New-York tribune., 1880-10-29

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much 10 he regretted that the OF the articles
alitd 10 shon ant hay taken the pllns ~ - -h.ser,
iact. which can scarcely have been accidental. mIs55
meu that truth wis not thr object OF tho
pursued. bu' that some Other m'.,N mus
Il is tarlIv likely tnat Mr.. Grace e"u.H c'ia
lave coutinU-d IT, cccnpy the IlRh P,7''.Ir
- IN. eiiow-ncrcalnt- OF .w-York breath Of SUI
ul'ion mad tainted hi name. much oa7 u nr G'h D'"
Gee med cip4 ,le ot the crimes Ia by YOU Ia ais tht ~
to NE g~ncy ia Peru aud Ma occult ana %',E.I ~
r. rri,''n. sil. ,o ~ tiny, / r. CoUDEEr.
N,,c IoTk. Oc'. ~, 1850
Iils. Coulcrt, vino was apparently empoved to pro-
tcct Mr. Grtcc's interest the Of The Mary az
seems 10 be odi' ted BY his reference TO The instruc
iions he received from Mr. Gracee partner, oneh to
be ab,e o make better defence Of his client # he
hopes Or verdict Of acqIttal. The charges
against Mr. Grace do not rest alone on
the case Of the Mary. That was one
Of number Of cases cited The insur-
ance companies were Obliged TO compromise
that ca - because their witnesses disappeared and
becaufN their former agent, W. Il. Grace. who was
appointed 10 protect their interests, acted
against them. Mr.. Grace was the agent
OF tie Underwriters at CaIlao at
the time the Mary was lost, ana IL
was his duty 10 see that the vessel was seaworthy,
D,d he do sol lie took out IN ms own name policy
No. Is 900 IN the Mercantile Mutual Marine lnsur-
ance Company for $4,000 on the good ship
Mary and in that policy lie valued the
vessel at S54 900, when the records of the
Peruvian courts attrstcd by United States Consul
W lhamson and. Vfe-Consu Lay show that the
vessel was purchased by William LOWS or$l21 100,
aud that Sir. Grace's brother and partner became
security tor che purchase money. Instead Of aiding
the companies for which lie had been the appointed
agent Mr. Grace appeared in tins city as " agent ioT
the owners Of the vessel, and Mr.. COndert was
employed to sue the insurance companies
Who was tie owner of the Mary? Mr.. C"udert
SAYS that William Lewis was the owner, and his
client aud Mr.. Grace admitted AZ the time that
Lewis wa, indebted largely to his firm. There is
the evidence of the American Consul of the British
! Consul, of the president OF the South American
! Insurance Company, and of decree passed by
| the Peruvian Congress that Lewis was a
| thorough scouudrel. 4 vessel OF which he
was che owner tue Washington Libbey, appeared
| IN san Francisco haIOor with 200 tons O1 guan0
stolen from the Peruvian Government and shipped
AS stones in ballast" Tins vessel Was seized and
! hbeled Y The United States Government Allied
/ Wags.af jI., a counsel for the insurance compa-
uIcs made an investigation IA san Francisco of the
char.e,e. of William Lewis, and made arcport now
IN possession of IHE IBUSE, the effect that Lewis
was expelled ny 4 vigilance committee. that he nad
his ea-, cip2cd that he was " hummer, bar
room Ge htcI bAliUt-bOx stuifer, and a scoundrel
coneralV Tbs was Mr. CODderts client, the
! alleged owner Of the Mary, and the person for
whom William y. Grace appeared as agent IN this
| cIr~ 10 sue she Insurance companies.
! As to tn, case having been tried before Judge
| Van Brunt and jury this city the facts
are rot fully stated by M Couiert. One
parti ,uar care, not involving the general charges
! of oyervaluati0H. unseawOrthiness and fraud, was
brought before the Court. auj Oh tins case stipu-
| lafiJn vas made with OF the counsel OF the IN
| snrance companies to abiG, by the result This the
! counsel af,crwnrd Acknowledged a mistake on
! his part The insurance companies, ghon they found
! onf what had been done refused 10 abide by the
! supnlation, bGt thcy aiterward found that their
! principal witnesses had ulysterousy disappeared,
and with their OWI former agent against them, they
! concluded 10 COMPROMISE .o cases They did not
| however pay the iuli amount of The policies. aDd
| Mr.. Grace. as agent for the owners accepted a
! compromise.
! MT Coudcrt SAYS that Antonio 4. de la
! Harm. Admiral in the Peruvian Navy, testified
! 10 tine soawothncss of the Mary. One
Of the proofs o fraud ~ the of the Mars Thich
/ led the insurance companies to SEMI an a2ent 10
Perm was an autograph letter from Antonio y Ge la
! liaIza Admiral in the Peruvian Navy. from which
/ the foli WING Is an extract:
| sttp Mr., which sdvr classification last year.
s,,lct cr Fur %, ha~ been lost cutlOnd.ly; which
vou WA see b, tnr lm ant document Wuicn nclee
The vessel auc cargo are lsurSj ~ "hoA "hu bus
! ton .,.d should b., investigated 40 once ny tIeG.
An the evidence III the ease of the Mary showing
hand was n IN pGss }Ssion of the Insurance com
panes at rhe time the ipulatcd trial took place
in this city or perhaps w. d. Booth would not have
been led into tie mistake Of entering INTO such a
stipulation with Mr. Coudcrt
As Mr. Grace was the appointed agent for the I'M
derSrtcrs In Callao, and as he accepted the
| tyust he c,unlt well escape on any plea that he
| Wa. In Peru orv cnct GurUg the tfre OF hIs
! ogc.,v vii he hams 6 make this plea Dd not
! Tho insurance companies, L. the ch' f's mace
! against n ~ ana tEe resolution removing hlm a'
! gent reflect upon mimi If not, WY does he not
! ,rca from, tren a c can hi Of health 7-IEd