The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-11

The Facts In the Cnse of Van saun & Co.
-tiow q Creditor was flcecrd by
ID btor-Barr's PhiIa dciphin Ietter-free
Masons and the Seventh Regiment In-
volved-The Case In tho Courts.
Wall street was yesterday excited over s1
pdrf6 story, published In spectable Journal aich
affected the standing OF . well known 0rn. The
facls In the case, as unrayeed By srS reporter,
seem TO be IS follows:
IuE DEBT.
About the time OF the celebrated "Goii Pan.
e" in September last, there came 10 the
once OF Messr. Van Saun & Co., ~
Broad street. one Samuel C. barr Who desired
10 60 into certain .pecula;ions In stock, ,hro.gn
Van saun 4 Co. In order TO secure "a isSoral's IN
PRODUCTION to the hrm lie sought the s.rl ..'.s- u
Mr.. Augustus II. Wheeler, member 's hrm.
WHO was also an hOnory member Of the 4lrst Com.
pauy Of the Seventh REGIMENT, OF which Barr {,
Fret Lieutenant, and brother Mason. Relying too
implicuy upon tlcsc claims 10 honesty and fair
dealing, Mr.. Wheeler introduced Barr to Mr.. Van
>aun, and the erm bought aud sold at his d.c'auon
until they found that he owed them some Siya, when
tlcy, not unAaturAly, a-ked him to
SETTLE Up,
thing which he seemed entirely wlllinr 90 do. oay
he was at the time little short aud rroposcd to
settle his accOust by depositng $500 Of Govern.
mcnt tonds, the balance and above his indcbt-
clness TO be held an additional margin on which
he would DO stl more business. This prop1siton was
entirely ssts actory to Van Saun a Coz but he de.
manded beior. making the deposit In question
loan Of ti,JOO "for thirty minutes" with
| which he would redeem the bonds In
question. The loan was made, and Mr.. Barr de
parted, but did not within the twenty minutes,
| O circumstance which did not excite particular In
| qury, a. It was bu-y time. just before o'clock.
however be made his appearance, and stated thathe
had intrusted the money to friend TO procure tie
bonds, and that this friend OF friend OF his, had
| been robbed IN fifth avenue stage. This state
ment, though "nshy," passed for the time being,
owing 10 the press Of business, and Mr. Barr disap
pearcd Tho next that was heard from him was
| contained IN the following unique
LETTER:
| PniI,psLPuI..
| september eth, 80,
S.'J' raa sag.s g..
%'Ss not, nHsS and sca s ia, e my @
g 4 before leave nSfe aH5c.o beg q Son 70 sg.
Yours. sASiI. {. BNRR.
1his letter Afforded the frm no especial satisac.
ton, and after irving for some Blk weeks 10
the sum due thtm they placed the case IN the hand
OF their counsel, JOAN o. Robinson, Esq., who in.
medatcly caused the urrest OF Ihe Lieutenant, =
charge OF procuring money under fnse pr.trnccs.
The prisontr was bsed BY a relative, Mr.. Baker,
and II would sCtm he has since devoted his leisure
arrest, uDd consequently from bail by bldckcniL &
tue character OF ms occusers. Hence toe pretended
aidaWt (which, by the way, bears no marks OF hay.
| lug been ever .woIn tor, published yesterday. The
lnlelt seems TO be to create pressure Of public
opinion which will compel the Court, when the cu-c
comes up neAtweek, to decide to AGATE the order OF
| niHrt.
As bearing on this case, II may be
INTERESTING
To note certain alleged facts In tile history OF the gay
We have stated that Mr. Wheeler Is an honorary mCu.
Der Of the company Of which Barr IL an officer. and
| It Il stated on good authority that Court OF In.
curry has been ordered to investigate the charges
against the Lieutenant. Pending thest Is said that
the most strenuous efforts have been made TO clear
bis record. Among other things II Is said that GER
tam prominent rm OF jewellers in John sr eet, whO
had SOLD Birr goods 10 the amount of f0O for viii
they had not been paid, have Dcen induced, by the
payment OF part OF their claim aud the otter u Sc.
curiiy for the remainder 10 iorCgo any prosecution
o. the same. II Is also stated that Barr induced Mr.
| Wheeler To Introduce him TO the wellRnOwn trm Of
| Chase, Mcclure n Co, No, II Broad street who DID
some business for him and were also NictlmiGcd.
SoT SATISFACTORY.
| UnYiEg heard this statemIHt, the SUN repOrtpr
| called on the last named firm, who suited that II
| vas truo that Mr. Wheeler had introduced Barr IN
| pem, and mat they hal done business for hiul but
been sat sactoriy settled not Our reporter then
| inquired u they had ever done business with Van
WAS it sasfctoryf"
"perieclly so. They always settled promptly"
ana thls Is Tie testimony Of many other drums in
:. In regard TO Rsrr,s cloim that he hsd desk IN
It. They state tha, he sskci for such accom- nod,
tlOn, but was refused, and that In tho Tneantlme
| yatc desk occasionally.
TUE nAsOhs DRAGGED IN.
Mr.. Wheeler states that IL II his determination To
bring the matter before the Masonic lodge OF Wh.ch
Barr Ia member, IN which case liyCly time may
be looked for among the Brethren OF the Mystic Tie
Yesterday an exec utiVe meeting OF the Gold Board
81 three Scs was ~ NsS SSST {" %
veotgate the case ana examine his books, should