Year: 1866

SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS.


An Order or Arrest Against Senior Dario


Mazuera-Hei Is Lodged In the Ludlow Street


Jail-Amdavit Of General Santa Anna-In-


teresting Statements-The Plot Thickening,


Before Judge Barnard


Our readers no doubt remember the many accounts
that have appeared In columns lately In regard to
the adventures of General Don Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna growing out of the numerous suits and counter
suits that have been commenced in our courts of law
We are again called upon chronicle another phase in
the affair." his Honor Judge Barnard having yesterday
granted order Of arrest at the sur OF General Santa
Anna against his late private secretary Senor Dario
Mazuera founded upon the following afadavit OF the
General


Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna being duly sworn says
that he is the plaintiff herein and resides at No West
Twenyeghth street. New York that the defendant is
resident m ,h,s IL S sW T. ana s stay
1885, the defendant applied TO the plaintiff at St Thomas
for permission TO proceed to the United States in behalf
TO confer with the government Of the United States in
reference to certain business connected with the interest
competent to accomplish the transactions Of said busi
ness, and did then and there mportune the plaintiff to
give him, said Mazuera some paper writing accredtng
him as proper person to whom faith and con-
6dence could be given; that about the 18th
Of December, 1865, the plaintiff did give said
was permitted by the plaintiff to proceed to the
United States and confer with the government
thereof in relation to the business contemplated but
when said Mazucra arrived In the United States
he did not make any effort to confer with the govern
thereof in behalf Of the matters set forth in the
said instrument given him by the plaintiff aforesaid
but on the contrary, in violation of the power and
thorty conferred him by the plaintiff and intending
trust and confidence reposed in him by the plaintiff he
the said Daro MaZuera and one Abraham Baz with tho
intent to cheat and defraud the plaintiff, did combine
ederate and conspre together, at the city OF New
York, TO deceive cheat and defraud, and did deceive
cheat and defraud the plaintiff In the following manner
Baz : represented re and pretended to be the owner M
of the steamship Georgia. lying at the port
of New York, and as such pretended owner Of
said steamer, about the last day aforesaid, did
fraudulently deceuy, and with the intent and design
to cheat and defraud the plaintiff, make pretended sale
the said Baiz was not the owner OF said steamship did
pretend to purchase Of the said Baz The said steamship
Georgia for and on account OF This plaintiff for the sum


vered to said Mazuera the pretended agent Of said
pain, bill OF sale Of said steamship to be delivered
TO the plaintiff at st. Thomas, w. l. and the said Ma
zue well knowing that Ba was not the owner Of said
steamship accepted from said Baz the said bill Of SALE
and then and there delivered 10 said Baz bills
OF exchange, which the said Dar.o Mazuera fraudu
lently and without authority signed the name
Of the plaintiff; that said bills Of exchange
endorsed by him were delivered to said Baz,


That and by sad pretended bill Of sale 1t was stated
covenant OF tho plant that in The bills OF ex
change should not be accepted at sight, and should DO
protest for nonaccepance that the ad plaintiff would
pay the said Baiz the sum OF 100000 iquidatng dam
ages and the said bills II exchange should remain IN the
hands OF said Baiz collateral rty for the payment
Of sad 100000 Deponent further says, that after.
wards the said Ball. with the knowledge and consent OF
the said Mazuera did freight the said steamship at tho
port Of New York and proceeded to the port of ST. Thom
as l., where the plaintiff was then 'empoIary re re-
plaintiff and informed him OF the said sale Of the said
steamship and at the time exhibited TO the pain
tin tie said bills Of eychang and desired the paini 70
accept same whereupon the plaintiff informed said


z that tho said Mazucra had no power or authority
from the plaintiff 10 negotiate for Or purchase the sad
steamship, TO sgn any bills OF EXCHANGE In The name
NJ the plaintiff and that he, the plaintiff woulo not ac.
cept SAID steamship, raty or confirm the said bl Of
sale.


Dcponen further says that the said Baz and Mazuera
still combining consprhg and confcderatng together
and represented 70 the plaintiff that he (azuera, while
In the United States, had succeeded IN obtaining loan
from various rares in The @ United a states and from Inc
TO be increased TO 0oo 70 be used IN the ine-
rests OF the people and That $50 was then
deposit the city New York ready To be placed at
tho disposal OF the plaintiff, be used by him and those
assisting him in behalf Of the interests Of the Mexican
people, and at the time exhibited to the plaintiff


letter purporting To have been written by the Hon. Will


liam H. Seward Secretary Of State at Washington, ad-
that the government thereof ready, willing and
anxious TO aid him In his Efforts In behalf OF the Mex
can people, and that any assistance required by the
plaintiff that behalf would be furnished him by the
Of the United States and that he should lose
In quitting Thomas for the United States for the
purpose of Immediately entering upon his undertaking.;


Deponent further says the said Baz Mazuera
further represented that said steamer had been pur.
chased for the interests OF the Mexican people, and that
the SAID bills OF exchange could be paid from the fund
loan Of thirty millions then deposit Aforesaid, and
that the plaintiff individually could not be responsible
any liability by accepting the said bills and that
II pianiin refused accept the bills ratify the
said OF said steamship that tine said Baiz would be
pecuuarily ruined; and dcponent, believing the said
of The said Baz and Mazuera and that
the said sum Of thirty millions VAS then deposit
the city of New York Aforesaid, and believing tho
letter exhibited Aforesaid 10 be true and genuine
letter. The panin accepted the said bills Of exchange
aud delivered them 70 the said Baiz,
ditoned that they should be paid from
said loan OF thirty milions thai subseq entity the said
Baiz with The knowledge and assent Of the said Mazaera
stated and represented the plaintiff that he (az) had


payment 10 make al ST. Thomas account OF the pur
cass OF said steamship Of $4,000 IN gold and that he
did not have the necessary to meet the said pay
mcn and desired the planin 10 let him the said
sum OF $4,000 10 meet sad pay menI, and that he
would return the when they arrived New York,
and believing SAID statement 10 be true the plaintiff
10 the said Baz notes made by parties Ia favor
of pantn, payable In gold and which were perfectly
good amounting iE the gregae 10 the of $50 260
when the said liaz accepted for the purpose aforesaid


Deponont further says that subsequently, the said
Nazuera assisted in the reigbng OF said steamer ior
New York. aud that pa. nln took passage said
steamer; that his arrival at the earnest solicita


on Of said ai1 the plaintiff went 70 the house Of sand
Baiz at Eizabethport, n. j, and renamed there Tor
nearly month, that the said Baiz and Mazuera pro-
iessed great fcnshp for the paint and often assert
ed and reiterated tho sta emcnts aud representations
hereinoeior, mentoned but tiat just before the plain
ui Lett the house OF said Baz be ascertaned that said
steamship d not belong 70 and was not owned by said
Bail that he bad lower to sell convey said
steamship and that he had no payment TO make at ST
Thomas OF $4,000 and that each and every statement
made by said Baz to the purchase Of said steamer
were false and untrue, gnd were made with the know
ledge and consent OF said Mazucra and were known BY
the said Mazucra be false and untrue aud
with the intent and design to deceive cnent and dcfTaud
this paint and thai te statenents of said Baz and
Mu.era that tho defendant had obtained a ION Of
$50 000, 600 and that the thcn on deposit in
the city Of New York, also false and unsrue and
bad no foundation in TACT, bat we're made with tue in
tcnt 10 induce tue pa nn accepi the said bills OF
change fr tue OF $3.50 000 that at the time the said
loan said 10 have been obta ned not shilling had
been obtanod received by tho defendant he had
represented.


Ibis deponent further says that the said letter
hbitcd by the defendant purpcng TO have been written
by tie Hon VIM IA seward, WAS not letter OF the SAT
VIM. IL seward at ALL but written aud concoced by the
de endani and sad Baz, and that all the
made by sad de cndanl and Baz false and untrue
and that said letter a forgery and known by sad
def leudants u ba