The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-24
TIE BROKERS' CONSPIRACY.
C0UNTER CHARGES OF FRAUD At
RENTED by THE FIRM.

Strange Po.,pourmeuts-vun snun g. Co.'s
Want of ProOf-ABldavits Estrbli-hiug
Bnrr's Innocence - Whceicr's sSO,OOO
Proposition--Tbe Tenth National Bank
to have been swiudIed out of S5SOOO.
The charges of procuring money under false
pretences, made by Van saun & Co., brokers,
against g. c. Bur-. which was to have como up yes-
terday before Judge Spencer in the Superior Court,
Chambers, was postponed until Monday next. Van
saun & Co. in their anidavits say that Barr repro-
scented to them tnat he had 5000 in United States
bonds, and wished to procure loan OF 800 for
about half an hour; that under these representa-
tons they loaned him the money, and received back
neither the bonds nor the money advanced
Barr, however in his version of the affair says
that one Joseph Dows called at Van saun & Co.'S
once, where he had desk room, ard made such
| proposal for loan to him. Barr told
Dovs that he had no money nor pro.
firm with whom he dealt and sec II ho
could not effect the loan. Accordingly he explained
the case fully 10 Van saun & Co., aud Albert Van
Saun Immediately drew the check on the condition
that he 10 receive half the commission. Barr
| paid the money TO Dows. with the understanding
that 1t wls TO be returned by O'Clock, and DOws
not putting In IN appearance, Barr went IN seareh
Of lim, and was told that he (Dovs) had dev red
the money TO John Kau1le aud that The latter stated
! that his pocket had been picked in n Broadway
| Barr went to SEQ Kaudle. and was told the came
story. kaudle, however, repre- seh'ed 70 Dtti lhst
| mortgt ge IL for the amount. Barr started with
Eaudie for Philadelphia to procure the mortgage.
but the wav, while Barr was sleeping In Camden
| N. J., Kaade absconded, and len him so that he
could not procure The money;
joseph Dow- makes lnldayli That Barr represented
the money os belonging to Van Sam < Co.. and mat
II must be returned 10 O'Clock, and that also ut % Q
flu t.ue Le said that nc (BaIr was Not worth any
| thing,
| Georss Marshall and several Others swear that
| they saw DoWs deliver the money TO kaudic. sam.
uel Stevens, attorney for Barr tat ile.e -
and that nc has copy o. the indictment. There arc
also posters out describing the personal aprtara1co
i OF JOhu haudlc, fuJ Offering arCward ot $40 or
he arrest, ovCg TAO name Of Joseph Bows, Belmont
| Hotel.
Tue stranscst and most important pa, OF IL,
of'ar, how yer, Is AFFIDAVIT made by 'mucl ~.
T. RI that Augustus ii. Wheeler, OF tue iitn Of
| Van saun & Co wanted hun to take check FOR
e.. 0O0 eight thousand dollars to tie Atlantic Ma
| uOnll Bank Of Ntw York, signed by the nrm wan
| Saun & Coz and have Il certified. Then Wheeler
| and ~" TO "cight," making the check {: 5000
eighty thousand dollars, and then to deposit II in the
i Tenth National Bank.
| Amer this would have been accomplished wheeler
| proposed that lie should receive $4,000 and Barr
could Keep the rest. Wheeler also said that thr 6rm
| would make the banks settle the dispute among
| themselves. To this proposition Barr refused his
| consent. When a. Barr swcars, Wheeler Threatened
20 have him rested for the Cmbo zzlement O SlJO,
| ard also to report him 10 ns lodge and regiment
| the seyontl-in which he holds 4 commission as
| First Lieutenant.
| Two other witnesses corrobors,e this statement
Of Barr under oath, and swear that they were pres
| ent when Wheeler made the proposition. IL seems
| very strange that the drn OF Van Saun a Go. have
other adaVts for their side Of the case, except
those cmanatng from IN, nseyes. and aso that the
| counsel has postponed the case 50 often Thomas ID
| hobmson and Il. W. Stougntou are the Attorney
| for Van saun & Co, and the Hon Gcorse NJ. Curtis
| and Samuel Stevens for Barr.