The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19
repay perusal. Many other persons have been
swinded IN the same way and are only awaiting
an opportunity to speak out.
Who Took the Diamond Studs OF General
Paezs-Don't All Speak At ODcel

Who Took the Diamond Studs OF General
Paezs-Don't All Speak At ODcel
NEW YORK, March IL, 1869.
HENRY A. sMYTH, Esq, Collector OF the Port Of New
York;
SIR-The undersigned begs to state that, on or
about the goth OF December last he arrived at this
port in the steamer St. Laurent, from Havre; that
being rather late In the afternoon, the pas
sengers were notified by the Custom House
of1cers on board said steamer that the customary
visit would not be passed until the morrow; the
undersigned resolved In consequence to spend the
night on board, OF which TACT he notified several
persons, among others Monsieur Jules Michel, a
passenger In said steamer, and Messrs. Edward
Mitchell, Landon Ketchum, Franklin Ketchum
and Samuel Bonn, his personal friends,
who came down to the wharf to meet him
on hearing Of the arrival of the steamer.
Observing that quite number OF passengers were
allowed to depart with their baggage, and fearing
that portion Of his own-whch lay exposed In
the way OF those who were leaving the steamer
might be carried away by mistake. the under
signed proceeded to take out OF his vallse several
articles of value, which he consigned to his pock-
cts for safe keeping leaving those he could not dis
PSSe 81 m ater caed down to the wharf the
above OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF whom stood out
In the street while others had passed the gate
the undersigned requested one Ofthe officers to open
the gate for that purpose, whereupon he, the UNDER
signed, was called into q room near by and nearly
efTecfs-most of which had been in his possession
for many years, as he offered to prove-taken out
OF his pockets; that having missed small pack
age containing some diamond studs, which the un-
dersigned believed were among the rest, and hav-
ing inforFaed the ohlcers OF the TACT. they pre-
tended that the undersigned was accusing them OF
s1s charge o wne ne Acn as
IN In in or
the the time rf that one Of the ottlcers, suggesting
the night be eas h
ingly surrendered his keys to them, and although
they searched In vain said package was not found
IN II he accidentally discovered II In the pocket OF
coat which he had taken OF short time before that
having produced the package, the undersigned made
full apology to said officers for any misconstruction
OF his words or actions, after which they. pro-
ceeded to take possession OF his trunks and keys
that being informed subsequently that his trunks
had been taken to the Surveyors Department, the
undersigned proceeded tmther IN the company OF
uel BOVINE, the former remaining outside
while the latter accompanied the undersigned
to the desk OF the Surveyor, In whose presence
articles in question formally delivered to him, with
the exception Of the studs, which one OF the off,
GERS admitted having received and Put in the
appearance. 1t is now with the object OF
recovering the same, or the value thereof, $500,
gold that the undersigned begs your inter:
are, James S. Chaker Chas. L. Laurence and
James r. Davis. Very respectfully yours,
We the undersigned hereby certify to the eco cor.
rectness of the above statement as regards our
connection.
LANDoN KETCHUM, Burng slip.
r. KETCHUM, "a Broad street.
L. MITCHELL, 81 Wall street.
SAM. BOVINE, 1877 Broadway.
JULES MICHELL No. Howard street,