The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30

ofths statement Of the sccompcss will be found Issuing
from Carpenters own lips and his own letters. VII
not AJAX this jury to convict unless Carpenter himself
Is not the stringent witness for the prosec uton He
has through his counsel, charged the rest OF the
witnesses on the part Of the prosecution with being
corrupt-some he has arrested for perjury He is
carrying himself through by . coup de MAIN but the
evidence IN this case should satisfy any reasonable
man OF his guilt The period NJ which the lions
inculpatng Carpenter Is the fall Of 1916
and the beginning January 1896 Andres was
in January, in 1s4o, and bailed out by worth
less ball. ned, and was not recaptured until January
1s4S When he was brought to this city suits where
then by Carpenter against certain parties
Ii became, consequently their interest to find An
used q witness in those suits In January,
lS4s. Andres having given information against
Carpenter, an Indictment was found against Car
peDter, accessory before the fact, which the
jury trying As no evidence has been given
the of the delay it did not become him speak
1t; but st n conclusive explanation could be
given Until ls49, confirmation reached the Grand
Jury here of Carpenters guilt Andres pleaded guilty
Executive. The jury had already been appealed to-
not to convict Carpenter inssmuch as the who
Carpenter The District Attorney said be would ad-
init, for the sake Of argument the manner In which
this matter arosethat Carpenter had managed to get
into the Kidd Salvage Company. Carpenter a shrewd
man, that he could probably fghten respectable
OF capital who engaged in 1t, to bay his ST.
lence Some Of them, who honestly believed In tho
scheme, and not to be intmidated, went work
10 discover Carpenters true character aud succeeded
in finding he was engaged with counterfeiters The
jury not TO inquire into the motives these
The os taken by the jury Is to decide according to
the evidence; and the simple question is Do the wit
nesses speak the truth ?" III they tell the truth we
should convict The community Is indebted, In many
cases for in formation against criminals more from dis
nts and dic ulres between parties than from
any Of public justice. In some countries the cr
minal procedure Involves an investigation into mans
MODE Of life. Let examine the situation Of Carpen
in 1915 and 1916 to test the probabilities Of his be-
ing engaged in the business Of counterfeit money His
coonse in his summing up says this prosecution 10 an
attempt put a respectable merchant in the State
prison by the oaths OF felons The counsel torgets his
opening TO the jury-that Carpenter had failed in basil
OF how aud when he failed we cannot speak,
there is no evidence, but we ind him Ia Wall street
gambling in stocks His counsel presented witnesses
show operations OF Carpenter. At first,
the would suppose that the prisoner had
stocks; but the examination bowed all he had
at time 5000, and another $500 deposited from
time TO time with broker to secure the differences
arspg In sales OF stock Carpenters last operation in
Wall street November 10, lsi5 and both the bro
kers agree he lost money In his operations lie left
W all street, might say, "a lame duck He must
turn to some other mode of life. What he pursued
does not appear; but December lG 1876 and him
in MIR Darleys tailoring establishment, making blu
S2s clothes This bill paid by his receiving
rdt 31a yards cloth, and reducing the
$40 The writing on the bill in Mr. Carpenter hand
writing shows the bill presented until jan 10,
1876 and yet that II would not be paid until about the
middle Of The succeeding month OF February Although
We do not Ind him in any business, yet We discover
this resp cabe dealing operations OF 5000
600 and 100000, who according to the statement Of
his counsel, had funds Of his and his father in
law, at his commaud-ths Monte Cristo, who had i'm
meDse treasures ut his command, bumby boarding in
ior'acb; and what do We lind there but that he Left
the widow Sheas, in the spring Of 1896 ungratefuy
abandoned her hospitabe board in her debt the
tent OF SlO7 which she holds the note of Carpenter
to this very day ask you IL this Is not true state
ment OF hs position lie is struggling with the world
andit owed him living The widow must be paid for
the eating and the dIinkiDg; beet and pork must be
paid for and where WAS V TO come from Tie had failed
ia business he was without means, without credit,
without industry, land, you believe unimpeached
witnesses) man without principle. The scene opens
with this man, desperate fortunes Ii2 Broadway
the defence, OF gang OF countcrfeiters We pre-
sent to you Ir.w r. Young a pardoned Wet, with
whom we cay Carpenter became connected His state
meDt will read 10 YOU The learned D,.rHIor
ArToRSrr then read, with much care aud MI
nutenets. the testimony OF Young aud An
oros ana then called the attention OF the jury 20 the
CORE boration q both by other witnesses Young, bad
NJ he was represented had sti one advantage over
Carpenter Witnesses were produced, who showed that
up the time Of his arrest for counteretiDg he al
ways had a good character The convict Young could
hnd to sustain him; but this prosecuted
chant Carpenter had not produced out of the half mil
lion Of people In this city human being his
character but allows IL to stand ke OF the worst
feloIs on The presumption Of law that he has good
character until he gives the prosecution an opportun
~ to prove tn. contrary he learned gentleman then
| argued that admitting Young and Apdros TO bs The
very bad r.pressDted by Carpenter they not
! the most likely instruments h., cunning, shre~d
nan would secure! lie then took tur her review OF
the testimony tho~ing Carpenter the constant fre-
quent.r 81 ll2 Broadway and b.isy In CONFIDENTIAL
unicaton with Young; and contended tnst Car
p,Bter procured the liberation Of Andres on worthless
bail which statement he would corrobcrrts by Csrp-n-
ter letter which he would produce. He then
viewed the evidence With clearnes, and mioutsnsss,
asserting that Oupg had pc sbe motive for giving
his {, tuony To tbO~ the .nOfGs Of the pri oner he
has had ct the witUessg1 who appeared .apst him
beie srfssted Tor perjury, and he has Of them
stranger In tins city at this moment prison Q
charge of PERJURY. and he (Mr. NeKeon) would ak
them IL thy the jury 70 try Sia3 aud Greeley,
would they send Them to the State prison tor PERJURY
AL, ged to be committed la their evidence In this
but part OF the tactics OF the defendant to
rect witnesses for the prosecution One poor unfortu
nate lrishmap, named Lynch was arrested by him on
another charge, whs attending as witness against
him up In Hosklxnd county These men, Sia-s aud
Greeley to be ncsrcersted too, aud all under the
ement 81 Mr. carpenter In abiding to the evil
debce given for the defence by the witness Stat he
CON IN. ntsd with much severity upon him. In
GLIDING his very able address upon the evidence the
Dittist Attorney said-Csrpent.r was convicted be-
ysnd all doubt ana the jury standing between their
fellow citizens aud the prisoner, might we'll pronounce
| that verdict against him
MIR BhADY then addressed the jury in very power
full appeal behalf VI Carpenter eloquent In Ian
gUsge cutting in aessm and able and srgu msntAtivs
In ts snaly ZstoD OF the evidence; but hsd
cud.a at the adjournment Of this court ~ four o'clock
/ TO ten oclsek this morning.