The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-14

! be instructed, send me formal cable tnat you
suspend payment, ana are writing particulars by
/ maLn
me cipner is fun Of information, which has
| been found o. great Importance by the District
Attorney and the OfIcers OF the government.
! one paper found upon Lawrence Is so extraor-
4 binary that IL ought TO be esl ecialy mentioned.
On the 26tn OF May, 1874, District Attorney Bliss
MEssRs. FIELD, MORRIS 4 rESEEa,
or this cliy, auctoneers, thaS ne had received IN
i formation that certain goods upon Their cata-
/ logue, OF sale to De made on that day. were
struggled lraudulenty introduced into this
/ country and he requested them 70 give him the
name Of the person who consigned the goods 70
tualiy and peremptor!ly refused TO give
any information, when Lawrence was
Attorney Bliss 10 the auctloneers nearly q year
ago was found in LaSrence's possession. The
recent examination has SHOWN that the goods thus
DESIGNATED BY MR. BLISS
ayear ago were part q tue goods lraudulently in
they having been followed by their marks and
numbers from the time the goods lett the ship
large portion of the goods frauduently introduced
Dy the consplrators were sold through the auction
house OF Field, Morris n Fenner. rne agent OF
1 the consprators who nominally dealt with them
was
y who opened with them series or accounts, some
sixteen In number, all except one or two in the
Messrs. Field Morris n Fenner the proceeds oil all
the goods consigned 10 them the aggregate re-
ceipts during the year 1874 alone were
ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,
the invoice value, as stated by Vol TO the
l
the moneys, however. seem 10 nave been paid
direct to Wolf, for checks In the name OF Lawrence,
amount OF $4,000, mad been paid. II mas been
discovered tnat another auction house In the city
inG satisfied from the way IN which tho
business was done mat there must be
ne became possessed or them tnev reused r sew
eral months before the frauds were discovered TO
Ss anyeng S 20 n @
\ the goods imported by the conspirators were sold
IN p,aaaepaia at a auction and 10 chicago 81
/ also reason 10 believe that there was quite an
amount OF fraudulent imporations made at New
Orleans and other Gulf ports. Not all of the goods,
however, sold IN this city were SOLD at auction. IL
under the firm name OF Nj. Il. * l.. Gran, sold dur.
ing period Of about fifteen months to
MEssRS. II. 4. CHAPLIN n CO.,
In this city, about $4,000 worth OF French silks
They have been identified az part OF the Importa-
| lions made oy Lawrence and ms fellow conspira-
tors. They were
the value OF which IN the market never varies
more than lew cents, and they were purchased
at from twelve 70 twenty per cent Less tnan
a 60. knew that Graf was liquor dealer and not
dealer in silks; but there Is no reason 70 believe
had any knowledge OF the TRANSACTION other than
the purchase OF silks at cheap rates.
THE FIRST ARREST MADE
after the discovery Of the conspiracy was OF one
Gustave W. Ball who was a clerk Tor Gran and
bringing OF the goods IRON the steamship after
they had been fraudulently entered Ball was
weeks was released upon bait. The letters found
upon Lawrence from mis- friends contain numerous
exhortatons as 10 the necessity Of procuring
In order to prevent him from confessng and
making statements against the other conspra-
tors. before SUFFICIENT evidence was IN posses
sion OF the authorities TO take steps Tor the arrest
since renamed, living there openly, CONFIDENT
| that there Is no law under which he can be
tradtled Alter he escaped to Canada IL was
learned that ne had on deposit in a safe deposit
company Ia THIS city some trunks wnicn were be-
neyed q contain valuable property. The District
Attorney thereupon commenced q suit against
Graf IN the District Court OF the United States to
recover large sum 81 money, aud procured from
AN ATTACHMENT
against all the property OF Graz, including the
trunks mentioned. me District Attorney was i'm.
mediatey met by copnsei claiming 10 appear for
| Gran who procured d STAY OF proceedlngs pro.
hlbiting the opening OF the trunks, and who mace
a motion TO dissolve the attachment. Tns was
based upon an atudayit OF Gran, that prior to The
! issuing OF the attachment he mad ceased 10 be an
mhabitant OF the southern district Of New
York, which, II correct, lett the court with
and, therefore, to issue The attachment.
The District Attorney, though believing
that this statement OF Graf was untrue found
himself without evidence 70 meet IL, and he there.
lore decided 70 discontinue the action
United States Court and o. commence an action IN
the state Court az alnst Gran ana 10 obtain there
an attachment against MIN as nonresident Of
the state OF New YORK, founded upon his own All
davlt gwen in the United States Court that he
was sucn. The
was discontinued and That IN tue state Court
commenced almost simultaneously. The attach
ment OF the United States Court was released, but
only 10 be Immediately foiIowed by attach
ment IN the state Court.
AT this point singular occurrence transpired.
A. soon as the action In the United States Court
was discontinued tue attorney wno had appeared
| for Gran IN mat action appeared in the State
Court with an Attachment IN his tine attorney's
I favor against Gran, ms own client, under which
he sought to attach
THE PROPERTY IN rHE SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY
| He however, reached tue safe Deposit Company
ment, and, thereuDon, finding that the suit against
his own client was likely TO laii OF accomplishing
his OBJECT, ne turned rouno, and as the at
torney Tor his chent Gram whom ne had just
sued, moved TO dissolve the attachment obtained
by the District Attorney THIS motion was denied
BY Judge Donohue, and tnereupon an appeal was
taken TO the General Term, where the question
has been argued, but not decided.
Il In the meantime In consequence OF the stay OF
proceedings no attempt has been made TO asceT-
tam the contents OF the trunk. Tue letters found
upon Lawrence. however Indicate reason why
so strenuous efforts have been made to prevent
the opening OF the trunk. One OF them says
THINGS LOOK MIXED AND ALL SEEMS QUIET,
in fact too much The affair has taken phase
which may compromise others through our Mr. O.
the SAFE Deposit Company's oce she found . marshal
had already been there ana put ms sea on Il H. $500,
ing tell YOU that the safe instead con
last writing they had not opened the saie.
Another OF the consplrators was II. J. Levy
who also ned 10 Canada. lie Is believed 10 nave
been the person who took large potion OF the
III Odtus htNchsaIy lOE tue curry ol tue
\ goods. FOR long time tue District Attorney was
unable to secure evidence on which 10
FOUND A CHARGE AGAINST LEVY,
upon which ne could be extradIted; he therefore
7 caused MIN TO be watched In Montreal for several
weeks, confident that he would time en-
deavor 70 escape to Europe, and that in doing so
/ he would PROBABLY pass through the United
states. Levy ascertalned that he was watched
/ and sought 70 leave Montreal secretly. but was
Y most lndustriousy and ineeniousiy followed by
\ Mr.. Boland, VINO tracked MIN TO Quebec 1t being
\ then doubtful whether Levy might not undertake
\ 10 go TO 81. John and Halifax py sleigh through
\ the woods. without coming into the nited States
\ Mr.. BOland was directed by the District Aftorney
u who nad In tue meantime procured suu1cient eVi-
uence TO cause his extradition TO the arrest
\ OF Levy soon as he should become satisfied
that he not coming 10 the United states.
u While matters were this condition the Quebec
\ police who mad been communicated with, but
4 warned not to make an arrest, without any au-
thority suddenly arrested Lew, who, as IL after