The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-02-16
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"It shall come come 10 pass,
MR.. JAUDONS CASE.

the return Of the habeas corpus before
Judge Randallwas concluded yesterday
morning. Nothing ofany importance was
elected during its examination, in refer.
ence to the aledged conspiracy to defraud
she Stockholders Of the late U. S. Bank.
other than that brought out on the hearing
of all parties charged before the Recorder.
excepting, perhaps, full description of
The cotton speculation Of Messfs. Biddie
and Jaudon. II,
Ashbel Green Jaudon,.a brother of the
accused, testi6es before the judge, that N.
Riddle and Samuel Jaudon entered into an
,oreement of partnership in the transac.
ION referred 10, and furnished the witness,
e Jaudou with funds of the Bank to
carry on the business as their agent Un-
dor This arrangement the witness obtained
at different times, about two millions Of
dollars from the Bank, with which he Pur-
oha.ed cotton and tobacco at New Orleans.
He was allowed two per cent coDsmissien
On these purchases-and stated that this
charge was added to the original cost of
,he merchandise.
The goods were then shipped by him 10
The most eligible European markets and
sold. Besides the commission allowed
him for purchasing the cotton and tobacco,
whicb amounted to about $4,000, the
witness said he receised identification
commission" on the return or proceeds of
sales, which amounted to upwards of $780,
600, more-making his compensation as
,agent rising 100000. The money was
obtained from the Bank by credits passed
IN the witnesses account, on tickets or Or
,ders signed by MIR. Cowperthwait, Cashier.
The profits arising TO the principals in this
,ransaction amounted to about $50, ,O00-
which was equally divided between them.
The witness said he paid the S25 200 due
to Mr.. BiddIe himself; the remainder was
passed TO his credit, he being then in Lon
don.
1t also appeared in evidence before the
;udpe that this business was conducted
through the Committee on Foreign Ex-
changes, and apparently with their knowl>
edye and consent; but two ofthe gentlemen
who were members Of the Committee at
the time, testified that they were wholly
ignorant of the nature Of the transaction
am! would not have permitted its progress
had they known it. The case has been
postponed until Monday next, in order to
allow the Attorney General, whoi is absent
from The city, an opportunity to return
and participate in the final argument on
the motion to discharge the defendant
from arrest.
ROMANTIC AFFA1R.-The following re-.
mort of a case brough, befnre the magis.
irates Of Henry street police office, ap-
pears in the Dublin Morning Register
"a young female possessed of great beau.
ty, and most elegantly atiired, whose name
appears on the charge sheet as Ellen Ros-
tiind Holmes, was brought befure the sit
ting magistrate by an officer, who stated
that at rather late hour The previous
night, he was on duly in Slackville street,
and hearing noise in Elephant lane, he
went to ascertain the cause. He saw four
or FIVE girls with, or rather encirclng, the
prisoner, They were abusing each other
and caused great disturbance. When
they saw him coming, they all, with the
exception of the prisoner, ran away; bul
the prisoner refused to 60, telling him she
was lady, though he was hardly inclined
to believe the statementin consequence ol
her conduct; so that the .'short and the
long" of the matter was, that he took hel
10 the station house, and charged her with