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

containing a description OF Caldwells person
Wa, bed 10 speak Of the change OF his whiskers By
seeing him a, the Tomb.. The difference struck
me upon fret seeing him there There was also
difference IN their shape. When ! saw him IN
Baltimore his whi,ser. reachcd only about halt
way down his Jaw
Bya Juror--i am yositirs tn, site NAV.
did not observe the color 4 jchn T. Caid-
wells cycs-but should think they were rather
oueish When ] saN him In the Iombs his com
pexion was hot dark a. when | saw HIM ."
Baltimore.
The draft was on 4 letter sheet and he tore it of
and presented il 10 ne. The draft was printed
and upon tie sheet think. 1t was from the gene
raj contour Of his face that | recognized Nr.
Caldwell | think that if had met him Ia
the street might have passed him without recos-
nizng him. ! presume that If had no' been
thinking of him | might not have known him Ny
impression was that Mr. Argentine had seen MI
Caldwell bcforcI went with him. Tie gave ne M
description Of him. I understood when | went
there tina, vas to see John ]. Caldwell was
told that he had been arrested When ] went there
I sar me prisoner NJ hc bar, and 70 he best 81
mybeiiefbe is he same man wh0 presented 70 "e
me cheek.
BIZ M Whiting Il went inside the cell.
spoke 10 him: cannot say how he addressed me;
We mad. ~ ausion to having met before. ""
had on a frock coat ! saw him before with his
hat on-on both occasions. In The cell think be
he had on a stock When first saw him in the
cell | was notso positive that he was the nan; my
impression wa. that he was the same and that has
been since confirmed. | don't think his whisker.
when | saw him in Baltimore, j.. large or a,
full IA now. ! do not rccollect what he had upon
his neck when | first saw him. | think he wore
hi. hat rather low down. my impression is cor
80 &. l., L.. l..
tanned no enclosure have no recollection TO
seeing any writing under the draf, when II was
tore off
william Mies.-I reside in Baltimore, and ain
one of the firm of +. Micklc 4 Co.. dealing in
bank notes and checks, &e. Til, check handed
to witness) was presented to me Aug. 81, l8ll.-
1t is fo 50 305 Jj. Ny place of business /.
scarcely one square from tho Bask Of Baltimore.
think it presented soon after in the morn
ing. The one who offered It wanted gold for it
gave us some little time to get it said that neithe,
sovereigus nor Virginia money would answer bis
purpose: they were curious pcrsons hr had to deal
with ard he wanted domestic gold. | inquired,
found | could get nothing but scvereisn.. ard he
was paid 5000 In check tho Union Bank
Md, and the in notes from the drawer. He
presented tho draft when he first called. by itself
think he had il hi. hand when he came in
He endorsed it John L. Caldwell; when he re-
cevcd the pay saw him sign IT, Not more than
nm hour and half elapsed between the two inter-
views. Each lasted some ten fifteen minutes.
next saw Mr.. Caldwell yesierday-as was told
i only his bacI and did not recognize him.
/ see him noe; he is the prisoner at me bar;
hare rot me lc0s douJt in tie rorld he is The
same man. (Thc draft is signed John /. Smith
& Coz
Cross-cramined by Mr.. Emmett think Cald-
well had on frock coat when saw kim in Balti-
more his appearance very genteel he had
mixed pants think. | believe he took Oft his
hat and Land it the counter; don't remember
its color. | noticed the cut of his whi-ker..
think they rot quite so lourishing as they are
at present there was not quite so much of thern
| don't rccollect seeing any under his chin: IL
seemed 10 me that they had the appearance Of
meeting the collnr | noticed nothing OF his crava'
nor as | remember any great difference between
those he had on then md now; they were very
dark though, not exactly black. When | saw him
Yesterday thought from his general appearance
that lie was the man. II had casually met him
IA Broadway or elsewhere should have rccogniz-
I'd him as the man who presented the draft TO ne.
am sure ! should from his appearance My
| interview with him at Baltimore lasted half an
hour or 90 riinuies--perhaps not long. 1t il
common for persons to sell us drafts. | generally
them sgain. When first saw Mr.. Caldwell
noticed resemblance to two persons whom had
known--one who is now in Peru and the other in
Florence. spoke Of it to my partner. should
knew him however apart from this similarity.
By he District Ahorncy.-I can't tell how
long it after paying the draft before | learned
i was forgery it was only few day. however.
His appearance, however, was strongly impressed
IN nv mind | recognized Mr.. Caldwell IS soon
he to face juror in my presence this
morning.
By Mr.. Emmeu.-l never saw Mr.. Lowndes till
| | saw him here. believe | requested TO go
10 Philadelphia a witness, but did not 60.
can't remember why il certainly was not because
| could not identify the person. | can, say that
was asked to 60. | can't remember with whom
| mad any conversation on the subject. | thought OF
the time that could identify the man, but don't
| remember that | told any one Until one or
two days before | came on did not know that
was TO be a witness. | then received paper, but
| lid not think myself bound to come dou't
Know who the man was that gave me the paper.
| know OF no arrangement to pay my expenses.
had other business, though my principal object
was to attend this trial. The paper was printed.
| don't know whether it was ,ubpuna or not.
knew that was not compelled to come here By
hat paper came partly 10 give testimony in
this case. The gentleman who requested me to
'ome was an entire stranger. Mr.. Brown, OF
Baltimore was in the Office when the fraud va,
discovered. The stranger who called talked
about the tral-said be wished one of us to come
cn-dd not say what he wished to prove by Us.
nor did he say that it was for the purpose of den.
titying John p. Caldwell.
EdrSrd Ing, Jr., called.-l reside in Bat-
more am IN business-on my own account; in the
| exchange and bank note business; have been for
tx weeks J was clerk for Carter, Morton Il CO.
at the time OF this transaction a draft was pre-
'cntcd to me the msrning OF the 3lst August