New-York tribune., 1873-03-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
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THE FL, PASO BOND SALES
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C1TR or THE NEw-YoRk STOCK EAChAN1E
.Haopn IN PARIs-GEN. FREhoNTS DE-
FENsE.
paper Yesterday, stated that ihstrueuohs nu ,
s,yed by the American representative OF the Frehch
,.,no,ders Of the Memphis, Ell Paso and Pacific Rail
- % begiu criminal proceedings against Gen John
c Fremont for the part taken by him In placing 'he
hond, ON the French market and, as a preliminary
measure, 10 his arrest An outline OF the history
NJ the road was published yesterday in THE TRIBUNE
there stated John A. Gray is the receiver OF the
r.ad and therefore the natural representative OF the
tntarests Of its creditors. Neither he nor Gen. Ere
mont who was in the city yesterday was aware OF any
tuch movement Nearly all the bonds sold in france
were collected by Mr. Gray, and are now depoS'eu ~
ths city II an arrest is contemplated 1t is beheVeu
shat il can only be made by reQuison from the French
Government on the criminal charge OF forgery now be
ing investigated before the French tribunal The pature
Of this charge Is as follows:
Under the French no foreign stock is permitted 10
Ne introduced the Bourse unless II has been quoeu
IN the stock exchanges Of the country where u ogl
mated and certificate has been filed from the stock
exchange of that country. The Memphis II faso ana
Pacific bonds were never quoted in the Newfork mar
het and every person officially connected with the road
rast have been OF the fact Nevertheless GER
theate purpOrting 10 have been issued by the New
York stock Exchange that they had been quoted here
was fled in Paris and thus the bonds were admitted
there.
II was a buugling forgery, very coarsely executed,
and bearing a seal, although the stock Exchange has
never used one. II signed A Van Norman, Seere-
tary" but there has been Secretary OF the EN
change who has borne that name IL answered the de-
sigDed purpose. although acquainted with Amer
an finances could have been deceived 1t was for issu-
ing or having guilty knowledge ot the issuing Of this
certificate that the criminal action begun In France
against Gen. Fremont and Messrs. BOylan, Probst'
Paradise, Lissignal, and PoppiueL. OF the accused
Fremont s in tins country Paradise has since commit
ted suicide Naples account Of tins action aud
Probst has given bail N 5000 francs and Will not prob
ably appear for trial.
Gen. Fremont has prepared a written defense, IN
winch he explains his connection with the bond sales,
and denies all guilty ksowledge Of fraudulent practices
Tis forwarded 20 the tribunal about TO days ago,
and has probably reached it by this time. His version
Of his connection with the is, that he III
.roducod by Boylan. his brotherlnaw and the French
Consul General NeW-York, 10 Probst. who recon-
nended 10 him a good man TO put the bonds on the
French market He received the requisite authority
and conducted the business in his own way.
The bonds were placed the market In April and
May 1852 and Cen Fremont did not revisit France until
the following July. The other persons implicated were
subeontractors under ProbSt. German named Anher-
man was Treasurer Of the Company and is charged by
Gen FTemont's friends with having perpetrated the
forgery. They say that when questioned ID Paris by
Gen Fremont as the means used for gaining for the
bonds an admission the BOurse Aufermau claimed
that he had authority to the Of the
Hew-York stock Exchange by Mr.. Cutting, an officer
OF the Exchange, whom he had met in Paris.
Gen Fremont was satisfied with this answer, although
there wac high officer 10y that name, could any
officer have given such authority. Mr. Aufermau is not
IN this country now 10 answer for himself OF the
soooO or more received from the sale in France, it is
claimed that Gen Fremont received only very small
portion and that most Qf this was expended by him in
the Interests Of the road in purchasing engines, &C.
In the Texas Constitutional Convention attempted
% annu the charter Memphis. FL Paso and Pacific
Railroad. The contested the legality OF the act
the United District Court Of Texas and gained
has suit The Governor appealed the and II was
argued before the Supreme Court in Washington last
October, by Judge Curtis Of Boston, and Courtandt
Parker oi Newark decision is expected daily Should
u be favorable the road, Col. Thomas Scott has
agreed 20 take the route for section of his Texas
and Pacific Railroad and 10 give In payment an amount
of land which at G. per viii pay all holders Of
land-grant bonds Of the Memphis FL Paso and Pacific
Railroad IN full. said that he is Influenced by a
desire tO attract French settlers 10 the line Of his road
III the decision adverse to the road, the bondholder
will get nothing as there is nothing belonging 10 the
road except land grant Of sOOOOo0 acres, which H
contingent upon fulnment OF the charter conditions