New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-08

10 whom tine letter WAS directed ba, the Cour,
would nst allow II, ior that would be part OF the
| litter.
bad - letter put in the T. o. directed to
Maunsel White 4 Co.
Mr.. >kar-lhat letter il nav in Nex. Orleans.
| Mr.. Kiecttoe)er-That was the o,hx le,,ee
written in reply. This letter in nv hand dated
Alrxandris. August -, and signed j. 4. Caldwell.
| was received by rs August p. We received II
by the Pos; Ofce, and answered il on the fol.
lowing DAY. | have a copy ~ the answer which
wss put into ,hs Pot offce on the 2Sth August
directed TO j. Z. CadSeii, AleSandra, ID. c.
| The lntter ct Caldwell contained some enclosures.
They were Two bills Of Exchange attached to-
geIher, each ior $4,000. There was also an
der on Manuscl. Whit 4 Co. Ny answer 10
TINS letter contsins different enclosures checks on
| Baltimore, Richmond and different pats of W.
] GINA, amounting IA the aggregates to $25.ll9 So
| he>c enclosures were l. in number-l7 pIecss
ut paper These three pieces rcrc among them.
These fur pieces also formed part OF ne seren-
| teen. Yhese THREE also These Paper. we're
| handed to witnes..l This letter. signed John L.
Cadwell,. and dated fredericSsb Sept. |, WAS
received by house on the lth September We
did not answer ii. do not remember receiving
any other from him. have know edge OF
J. +. Caldwell~. Ut Ms handwriting, except
what i. derived from this letter.
! Cr0ss-crGWiEedb y Mr.. Enmen-lt wa usual
for me- To reach the office before either of the part
ncrs Thomas Vowel Is the namr of our L. q.
clerk | did not see him bring the letter. from
The office that morning. There Is no doub, about
hi. having GOT letters there that morning. Mr..
Vowel il now at New-Orleans. and is still IN the
employ of Brown. Brothers Co. Our count
inghousc i in Dsvis's Building, corner OF tx
change and Hanoyer-sircets.
| &. T.. jameson called u reside in Baltimore.
where am cashier Of the Bank OF Baltimore.
| Thu, check (handed 10 witness) ~ the Cit, Bank
II New-York was presented TO the Bask On the
}lst OF August, in tie morning. IL is Tor $4,000.
! IL was presented 70 the teller and payment was
dem .ndcd. The teller said h. could not do So
unless the person presenting 1t should identify
himself as the proper person It's drawn IN favor
| of John I. Caldwell The Teller was - directed
| bv me. Mr. Caldwell came into my room to sse
me told me what the teller had said and asked
me II the thing could not be obyisted. told him
rat it could 20, be- pa without his identifying
| himself and that he was too much of man Of
business not TO see the proprieiy OF such course
! He state, that it would put HIM o. a good deal OF
inconvenience as he was an entire stranger IN
| Baltimore, and he had no person to call upon TO
Identity himself He was anxious to leave to~a
that day. Tie said II insisted the rule he must
90 10 Washington to see certain members OF Con-
gress FROM his section of country. and that he did
not like TO put them Ia that trouble. don't re-
collect tina, he named any Finding that IN
sisted on the rule he started 10 go Su,-turned
back and said that he had some letters which
might obviate the difficulty. His transactions
in New-lork he said, we're with Brown.
Brothers 4 Co., and that he believed they
had branch in Baltimore He put his hand in
his pocket as he said this. told him II Mr..
Brown in Baltimore could satisfy me that thngs
were correct would pay the check. he went, !
suppose. to Mr. Brown. who returned with Mr.
Caldwell. Mr.. Brown said h. was an entire
stranger 20 Mr. Caldwell, but he had learned from
Brown Brothers X Co at New York that they had
some negotiations with Caldwell and that in mn
account current he had seen belonging to the firm
was the charge of thi. check for Sl0,OoO. MIR
Caldwell also showed his letters from them, and
he had no doubt Mr.. Caldwell was the person
thought this sufficient and gave orders for the pay
ment Of the amount. The check was endorsed in
! my prescncs by John T. Caldweat my desk
saw him make the signature The check was then
paid. | had three interviews with MIR. L. that
| morning. His first visit was say that he had
A check for $40 600, and he wished TO know II we
could give him gold for it or Virginia funds at the
current rate told him | could do either lie
said he would enquire Of the broker the rate
of exchange, and il he could not do better
he would let me have it. He gave me no name
and showed no check. After being gone an hour
or so he returned and had the second interview
and afterward the third-each of which occupied
perhaps quarter Of an hour. The hrst was NOT
probably more thun ten minutes or so. saw MIR.
Caldwell again last October. | was sent tor to
identify q person taken up under the name Of
Monroe Edwards. did not see him aftsrwsrd in
Baltimore. | saw him in October at the Tombs
IN this city. Isee HIM non The prisoner at The
bar is John p. CaLkreH When | canc in
October, the Mayor said il would be- in room
the Tombs the prisoner who had been brought
from Philadelphia would be brought in. l eS-
pectcd h. would be brought in after had gone in;
but going in eld looking about | told gentle
man that the man had known as John i. Cali-
well already in the room. There were Is or
~ in the room at the time. No person gave me
the slightest information as to his being the man.
recognized him at A near as can Judge,
he endorsement, on these two drafts are in the
hand wriring of John T. Caldwell These drafts
are dated the 23d and 25th Of August, l8ll. Tho
other four (handed To witness) should think were
written by John =. Caldwell. They are dated 18th,
li;h, 9th and 28th August, l34l. SO also are
these, which are dated l9th, 18th and 18th Aug
l8il. The one dated 18th is certificate OF de-.
post the one dated 18th is a check and that da-
red 9th is letter of credit. The letters here
submitted to my inspectisn all seem TO be in the
handwriting Of the same'person. They are,
l. A letter dated August 2b 1884,
, A consig aiDent OF Cotton, same date
and Two bills Of exchange, $4,000 each, sans date
S. Letter dated september l. l3ti, al Fredeneksbugh
al ,ignss by J. p. Caldwell
The District Attorney now offered TO read IN
evidence a letter from Caldwell to Brown, Broth
ers & Co., but wuiyed it until the defence should
cross-examne the W illness.
Crou-examined by Mr.. PRICE, had re'er
seen Mr.. Caldwell until he first called. There
was nothing extraordinary in the character OF the
,,nlica,ion' am not able TO identify every one
III v,bo,, bay. business. was satisfied by