Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-21

: THE GREAT FORGER.-we copy from tho
Philadelphia Inquirer OF yesterday the following par.
,lcniars iouehing the arrest Of TINS rogue:
ARREST OF EDWARDS. allies CALDWELL
THE GREAT FORGER:
The individual charged with heir.g guilty of tho
recent ext lnsive forgeres upon Messrs Brown. Bro.
h'ts q To- and upon MesSrs Fletcher. Alexander
a Co Of Liverpool, through their ag.n EIgar Cor.
rie'Jr Esq ct New York. was arrested an This civ
on Salurday last. and Is now ia Moyamensing prison
|aNn'ing the requsition oC Governor seward IL
VIII De remembered. that some time SINCE the for
ger addressed letters TO Crown a. 6roIhers aud sevc.
'"ct eminent hrms stating thai be had been
e" large properly at Rio, and asking them for tho
49, ~ 'ne'r correspondents at thai place. through
"hom ne could transact bus,Hcss NJ sfoC tI,a ,,.,
ses declined transactions of the Kind h.,,,s ., ,ha
want OF proper references On the lOth az A,,,s,
however. Messrs Brown, Brother. A, a., ami Al,
Chbhorn formerly the agent OF MesSrs Fletcher Al
eSander q Co.. received letters from Mcssrs Maun
cell. White. 81 c.. of New Orleans. INTRODUCING to
iheir acquaintance. and commencing - their atien.
ton m the most kindly terms n MIR John CalI-
well who was described n planter OF the highest
character m the South, and every way entitled to
consideration and confidence.
These letters stated that Mcssrs Mauncell. White
" Co. had on hsnd about thou and bales olcotton
'he property Of MIR Caldwell and his unther. aud
mat he, Caldwell. authorized 10 draw on them
Tor any amount not exceeding $50 600. The let
ers ct introduction were written with great art and
'aci' upon the same kind OF paper usu1lly used by
me New Orleans firm. aud various commercial
phrases were introduced, which. together with the
closeness of the imitation OF the handwriting. must
have deceived the most vigant. Correspnndence
was immediately opened between the pretended
Southern plapter. Caldwell. and NIessrs Brown Bro
'hers & Co, rs well rs Mr. Corrie TO whom Cald.
well had been referred by MIR CHb5orn the agency
of Fletcher Alexander IL Co having passed into m.
(Corrie's) hands. The matter thus in train. CaIJ.
well enclosed each Of the houses above named nm
order on Messrs Maunccll. White a. Co Of New
Orleans, for the thousand bales cotton and drew
upon them tor nbout s25 900 each These drifts
we're accepted and cashcd. In one instance Tho
money enclosed and forwarded to Caldwell At
fredericksburg and in the other. TO Alexandra He
received the two amounts, and had the cool assuJ.
anoe to return letters thanking the houses for their
promptness and attention to his business
On forwarding the drafts aud orders 10 Messr,
Mauneeli, White & Co Of New Orleans those gen.
ilemen wero not a little astunished and immeJio,elv
replied that they knew no such man as Caldwell
lhaithey had nocotonsuch was descrbedh had never
Wuen any such letters Of introduction, ana in short
pronounced tho whole air,ir fraud The rorucry
was thus detected and the gentlemen who had been
- nr'iully pundered, immcd ately conferred with
the police OF New York aud Philadelphia consulted
or two legal advisers and attempted 10 ferre, out
The villain.
About the beginning OF last week the gentlemen
10 whom the matter was cOnided. had their susp.-
h,
I'd weave a chain Of testimony. 10 identify tho
brger. On Friday. the Mayor of New York al.
- became active To discover the ereabouis of a
person whose real is believed 10 be AIonr.e
Edwards. and whose conduct had excited no lille
iisrust. Mr. o w Iowndes. the well known and
Efficient Police Magistrate Of New York. tracked
Edwards TO this city, arrived here on Saturday. and
immediately consulted Joseph x IIart. Esq OF The
Philadelphia bar. Together they succeeded at o.
bout o'clock in the afternoon, through the med-
Inn Of the Post Office in ascertsintng that Edwnuls
resided at boarding house IN Front street.
The forthwith obtained the necessary warrant
from Recorder NauN, aud with the assistance Of
High Constable William Young. arrested the sus
pccted individual, lie made no resistan e whatcy.
r. and appeared pefecIy seEpDssed lie is about
80 years Ofage, five feet eight inches high. good
ookins and genieel IN his appearance lie Is a ma
i've OF Kentucky but has resided the Of his life
n Louisiana and Mississippi. He has also been ia
Texas, which Republic ii is believed he was COM
PEELED 10 leave in consequence of a fraud uent a.
tempt with regard u some slaves. IFS letters in re-
iation 10 This matter are quue euriusHies A 0out
$4,000 we're found IL his trunk; $50 900 IN notes
and the rest in gold The testimony ag1inst him -
strong. His counsel is Geo Nj Dsius Esa and
ne houses forged upon have engaged WIN Nj Mer.
sdI'h and Joseph X Hart. Esqs. He has been IN
New York and Baltimore. since he obtained The
money, aud intended To leave the city GA SUNDAY
morning for New Orleans IL is thought that be ac.
ted IN the 0Har without coniederatcs
The accused was yesterday aiierGooa taken before
Judge Randall on kabeas cOrpus-the object being
either to obtain his discharge n reduction Of bail
Aier an examination Of witnesses. he was reminded
The hearing habeas corpus will be continued thi,
morning.