The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-12
NEW YORK. SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1912


gshman and the foregnerare all alike amenable to the
laws of that landthat il an American goes to that land
end appeals their laws, he is obtain Justice
whilst this Is there let it be said that here the
man. be he who he may English or native cannot obtain
justice at the hands OF an intelligent and honest jury of
nv country men. Mr. Hoffman concluded By laying
great stress the prevalence of forgery in the comm
nifty and the general havoc and distress that ogers make
in society. Isubmit the to you If have argued it
warmly it is because feel Do your duty to the CON-
munity as have eebly endeavoured to do nine
Mr. CRrrrNDES rose and said that II was unnecessary
for the counsel comment the crime OF forgery he
did not mean to justify that crime it was not dputabe
matter What he contendcd for that his client was
not guilty Of forgery. The charge is simply this that
forgery has been committed by John r. Caldwell and
that Monroe Edwards is that that the Caldwell who
forged the letter Of Maunsel Whites Co.. the Caldwell
who got the money was no other than Monroe
Edwards. And thus the whole question turns upon the
single point Of personal ideny. And II another
person appeared at Baltimore on the 3st Of Au-
gust, under the of John p Caldwell then entirely
clears Monroe Edwards And if cannot fairly show
that Monroe Edwards was not the who appeared at
Baltimore and at Richmond, the days named then am
willing to have your verdict given against him. Mr.
Hoffman has also admitted that the two Miss Phillips have
sworn truly and with these points established let us pro-
coed consider the testimony in the Mr. Crtten
den then reviewed the testimony of the four witnesses who
70 the identity of Edwards with Caldwell This
most dclusive kind of testimony Men so often
mistaken for each other. These witnesses only
saw him once. and for few minutes. they swear
positively he Is the man, yet they all differ as 10
his dress his whiskers and his appearance And one wit
ness who never prisoner but once till he saw him
here vet core he knetc by his backahough don't
know he ev err saw his back before The whole is mere
matter Of opnionotheir recollection. shall show that
Edwards not in Baltimore the 3ls of August Miss
Phillips swcars he left their house August 30h The let
ter of Brown to Caldwell at AleXandra WINS written
the 2sth August: it coudt reach there till the aoth On
that day Edwards in Philadelphia in the evening.
Edrards could hare gone thence 10 .9e1ondo
that letter Of Brown Brothers, Co., and returned 70 Bdfi
more BY the 3ls before 10 that morning Leaving ihlade
phia by the afternoon train the 3Oth the most he could
have done was to to Alexandria, and returned 10 Bl
more, by P. NJ the sls, That is certain, and Miss
Phillips knows the day for she kept her mothers hooks
made the entries of departure therein besides he pae her
bet of pair gloves and marked her and he dry
Mcyw g, en- therein That letter left here p NJ
the 39th-reaohed Washington next evening, the Goth
lays all night in Washington and starts for AleXan
daa by in the morning ohe letter got there by on the
pice, but there is evidence of that fact at all Now
as to Richmond. We prove he the Waverly House.
Johnson dated from the waverly House the 3lst of
August and explains how he chmc to come to New York;
he met a Mr. lsadore and altered his mind. Again; we
prove that he the Northern Hotel in this city on
the night Of the 30th His name is thus entered on the
books, Belcher Edwards La" and this sworn to
being in his handwriting; he slept at the Wayery that
night there the morning ofthe is of September,
whilst John p Caldwell was at Richmond the morning
ofthe ID Of September, and perpetrated this aud there
fore Edwards could not have been the man. Mr.. Crittcn-
den then defended Edwards in relation to the testimony
taken under the commission and showed that the whole
of the testimony taken by Mr.. Argent, and
brought before the jury by the prosecution themselves
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on law Mr. b, sSs k, % o
had any To- purchase the asssnce OF counsel viii the
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You ook for his from this fiery trial. from which
The Honorable stnismsn sat down amidst loud sglau,'
BEEN I.tenad 70 WITH de most SsaihIsss siienon nd
interest HAVING been displayed by Al present ttsl
night Stts ''as @ nee and
Kent said M Whiting viii now close the Argument AID ;hsi
NJ o nsrrso srose and sad were il NOT that the dsr.
the situation which I'll seem g dcnrnd some remark. from
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ncontrovcrbe uneniabe evidence Of the guilt Of lie pr
dcoansrl open the prison doors and lei the po.g se
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al,o that be forged that letter and if or d,
with the the s
told whence he why what On that ds
gh July On the 9th Jaly letter is written By H. s. Hi
2@h july That letter answered BY course Of mail Or
The lh July he leaves jones' hotel and goes board Mrs
Phl before the time that could have been received
which directed BE- addressed to the Exchange flo.
Ssny 4" Sc ' %sss 1%s' s
porting TO have been rut in the Post Office AZ New Orleans
letter signed H. g. HILL There time for q to have
been sent New Orleans and put in the Post Office there
or il might have been p, in the Post Office here
,her it was or not material TO this Mr. Shaw
this letter imitation Of hts handwriting The
hear Of Mr. Caldwell who ismentoned in that letter IN
letter sicned by him and dated Feds 18th August
and enclosing the !, received New York
s7h and 2eth which deci.d Ale xanda
II has BE- en- that should show prisoner
Alexandra 10 receive This etter hi, Is not
our Cause and think his honor will charge. The gentle
nsn have attempted 70 mpngn the testimony that the b
were cahed the 3s OF and they not posted
here ill the 2sth they have been received
snuchnly and have Ralt be