New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-17
PERRIN H. SUMNER ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING DANIEL NJ DAVIDSON
BY FRAUDULENT MINING SCHEMES.

CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING DANIEL. NJ. DAVIDSON
BY FRAUDULENT MINING SCHEMES.
Perrin II. Sumner was arrested yesteIf!ay IN
q evil suit broug 1 agains, him by Dance NJ DAVIDSON
10 recover $4,000, the damages which MI Davidson
SAYS ne has sustained through the ifaduuen'
schemes of Mr. Sumner III connection win
mining and other enterprises Tie action
Wa brought in the Superior Court. and Judge OCormah
granted the order of arrest, on tie Application o. e. H.
Williams The plaintiffs attorney ine baI Was h4eu at
$1,000 After Mr.. Summers arrest bis c'uh7ci aP
nea,ed nefore Iudse O'Gornan and asked nn 10 have
the bail reduced stating that the amount was 80 large
that IN case it Was not less.ncd his client would have
IN ca IN TAIL judge OGDrman SAID that he would
not reduce it or cIgarte application
hut he granted order - SHOW cause way sdrh feduc
ron should not be made, reuIHabe al u o'clock 10
Gay.
The afldavits accompanying tie complaint on winch
fine order OF arrest was granted arc yoiinnods Nj
I,,,,dsou ayers tpa. ho is ~C,tchIau ~ birth 5nd
mechanical engineer by trade. IL came 10 America al
1881 toIocc lands for the est tlisAment 81 sooisL
eoouy in West Virginia. The procct proved l"iuie
and ne returned 10 NcwYok with about 5000 10 cA-h
and nSc for ahoIt $500 made by Je7|a X H""'
wnicb WAS all the properly he had. lie made
me acouaniance OF Rr through tAc a,tcrs adj
yertisemeu Of a mining enterprise Mr. sumner learned
ms business his ~ poets, me amount f miu'I ~ ,
AM that he dc.ired 10 lhl'', nls Io'o an" IT, 49," ,t
e. aJ mad 800 for quarter interest IN certain NM
II Custer county. COL II'. h' anu
Jaucs Austin his associate III the oNi crai co. 'i'
1j.e had expended $4,000 ia developing i-e m.hc ;
tLat II cori .Ined q ven OF cal1na ore 81 un'3m,
mon re suess Two feet ia thickness; Lial ne A4l
with diuicu4ty persuaded Austin 10 SCH 10 ann ~
son au0,ner puarer interest ~ the property I"i T'''V
MAJ the = ock could he sold great aGva d. Eifo a.,
ard tha, MIR DAVIDSON should chef enGiue.r o. the
cnn,p.sy al a salary Of $500 mont. hr DaN c,0n,
by these representations pald ABOUT T7VVO
n cash All OF these representa- VI Davidson "a s
he now fnas were false and fraudulent. II reality
Ihe mining property consisted OF uuGcNcopcd
ciaims w.lcn had he n purchaect by Mr.. sumner
rhrongh New-YOrk broker IN November, l-el, On On
agr. ineut Ia paS 500 and 5000 Ia Stock. ana
OILY u 90 nad fact Oceu pail; that no nonrs hdd
re- IL nj I'm Developing the mine; that the rlce Ec
- ,-ad,a ore shown Ar Davidson coming rom ms
- hsd IN reality been purchased bt Austin ~ Tue
astnr onse for The purpose OF exhibition 10 ann Inc
-. also .et forh echcne 10 carry out the FRAUD
~ him through The sale o. some LOh6 Island lois %
land. - t,... f,..,.or .,,,os NJ, Srn,
M old him tnat Austin would not organize company
fo vii lie Colorado mine mat ne tSuHuelJ va E"is
.vcbon0e his IN II Tor FLOCK III lht muck
cod amd silver Mining Company, and ne peifuaaea Nj
nsy,dson m 40 the and 10 TAKE i0,UOO 81 res "i
fhe later copany I'd ward NebC the wee esl-
dent for bis Interest in the other properly nc ucA
(ou.n.iIv lDe plalLtin now says, was nOt a nv V'i
stock Bialkci value aHu t'c
tti0ns which Mr. Sumner made 10 mn tndt III c'u.,a
ret the position OF engineer Ia the COM any az rag
OF from $500 10 $500 month was hbhHHIy IhlS W,
Dayidson's averments cerrob0rated DV tne Au"
OF Mr. Austin who frankly acknowledge me osc' P''0
part he took Ia the affair, and by other aIhdA'4'r