoIst.lV,
Ho finally offered TO Mr.. william De EouX OF TINS Guy, .
of Winthrop Sargent for $500. winch the sum OF R
was sl due having secured the services OF an Ii '
The money was paid without any SUSPICION on the
return OF the Rising star from New loik hc AueiiC
Consul aud Mr. DO houN IectltCu Iot'oI' iiuu "a -,
gent, informing them that letter oi cieut n3u pVn
stolen from him ana pointing 10 lle mnH 4i S my
thief Fortunately the latter had NOT Ie' tIe lsi
The Consul, Gen. Kiby smith, With eredltaWo pIVhl.
tude procured bis arrest ana he was ntonSht 70 ts V
where he now lies IN JAN ON opening sic t1u"N ti
baggage OF the prisoner, large amount OF pous sot
land warrants. bs Of exchange greenoact' anu hC,
coin were found repreSehns tol" n"io me- hen
100000; most Of the papers appeared 70 nave p,,n
scorchcd by fire, and some appeared 20 naSS 80
faced as by acids The Consuis OF AelInM. az" ~
anna, who have both displayed great activity ih the l
ter we're soon convinced that they had before them very
desperate character whose arrest ana uNl was o ,1
highest importance The prisoner mas procured couh'cl
and hy means or money lftcJ ustu Hiuuh- tD H""-
az the courts has obtained very great influence lh me
favor The obstacle thus FAR has been the lncoIInpu
nitv of the Judge. who cannot Doe buuCd Hence ne j.
closely beset aud threatened 10y ass-lnaonl u lac doe
not resign The Judge, OF course, considers THESE ld,
threats u 90 !, feared That De may be made 10 give way
before the pressure should he do So al viii Doe LOST aio
smith viii be let ont straw bail ana the ends oiJuuc'
defeated. ~.
Smith had several accompliccs, who have all eit thc
Istmus for kingston Jamaica. Tie true name OF rnl
&. NV Clinton on Henry V. clinton aud lac appears 20 D..
connected with large gang az thieves ahd counter
fciters IN California. 10 Will require the gredtcst vigil
ause ON the part O the COusus TO prevent tie prisoner
/ from escaping from justice. He las we ana thil
have used every atiacc 10 procure the release OF her
husband. She succeeded IN obtaining tho sum 81 Slt0
from banking house In Aspnwall which was deposited
There bv hcr husband previous 20 his arrest aud 90 pro
cure which she obtained the order Of Judge ln Asp
/ wall who had 10 jurisdiction at all in the matter
Tie courts mere are managed after fashion and d
but necessary 10 freely brbC aud ans thing can Doe OBJ
tanned. IL Is 10 be hoped that the prisoner Will be pun
I ished as he deserves