The New York herald., 1869-02-12


Serious Charges Asainst q Mexican Veteran.
Considerable excitement was oceasioned In the
Essex Market Police Court ON wednesday afternoon
by the appearance Of Mr.. Charles +. Denman, ex-
Consul General to Mexico and q veteran OF General
Scotrs stan, who was arraigned before Justice
Mansfield on charge OF conspiring with one w. J.
Aimes professor and teacher Of music, for the pur-
pose OF obtaining fraudulent possession OF piano.
valued ct $780, the property Of Messrs. Schraidt q
Schmidt
Louis schraidt senior member Of the above nrm,
made a1ndavit that on the morning OF the 9TH
Of January last Aimes called at his ware.
rooms and stated that he was professor OF
music and had been commissioned TO select q
piano for his pupils Mrs. and Miss Denman, the wife
and daughter or his friend, Charles y. Denman,
wealthy stock broker. doing business at No. 6K PINE
street, and who resided IN an elegant brown stone
oxford street. Brooklyn. Mr.. benman wa. deslr-
ing no Judge Of such Instruments himself,
he had authorized Aimes 70 make the pur-
sna piano ca
money .ISat Isl is all 1lsnta said Mr. penman when
friend OF mine and is teaching my wife aud daughter
have full confidence In his Judgment, otherwise
would not have authorized him to make the pur-
considerable quantity OF real estate in New York and
Brooklyn, besides the brown stone mansion In South
Dennan rendered his note for thirty days for $780,
payable az the National Atlantic Bank OF
Brooklyn. .ds, Believing the representations made
and on the following day forwarded the piano
to the brown stone mansion In Brooklyn.
few days later Mr.. Schraidt discovered that Denman
merely b0arder at No. AZ south oxford street,
and that the piano which had been delivered there
had beensremoyed by the accused, aud, complainant
Relieves disposed OF to somesperson or persons IN
known. When the note arrived at maturity Mr..
schraidt presented it at the National Atlantic Bank
Inf th0f had
no account or dealings with that institution.
On the above evidence Denman was committed
to answer and warrant was issued for the arrest OF
Aimes.
Later on Wednesday afternoon Mr. August Ritter,
OF the Manhattan Piano Manufacturing Company
called at the Essex Market Police Court and made
an anidavt containing similar charges against
a Ame caed At he sns 81 diss tne
Company. In the capacity OF professor OF music TO
the Denman family, and selected first class instru-
had instructed him to purchase for the exclusive
use oi his wife and daughter Believing the proies.
sors statements concerning the vast amount or real
estate owned by his patron, &C, Mr. Ritter lost no
time in delivering the piano at the aforesaid brown
stone residence, and was equally prompt IN waiting
street, for the cash. Denman admitted nav-
Ing authorized lis particular friendn Aimes
70 make the purchase, and, telling Ritter that
he made II an tnvariabe rule to pay all bills with
note at thirty days on the National Atlantic Bank OF
Brooklyn, where ne had large amount deposited,
LeuueEcu y bIuldT uOtc UO tudt dCCcptcu ny MT.
Schraidt Ritter claimed that the piano sold for
cash. but was finally persuaded 70 accept the paper.
Learning subsequently that Messrs. Ames and Dem
man were going into the piano business rather ex-
tensvely, Ritter paid visit to the house In Brook
lyn and discovered that the piano delivered by him
had been removed elsewhere Calling at the Ma
ti0nal Atlantic Bank he was informed that Denman
had no account there. Since that time his efforts to
obtain interview with other Of the accused
parties were unsuccessful until he had the satsfac
tion Ot seeing Mr.. Denman ct the Third District
Police Court on the occasion OF his arrest on charge
Of defrauding Messrs. Scllraidt, Schmidt Co.
LUCKY ESCAPE.
Aimes was arrested and taken before Justice
Mansfield yesterday morning, and no sooaer had he
been committed to answer than Mr.. Emil Gaetens,
OF No. $40 Second avenue, appeared in court and
stated that short time back Aimes made similar
presentations to him and induced him to forward
piano to Mr.. Denman's brown stone mansion On
calling at No. 6 Pine street for the cash and being
offered note instead he became suspicious, and
with the assistance OF officer recovered his pro-
perty.
When Mr.. Schraidt, the first complainant called at
No. a. South oxford street for the purpose OF In
quiring as to the disposition Of his property, the
landlady called to Mrs. Denman and wanted to know
why her husband persisted In filing that elegant
'sbrown stone front' with pianos. Unless the word
'liingn was used nguratveiy, 1t may Oe inferred
that Messrs. Aimes and Uenman's dealings In the
piano line have been pretty extensive.