The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-08
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stand in what way these operations were carried on ron
will remember gentlemen, that obopt year ago, some
fcgeries to very large amount were committed and IN
dvidusls deirauded of large this city Louis
Vile and other places. Whether they the offspring
of the party before whether they were committed
by separate and independent party csnnot say butt
singular that when Monroe Edwards was arrested the
master spirit seemed to have disappeared and all the for
geres whch have since been committed have been oil the
ordinary petty description which ordinarily OF every
day There circumstance TO which,
gentlemen would call your attention, although it is
material my still throws light the case
1t is that the firm Of Maunsc White Co., OF New Or
leans whose signatures have been forged received some
time in July lost letter signed H. S. Hill, which stated
that himself and his brothers had large plantations in Vr-
gna, and that having business transact in New
agent. in New York if thew would je, him know
who the correspondents of Maunsell White X Co.
in New York Were and direct their letter 70
In reply to this letec Maunseli Wire Co. wrote as re-
quested and mentioned the firm OF Brown Brothers Co
and another in New York. This letter. dated New Or
leans Oath July, 1871, was duly posted, and In due
course, delivered at Baltimore; bat taunsell White Co.
in vain wnited for reply which they had been led to
expect from the tenor Of the they ha received.
There il dropped and thew heard no more Of it, Whether
that the commencement of this traisscon You will
be able TO Judge rom the course OF the evidence which
will represented to YOU IN ir course OF this trial ~
this period ~. Till leaves the stage end now enters
John r. Caldwell, and now commence the actual per-
formances, FOR until all has been prcparatio;:'--
Gentlemen, haze no doubt YOU all know the trm OF
Brown Brothers & 20. of this city. MIR. Keickhoe!er,
their confidential clerk will be produced before you. lie
win prove you that is his be at the count
ing hose bcre the arrival Of the partners and that the
Post Office CLERK in the morning TO the Post Once,
and brings the letters which he lays his desk before
him. He wilt prove trt the morning Of the 23d
Aug he found the desk his arrival letter purportng
bear tho New Ogeaas post mark addressed TO Brown,
Brothers Co. and purporng to be signed by Maunse!l
White 4 Co., Of New Orleans and have been written
that city the 10Th Aug 1871 Il Informed them that their
friend, John r. Caldwell, Of Virginia in want
of funds that he had in their hands rather more Nan
one thousand bales OF cotton worth ut least nifty
thousand dollars that advance predicated on such
cotton would be perfectly safe and requesting that
il it would suit their convenience they had authorized
dollars ct not more than thirty DAYS sight This letter
worded in the usual STYLE and written in the usual
style OF commercial correspondence This was however
but the harbneer of what 10 come and on the 9th
August Brow Brothers Co. received letter purpcrting
to bear the AleAandria posmark and purportng to b.
This refers to the letter purporting be signed by Maun
sell White Co and says that the writer finds necessary
from the state of affairs In the south to raise from twenty
five TO thirty thousand dollars and requesting that they
would advance and negotiate the bills of exchanges
Enclosed in this letter bills of exchange for thir
teen thousand dollars each one e. thirty and the other ut
sixty days sight drawn Maunsell White g. Co, and it
also enclosed letter Maunse White s. Co.. request
ing them to hold the cotton referred to- at the orders OF
Brown Brothers Co. This aair all conducted and
appeared to be in the usual course. On the 2Sh August
Brown Brothers Co. wrote to Maunsel, White Co. en-
closing the bills ofexchange and the order for the cotton
aud they bought Virginia and Baltimore funds and on the
2sth August they also wrote to John p CALDWELL and en-
closed checks ON Banks in Baltimore, and Richmond in
Virginia, which they addressed to Johr r. Caldwell
Alexandria, Delaware county. The amount Of Vir-
gnia and Baltimore funds thus transmitted agrecably
that they should be ia Virginia funds or if that was moi
convenient in Baltimore funds, was Saj,lie,5S These
transactions about 10 be closed and you may
uoge of the surprise of Brown Brothers Col should
however have mentioned that the 4th of September
they received letter from John F. Caldwell acknoy leig
ing RECENT of those finds You NAV however nudge OF
their surprise when on the s,h of September brown Bro
Tiers SEQ received letter from Mansell White co re.
turning the bills which had bee protested and the order
for the cotton which was ofno use and stating that they
did not know John p Caldwell and never had any cotton
belonging such person. and that Brown, Brothers and
Co must have been def.auded Immediately on tie re-
cert lster, steps were taken 20 stow
wv cnecks, pes.ihe h.. ."sy wei conceiyeih
WIRE 700 e'e. On mrlving ~ Baltimore they found all
uecs pay suie mere mao oeeh presented on ihs ast
august and processing to Richmond those pay able there
aa peen paia on the "a ssp'emoer II now seemed al,
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seaemen ana you may thsl, as
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