The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-16
The Great Forgery Case mt New OrlsWns-
Trial and AcGuirtai of GaliOt

4 he courtroom and avenues we're crowded with spec
tators anxious TO hear the strange Developments
which II had been bruted would take place in the
course OF the trial The prisoner who after she
mitt.d the a g.d forgery married Mr. Gallot is
twentyfour years OF age, of middle stature, and in
cBed TO enbonpo,nf Her features regular aud
pressiye. but cannot be said To be over
After the ompanpelling OF the jury, the District
Attorney. NJ NJ. Reynolds. Esq read the Indictment
and the alleged forged instrument, written in Fren c
oil which the following is translation -
NV ORLEANS, the 18th April, 1919
On presentation will pay to Madle Elise Cleme Mt
value received. (sianedl ANT. MlCHoUD.
The note was endorsed in blank, and rc-endorsed as
follows -
Pay to Mr.. Chiapella his order
New Orleans 18th April, iSlo
The indictments contained two counts, ono for ferg-
ing the name of Ant Michoud to the note in question
and the Other for publishing and uttering the same
knowing it to be forged
The witnesses tor the prosecution were then called
AchlLlE CHArhLLA sworn. witness made affidavit
OF the facts in this ease. This is the note the
was given To witness by Galot TO collect and remit
the proceeds 10 him at New York wrote lettera TO
Gaiot about the Affair and warned him not TO
witness called Achoud who said he indrbt-
ed to apyo and owed nothing in New Orleans, but
said he would see his lawyer the subject witness
received the note on tbs l4th OF April III O'clock A.
NJ the draft was to witnesses order, and endorsed in
his presence Gaot asked witness to postpone the de-
mund for two or three days, but witness went to Mi
choud immediately after and asked him for check for
the money the endorsement of Elise clement is in
the handwriting OF the prisoner; did
hchoud again Tor pay ment OF the note Gallot told
witness that he married to the prisoner the
morning on whieh he gave him the note
ANTOINE MICHouD sworn--Never the prisoner
before she came to my store the 18th of April last
She then purchased some goods and asked for receipt
ia my name She gave her Elise Mari Clements
Mir. hiapea came to wituess's store and asked
check Tor the note; witness said "a check, what for -
owe nothing aud never gave the noto;'' Mr.. Chapel
la said 1t was given to him by Mr. Galot to collect
Monssy witness went to MIR Recorder Genos and told
him Of the affair, and made affidavit; witness be-
lieves that the signature Of the note is in the
writing as the body Of the receipt given him sign;
witness never gave note or check without the body
Of It was written in his own handwringn; (cmphati-
cally) never in my life signed a bill for $4,000.
ATTORNEY GENInAL-ls this your signature, or not!
lShowing witness the note
WuNEss-No sir, 1t is not the prisoner at the bar
Is the same woman who came to witnesses store wit
gave her two receipts one yellow paper; the
note not Of the same kind Of paper as the receipts
witness gave to prisoner; witness is that the sg
natures to the two receipt on the checks his
witness his clerk and the prisoner present
when she purchased the articles witEcsss clerk Is
dead having died three days after breaking his
leg the prisoner came to witnesss store the day
for some articles which he had not aud went out i'm
m.daeiy witnesses store Is ON the corner OF Ur5ulino
and Old Levce.
Mr.. DvFoun-I wish you to swear positively whether
this il your signature or not.
WIrnEss-Ibis Antoine IL good but the "MichOudn
is stn lThe witness here prevaricsted very much.
did not lay it my signature before the Recorder
am old aud cannot well; looked through "a mag
Difyng Rass at the signature, at the Recorders Office
seid IT might be my signature but that IL was writ
ten stth very bad pen, under very peculiar cir
cumstances, as IL n man held pistol at my head but
never in my lite have lsigned bill for $4,000;
inside. by me lady; the second is in her own hand
wiring; her with pen in her hand whom she was
Writing the receipt witness put his signature beneath
1t; pri-ober asked witness to put his signature
separate theet of paper the clerk her write the
top Of sugar barrel the clerk gave witness pen and
ink and witness signedt; did not read or know what
Il was.
Nj Duroun again asked the witness IL he did not say
thai tle signature to the note might be his The wit
ness taid ne did not remember. Mr. Dufour replied
that he did, and would swear to 1t.
Tie testimony for the prosecution here closed.
A. CnIAr,LLA sworn for the defence-Mr. Michoud
when witness FIRST presented the note denied
fad any thing about the signature lie said nothing to
lead me TO believe that IL forged Witness wrote
TO prisoner and her husband and advised them not to
return.
q SCHMIDT testified that in q conversation had with
Mr. Aicboud. he asked him how the prisoner came TO
get the pote h. replied that II war old account and
she had, by some chemical process renewed the ink
and put the writing In the place The impression
left ON Mr. Schmidt mind was that the signature was
genuine.
Mr. DurouR was then sworn, and testified that Mr..
Mehoud had declared, under oath, at the first exsm-
nation Of the case before Recorder Genois that the
signature to the note might be his but that 1t
written under peculiar circumstances, with very
bad pen.
Mr.. Hrrricrp testified to the same fact
ERNEST MoHoiN sworn-ls clerk IN a druggist store,
corner of Dsuphin and Customhouse streets Has
studied chemistry Prom the inspection of this paper,
witness would say that IL had not been operated upon
by chemical process, he witness was here given n
small piece Of white paper This ~ the paper which
worked upon yesterday IL was blush cOlorcd ruled pa
per; witness wrote lines upon this paper before
came cut perfectly white ~ you see II now the note is
written on blue ruled paper ard If IL had been sub
coted to chemical process, tue lines would have been
efac,d.
The prisoners sister was recalled 20 prove that a
p,ron no resided ut % Toulouse street the house Of
The witness, bud published card Offering to teach
secret process by which necquld make as much money
he wanted Tor the sum Of $4,000 On objection, the
question vas oyerrued by tho court
The testimony here closed.
The argument was opened by the District Attorney
ON the part of the State who IN brief manner sum
Mr. DurorR counsel for the prisoner, then rose and
said:- Before pT'retd % argue this cause would In
form the court aud the jury that the prisoner dsres
10 address he jury IN few brief remarks No ohjcc
non brpa made the prisoner approached the juryncn
and ,ddresscd them IN wrench as follows reading from
paper which khe held ia i.r hand and from which
Il axe literal translation -:
As am now laboiipg under nuc,. emotion have
reduced To writing what have 20 say aud II Is the
whole truth and nothing but the truth. svca- that
nm ,ntT,y innocent of the accusations which have
been brought against me aud will nov tell you the
counting nae for long time, ard he had promised mo
some reward as token ~ his Affection called on
him on the 18th q april and after some conversation,
f,nindtd lin Of the promise that he had made mo.
he answered that bo would hold good to his promise
asked him for this note Of $1,000 lie went into the
private Office q his store. and immediately Afterwards
returned with the placed u small desk the
store and signed " With quill which seemed TO be
very soh after having dipped y into large inkstand
the sane which you have telling at the
time that he might die that day, la which case she
asked him for the sum Of s1OOuO or $4,000 no would
havtgi,en it to me
MIR DtTouH then made powerful aud touching adj
dress to the jury showing, by all the circumstances
connected with the that II impossible that the
prisoner could have forged the note
MIR PnrsI0S concluded for the State, and the case
being submitted TO the jury, they retired After
absence Of two and bali minutes the jury returned
with verdict Of Not guilty"
SHOE Business ~ LyNV MAss.--The shoe BUSH
ness ~ the life of Lynn. Only womcn's, misses
and childfen's shoes are made here. Engaged in
this business there are Of manufacturers, or men
who "carry on the business" ~; of cutters, or
men who " cut out" the shoes, 10; OF men and
boys employed in making shoes, 2, Ms; of men aud
boys so employed, but living out OF town, 300;
OF women and girls employed IN binding shoes,
1926; Of the same SO employed and living out OF
town, eco; making OF employ ces an aggregate of
l0,05S. The number Of men and boys employed in
making shoes is more than seventy per cent larger
now than II was IN 1872 The increase IN the
number Of women and girls employed in binding
shoes has, We presume, been cofrespondngy great.
But II should be stated that the shoe business in