Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-19

rhE GREAT FORGER-we copy from m,
P'hd,lph,a Inquirer Of YESTERDAY the folI,,,, no,
u,",'rH lnu'hiu. IN arrc-t of tins ro-ue.
ANNESI or EDWARDS ali. Caldwell
IuE GREAT FORGER:
'"' ''Ni'h'' charged ,.th bett.g guilty of n,
'''", eN, 'hsi's iofg'ucS upon Mcssrs Blown. E,,
hers n Co, and upOu VI, ssg, FI.trbc,. A. .
n Go. Of Lverp,oI, through their ,,,.n -.
rae. Jr. Esq oi New York. was arr-s,cI,,, 49,. -.
ga Siiurdiy last, and IL now IA Muyamcusirr No.,
awaiting the requisiiiOn Of Governor Seward 4
vii h~ -emcm5ered. that some time since. the c
ger addressed letters 90 CToNn az 5rJthers aud sea,
\ raj other eminent firms. stating that lac had bee,
'ei' large property nj Rip, aud asking them for th
names ct Their spOndenis nj that place ihrou,
Nhnm he could transact bIsisess. MIST Of the hon
ses declined transactions Of the kind because OF IN,
want OF proper references. On the 10Th OF A ugnst
however, Mcssrs Brown. Brothers a. Go and Mr.
Ihb5orn. formerly the agent OF Mcssrs Fletcher Al
eHander * Co.. received letters from Messrs Mann.
ccii' White n c.. of New Orleans. Introducing 10
ihe'r acquaintance. and commenting t. their alren
ton m the most kindly terms a Mr. John p Cold.
well. who was described As a planter of the bigbe.r
character m the South, and every way entitled 10
consideration and confidence
These letters stated that Messrs MaunceIl White
20 had on bend about thou-and bl les of ctr,p
the properly of Mr. Caldwell and his nntb.r and
That he, Caldwell. was authorized to draw on them
ior any amount not exceeding $50 OOO The let.
,efs "i introduction were written with great art and
'aci' upon the same kind Of paper usnIIIv used bv
'he New Orleans firm, aId various CONNIE rciaI
phrases were Introduced, which together with tbe
'l'>ehess OF the imitation Of the handwriting mnst
nave deceived the most vigilant. Correspondence
was immediately opened between The pretended
southern planter, Caldwell. and Messrs Brown. Br,
'"'rs, " Co.' as well as Mr. COrrie. to whom CalI.
well had been referred by Mr. Chb1orn, the agency
he L. 4 u.
(Cnrrie > hands. The matter thus in train. Cald
wen enclosed each of the houses above named an
order on McsSrs MluucclI, White & c, oc Nsu
orleans Tor the one thousand bales cot on anil drew,
upon them tor about SIS 600 each These dr,G.
were accepted md cashed. In one instance. Tho
money was enclosed and forwarded 10 Caldwell At
Fredericksburg. aud in the other IN Alexandra lie
rereived The Two amounts, and had the cool assu,.
lnce 10 return letters thanking The houses Tor their
pnnmptness and ati0ntIon 10 his. business
On forwarding The drafts aud orders 10 Msssrs
NauncelI. White a. Co OF New Orleans those gen.
Iemen were not liule aslonished. and Immediately
epIied that they knew no such man as Caldwell,
halthey had nuco'ionsuch described had ever
= rIten any such letters Of introduction ANA i'm shor
the whole aGIir fraud The rlgnery
Vas thus detected. and the gentlemen who had been
% ariully plundercd, imned uiely conferred with
lac police OF New York and Philadelphia, consulted
me or two legal advisers and attempted To ferret out
he villain
About the beginning OF lasrweek. the gentlemen
% ~hpm The matter was confded. had their snspi.
ions excited, and put their wits work. as well as
- weave chain OF testimony. 60 identify The
"rger. On Friday, the Mayor of New York Al.
70 became active 10 discover the W ereabouis Of
'erson whose real name Is believed 10 be Mpnrne
Edwards. and whose conduct had exched no litle
lisIrust Mr. o w Lpwndes, the well known and
Efficient Police Magistrate Of New York tracked
Edwards TO this city arrived here on Saturday and
consulted Joseph II IIar, Esq Of the
rhladeipGIa bar. Together heyNceeeded at ..
bout o'clock IN the afternoon, Though the medi.
um Of the Post Office. ascertaining that Edwards
resided al q boarding house in Front street
The ioHhw4b obtained the necessary warrant
from RecSfder NauS, and with the assistance of
lhgh-fsOnsiable William Young, arrested the sus
Pecied individual, lie made no resisian c whatcv.
er. and appeared pefcctly sclEp1sscd lie is about
30 years ofage, five feet eight inches high. good.
looking aud gen'ce in his appearance lie is a ma.
hNe oil Kentucky, bat has resided The OF his life
"a louisiana aud Mississippi. lie has also been il,
Texas, which Republic it Is believed he was com.
PEELED TO leave, IN Consequence of fraud uIent at.
tempt with regard In slaves. HIS letters in re.
hi'"n To this matter are quite curosucs. About
SiI 600 we're found a. his trunk; $50 600 IN notes
aud The ia gold. The testimony nglrnst him i
strong. Ills counsel is Geo NJ DIllas ESQ. and
the houses forged upon have engaged WIN NJ AIer.
edith aud JrscPh Hart, Esqs. lie has been in
New York and Bltimore. since he Obtained the
money. and intended to leave the city on Sunday
IN 'rnins for New Orleans. II Is thought that he ac
ted in the ufl without cpuiedeutcs
The accused was yesterday aiiefnooa taken before
Judge Randall on Labeas corpus--ihe oLieci being
either To obtain his discharge ar reduction Of bail
Aher an examination vt witnesses he was rcmlnIed
The hearing on habeas corpus nil be continued this
morning.