The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1842, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Vol. VIEI.—-No. 157.—-Whole No. 3003. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY MORN 1842 le Price Two Cents, a FURNITURE, GEORGE W. DAWSON, Retatt “OCULISTS. DR. WHEELER, OCULIST. ISEASED AND WE. ER, Oceniist, $1 Greeuwicl pectfully informs the public, aving become cularged sequence of his an extent, he is trictly between ‘after Which houss he visits out t among the many huadreds of cases attended, many have Leen 0} snout success, aud. pronoauced by them yet ue has never tailed to’ eradicate the disea porfect cure, despite of every disadvantage wi Mand in many ‘instances altaost agzinst Y ether professes. Drewing 3 oct ey Tandnds MARI ‘the ‘above articles. are, offered to the ow prices, Persous in want of sai ‘of men and women’s Wearing Ap- call at the above eataolish- attended to and packed reasonable terms. “Mattresacs, Bedding, iSeslichomeat will he phuactaatiy 0+ ven for Be Ce a Clot im with eontidence uneequainted with him, and his mild mode i humerous restored. patients js professional skill and success, as a scientific disorders of this organ-—to num ist class of society, respecting hipping shortest nouee, ana on bilities as being pre-eminent for tionsof the eyelid or sore ‘al permanently cuted, films, ithowe str RABISMUS (Commuty eallew Squintius, md CATARACT: Imoved—in a few minutes—with scarceiy any incouveuleage or pain to the patient. nbfully received, BeirsroetaT Bl JOP yee RTM Manufacturer, 260 Water 3 Of A sayecior make, barom: eter frames, quadrant, sextant; surve roty) s foricagte aif make™ i best matersals and (mauship, Warranted. | ‘extcutdd with neatness, punc- and ishing. tablishment, between Do- ts are informed that leiters, sly Mill wt be takers from the t paid. 27 ber of cases which ave been cured by Dr, sive him a wide sproad reputation, ide of those whor the number of eax ve offered’ ty him of their own uc- cases are more re- rans who wrote hed in. a neatatyle— epee ‘work, made of ‘the [tificates, which ble than many others, but themappeared (0 be actuated ropy, in seeking to make knows the benefit which they “Manutiecor;in ver street «nd Peck sli; Repenences. Messrs. ©. & G. W. Blunt, corner of Water street and Bu: for have received from New Year, March 15th, 1812, 1, Oculist, 33 Greenwici Sim :—That you may, if you then imation ia whica ou, in addition 1 Wheeler's treatment. | “CHINA GLASS-AND~ veroal acknowl reat ladebtodness to you poor little child ‘rom the da whe child was of such i disease was of sucl alarmi lespaired, until told of your skal in su sity remedy for afforded he ender vears, and its 1 she more especial! ef, effectually cured Fou for your nighly suecessful eta Yor ih “MARTIN WATERS, 118 Himmerstey ot. ine of my afflicted, fel cluutarily fice my. grateful vestimo eler, the ( culist, for restori ly treated and operated he most eminent and celebra ifferent parts of the Uni truth, and hereanto sabec i | Swern before m te, bine or white, do. er physi Cups and Saucers, (24 pieces) French Porcelain, ver, thus to confess that you hi Cage, lo do i y remarkal Gut Wines; per dozen, from Da Twi pole. £4 Crd & Rss sesssz being serviceable to Tauue CutLeny. ; dozens, at the low r having before been ansue pwards. of twenty of ‘men of this city and N. B.—Ageut for the sale of Simpson’s Ear Cornets, for ‘m3’ Ime HEAP HARDWARE STOR THE eprer J HARDWARE rivals frora Birmi make deposuion, under oath, to its 'O.FARREL, 78 3d Avenne, » the 30th La 2. 0. Ingyann, Com. Deeds, ther with imejerete Prepared 19 Of. chants, Builders, Cabinet icited to ap examination of his stock and he is confident they will find it ALSRED F. LAGRA’ waka owell, 155 Jackson street, Brookly icted eight years though under One of he Kye Infirmary four anda half years, ne but became blind, in which state he was ent of Dr. Wheeler, Oculist, 33 Green ntirely restored his xij Subscribed and sworn to be: "42, J ‘The attention of Cow to their interest to favor him with a 210 Greenwich, ly of FAL! ‘vols, James’ Se but Mr. Marshall, who hi ertions in the Temperance cause. At twenty minutes to eleven o’clock the Counsel for the defence’ enti 1D POWELL. fore me, this 31: if Mareh, S trials ven had in furaae ho District Attorney, Joseph R, Hart, standing | appeared to bi counsel for the sheriff, Oliver M. Lowndes, ag the banks, and G. | Ataquarter to elev n entered, and the Court was opened. The Ju Announced that for the information of the Bar no civil causes would be tried thisterm, and non- Mis. Wimtles, No.4 Catharine short time suffered certificates riven by respect ov's Patent Salamander Safe, he Safes so tried, tugether with the Committee®’ re; other testimonials, can be seen atthe I a ‘ber, the only place inthe city where: Wi auch as have been taken i , ment for the Salamander, forsale at less than balf of the fst SILAS C. HER! 139 We Sn rane fe penearon ¢ ead or y' urnace and Cauldron, in. them for use. No article has Furnace, 4 new article for summer nse— ley, daughter of july sworn, says, that she the oe Sa i «JL. as from an eminent oculist in i “her ‘the sight could she never received ind and skilful treatment, has enti Ro N} _meawe % OTS PA’ ‘Sworn before tne, this 5th day of Minn Boil rine ee Tease P- Manziny Com, Deeds, in the fire-place, the are dervoort, the clerk to the Court, then called over the panel of jarors, when out of 09, the number sum- moned, but 17 answered, which not being a sutticient pumber, the District Honor ordered a tales of 25 jurors to be summoned fi ith from the county st large. Ip 0 time to summon the talesmen the 40, 50, 60, #0, 100, 1 igh street, Providence, Tt. vorn, says, that he was totally blind in hi the canse of the blinds I, being duly KA belte duly for nin ness was cataract; that he app Wheeler, Qeulist, of 33 Greenwich street, who, operation attended by very litth in. and by gery bite pain r,) has perfecti he tele it bis d ithe inestimabte benefit which his 3 is 25th day ofApril, 1842, " Gronce inruann, Jeu com, and County of New York, ss: the Sth of last month, I placed. my. will mak- a neat Little sto or Charcoal Furnace, from new patterns, much hese.are lined with fire brick. furnace withont lining. combination fe the onl Suets the steams end suvell from Gh Arrenvoon Sess At afew minutes to one o'clock thecustody of Smith and Colvin, recisely His Honor ani the Ald heir seats, none of t! | Sworn before me, Kitchen. They are equally for summer as winter, Dealers supplied JL, Morr, Jel mee 264 Water and en UNITED STATES Tiam street, corner given to Merchants and the abave establishment have adopted a facturing which enables them to sell x honse in this city. ed by the list of prices as follows:— Fine Muslin Shirts, with Linen the Bosor Ye 7 ~ ne dgushery, see quire if the Sh Whe ‘o the astonishinent of all wh which the clerk replied he had, and proceeded to call ‘the ot 0. the same blessing that I have enjoyed, I voluntarily mi CHRISTOPHER BURNS, corer of Thompson street. ase of the People vs. ealled John P, Cauldwell, ot was then formally called on ana the names of the Jury- ». MANUFACTORY, 77 Wil- men having been put in the box the ( Notice is hereby the proprietors of Swom to before m: iss The first called on the stand was— Oliver Jones—Excused on account of illness. Russell W. Nev: shirts at a cheaper statement will be vate than any othe: afhrme SHARON SPRINGS. HE PAVILLION.=This new commodions Hotel will be open for the reception of visitors on aud after th hext, at the Village of Sharon Springs, Sehoharie County, ye clear jnwe water of the spri those of the white sulphur sp wed to be highly efficacious in yapeptic compli: Levi Chepman—Sworn (2). John Seames—Swort (1). For along time Summoned by a wrong name. tors of these fra) Reuben Parsons—No answer. to escape tri Charles F. Franus—No answer. with w ‘Thomas Brew ster—Excused, lives in Williamsburg. Loraine Freem ; Charles C. Merchant—Formed an opinion and se! fo DED VICTORIA SHAWL AND. DIAPER PIN. nt article for use it ly re Visine rofula, Liver Complaint, and general nd in many ether respects, if United Staves and ip tegyat dc mgetoetary at the ma iirenl and needle plied op liberal te . STRA NETT, importer and nzlish Straw Goode, Platt, to 59 Jol hi tol cateuaive satheen’ of eter ted States) medici passed, and believed to be une- . numerous villages, fiered to these seeking in the he: but a few hours ride fro.a Saretoga, Troy, from Canaioharie qm tne Alba: Await the arrival tioa, to, carey visi- a: ‘stores, and dealers in GOODS. phany. in tiincpasiry. John B. Tila—No answer. Egbert Scudder—Formed an opinion. ftense Views, neigh! Joseph Merritt—No an: a f unmer, either ‘These springs rallroed, where arti ‘cars from Schence adistance of about eight being about forty-five miles west of the . cold and shower Baths furnished at all times, either or fresh water, and every attention given to ren- i 5 ty ee Aerts the White ‘Siberian Hair Bounet, for the summer—it the styl white and durable, ig extremely light, —No anawer. John Ford—Excused on account of illness, bai Benjamin R. Theal—Sworn (7.) session, the proceeds of these frauds, and about the amount ; and having produced this evidence we think ‘the case for the prosecution will have been suiti- ciently established; and one would think that in the face of such evidence they would hardly attempt to set up any purest mountain spring Ice ISAAC G. WILLIAMS. et a st James E. Hadden— William Trace’ could not say he had formed one, set aside. William J. Penny—A young man appeared for this per- ton and shewed that he liad an excuse, defence at all. But, gent! Spencer Staford, had stated an opinion that he did not could ever egree; but not having formed any A i ref the eelebrird all Tine, SSH far ag ea por Oy jeans, ace, A i a aa i “ MODINE CAPOTTES, ELSSLER COTTAGE, Parisiaunad English FANCY STRAWS, of the finest tex a ASHIONABLE MILLIN 1D tris Sin 8 ENG traghier |THE SPRINGS HOTEL, hh Bike advanteg WILLIAM F. JONES, ‘A WONDER AND A BLES- SING TO CLEAR THE SKIN. HE ITALIAN Meo Sink STYLE Ad Dixon Stansberry. Solomon Townsend—No answer. Harman Devy—Expressed an opinion. conviction of this G ¢ Tieman-~Excused, because hie did not under. e sufficientiy well id—No answer. Read this rosolu- Couneil of Paris :—"" We con- hie greatest philanthropist of the aga, and his fect cure a The Italian Chemical d to the public to cure the following : freckles, salt rheum, scurvy. tan, morphew or sun- ipelas, or any eruption i in to a besutifal healtl it never fails.” Sold Chatham straet, price 50 cents 8 ie signature of M, Vesprino, the tT. Jones ns the General Age 39 Fulton | Doel stond the langu seal, and examine her ele dames McDonal themselves, before " rchese elsewhere, a8 it a great saving to them in, price and a greatadvantage as regards the variety od ae Ng ee one SUMMER STOCKS SOAKFS, CRAVATS, AND GLO' UST RECEIVED, a rich su summer months, cake—obse:ve ov each Is Alexander Ramwell—Tried to be excused as a ines of some company of volunteer#, which failed bi said he had expressed an opinion, and te A tate at. Boston ; 110 Baltimore st. Baltimore ; 57 Beste st. 4 iimee PERS WiinoUT WINE On Ae Ls 1 Do not relish nve You no appetite py of the above articles, con- ic stock, expressly for the f Silk, ‘Thread, Cotton and. I arge assortment of Silk, 4 ea—at the old ertablishment 241 Broadway, between e and Murray stret PARSELLB, Agent for J. AGATE, an extensive assortment of ress Fronts, Linen Collars, John Van Beuren—No answer. Edward Ferley—No answer, ” mndice, wenk- B. Constantly on at tice wp. Thy bitters ase extremely mild druggieu., No, 79 Fulton, comer of Wink iam stre David Sands k Co., No. EARSALL'S O. the‘only estat liniment continues to sa Spauish war steamnore—has supp boats for the last fouryeers—amd sweepe, and sculls The Branch Oar aa vomarest 42 m the North iver [Reece boats, club boats, oars and Ithan last year. TAINED GLASS Alexander W. McAlpine—Wrong name. thee f J. A. Vernol—No answer. "Mn Pmoe¥WVi Sandford Cobb—No answer. Anthony Moffat—-Sworn. (19.) 4 Thojury wee now completed, and consisted of—Join'| | SCTRIC? Att Chapman, Lorain’ Freeman, John G.Coach- | who b MILLINERY GOOD ARL KIN, 0) man, Samuel D. Jackson, Samuel Tucker Stafford, John W. Howe, Richard J. Brad. ford, Reland Tinkham, end Anthony Moffatt. His Honor Juvax Kent, then inguired who opened the case, and Gro. F. Actes, Esq., of Philadelphia, rose and d Millinery and 77 Broalway, cor the Ledies that he has ¢ American, Russian, and ali the race'boats and club yw the largest assortment Ifthe Court please, Gentlemen of the Jury. Cam here | geil employed in consequence of the most extraordinary for- gus geries ever perpetrated either in this or any other com- munity, whether we regard the boldness with which they were planned, the or the large sums forgeries. Forgeries, gentlemen, are ordinarily commit- ted in the shape of bills of Exchange or bank notes, but in this extraordinary case, it is not merely a forg: ¢, but commercial letters have forged, and not only the signatures, but the body of the letter, and the manner of writing, were imitated. Those tore on the Nov ‘ater street: and as them for their trouble. is sold 50 per cent less m5 ame ‘The silk department. is moet rious me nave otra mest the yee, may call at or s6 Trench were, Wn ho “convince 0 itis Paris Ribbons and tijle, ant can be prarchased ‘and retail, om rewsonable RES8 BOOTS— cea cof the above dese AND WINDOW SHADES. INGTON & CO, 299 Broadway, near Btainers and decorati iad others, fitting np their which for atyle and execution 8 to suit the times, solicit, families dwellings, to inspect is not to be surpassed, ‘Washable window shades from ually cheap in proportion. designs for stained g on the shortest notice, ern 4 LATEST FRENCH to tality of Frese of} eying extravagant ened aise ¢ cent below raw ines beloe taken of pair of lasts kept for each customer, there 16 no in getting a handsome yet easy oustantly ow hand, a large ts, at prices varying f bol = pf fshicnsble om fares ba SFI Half Boots, Gaiters, 8 s, Te, heat equally low price LWatk eo reer many are fami 5 riber ription, of the finest q writing them, a jor articles are requegted to prices are te! in. the neizhborhood BL Artist, used to decorative painting; luo an ade ele Mile ae \y climate, excell ata re: es Wo suit customers— real individual rm ) GAITERS of t Orenad Catt ing shoes and pumps, for men, Hor dozen. arate eee N. B.—Large size Pickles for bans 53 Pr, ‘Wholesale and Reta fed they are such as, shoes 7s to 10s and 12s pet i $1, and warrante colors and sizes, latest fashio soe pect " mont could be practised, th most impossible to trace the operations of an, and it wil Tt will also be found that the means afforded of rapid change of place by our. rail- Bee other converences, have been put In rs i prisoner 'to eid him in his operations. He will be respect, we remain aad W hevatees. in One place io-esy, tad eecther the || “ee ‘Boxt, far distant. Here to-day and there to-morrow. Such any have heen his journeys to end from. so va | addressed iaguines, that Idoubt whether he coul himself = *§ IMPROVE! And an extra 1 As alvo, peren nd powder, improved ‘ ‘ tevort rent of the \mporte ered for sale at rediwe above reduced. prices. ‘ at, of fy sabes Ka ‘noe stafore,. ‘The subscriber hes eh fe B horsted Gas 75 conte, N. B.—AlIl kinds of Lamre elterod, at the shortest notiee, on reasonable te MONROE EF RD iv , | If it would be a vain || COL. MONROE EDWARDS. | ghpacgmejsccountot the at ee eile ow: os which can brought home to ever, be certain of those will enable you to ander- him without aay donbt, whic! ; din what way those operations were carried on. will remember, gentlemen, that abavt a year ago, ome for'geries to a very large amount were com i dividuals were defrauded of large sums in this city, Louis ville, and other places. Whether they were the offspring of the party before you, or wliether they were committed by asepardte and independent is singular, that when Monroe F master syitit seemed to hav geries which b ordinary petty day occur inia,and in New York quested, and another in will be preze this period John aldo! their con will prove to yo and brings t Court of Oyer and Terminer. him. | He will prove t Befors Judge Kent and Aldermen Balis and Hat‘iold June 7.—Long before the time appointed for theopen- | Br ig of the Court the room was crowded to suilvcation, | White & Co. Deing quite as full as the trial of Jolin C, Colt Iwas, however, a tion of the spectators, Classes, anil not of th a lawyers term the laboring and industrious classes. At | cotton would be twenty minutes past ten clock the hero of the scene, Colonel Monroe Edwaris, ¢ntered, ax blooming and as Iresh in appearance as He was dressed in pr : and seemed just as unconcerned, exhibiting the greatest honchalance ir-agin: ficed Mr. Brown, of t Baltimore and England, and seve ers and financiers of Baltimo: the most noted of t the most celebrated law} ble ex-chacellor Kent and Joshua Spencer, and er of persons, who came merely out of curiosi the celebrated Counsel engaged on behalf of Monroe Ed- it. was during the progress of v the murder of Adams. ‘hers difference in the descrip- majority being of the highe: common rabble,” as the unfledged ti just tuned out of a band box, el the same manner as yesterdi ‘al of the and Phi city, In additi yer’ present, including the leading bank: |\to bear the Alexa eIphia, besides | written by John vener> | ‘sell, White & Co. n, there are engaged | Brown, Broth ent to all en, of P! Judge Ke ttorney prayed a tales, 1 they rece! rto givet ourt took @ rec their thers &Co. and at one he counsel, ot, At riff had returned the precept, to were too late. August, and wise called Haugh 8. Hill, Wrong name. ‘qnewsr, cause of hi —No answer. vorn (0.) Formed an opinion. aid he had expressed an opinion but wise to put th undertake to ant timore. This ina lettor ell, White & Co,, of New Orleans; waslefton my desk among t office clerk brings ibe letters first thing in the morning | | nad lays them on my desk, end I found this amon; ty with which they wercexecuted | hat morning. That is my handwriting : " rece "i hich were obtained by means of those | August?” of bills been | Mx NTLEMEN : we hi be found so of course in requisition | friend during his s —aaREE SSIES stand on one side whi and Rowext Suaw being svorn, deposed —I reside ia | si | ing, or shipping cotton according to |9, 1941, and signed H. 8. Hill; don’t know the hand- | ten, that I should arty, J cannot say ; butit ‘ards was arrested, the disappeared, and all the for- since been conuuitted have been of the iption which fre ordinarily of every There is one circunistance to which, | gentlemen, | would cail your attention, for although it ix | not material to my case, it still threws a light on the cake. | 0: It is that the firm ‘of Maunsell, White leans, whose signatures have been time in July lost a letter signed H. S. Hill, wh that himself and his brothers & Co., of New Or- rgod, Tenived some Jarge plantations in Vir+ athaving sdmo business to transact in New done by. their would Jet him know tauneell, White & Co. and direot their letter to Baltimore.— 1 White & Co. wrote as re- » frm of Brown, Brethors & Co. ‘This letter, dated New Or- duly posted, and in. due ‘sunacil, White & Co. bed’ been led to ofthe letter they ha’ recelved.— 1 they heafd ne more of it. Whether trattasation you will wi the course of the evidence which eourse of this trisl. At end now enters nd now commence the acteal per now all hs beeu preparatidi-— There io doubt you all know the firm of Mr. Keickhoeser, , will be produced before you. He j that it is his custom to he at et \ } & ing hottse befire the arrivalofthe partners, and that the Extraordinary Trials | xtome: cu: De to the fon Ofice, which he lays on bis desk before you thet en the morning of the 23d Aug; he found on the desk nt hisarriva! letter pw to bear the New Orieaus port mark, addresséd to ers & Co. and purporting to be signed by Maunsell, and to have been written at {c informed them that their wVirginia, was in want x hands rather more than at least fifty vance predicated on such afe, and requesting that itit would suit their convenience they had authorized him to draw on them for not more than thirty th usand dollars, #t not more the thirty days sight. “This letter was worded in the fiaunl etyle, style of commercial correspondtace. This was, however @ Among the spectator’ we no- | hut the harbinger of what was to com he firm of Alexr. Brown & Co.,of | August,Brown,Brothers & Co, received a ‘4 postanark, and purporting to b. ell, and dated the 25th August. er purporting to be si 1d says that the writer finds it necessary uum: | from the state of affairs in the south, to raise from twenty- y to see | five to thirty thousand dollars, and re would adyaiice it and negociate the bi ¢ Many Inquiries made to point | Enclosed in isis letter weve two Dills of exchange for thir- attained stich great notoriety | teen thousand dollars each, oll ct thirty and the other at sixty days sight, drawn on Maunsell, White b © also-enclored a letter to Meunsell, V ‘ed and took their sents opposite the | ing them to hold the cotton re In addition to Ogden Hot! ‘ork, they would’ like agents in Now York, if they who the correspontents teno It leaves the st for until Brown, Brothers & ¢ fidential ch oes in the morail New Oriean | thers SCo. No such person hada large amount of cotton | ferred as Lwant to uee d dollars, thet an: '" Wurrisc—We propose to read this letter, and the an- | swer of Maunsell, White & Co. to it. ‘and written in the usual and on the 27th there wus such a person upon earth. He didn't know | anything about these letters or such @ person. , there were all | ‘This refers to the Ler | Eamerr wisl resting that they | rules of jaw and evidence, lls of exchanges. les his voice. | i i rred to, at the orders of ‘This allair was all conducted and On the 28th August n, Brothers & Co, wrote to Maunsel, White & Co, en- Indelphia. closing the bills of exchange and the order for the cotton, nt and thetwo Alder | and they bought Virginia and Baltimore funds, and on the ethen | 2%th Aigust they also wrote to John P, Caldwell, and en- cloed checks on Banks in Baltimere, and Richmond in bf ‘i umerated mo- | Virginia, which they addressed to Joh P. Caldwell, ions would be adjourned until Saturdey. His Honor | Alexandria, Delaware county. hen called on the case of the People egainst Monroe to which the istrict Attorney replied Ww. ers & Cov in the usual collrse. The amouut of Vir- ginia and Baltimore fonds thus transmitted, agreeably toa desire expressed in the let that they should be in Virginia funds, or if that was not convenient in Baltimore funds, was $2 transuctions are now about to be closed and yott may jucge of the surprise of Brown, Brothers & however have mentioned thaten the 4th of nm P, Caldwell acknowlodg- You may, however. ; er Brown, Bro- White & C6,re- from John P, Caldwell, rprise when on the ceived a letter from Mannsel that he was aman of business from his hv man- My attention was drawn to him from his peculiar ation; don’t remember that I ever seid what color his rs; never heara i said that bis whiskers were yel- lowish bro M1 not say what color his beir was nor th nose; never sew him write but enc tvery one of our depositors ust write his peme i i our books; have looked at Caldwell’s cignature so « ) The Brow us writing. asked metocome on here betore the Grand Jury: Mr. Ma. Eamertl conceive the counsel are proceeding in | Lowndes came on to Bultimore to collect evidence; J told ‘The District Attorney then said that the witness mu: ile this was proved to be a forgery New Orleans; am «partner in the fiom of Maunsoli, White & | o.; they ure commission merehsnts, receiving ‘and s: H.8. Hill: have seen t ter; it was rece y fiem onthe 9th July, 184): od Philadelphia, July it isc |\estrange und irregular menner. It strikes us it is not | bim I thought 1 should be sble to recognise Jobn F. Cal. compelentto go into any incidental enquiry until the for- | well again, i 1 could see him once; 1 heard of arewerd of wer letter is proved to bee forgery, and we are prepared to object to him when offered as @ witness for that pur- | collect ; Ww ferred ior his arrest, and | read it in the pepers; I don't re reading any description of his person. TING proposed to read the letters. Here Caldweil kept on chewing. Whitixe rend letter of August 26th, 1841, dated Alex- prove that the letter sign- | andria, and x sed to Brown Brothers & Co., contein- Mn. Mirae rt—How willy et Mannsell, White & Co. isa forgery by producing an- ing wo bills of exchange, anda consignment of cotton. Iso read the consignment of cotton sud the bills of er letter signed H. S. Hill ? oi Merier A Cronxny—-We propose to show that this Jet | exchange. ter was the meansof procuring the information by which Cote ce Eee the signature of Maunsel, White & Co. was forged. ALEXANDUIs, D.C., Ang. 28, 1641. Mr. Exnsrt—We are'prepared still more strongly to | gyn, 1 am tm receipt of a letter cuted Idk inst, fiom object to that course, now we know how they mean to | ngosera. Maunsell, White &Co., of New Orleans, enclosin proceed. We are not prepared to allow them to Preju- | a letter of introduction to you, and in v hich | em informe dice the minds of the jury in this manner by alledging | they have written you to sdvince me the funds I want on this contrivance, ; thesecurity of the Cotton in their hands, or to get my bills ‘The Conrt allowed the production of the evidence, to | yron them’ discounted to the emount of thirty thousard which decision Mr. Emmett objected. dollars. 1 should come on in person to New York, but Examination resumed.—That letter was answered. 1 | gm prevented from so doing by the dengerour illness of have scopy of the enswar. x my young brother, who is with me in this neighborhood, His Honor said as there was a break in the testimony, | ana js now lying ina very precarious situation, ¥o ill, in: the Court would adjourn for an hour, and every day the | deed, that | cannot leave lim for a single Gey." ‘Ibus cir- Court would adjourn for dinner from 3 to do’clock. cumstanced, I herewith band you my bills of exchange on pill ih 0 aia alk Messrs. White & Co. for $26,010 at 30 and €0 doys right, arr ; which you will please get discounted at the best Tate, and Rosent S#aw continued—That is a copy of my an- | forward the proceeds to me to this place in a bill, or b f. Itisdated 24th of July. ‘The original wassent to | yon Richmond. If, however, it would be an object to U.S. Hill, Exchange Hotel, Baltimore. have the cotton in the hands of Messrs. White & Co. ship- yest roth re, nena A ped to your agency at (he chee oY plan would suit : answer to it wai - " me as well, having several times shipped our crops on our Letter signed. Mennedi sein & Co, was marked C. by | Swn account; ad. in order shat row msy Evel Bt aAs you Judge Kent. Dat b " like, also hand you an order on Messrs. White & Co. amination contined= Tha is @ forgery—it in tho | tho used if you prefer, if you accept this proporition. letter to Brown, Brothers, No other correspondence took | Want $95,000 ndvanced: the cotton can be then shipped, ac CC Jace between us and U. S, Hill. and when eold, the tesidue of the proceeds can be Mfnuterr objected to this letter being said to bea forgery. | {y'my credit. and Messrs, White & Co. advised thert of Kent--—Itis dene, sir. went to buy some hands for our plantations Ener said that the witness was.» partner in Maun: | Sry angious to send them cut imetites tell, White & Co. nad could not properly prove thia letter | (crite jn gathering the new crop: tis therel to be a forgery: Colwell, | Portence to me to close this transaction at once. If ruite- Examination, continued—Dou't know John Y. Colwell. | hy pills eannot be had on Richmond, they will answer on Never gave him a letter of introduction to Brown, Bro- | aitimore or Washington, but Richmond would be pre- fonds, and if round bills cen Th pet hanes wittihed pty not be had on either place, than & letter of credit directed y Kent—Nota single bele, : to one of the Richmond banks from one of the New Yor Examination continued—Have read thisletter private: | hanks, I presume will answer. Your early attention to the ly. There is no truth in the letter, foregoing willconferon mea very great favor. Fam, gentlemen, respectfully your servant, JOHN YP. CALDWELL. Bnows, Brotwens & Co., New York. Wurrixe proposed to rend the aaswer of Brown, Brothers & Co. Exmert objected. Covkt deeided it could be read. Letters shown to defendant’s counsel. Eeamination continued—The signature to this letter is an imitation of my signature. | Defendant’s counsel laid their heads together. | Eaomrr said theJetier waf said to be from U. 8. Hillto Maunsell, White & Co. He didn’t know U.S. Hill, or that and all the checks. Baows, Brorugns, Answer. New Yous, 2th August, 1&1. Jon P, Carpwets, Esq., Alexandria, D. C.} Dean Sin — In acknowledgment of your favor 26th instent, we has- ten to apprize you that we prefer making the advance you Mansuaii—It hns nothing to do even with Caldwell. nd by the hed the cause to be tried fairly, Whitixo. spoke faintly, and an omnibus going by, ‘The Court thinks the letters are irrelevant. A forged letter was received by Brown & Co., August 10, 1541, pure porting to he from Maunsell, White & Co., which is proved to be @ forgery. ‘The fect that a letter was received by NM, We & Co.from U.S. Hill, ona certain day, and an an- swer returned to it, is admissible. | Exnrr objected : Examination continued--The answer to U. &. Hill's lotyer of 9th July, was signed by me. The forgery is an imitation of my signature. Never addressed any other lutter to U. S. Hill—never received any other—never found out who U. 8, Hill is. : Crors-ezamined—Maunsell, White, Cuthbert Bullitt, Robert Shaw, Theodore Ryan, are the firm of Maunseli, i White & Co. That signature appears to bean imitation ) ot ny writing. When I write ina hurry you can hardly | tell: the ¢ from ac inthe word Maunsell.” ” 3 I “tie indictment epoke of Maunsell as being spelt with ing at time drafts on that place, and we fore, direct raid friends in conformity with y which we this day tranamitto them, together with = bills on them for €26,000 to ship your cotton to our Li pool friends, Brown, Ship) timely orders for ineuranc as per annexed statereent, which we hope will be setirt tory. We feel muck mdebted to Messrs. Maunsell, und Co. forthe pleesure of your correspondence produced roars of leughter in Court.)—bu ingly the ee. ‘Mr. Ktecanorrnn examined—On the 23d of August our epread our letters on our desk. Don’t know thet s letter from Maunsell, White & Co. had the post mark onit, Penswered the lettér. The answer ia on page 402. ¢ answer was directed to Maunsell, White & Co., New meantime remain. Your,s respectfuily, BROWN, BROJHERS & CO. % turning the bills which had bee protested, and the order prisoner entered, in | for the cotton, which was ofnio use, and statin : tid not know Jobn P. Caldweli, and never had a veh and piurrorts to i written by. J.P. the checks payable there had b i proceeding to Richmo: onroe Edwards, othorwise | ‘iad beon pail on the 21 Septembe most impossible to trace the these gentlemen, and you may ork took them out | increased very much, when one of th them verbatim duplicate copies of the letters th ceived, and thata like sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. ained from them by the like fraud, seemed impossible to trace the perpet: ds, and it was feared that they were about mphantly with their ill transactions astounded the commerci: th these frauds had been conceived and executed, threw distrust over commercial transactions. n—Sworn (3). certainty of commercial operations, at all times hazardous enough, was made still more so, and persons were afraid to follow. out the business which they had pursued for John C, Coachman—Sworn (4.) years. There is, however, C. L. Tiffany--No answer. r ‘Thomas F. Wilson—No answer. Edward H, Wood— Isaac Seymeur—No anewer. those payable there on who had defra their surprise was had likewise been Fs hy world. The abdili gentlemen, a Providence which guards us, and though justice may sleep for a while, and guilt may seem to be triwophant, yet it is but sleep, and is sure to avertake the violators of the laws sooner or Jater, and the cri case found that the triumph was the very eause of his detection, 1 from that class of so- pests that ever luce evidence to show letters, the purchase and remittance of these funds—we shall’ show you that the | zs Baltimore funds, which were collected on the 8ist August, | bim, nor of his handwriting. rson who wrote John, P. Caldwell ch he collected; and, also, that the | °F desk when I came down. Our post office clerk and will lead, J trust, to his remov: ciety, of which he lt one of the , jive Gent Robert G. Johnson—Farimed an opluion. Fan aretber cr thaon teres No answer, Samvel D. Jackson—Sworn (5.) Caleb Brush—No answer. Sylvester Earle—No answer. William F. Buckle Samuel Tucker. Solomon Warriner—Formed an opinion. were collected by a on all the checks wi Richmond funds, collected on the 94 September, were col- lected by a person who wrote Jobn P. F sia checks, and we shall bring witnesses to prove that the Sylvester Sparkes—Formed an opinion. er who collected these checks, and who signed John Caldwell was Monroe Euwards, the prisoner at the and, furthermore, that funds were found in his pos- aldwell on the wnen, the boldness displ and the care exercised in the committal of these monstro frauds, and which shine #0 conspicuous, forbid us to think other opinion, was sworn. 2.) ‘so, We see the prisoner comes here surrounded by No answer. able and intelligent counsel, who have cot 7 the halls of legislature to prevent, if pos Such witness be produced for the prosecution will have to pass through a severe ordeal, to which we cheerfully submit the if the evidence 'is not sufficient for his conviction 0 John W. Howe—Sworn, (9.) crime, we ask you to let him Charles Hone—No answer. Richard J. Bradford—Sworn. (10.) defence to a like ord ous serutiny of thi free; but I ask you like wodueed for the will not, however, ipate the defence, indecd we are not (L1.) certain what it will be, the truth, however, is simple, and ber | St is one, while falsehood shows itself in a thousand forms. He | Counsel have been brought from all to defend him, and hie defence may James Watvon—No answer. hands. If, however, we establish what we think we can it will require mors ingenuity than I think even his coun- sel possess, to free him and let him loose again, to prey on l—and it will ne rts of the conntry, sofely left to their the connsel state the section of the not under which he proceeds ? xev—Forgery in % ‘The tirst witness for prosecution waz I ng duly sworn, deposed—Is in the employ ment of Benjomin R. | Brown, Brothers & Co.’ Is confidential correspondent and clerk ; they are in the commission business; make a vances on cotton; have houses in Liverpool, Philadelphi and New York, end conneetions in Baltimore, former! Alexander Drown & Co. Mr. George Brown lives in Ba mrporting to be written by Maun- ; first saw it 23d Au- | of an honr ; he was gone an hour ; the second interview ‘he letter was here read by the coungel, of which the following is a copy :— New Oncrans, 10th Aug, 1641. . Baows Brotiens & Co. Y Our friend Mr, John P.Caldwell, now on a visit to Virgi- so written in a business with which not | pia, writes us “that he wishes to command 26 or 90 then except thore in the daily practice of | gand dollars.” they are written in the manner of one | wish accustomed to such correspondence. The amoun' were obtained by means d dollars each, making a total of fifty thou- sand dollars. You will perceive by the evidence which will be brought before He has displayed a fam which but few pogsess. As the best means of meeting our friend’ ok | tiger broth wo him a letter of in- t ion to you, with a request that you afford: him the them wore two sums of twenty | facilities he requires, provided you find it convenient, safe, ped Profitable to yourselves. | Mr. Caldwell has in ov {ol that this is no ordinary man. Sgt eked ch aptann) nadine maton arity with business transactions | baging « good fair,” and worth in the market He has in those letters adopted é even the style of writing and composition eo completely ea | price’ tt least fifty thou fo deceive those best acquainted with the writing oCthe He has displayed a boldness and teme- ions which have given vigor and effect to all his other talents. 465,060 Ibs., quality ave- This cotton arrived ja'e in the city, and by our advice has been held to rel! vith the new erop just coming in. Mr, Caldwell and his family are amongst the very few lanters of this State who are entirely free from debt, and If the abilities and talents which | Pl’ he has displayed, had been devoted to honest endeavors, Reis awolvent end very wealthy gentleman. would assuredly have Jed him to wealth Geutlemen, those talents have, however, plied, and the consequence of that misapplica- ring you together to-day. It is not to beex- ted that the prisoner, with all his abilities, would ave many traces of his operations, and where conceal- same hand writing : andthe three following :— ear’s crop, and of Mr. C. in our hands constitutes the last it is subject to his orders; ind his mother, and the who therefore any arrangements the cotton in our hands, will beperfectly safe. If Mr. Caldwell can do no better, he is authorized to value on our house for any sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, (nt not lest than thirty days eight) and ter of oredit. Caldwell coneInde on this course, we shall foel greatly rocure the negotiation of any | G. & H.are the same date, bliged to you if you will leans. h''Mr. Suaw—That anewer is now in New Orleans | Didn’ think it aeameary to bring it on. it Letter shown (0 wiiueds That letter wus received by us orth of Al . marked E. It isdeted 26th of August, idwell. I received dl answered it nex: , Alexandria, D. C., and more under 14. Merehani’s bagk of Va., Richinond, uate bauli of Newark oh Juwes Bk. of Ve. Off 23g discount, that letter through the post otfice— day —directed to John P. Caldw put into post office next day. ‘he aiswer was marked F Examination continued—The enclosures in the answer of Caliwell are two Bills of Exchange for $13,000 each, attached together, marke! G. and H. Theother holf of the letter was an order on Maunsell, White & Co. (marked 1.) My answer contained checks on different parts of Vir- ginia, ‘and certificates of deposite, amounting in all to $25,119 62. Enmerr olifocted, Examination continued—My answer contained 17. Geo, Koot, enshier on F: B ‘ 1 Bo BF 6589 60 At U4 discount, 214 16 Maxenar.—I7 things. 6875 44 Wuirine ‘0, Sir, 17 pieces of paper. City bk of N. York, on bk of Baltimore, 10,000 00 17 cheecks and certificates of deporite shown. Qperct, discount, 200 00 Exmert—Do-yot propose to: mark ‘all thode’pleces of | (5: & Vermilye on Cartel, Mourion& ¢o. loop op ee paper. Begbee & Parshall on Ludiow,Parshall & co. 1600 60 Wurrixc—We do. J.T, Smith & Co, on E. Mickle & Co, 3303 55 Exmrtr—Then the alphabet wont serve you. eo on Johnston & Lee, 145 Manstats.—Add the Greek alphabet. vt ae Wuitixo—Here are four more pieces—part of the 17. " Marked N.O. 0. Q. At2perct.disconnt, — 128 00 ae ‘Three more pieces shown as part of the 17—marked R. la ican . T. $24,505 48 Examination continued—The wext letter we received was on the 4th of Sept. It is dated Fredericksburg, Sept. 1, signed John P. Caldwell. (Marked U.) Received on other letter from John P. Caldwell,—has no knowledge of Axewnn, RG, Va., Ist Sept. 1841, Carpwenr Farpewcn Examination continued—| generally found the letters on Thomas Voughell, a clerk of Brown, Brothers, & Co.— Found the letrers there the morning I speak of. Know he } got letters from the post office that mor.ing. Voughell is } in New Orleans at present. Heis still in our employ. Our counting house in Dorr’s Buildings. Dont know whether I received any other letters from New Orleans that morning. It is on the first floor, Mr. Voughell al- went for our letters unless he was siok. ‘in. C. C. Jamieson, examined —Resices in Baltimere.— \Is Cashier of Bank of Baltimore Was so on the 23th of |, August Inst. (Check shown.) This draft of the City |Bank of New York on our bank was presented at our bank on the 3ist of Anguet, at ten or eleven in the morn- ling. The teller told the person that presented it he should not pay it unless he could show that he was the real John P. Caldwell in whose favor it jwas drawn. Mr. Caldwell then came to me an! ‘complained that the teller would not pay it without identification. I told him it could not be paid unless he identified himself, and he asa man of business must see the propriety of it. He said thie would put him to a good deal of inconvenictice, as he was an entire stranger in Baltimore, and had no one who could identify him as John P. Caldw He was anxious to leave town thatevening, and that if ‘isted on it, he should have to go to Wash- ington and get a member of Congress from Lonisi identify him. Ashe was going out, he said he had trans- actions in New York with Brown, Brothers & Co., and he believed they had a branch in Baltimore—I told him they had. I said if he could{get Mr. Brown to any it was all right. He left avd returned with Mr. Brown himself. Mr. Brown said he was a stranger with John P. Caldwell, but he (C.) hed shown himan account curreut with Brown, Brothers & Co., and letters from the house which were fenuine, and in this account current this identical check for $10,000 was charged. Mr. Brown said he thought i should be justified in paying it; 1 paid 7 dorsed it P. Caldwell’ in’my presence. I had three intervie J.P. Caldwell’ that morning. In his first interview he seid he hada check, and asked ifwe coult ¢ him, gold, or Virginia funds ; I told him I would give him either, ora check on Richmond, Vo., at acertainrate. He snid he'd gooutand sce of the brokers what the rate was. The first interview lasted a quarter Bal to arrange my business there. My poor brother is ¢ti!! = a very precarious situation, and ] can only leave him for a we had planted very large crops that we could not have tevedwhhout this’ timely aid White & Co. yess em to promote your desire in regard to the cotton without delay. which you will please forward. lam rae seh Sirs, your obt servt. JNO. P. CALDWELL, Messrs. Baown, Bnornens & Co, New York Rosent M. L more, nm a bullion and exchange dealer; the firm is Lud. low, Parshall & Co. ‘There was a draft’ presented to by Caldwell. This is the droft; it was presented at Balti- more on the 3ist August, about 10 or 11 o’clock in the morning by a person calling himself John P. Caldwell; he came into the office, took out his pocket book and the dreft from that, endorsed it and presented it, and I pnid it. It is payable to him, and not to order, I gave him this check (produced) in payment. I saw him twice that day. The first time I eaw him he wanted $6000 in gold, ond wented me to furnish him; I had not so much by me, and he left the droft for me to see if I could get it. I could not, and offered him Virginia money, which he said would notsuit him #s he wanted to purchase negroes with it. It was about an hour afterwards that I saw him the second time. ‘The next time I saw him was on the 26th or 26th Decem- ver in this city-»thet is the man (pointing out the pri- eoner.) John , BYuener & Pauswascs, ? Bullion and Exchange Office, 22) Wall st. Naw Yor, Ang. 28, 1841. Pay to the order of Mr. Jno. P. Caldwell, in current fande, sixteen hundred dollars, value received, and charge to the account of, Yours, sekeen gd’ BELBEE & PARSHALL, To Lupiow, Panemaut & Co. Baltimore . Bautivon: lasted a quarter of an hour. IT hed a fom view of him. After paying the check I next im last October ; came on here to identify him, when he was taken up as Monroe Edwards. 1 sow him in the early part of October at the Tombs in this city. I sve him now. That's the parson sittin here-—(pointing to, Colonel Edwards)—that's John P. Caldwell} (Here Colonel Edwards colored deeply, bit hie lip, chewed some paper, and at lest drank off some water.) When I went to the Tombs, I went into the room I ex- pected Caldwell would be brought in ; but when I got there, I said John P. Caldwell is already in the room, and I pointed him ont from 15 or twenty others. ‘The endorse- ment onthe other clecks oe to be in the same hand writing aa that of John P. Caldwell, who endorsed the check in my presence. (Two checks shown marked K. k Aug, 31, 184), Bawk or Manyiane. . Caldwell or bearer, sixteen hundred LUDLOW, PARSHALL & CO. [No, 415.) Pay to Mr. J. dollars. $1600, This check was paid nt the bank and returned to me in the ordinary course of business. Crost-Ezamination—I came on at Christmas to see my friends ; had never seen John P. Caldwell before ; he ro- mained about fifteen minutes the first time and about five minutes the second time ; it is not our usual practice to pay checks for large sums without knowing as requiring a reference so as to know them. eo check was, however, two or three days out of course, and no- ticing the letter addressed to Mr. Caldwell in his pocket- dook, it put me off my guard, but I took particular notice of the man; I have given descriptions of John P. Cald- well to Mr. Brown en other pertons: I hi aid to some persons that his whiskers were different to at Mies are now ; they were not so black as they are now ; I have deseribet them os dark brown ; ] have conversed Mr, Jamieson ow the sutject ; [knew Mr. Jamicson well ; can’t eay positively, but} think I have had a conversation with him on this sulject in the general course of remarks ; | first caw Mr.Lowndes when he first came on to Baltimore, before | came to New York, I can’t tell the time ; Iam ac- quainted with Mr. Brown of Baltimore; Twas not asked to accompany Mr. Brown to Philadelphia after this man had been arrested; he knew I hal pald this ; hadno conversation with hire on the subject of this man’s a proposed (o read the two checks. Some other checks thown. Letter N. dated Aug. 19, ist. O. August 14, 1841. P, August 27, 1941. | Q August 98, 141. | Mr. Jastizsox—Considers 41) the endorsements in the R. August 19, 1841. 8. August 13, 1841. T. August 98, 1841, R. is acertificate of deposite ; $ isa chock ; T. ina let. Several letters shown to witness. Examination continued—Beljoves them all to be in the game hand. personal appearance previous to that examination, nor Latter E. is deted August 25, 1811, and signed John P. | with person ; it war before the examination in Phil Caldwell. ss . hia that Mr. Brown and Mr. Lowes called upon mey Letter I can't state the conversation I had with Mr. Lowndes ; he the enclosure wane a 1t of cotton; are ie" of exchange: | wan'edto know whether I had paid the deett and T told at he would not avail himeelf Fate thall be duly honored and prot y him to the above amount. ills drawn on our house for any attention shown our We shall also be thankfu john P. Caldwell, dated at Frederickesbu ¥ in your city. Pp 10) from Caldwell to Brown, Brother Your obedient sory i MAUNSELL, Nisasking for Virginia funds was not unusual: nothing to draw oh Messrs. Brown Brothers k Co. im | had, and shewed him the draft; hie object wae to ont theman who had presented the draft, cant whether he asked even if T could identify John P. C ‘cross-examination. Lewnkarter Newviet Ny ine thie ugyance Reading suspended till after wr once jous to coming to this city ; Crospstamtned Naver saw Caldwell tll thet dtyo | hed several Convereations with Mr, Brown cbeet Tthe Mkely T undertook to describe the personal John P. Caldwellto some persons. | dare 13,000 each. Letter U. is dated Sept. 1, 1941, sign to real in evidence letter = of Aug. 26th, & Co. tention partieniarly to the individnel. | saw am mey lore of viet ini Wririxe read the answer of Brown, Brothers & Co., require upon’ your 1011 bales cotton, in the honds of Messrs. Maunsell, White & Co. of New Orleans, to negotiat- 11, there. ur order, vers yand Co., giving us or them and on receiving from them B lading for the shipment, we shall then value on Liver- pool forthe amount ot our advance, being $24,606 46-100— the cost of the enclosed funds emounting to$26,119 62-100, White (This regret exceed- ause which prevents us from making your personal acquaintance, though we hope still to rec ive a Visit from you on some later occasion. We would suggest your addressing our Liverpool friends through us, with your views as to the disposal of your cotton, and in We regret we were unuble to get so few Virginia funds, but we have cleared the market both for these as well as for Baltimore funds—of the latter we could not get $1000 Your favor of the 28th ultimo came duly to hand, containing checks, &c. to the amount of ($26,119 68} —Twenty-five thourand one hundred and nineteen 62-100 dollars Virginie and Baltimore funds. | was at yesterday and am now on my way to Richmond few hours ata time. The facilities you have sftorded ma will enable me to save several hundred bales of cotton, as Thave written Mesers. Also in compliance with your suggestion 1 enclorea letter to your house at L. pool in regard to the same, ‘Low called and sworn—I reside at Balti: