Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-17

70 All OF which he pleaded " not guilty" jury
his trial on one Of the bills which charges him with
forging the words Coed, G.. HelmboId, Teller on
a cheek drawn ON the Western Bank On the 3Otb OF
April last, In the name OF VanarsdeI s. Roberts for
SS6S 20 and depositing the same in the Moyameu-
tuition.
Joseph r. Paul, the receiving teller of the Nova
mensing Bank, was examined, and proved that The
defendant opened account in that Bank in the
name OF Steiner IL Woo, and signed his name, for
the firm, as Joseph +. Wood, No. AZ Walnut street
that he deposited the check on the Western Bank
marked good" together with $50 in bank notes
and a check purporting to be drawn by George w.
M'kee & CO., on the Bank of the Northern fihs,-
ties, so marked "good," for s5l2 so. on IN. 9oth
OF April, 1870 and that he immediately drew 81 300
from the Bank on these deposites. Mr.. Paul also
stated that he had conversation with the defendant,
In reference to other transactions with the Bank
and that he then and always to the name Of
Joseph f. Wood.
u George Helnbold. formerly paying teller in the
western Bank, proved the forgery ofhs name upon
me cheek deposited in the Moyame nsing Bank, and
!na' the defendant had opened account in the
western Bank in April, 1889, in the of Vanurs-
dei Roberts, and that he closed his ope In
mat institution by fraud similar to that PLAYED off
upon ,hs amensiug Bank, and TO the same extent
botn OF tnese witnesses identified with the utmost
certainty the person of the defe as the repre
sentative OF the firms above named.
The trial will be resumed this morning at Zen
o'ciock.-Phiiadetphia Enquirer, 18th inst
THE DIscovERER OF STEAM Power coxv,ap,
AS A MApMAN.-Miss Costello, ir her entertaininr
work. "A summer among the Bocagss and the
Vines, gives the following letter ritten by Marion
Delorme to her lover nj. de Cling Mars the fayorjte
Of Louis XIII The ct,eris dated Paris, February.
io4l, and among other circumstances it men
because he claimed to be the discovere of the now
err of steam
my pEAs ErFIAr-Whle you are forgetting ree
at Narbonne and giving yourself up to the pleasures
of the Court and the delight of thwarting M lie Car
dnal de Richelieu according TO your express de-
sire, am doing the honors Of Paris to your English
Lord, the Marquis of Worcester, and carry him
about or rather he carries me, from curiosity 10 Gu
riosity, choosing always the grave and serious
speaking very little, listening with extreme atteH-
tion, and fixing on those whom he intcrrogates two
large blue eyes, which seem to pierce to the very
centre Of their thoughts He remarkable for YER
being satisfied with any explanations which are given
him; and he never sees things in the light in which
sit we made together to Bcetre, where he imagined
he had discovered genius in maam man.
I'll this mailman had not been actually raving, 1
verify believe your Marquis would have entreated
his liberty, and have carried him off to London in
order to hear his extravaganza from morning till
night, at his ease We were crossing the court Of
the madhouse, and ], more dead than alive with
fright, kept close to my companions side, when
friEhtiul face appeared behind some immense bars,
and hoarse voice exclaimed, am not mad! am
not mad! have made discovery that would en-
rich the country that adopted it, what has he
discoveredP asked Of cur guide. 'Ohv he an
swered struggling his shoulders, something tri-
use OF the steam OF boiling water began to laugh
This man, continued the keeper, SIS named Selo-
mon de Csus; he csme from Normandy four years
ago. to present to the King statement Of the won
deriul effects that might be produced from mis-
invention. To listen to him you would Imagine
that with steam you could navigate ships, move
carriages, in fact, there is end the mira clcs
which, he insists upon il, could be performed.
The Cardinal sent the madnan away without listen
ming TO him Solomon de Caus, far from being dis
couraged, followed the Cardinal wherever he went.
with the most determined perseverance, who, tired
oil finding him Tor ever in his path, and annoyed TO
death with his folly, ordered him to be shut up in
bcetre, where he has now been for three wears and
half, and where as you hear, he calls out to eyery
visitor that he is not mad but that he has made va
liable discovery. He has written book on the
subject, which have here"
Lord Worcester, who had listened 10 this ac-
count with much interest, after reRe time,
asked for the book, Of which, after having read
several pages, he said, This man 10 not mad In
my country, instead Of shutting him up, he would
have been rewarded. Take me to him, for should
like to Ask him some questions
"Hc was accordingly conducted to his cell, but
after a time he came back sad and thoughtful. He
is indeed mad now said he; misfortune and cap
tvty have alicnated his reason, but il is you who
have TO answer for his madaess; when you cast him
into TINT cell you confined the greatest genius of the
age After this wew.nt away, and since that time
he has done nothing but talk Of Solomon de Caus
"Adieu, my dear friend and faithful Henry. Make
haste and come back, and pray do not be so happy
where you are as not to keep little love for me.
"MARros DELoRME."