Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-21

Col" Hamlink in Australia-A Charge
that He Raised Loan On Worthless
Securities and then SAILED Away-A
sequel To the Anglo merican Insur.
ance COmpany's Failure.


Just before the Anglo-American Insurance
company closed its doors in this city "A few
months ago and ii was discovered that the
company had No assets, except the office furni-
ture, the secretary of the company, d. +. Ham
link, left the city tor Australia. Advices re-
ceived here are to the effect that he has sailed
from Australia and left behind him nothing
but unpleasant memories. Hamlink was intro
duced just before his departure from this city
to Capt. J. W. Bradford, OF 62S Rhode Island
avenue. Capt. Bradford left Ireland, his place
OF nativity, when n small boy and came to this
country. He had an older brother,
who some years before had gone to
Australia. In the course of time the brothers
lost track OF each other. Last winter Captain
bradford wrote to sydney, Australia, address,
ing the letter that it would fall into the hands
OF his brother his sons, ii they were alive.
This letter resulted in discovering that his
brother was dead, but that he had in Australia
NTH these newly discovered relatives Canlain
Bradford opened correspondence. Hamiink was
introduced To- Capt Bradford by Il friend, In
OF obtaining "a letter of introduction. Hamiink
has been heard from through letter just re-
ceiSed by Capt. Bradford from his nephewS.
David and Robert Bradford, who are engaged
In business IN sydney as iron founders.
HOW THEY WE'RE TAKEN IN.
The letter says: Colonel Hamlink, whom you
introduced TO us in such a nice way, has simply
run away from sydney with 1855 of our
"A n.
go-American insurance company, not worth
one single -; and we have every reason to
believe that We are not the only unfOrtunates
The manner in which the thing done is
this: The Colonel, after presenting your letter
OF introduction TO us, was received as well by
US as we could, and. after many interchanges,
he spoke TO us in a confidential manner offer.
ing us, and he actually did write out legal
document giving us, a one-third interest in u
newiy-diScovered telephone. This, we find out
now, was only sprat to catch mackereI, as
the telephone, II 1T was III existence, was not
,h,s his b power eid to treat for. After doing
having paid SO much money away, and asked
Brother David if he could introduce him to
some banker where he could get the required
overdr1ift of Il, 600, Offering as security $1,000
tbut whether 1T was genuine not, we cannot
now sayJ Sydney being in such a depressed
state, the bank manager did not care about
opening any new accounts. We then intro
duced him TO our own bank manager, with
similar result. As u last resource, he told US
tconndentlally) that he was a man of means,
and had all his money on deposit in America
TO keep his wife and family, and that he knew
lie would not go short vi money here as he
BROUGHT GOOD SECURITIES
with him, and that he promised to send money
home TO Turnbull, the inventor of the telephone
as 1T was not completed when he left home. At
the same time he handed us two newspapers
with a iul account OF the wonders OF this inven-
ton. He told US also that ii was not the in
Surance company that brought him out here
but it was To work and introduce this wonder
fui telephone into the Australian colonies
thereby expecting to make f2OO,OOO. On the
strength Oi our believing such, and we did
believe him after your speaking so highly of
MIN, he asked us II we could lend him the
money, viz, $1,000. and as our name has
always been good to that extent in
commercial circles here, we had no difficulty
in finding the cash for him, (that is by our Civ
ing our own bills TO others for the money! and
IN return he gave Us as security twelve of the
enclosed bonds, or coupons, said to be worth
tlOO each, and payable in London, but worth
not "a, you will see by the printed note
pasted on the back of il. Tue last OF the 1855
namely $500, he got from us the day he left for
Melbourne, telling us then that he had to go to
Melbourne on this telephone business and
would be back in IA or II days, but he has not
shown up to this date, (Sepl. 81 and it is now
four weeks from the time he said he would
show up"
HE SAILS AWAY.
The teller states that on further inquiry they
mad been informed that Hamlink had sailed
TWO days after reaching Melbourne tor the
MaurltluS and that the banks in sydney had
received "a cablegram from London that the
Insurance company was a complete Swindle
Inc writers also have reported the facts TO MIR.
IrlInn, Y. ,. consul at sydney, who was about
TO come to this country, and who promised
them to investigate the case. The enclosure is
a sample OF one of the twelve bonds left as
security. 1t is bona given by the Anglo
american Insurance company for f1UU at
SIX SIX per cent interest, payable at the
bank ing house of Messrs. Barclay, Bevan Tut
ton q Co., London, December, 1856 The bond
ana Its attached coupons are very handsomely
printed on parchment and slgnod by W M.
Bell. Jr, president, and ID. +. Hamllnk, secre-
tary, and witnessed by II. Hamilton and X. Z.
clipping from San Francisco paper announc-
ing that 1.-THE notorious Angio-Americ;in insur-
ance company, OF Washington, d. e., has finally
busted"