The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-24
Hon WIN KENT

Hon WIN KENT
NV late husband some ryears since reed. act OF
kindness the hand of your honoured Father which
remembered with gratitude In consequence of which
hope you will not think am presumeng too far in the Ii
berty am about to take.
am about leaving this country for Europe and my
has very beautiful Poney that can not take with
and as am told you have little shall feel gratf
ed if you will allow my Boy to present the Poney to
yours
you have no objections to this please inform me
take the Poney up to your residence before we SAIL
Most Respectfully
Yr obt servt
The following letter written during the last
nial at Edwards. wheu finding that every trick and
cxpedent had failed him, he then makes bold pro-
position to induce his accomplice TO commit perjury
IN order TO him, by contradclng the opinion OF
Recorder VauX 10 his hand writing =
i''h o''
came down Elm today but / find the Hart in
stead Of INT the corHerall wrote you to do know
subject merely visit the place again early in
the morning and that the bolt is drawn and may have
an opportunity getting Off the thing dose not
work however do not despair aud expect TO beat the
this easel wish 10 know you will have any
objections appear this occasion TO testify 10 hand
writing in books hut the letters Ellis may not get here
in time and must have some witness IN the case on that
subject and shall ask questions on other sub
jecs unless you wish my counsel are OF opinion that II
you would come you can greatly benefit me and do no
injury to yourse-but If You decline we VIII not H.
sist-the witness who swears TO the hand writing mine
(auding the Recorder OF Philadelpha) POUNDS his
opinion seeing signature-now yr knowledge
is different character and no doubt if you'll stand by
now shall beat them easy-you can be OF great ser.
if you will and you have assured me that
you would even encounter peril to call upon
you the stsnd-the 3lst of August is p that
will not be raised unless you are willing TO go 1.-THE
particular point that wish examine you is the
hand writing and youw i'll only be examined as 70 the
nsners that we're shown Fills before-you will be
sskei what you found your knowledge OF handwriting
upon and will take care that all papers shown TO you
wi the names of Mancel White and Co, II. s Hill
j. p. Cad well and paper that be shewR 10
by the other party oih the signature turned downas you
kno,o my writing we'll YOU can pronounce upeu it-you
need nTt Se an yon VIII s'anu oy me new
If you have that diary and will make entry
OF having here the 24h of August IS4l my
way up Albany and Saratoga say for instance
"met Col f. in the street 10 daytold me he going
up 10 Albany and Saratoga" That book if you lad the
TO bring into court would save me-le the entry
OF the 3lst OF August remain it is and if you asked
why you were not called before as you can say
that did know could prove the fact of the 3ls I'M
ill after the late tria-Please write note in the
ing by Mr. - and let me know about the door and
also il you will appear a witness.
Yours &c.
In connection with this letter. we have recently
learned The following scheme as got up the last
trla:-Mr. Emmett, one OF the counsel OF Edwards,
Withdrew from participation IN the last trial, and i'm
medlatey afterwards subpGnaed witness
for the defence. He attended, and upon enquiry
from counsel as to what was desired or what know
ledge he possessed OF benefit to the accused, he was
informed that he had been IN the habit OF recelv-
ing letters from the friends OF Edwards in New Or
leans directed to his care they desired him to est
iy 10 the reception of letter that was shown him
directed to Edwards, and purportlng TO be from
gentleman OF the bar of New Orleans, contain.
ing the post mark OF that city: Mr.. Emmett exam
ined the letter, but remembering that all the letters
received by him for Edwards had been enclosed in
an envelope and that Edwards letters therefore
tanned post mark, he informed counsel and was
not called as witness. Notwithstanding this fail.
ure 10 accomplish what was desired by the letter,
and for the purpose of endeavoring to satisfy the
court and Jury, that Recorder Vaux not clear
Judge of the handwriting OF Edwards, he was called
TO the witness stand and the letter purportlng TO be
from New Orleans, and another in the handwriting
of Edwards, were handed him for examination with
the signatures turned over. He scrutinized them
closely, and decided that one was certainly written
by Edwards, and that he thought the other was
also, but appeared cramped and disguised. After
giving this opinion he requested TO look at the
back of the letter which he thought written in
the disguised hand OF Edwards, when to his aston
ishment he found that IL was addressed to Edwards
himself, TO the care OF Mr.. Emmett, and dated at
New Orleans, with post mark since his arrest tor
forgery! He felt little chagrined and concluded
within himself as he stepped from the witness stand
that he had been too positive in thus testIfyng the
New orleans letter. As he passed Edwards, the
rogue, with the utmost nonchalance Observed
fou see, Mr.. Recorder hew IL isl am not at all
surprised That you were mistaken in that letter. as
there is a similarity 10 II TO my handwriting but
the result has certainly shown you now easy II is TO
be mistaken matters like this and how ca refuI
person should be IN swearing away the liberty of
another on his judgment OF mere hand writing
alone" The Recorder made simple response
but still beleVed thdt ms opinion was correct
Since the trial il has been ascertaned that the New
Orleans letter was perfect forgery, post mark and
all and no doubt was written by Edwards himself,
with disguised hand. This shows the deep cum
ming of the rogue, but all his wits would not save
him from Sing Sing.
With all the tact OF Edwards he evinced
great lack of sound sense when first arrested. al
though II s presumed that he supposed that the mo-
ney would save him from conviction. Had he told
me same story 10 Justice LOwndcs and Recorder
NauX MAJ ne has since endeavofed TO make the
court ana community believe-that ia, that the mo-
ney had been placed IN has posses ion by Mr. Charles
Johnson OF Texas, he would have been allowed TO
depart at once, aud II ne had asked, would 10 doubt
have received certificate Of decentralization from
the parties concerned TO pay Mr. Johnson The mo-
ney II he ever came forward and claimed il Or IL
he had claimed portion OF the money az hisown.
and averred that he had received the remainder AZ
now stated, that portion would have been surren-
dered al once, and the whole police of the country
sl have been IN search OF the supposed forRer
Inhnann and Col Mnnrnr Edwarda heen rnnuinnli N