The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-30


The Jury TO decide upon.
On the I'd of October Edwards is arrcs.
ted and in his trunk is found very Iaroo
sum of money-S46,000. He had then
been in possession of The money, us Is al
leped one month. In September CaIdwel
received $50, 900, and in October Edward.
has in his trunk the sum Of S43,50o The
notes, however, have never. been identified
but we have indications TO say whelbe,
that affords anv inference connecting Ia.
wards with Caldwell. Ii The interenre !,
Just, the person would wish TO get il of 10
evade detection, and we find tina, some
change has occurred in this money sinrs
il passed to Caldwell's hand but there /,
a general correspondence with the mouey
drawn out in Baltimore and Richmond.
Ii this money is rot accounted for, gs
not strong corroboraiiye circumstanee
against the prisoner A circumstance
aiiording an inference against a prisoae,
is strengthened when other evidence i
adduced corroborating the inference; ah
if YOU find this man with $4,000 in al
pocket answering the inference draw
against him, how does he account ior The
possession Of this money !
His history is this. The Court hen
went over the agreement entered into u.
tween Johnson aud Edwards, as alleged a
the Sd Of August, ls4i. In looking o,g
these papers, ! am impressed with lie
idea that there was a speculation on da
on the part Of Edwards, and the quesia
TO be answered was, was the Speculate
spoken Of, really undertaken OF the Eusy
House and at the time alleged and va
Charles +. johnson junior partner d
that speculation or was he an aceomPite
Was /, executed ON the I'd of August, !,
it was alleged. A respectable eeBllens,
swears he saw the Insirumen, eseruts
but he cannot swear as TO The time whs
it was done, but thinks Il wss at the cos
Of the summer. On the 4lh Of Septemb,
it was material for Caldwell 10 account q
the money in his possession ard the schtn.
in the West Indies might afford plaus.
bic account for the possession Of this rs
ney, ans this was the cause for execulr.
this paper, which il is for you 10 81
whether it was fiction or not.
| Judge Kent then referred to the leist
sent By Edwards TO his friend Wuigl
dated Philadelphia, 2sth July, in whiea
SAYS lic is going north to enter into gie
/ speculation. In January we find hin
K London IN absolute want, so that be 3
plies to q friend for a very small sum
money. How he is IN July in Phls3.
/ phia YOU may see from this letter, flrz
which you may Judge whether he had q
idea whatever Of entering into any spec
lailon. lie there mentions that he wo
assist his friend if he had any funds, Ia
he had none be would have TO apply 70
own friends IN the old Dominion Iof noss
to get home with. Il shows, that al q
time he lad no idea whatever Of enter
into a speculation Of the nature a0evz
urged in his defence.
Judge Ken, then referred 10 The Ia
to Wild, as read before the Jury @ d
trial. What then is the conduct Of Gu
+. johnson He says lie owns 10 !
groes in Marlinique--a small island
off from commerce, where the pro9aa
Of so many negroes must Of necessJy
known--and yet we find Oh inquiries
no such person was known there.
might have contracted for them then
is true but II was for the Iuiy 10 81
they believed he had done 50. Johnss
examined 10 Cuba---he states The conlH
shows receipt for the money be says
| paid Edwards, but when asked where
got the money, he boldly refuses to ans
any thing a, all on that point. lis q
sal TO answer those questions might b
If the counsel had made the molioa
claded that evidence entirely lrom the
ry. l. u witness, coming forward u
such circumstances, worthy OF belia
That is for the Jury 10 say.
Miss Phillips next gives her rclaif1
the possession Of the money by Edvah
and she is, as far as we know, pure
ness. She states one fact Of comeqf
that one day, in August, he oilercd
sell IN marriage to her, aud Offered 70
tie on her $50, 900 and if she dld See
money, as she swcars she did, il goes
way to accoun. for the possession d
money BY the prisoner. His met
courtship, however, was 10 say the leis
IT, very unceremonious and not 10 So
ance with custom here or in Philade9
He had only known her three weeks
had offered at the expiration Of that
TO marry her and settle $4,000 %
When however she aud her sister sreai
dates, they swear by memoranda, and I
swear TO the truth unless the book iopi
they refer has been altered, and ihtr
no proof that such has been the case.
ta Caroline Phillips she is undoubtedly
titled TO credit, but she speaks under
confession of feelings the strongest Y
can animate the human breast, ana
must look at the matter of her e'o'D
with the sternest scrutiny. This 'heu
counts or does not account for the il'1,
But two circumstances are as yet d''f
of-the writing and the possession u
money. =,
The next proof is, that he WAS % ~
moro on the Dist Of August and u, ~
mond on the I'd of September; ano "
believe that, there is, as the counse' W
nr,soner h;msclf savs nm end of The ess