New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-09

MAJOR Klbuin Knox Representatives, depart
Majrr Aug Nicholson. A and 1. General United States
Majoi W. G. Jones. Paymaster.
MajorJ b. NJ PStteT; Plym,ster United states Army
Major George X. Leet, Northumberland Grants
. Captain ] s. Poland, 81 United states Infantry:
Captain L NJ. sebbils, II. s. X. ana T. NJ u o A.
Washington Arseu.l
captain " Mitchell U0tcd States Infantry
Captain J; n. Cros, A. r. G.
c capan g. He e G4 = TtaEi0rd A. A. o.
Captain c. F. HOyt A. z NJ
LAIE Or THE ARMY.
Colonel Ge0rg =. Inric. oi neral GranPs SIAN
Colonci K A. Agr, 5ln Michigan Ciyalry.
Major II. 5. Fitch, OF Genera sAerman's staff,
Captain ". G. Church o. General Ca'eys stan.
Captain e. ID. Kellogg, OF General iiallecKs STAN
Captain u. Strdtton.
Captain j. d. DAVIS, Cavalry Bureau.
CIVILIANS.
Hon. F. ". KELLOGG, NJ c.
Hon. G r. b Inond, Washington, d. G.
Hon. J RIcnard Barrett, ST. Louis. Mo-
ii. A. Chadwick Washington D. G.
), a. II. Marks, Washington. D. C.;
F. 5. Wash, Wasbinelou,D C.
W. II. Barbour, Washington, d. c.
Tromas s Mercer, Washington, D. c.
john Boider New York.
THE BUBBLE BURSTS.
1t is 10 be presumed that General Hancock and
the Army officers who followed his lead III subscrib-
ing for tie companys sock read the prospectus
with g.eat deal OF pleasure. 1t rhe only re-
turn they ever had for their inv -stment The
months Of April. May and part Of Jane followed
without any news coming to the subscribers OF
the discovery of oil their property. At last in the
month OF June of the officers became Suspl-
cious that thcv had been deceived by Mann as TO
the value of the property. Aself-appoDcd lnycstl-
eating committee for the oil regions 10 learn
the truth of the matter. The committee consisted
of General w. :. Hiliyer, counsel of the company,
George d. Kellogg, secretary and ). j. Albright,
Governor of Arizona and a subscriber TO
the stock of the company Mann in some unknown
manner heard OF Albnght's departure. H. strogo
to forestall his Investigation by writing to II. W.
Goodrich. the superintendent of the compauys
works " in Pennsylvania, as follows:
OFFICE MANS PArENT AccoUTEEMENTs
No. 240 BROADWAY, MAY 20, 1853
have been obliged 10 delay You know ioln you
another / am anxious hear from you. Some
Of the company have sent "A spy 10 -
"1f t5T him. GIVE no information bui
crack ever, aine up Aish Tell him you doing
theTe as have You stand by me. aud / wiz by You;
engine is at Franklin, or somewhere en- route
and has been long tmr' Hnt r goq c,n
transport TIC engine was shipped long ogo Wri'e
IN fully at CIV" this man big idrd OF the hou,e
and lOI winch II Stan0, ana OF rs value II belong
to sratton. Don't LEI them know tLai he Office Is o.
thlC lot. fAe ma IS sa!r, thck mIn WIN black
curly hair ana his name Is Al0rlgit. hASN.
Goodrich, however, paid attention to the ad-
vice in the letter. lie frankly told the committee
that the land surrounding some Of The lois, FIR
which Mann declared he had paid 50 900 and So COO
was worth only s. 800 al the then Iufi ted
prices. Some Of the land was found 10 be abso-
lntely worthless; there WAS no possibility of
extracting oil from IT, nor was 1t near on
lands. In TO instance were the representations
made in the prospectus correct. Instead of large
number OF wells almost ready 10 yield a return Tor
the money expended them. which they had
peccd to see. they found only one excavation. The
motel. barn ard onthousos" on LOT Ma. 7, ~ Graf
ton, ONO, which were asserted 80 be mGhlY val
liable hOtel property" were found 10 bo
wretched shantics. Upon mqniIy the committee
came 10 the conclusion that all the property bad
been bought at low rates ard turned over to the
company at prcpOs eTCusiy high rates bV Mann, aud
that there not the slightest hope that ii would
ever return a dollar on the Investment.
ARREST OF MANN.
The investigating committee returned TO New
York highly indignant ovor the manner in winch
the company had been treated by Mann. On june
% 1865. Kellogg and ilIllycr appeared
before Police Justice Dodge at the JEFF +
sou Market Police Court and preferred
charge of fraud against him. Mann was
arrested the following day and taken to the
Police Court. The point of the complaint as ex
pressed in Keilo2p's aildavIt, that Mann had
transferred to the United Service Petroleum and
Mining Company for $4,000 pIope ~ which had
actually cost mm not more tllan $1,000 and thus
had violated his oath of office as trustee
for the company IN making the purchase.
These oycr-valuatiOn Of the lots were
specified IN the stiidayit Of Kellogg. lie said that
Mann had assured hin that fos lots Nos. . ard ne
had paid So 600 each, but that upon investigating
the matter ne had learned that To- No. ; had been
bought by contract by him for $4,000 and he
had paid to bind the bargain only SO.
LOT No. T." it was Discovered, had been
ia Mann, possession since 1919. DDOn II were the
tee The land itself was worth little Never
tieesS according 10 Kellogg, he had CON
tuyel to put il into . the company for
SO 600. So with the olher los. In this way
SO, 900 oi tie $4,000 originally paid INTO Ghe
company by G neral Hancock and Others vanished.
The remainder OF the money disappeared Ia the
payment of bills like tie following, which was
offered IN evidence by General EiilyG:
OFFICE MAINS PAUaT ACCOCTREMENTs,
No. - iroad"ay, hcw-l .rk, Apih - $3.50.
Unifed Serrice TcboIc1ta, and Mining Go.
To ". 10. mann, TRUSTEE, Ir
For expenses. lhtec lris 10 WAsD gtOn..... So 90
Paa Goo@rch March Sl----.----------.-..-- To- 90
pnd s.tatton QgOudrclD. Observation-Disclosures. BOO 90
PAID Three cnClnts "a - 900 Coco 90
Pad United STATES Mag Ziv..-............... 10 OO
Paid AyInDnc (prosprctu- 1875 %
PAID exenaes Apr IL SiratiOn- 600 90
rad HGrger's BceEiy $50 50
and olnCI ltrin,, amounting IN The aggregate
to................ 2Oo -
W. ID. Mann.
now MANN ESCAPED MS JUST DUES.