Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-06-14

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NEW YORK, June 9.-1He Tttat for Forgery-The
trial OF this most interesting and important made
considerable progress yesterday The taking Of lesli
mony for the prosecution has been closed, and the de-
fence viii be opened this morning by William Evarts
Esq The testimony taken yesterday, as will be seen
by our report, is almost perfectly conclusive TO the
guilt of the prisoner. lie is identified beyond all gues
ton, by the unimpcachabe evidence of every witness
from Baltimore and Richmond, with the who pre-.
sented drafts and checks in those cities in favor oil
John Z. Caldwell and received the money therefor
The letters connected with The transaction, to which
the names Of Caldwell and II. S. Hill affixed,
are proved beyond doubt, by Lewis Tappan and
Recorder Vaux, to be III the handwriting of Edwards
in his trunk are found types and stamps with which
it is next 10 certain the Post Office stamps were put
upon these letters by him; very large amount Of the
money in bills of the banks with those known
TO have been paid 10 him. found in his possesson; and
every circumstance, from the lightes; to the most i'm.
por,an, tends TO fix upon him, beyond all possibility oil
dispute this great series OF astounding vIlianes The
bodness consummate skill and complete success with
which they were perpeiated must excite the asonish
ment Of every 1t will be seen by the testimony
Of Mr.. Corrie from Liverpool, that the same Caldwell
received from that house bill ofexchange, undoubt
edly forged, the heavy sum Of S2o GOO.
We little room for strong defence in this case
though we have no doubt will be effected. We
understand that in the outset attempt TO prove al
alJi will be made it is scarcely possible that should
be successful Ailer this trial shall have been closed
thc,e are seven other indictments against Edwards
We observed several distinguished gentlemen in at
tendance Yesterday. The court room was crowded
throu ghont the day The prisoner appears quite ut h'
ease-btes his lips some what ut some OF the mos
pointed testimony-aughs al the occasional enbarrass
ments Of wtnesses-takes snuff with the dir of dis
npuc nd evidently quite ea,ed at the notorley he
has acquired The only occasion on which we have
seen him exhibit the slightest emotion was in the morn
ing when he caught sight of what purpntted to he h'
portrait morning paper-akeE OF course exclusively
for that print by lis splendid corps Of artists lila
feelings al that moment found no vent'-lrtGHne.
Tur TRIAL OF EpwARDs.-Friday was occupied
with testimony for the defence, which is reported a
great length and which we have read carefully The
main point which the prisoners counsel are endeavor
inr to establish, is abb But to our apprehension
the whole evidence, pro and con, demonstrates per
fec lly matured and consummatey ingenious scheme Of
monstrous forgeries. Many witnesses testified with
on, hesitation qualification that Edwards the prison
er at the bar the identical person who had offered
them drafts TO be discounted which at various tunes
and places in the presence of the witnesses respective
w. he had endorsed IN the mime OF Caldwell. BY is
own witness i, is proved that he lived in this city under
the name of Edwards, which doubt his real name
The attempt is made account for the money III NJ:
possession by the exhibition OF certain contract for
partnership with a Mr.. G. F. Johnson, III lands ane
slaves in Texas.
| Johnson's deposition taken in Havana, ant
forms part Of the testimony for the defence Annexed
10 the contract an acknowledgment on Edwards
of having received from Johnson $4,000 in trust
Sc 500 in gold, $22 744 in New York Bank notes Sl4,
800 of Baltimore Banks, ,o50 in Virginia Bank notes
and : $50 in silver, which, with the discount, makes
up the sum. The money paid, when no persons
we're present but the parties themselves, at the Eua"
House On the cross examination Of Johnson he de
cined answering the question where he got the money
who had PAID i, TO him, from whom he received the
Baltimore and Virginia funds what the secnrItie:
he had exchanged for them, any thing whatever by
which his possession Of the Zoo could in any way
be accounted for Ills replies were, 81 will not answer
that question the on satisfaction that could be OBJ
tanned was, he had made it by "his business and hIt
calling"
There is considerable confusion concerning the regis
teriug of Edwards name on various hotel books, and
numberless other circumstances fixing upon hun, 10
our entire conviction, the commission of The acts laid
to his charge. Whether the technicalites Of Legal
form will protect him. it is impossible TO say We have
seen so much of the trckery Of practice lately, that
we can place bounds TO its probable success IN any
case BY very ordinary rule of belief, however, The
thorough vlllany Of Edwards is established beyond
the shadow OF question.
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