New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-11-22
TRIAL OF MITCHELL.
COURT OF sEssIoNs-.sEcoNp DAY.
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Before the Recorder JUDGES LEarn Az NAL a-' -
Leonard and Hatfield.
Tn. Cos-; mel at 10 oci-ck and proceeded with the tr1l
of the tx Hou2rable Caascs Mitchell, for forgery
Tbc narrative or Journal of the accused before
hi. arrest. and delivered by him officer Bower vas
read b. III District Attorney. us diary Of h. move
leu's snc proceedings commencing wiki Ire Both OF AeA
last when he lett hs city ior Philadelphia uader the H.
.ulne5 name OF Randolph arriving tsese on tn ST
OF March. Went AMI got -or-s drsi-s eishea 'moiIi
abou, s--0G; then p rcnss-d ,uii OF coarse N!
eIothrr Az CID overcaa, cotton shr; ot broad trimmed
Rat green -pec.acies AID carpenter RUE Nac s 1
n bis pocket Ia tais IL gui.e nc went TO To- cavern
and catered MS sams in the book x. p Henry nc
hen proceed, ri. movements n Philadelphia
the ev.ral places nc visited the reading Of he sccouSta
Of his forc The papers the comments ne hsafa
made thereon and lciier he wrote 10 Col coo
description Of hi person aeeosnt oil Ms pArcht'se
and family hi mother being t!Takere's &c H. SUD
.equent leaving Phiadeipha N M disguise gong 10
N.w-Yo rk 10 the same. herce 10 Albany Troy and On
war! to Montreal heb he resc.ed the eih Of April
havEz pass. bv diff rent zam.s din rent 5ses OF hls
L ght At II a;real he assumed the OF Good- ~
m: Z; hs private arrested Suspicious PEE
son by an oieer OF Police having previously DESTROYED
h paser- aud concealed 81 ni- money save s-uo III III
hoo-bu by Offering masey to tie officer r'aAe MN n'
frield and iug lawyer $780, he va discharged by the
Court before which he been taken aad thence ended
his strange Diary, alter sundIN Corlltl> Oh 'hr f'' S
h.4 passed and the Of the world. A oteF intie
acn are pending against Mitchell the Court Oh motion
ri prisoners counsel refused permission 10 have the diary
Published entire.
OMeer gorye- recalled and crGmined by Mr. Grdssr.
Witness went to tho Office The Herald this (S-iur
day morning witntras the Original letters ne had
written from Montreal the sditor OF that PAGER oae
OF the letters he stated had BEEN destroyed bu; the 9th
had been got into sud also printed copy OF the
f-a-i no -trrf "a. irfter f. mo-
Samuel S CoemGn clerk of The Aston House, called
by Mr.. Whiting .ai-l know Mr.. Mitchell. csme TO
the Aston House on 18th Goth Of March a-t,
NAMED day. and left without our hao~ ledge With
out paving his hil g. o!og FOR his leaving the
hoH. lie Always psli his bill before. have seen him
write the book OF The Hotel as Mr Mitchell
Of New York, and have also his on letter.,
ranked
C-oss. e1amined tn Mr.. Gr.iam.-Saw the prisoner
write hi. name once the book OF the hotel what
he wrote. Dia him write his name the ettor.
ranked them IN his possession
DIRECT resumed-Dd not rccosHize his hand " ritina
by the franks hEt b ll,ved them he hc hand whiting
Mitchc ]. had scquIred knOwedge OF his hand
wrrg ~ seeing him wrIie his name the books but
think cosd tell his signature from his name the book
and the frank. Drafts snOwn) Shoud believe the
dorsemeRts the draft the prisoners nnnd
Cr.,,-t1amined.-Never saw him hts name su,
Looked that this day and before
after he away WItHc,s thinks he can identify
the signature of Mitchell from hi, written on the
books Of the hotel
TkorG. s. UnderhtH, Of the hrm of John T. Smith 4
Co., recalled aud the drafts sho~r. Witness said
the knoE ledge acquired of Mchcl'- hant-~ rit.
ing Seleye the signatures the back Of the draft.
Mtchels had compared the .igua,urc, on the back
Of the drafts sbou, the time of Mitchell. arrest with the
signature of the drs cashed for Mitchell formed the
opinion Of being aiIche- signature from the CON.
narson made with Ina: the draft IN my Office and
from comparison of tina: the drafts passed Mr..
Clark and with his written tho books al the 4
tor House.
Direct resnned-I recognized the signature of yiles
ell the blank drafts and that the books of the A,tor
House before compared them.
The District Attorney then read the several forged
drafts the jury, under the exceptions taken by tie
prisoners Counsel.
he prosecution then rested the and Mr. Graham
opened IN behalf of tho prisoner, stating the grounds
defence in able AID eloquent manner, aud then pro
ceeded to call his witnesses follow:
WarreH Draper snOrn for the defence and examined BY
Mr.. Smith, have had -,uny ersatioDs with
Mr. B-~yer, and hen what he called his wild
goose chase he corro.poaded rith The nghth
down with Mitchell he the Shak. peara and in
formed he had brought Mitchell down He said he d
no, 20 much for Mitchell for several other ih.ng
That he and Csp Comeau several prisoners and thai
Sunday News Ohce he repeated all he has SAID here
about uises. H. said he had got funny docuIHeL
he lad got from Mitchell, which he would let me sce at
other time. He took out Of his pocket handful oil
gold and silver he had got Canada, and there
were plenty II Sove.eigns yctorin Napocons there
asked L'm hat he ihosrht of Mitchell. Further an
swers otjc ted to objection sustained by the Court
Bowyer .aid hat Mitchell Of be queore,t OF
stranget that he had had held of in hi
c-thit he would lay down sullen md stub
and would not sly do any thug be ~hcdagair
he Id be ueut aud free to speak Of evesy thing par
tcuarly his own f,my affairs, asked him II no thought
the man was guilty he .ai HAT qucsto.
wal, unt after bis trial He said he had beea paid
half what he ough HE trouble he had
added wait ill the trial and If he convicted shall
make fat Job Of IL
Gross .1omjned.-l am reporter, and report for
the Sunday Morning. News. The PAPER Is published an d
sold Sandals. When Rowycr made The decl rations
think was reporter 70: tie Courier y Etquiror.
! II the Sunday News clice. taink Mr.. barnett
snd lad, and also Mr " eed present. The con
yefsstion within few days after Dowycrs -rriyal
with Mitchell. BO"yer aso alluded to Il Narrative Of
MascIl FL that conversation. dIi the
tho Council but 10 another perso. ndic;-
Ell for libel on iir BJwycr q. c, and
told that you The District Attorney vas the
oft You told mc yourself IN the Bo~erv Theatre
This the District Attorney denied waited Mr.. Mitch
ell once in prison, and have reported for the Sunday
News, OF aud On, yeas,
/ The Court then took recess for dinner.
EyENISG sEs,ios.
At 4 o'clock P. u. the Cour, nnd resumed the trial
of Charles F. Mitchell.
Edsard Barnett sworn for defence i heard the ,es,