New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-14
WHOLE NO. 36S.

anv rational doubt, Turn your attention at first
l. the crime it.olf On the 9th july 1871. letter
i. NUT i'm the Py,, Oihse at Philadelphia directed
7 70 Nrw-Orran.. and on that day 1t j. found thar
! Edwards WIS "A, Jones Hoie This letter tells
/ Ntrnsel White < Co. that he has hen recon-
mrnied n their hou.e-thlt he wishes 70 get sap
plies. and the name ut ms correspondent M New
York. TAI. letter Is received in New-Orcans-an
answer J.. transmitted. giving the name and sigma
+ turc ot Naunsol White \ Co. and OF his cor
r,.,ondeut IN New-lork. The next l. the letter
ron Naua.cn Whit & Go. TO Brown. Bro,her. 4
+ Go. 1, introduce, ono John i. Caldwell 90 their
favorable notice.. one vi tie fer persons who
arr. safe: ,ays ttst they have 10 bales OF cotton
belonging To INN IN their hands. and requests
hem 10 assist him. and warrants hun 10 draw
go them for AZ most $4,000. Observe the
cunning and art OF thu matter. tie addresses
them N the language ct a Southern planter;
call. their attention 10 matters they "ould be-
/ likely % know. All this shows tina, the man
wa, acquainted with all the peculiartIcs OF
B the southern section Of oar country. lie shows
also great acquaintance wiki mercantile matters
/ M Ncw-lork lie Is very minute IN the number OF
pound. OF the cotton and is exceeding exact aid
technical IN all Ms terms. All this shows, aud
impress it on your memory, the master mud that
animated this plot.
Co. ars entirely bhadcd-the letter is received and
the proposal Is accepted Then we find Caldwell
/ writing To thcm-scuding two bills OF s36,OOO re-
aue,tirg that they may be discounted and also
end, an order for the cotton. This IL successful
The checks Baltimore fund.-, &c. are enclosed
/ tns man receives jhsm.
The m.a has got the checks-now for the en-
counter OF the scruiuzIng eye OF bankers ard bro
hcr,. This part i, carried into effect with all the
| talent and AT which maik tho fraud thus far. On
! list presenting himself he Is told that he cannot
! bc paid because be Is not known. lie meets tins
| with cnnsnnrnate art. He makes objection
| expresses his rrgret-goes to George brown
! bring, HIN dovn-ialks about gold-.atlshes the
! baukcrs-gcts his money--goc. 10 Richmond
perform, the same act and the plan is complete.
Vow. gentlemen who j. h' person The per-
son i one whs evidently knows all about busi-
ness of great presence oi mind. OF elegant personal
address and ct impctturbablc cOnposurc. All
these qualities must meet IN the person whoever
he j..
The man h,, got notes 81 Baltimore banks
But here wa. danger. They might be identified
gold could not. These large bills which he had
taken could not have been segotiated abroad and
ia England the cuprit would not have been able {.
cash them. IL wa, necessary, therefore, 10 get
them into smaller and more transferable iuns,
Remember that IN, same NaIuNtlt hhu tt''iNc"
s26 900 from Mr. Corrie
This man. then, had still another part to per
form. He had to transfer 1t into funds that ccud
not be- traced. He must do this in IL large city.
| IL could no, BE- in Baltimore, because too many
eyes would be upon him.
How fur does the proof in the case satisfy tins
state Of thing. The proof of the handwriting lie
before you. More positive testimony Is scarcely to
be anticipated. 1t is crime which seeks .ecresy
aad must be- proved by circumstantal evidence
| Still handwriting does approach somewhat nearly
20 positive testimony.
The letters of Hill Caldwell and OF Maun'el'
/ White X Co. all seem to indicate one master mInd.
| But il does not negative the idea that he nal
subordinate. And the person who had the con
sum mate ability to execute all the details OF ;his
fraud will not be wanting in skill when he Is
brought to a legal tribunal hs is capable OF maxi
ns defence corresponding with the skill and in-
gcnihtv of the fraud And now the evidence.
Lewis Iappan and Recorder NauN swear that thel
have no doubt in the world that this IS Edwards
handwriting. Treir opportunities for Judging you
must weigh aud determine
In handwriting there will always creep out
some # the pccullaritic. Of the person Who
writes them. Brt MIR. Ellis does not think these
ettcrs are his. But the peculiarly IN spelling Is
worthy your attention. In the letter OF Maun,el
White 4 Co. and IN the three letters proved to be-
hi, We find fer spcit fer. Now, tins Is circam'
stance not 90 b, neglected. Whcs TWO persons
spell y1gktly they refer to the same standard-
when they deyiate they refer to no standard at all
When YOU ind a word spelled in peculiar way,
and another IN the same way 1t Is Presuinaoie thd'
II was By the same person.
There Is one case IN the books however, nwhlch
such Ease occurred TO which lwili direct your al
ten.on \ man was charged with sending
threatening letter The said ne wrote IT and
wrote a copy Of the letter To prove 1t. me 0d@
sp.H,ng .. both ras the sdme. The boy was
trie, convicted and transported instead ot the la
/ Their The testimony was thought Conclusive
/ Now leave II to You to say what weight 'h' 'ho"d
/ nave.
! On the 2d Of Oct l8il, Edwards IS arrested
| and brought before Recorder |aux. In Ms trunh
/ j. found si3 600. According TO the scheme oil th'
prosecution ne had then had this moneya month
/ We find by evidence IN Cadwells possession Oh
the l.t Sept. $4,000; we ind IN Edward trunk
/ Oct. > $4,000. W attempt i, made To ldentu,
these notes /, /. to beregretted that banking ar
! judgements hero are in thi, respect not mors Ike
those Of the Bank Ut England But there are certain
/ indications which are Of use. There are on tn
Bank Of Baltimore and the Bank OF |rginia GER
| tain amount. Of money sent. Now remember
that the felon would be likely 20 pass ~ what he
could OF thi, money change would be likely to
nave occurred. In Edwards trunk change ha'
occurred and Yet there is a general correspondence
between the notes taken and those found. In
quantity Of gold i. considerably increased and
note. Of this city equsraIeat TO specie are iosno
/ 70 have also increased. This IS Just the chanse
you would naturally expect This IS however '''
the Jury Ia say. l g., :;
Then i TN, money IS not at all acoou'''e" 'o'
-
no, .,,I;ci,nt 70 convict the prisoner, but 'trons
.,;Iesce against him. Any circumstance winch
,e,d, 10 conyic, ia Of weight-and when many &C.
,,-s,ber ta. evidence j. held TO be very strong