The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-23


this Last Agreement Carpenter wss owner Of 600
shares, WIN. O. Pisrson Of 800. aad Coles and
that boring apparatus should be procured. Now it
win be remembered that Pierson in this city
wso to Pisrson about IT, and that he was coming
dowI and he did come down and went to Persons
sft it on his desk together With some bits OF silver
which YES said were found In the sunken ship; and
e:1sionsd Pi:rson upon no socoun. to sell on. any
year and up TO this time Carpenter never furnished
shilling Of the expenses thu whole borne by
sell part OF the stock But bsfors / proceed fur
thsr viii read to you letter that Carpenter wrote
Mr. sickes objected to reading the letter ins,much
as the rsme was not in proof
Mr. Jordan said he would only read the substance OF
Mr. sickiss stii objsctsd
The Court decided that Mr. Jordan had Q right to
state the substance Of the letter in his spessh.
Mr. Jordan, in continuation, said the letter was
written by Carpenter on the l4th OF July-ssating
that two Of the men had been down, and nom what
they had he perfectly satisfied that the Kidd
ship there, and that h. ming down in the
next boat TO New York and beg ged him Pierson
sell the stock at any price Carpenter at the time OF
leaving the letter desire that Pierson should
exhibit the pipe until he Carpenter, was present,
and that he would be there at IL o'clock the
day with some friends who wanted OF the stock
Gsntlsmen. this pipe was wrought iron. In which
the sugur that to be used for boring was to be
inserted Somewhere along the latter part of the
son this boring took place and a. this time tbs bah
bic wss at its height but not the success
of the enterprise the finding OF the gun and the
scraps OF silver Carpenter to this time never ad
vanced a dollar Of the EXPENSE the 18th March
ls44 he sold 81 shares Of the stock TO Pierson and
think in the Of this trial will show that
hs continued To in ate III. bubble and that be did not
who bought the stock. provided he himself sold
1t. On the sth OF January 1915 he again sold Person
90 shsre and the 80 OF March lsi5 he sold him 20
shares, and the ms OF April in the year, he
sold 100 shsrss for So 900. Piersou being ac
with Sheldon, he suggested 10 him TO purchase Is
gentle had thing DO with the Kidd salvage
affair and accordingly Person bought from csrp.n-
Ter - shares Tor ssoo This we shall show you BY Car
Here his Eonot, Judge Greenwood, interpesed He
expected that he could fully undsr.sp ths case and
he begged OF Mr. Jordan plain At had
TO 60 with It lie understood II was libel published
by the defendant Wilkes freeland and sheldon; If
he did net how could necessary to take up
so much time about Carpenter
MI JORDAN Ii your honor pleases Carpenter Is ths
hero OF the piece He l. the beginning the End, sud
the middle OF this libel. wilks- charges Fr,e'snd
and Sheldon with having swim ID and ruined Capsn
ter; and that after having done so they empls ysd
counttrfeiter and police tool, to destroy his moral
character and for two years those libels have
published with pun ity and without our having any
opportunity 10 reply to them
Mr. sickles about &c reply when the Court init
mated that sufficient shown TO allov Mr.. Jordan
TO proceed with his statement.
Mr. Jordan, in continuation ssd, that according to
Carpenters story he sold another person 81 900
worth OF the stock and about the same time sold TO
Oracle 200 shares OF 1t but do not know how musa
him at least 50 Coz 1t Is very possible that Mr.
Oracle. upon this occasion had hi. faith wrought
~ III
Paid $50 COO for IL In short Carpenter had ndaed
The bubble and avaed hin self Of it, that he sold
all but Is shares aho ugh from the day the speculation
was commenced 1t never cost hln dollar Daring
all the time tnat Carpenter selling OUT, Pierson
sold any except tina, he obi ged to sell
shares In the comm.ncemslt Carpenter declined
to advance or cootribut. dolla-, sni Coles aud
serjesnt were UT able and we're not bouad TO do
80 After Oracle hsd purchased the 700 shares, We
shall show you that Pier.on urged HIN t. co3tri
butte to carry on The york. But however generous
Mr. Oracle upon other occasions ne declined 20 con.
tribute cent carry the operations he sal he
merely = stockhoidsr, and insisted that Pisrson
bouna ana should carry the work until Csptsia
Kids ship dug out before he, Oracle would ad-
cent Pierson then sent Carpenter to expostu-
LATE with bim Carpenter wrote 70 Pisrson tast he
called on old Gra,i- and thas ali he could get him 20
do that he would lend thir shares raise
mone, on but which he should ;- back again aud con-
cluded tb~ letter with the remark that ths - old
- would do nothing and Car 2snter himself At the
time refused to s-Suse firthns rnis gen
temen, you will oDs-rvsws the an Of 1915 the
lease Vas running stl Pierson carried Ia. york
snd cold out sons Of hi. stosk for he purpo,s
kId,nIp but 1t out that they point
I'd ana did not reaehit In the spring OF l3iT. ths
out, and new company formed and thi, tbs hrs,
tine that Frsslsnd ana sheldon had anything t. 40
held BY Sheldon. Mr. Gracis, after the
company formss started up and insisted
thst ne belonged TO u o. vas member OF u the
members oojssted am ssid De rad nothing 20 Do ~;h
it. ana that they ACT bound 10 ~ork for nts
1T Upon thu. Mr. Oracle under ths opposition Of
course that h. was .rti.dt9s share in the new
pSny 6lrd bill Ia chsnc~ry charging the company
with osrsuding hiu 4nf 1aprying bin OF hi. ri GIFTS
s:oekt older tn 10 and The cause
before ID. ehsnc stlor and the b dismissed
with costs, which ~ ac@ IA TO pay aud there
va.a -ylable uttered arasn.s th-rn exc.pt by wilkes
sad those libel. vsr- the vsgaries Of hls brain;
there not the slightest fund a.cn tor them
ard that ". viii .hSw b,f,r. tai. trssl 4. ovsr
for gentlemen. when Suks. made those gross
charges When h charges Ere~isnd and Sheldon with
being band OF ,snal-s. sud that thsy d.'rAai-d Au
ruined Carpenter spd ems .oyed eountegf-ters aui
police agents q degrade destroy hi- chsrAc. he
ought TO make himself scqaains-d With tn. facts Of
the case; he Ought - Be sgtc thss there some
foundation at least f5r tac,e chsry.s sad thu. b.
wouide- able 10 MAZE out some deirn - In court ~
Law Gentlemen this u The raols history Of the Kid
transaction and nov st6 you this be fate stats
msnt, -eo !. the dupe sad who Vas deiranisi =
but before ait down ALLOW u stsss other ciresm.
stance IN connection wib this aair u vii give
idea Of the Whole ground upon which wilkes ana
Carpenter raised THE oo.sfJ sgsinst Fr-.lsn1 ana
shslcon. who b-lisvs are TOO re.pectabl. r1sr.
chants =. any In this community In toe year 1874,
Carpenter became very iniinafs with Aoiro,. Witch
Intimacy continued Until January, ls8e, when Apdros
vas a. last taken up spd iusetsd tor psssinx e0ua
tsrieit money -Four indictment. we're found sssiu..
him, and he arrested snd imprisoned In ths
Tombs and Will. ts 90 tnsf- Carpenter raised
money By contribution az SOL sitatiou aua b.
means proonred Tor him chat ~ cal in New York
strsv bsn Immediately after be len the city sui
vent up 20 the Mghlaaes Tue bail we're sub,e lusp,iy
found 70 be -orth-s. aud o-noh warrant Va i'.u-d
for bis arrest Carpenter b-in~ Of A. vro. 20
him 20 leave the pises or to b. on hts guard a have
III. letter. g'ntlsmsn In M po',s'sion' that the
psnter there vita hin in toe san nsr Of 1873;
that be assisted In conc-sling An3ro. and csru.i +
roMC~Atmf
last he succee5ed In getting bin away ffsn the
omcsrs At least be not arrested for siderable
time aftef~Gds After this thu bench ~Arrant
sent 70 IN. Cnisf o. Police ana b. put Il into tae
hands OF msn ~ tue % Whitehou.e wh1
va drunkArs sud Of bad reputation,
and sent hin up 70 arrest narc. ana at the Sans
tim. CAV. bin directions that II Carpenter int-r-
fer-d With hin on VI he could fud out that he uas
coneesling Anaros. or keeping hin out Of the wsy
then 20 arrest Csrpepter, bot " he ala not interfere
be vas not 70 NEEDLE ~ith him After wht.hou..
vent up Andres go. either not there or he vas not
eomestssls and Whit~hou.e believing that Carpenter
did Interfere h arrested him ard after the arrest
be found on his person Six barrtei pistol RI. then
put shackl.r on hiu aud be Kept for some short
time In confinement snd for this Carpenter br9uxnt
the action against Freslsud At sheldon tha you
VII peroeive ses,l.msb that 10 for ths KIDD
svfndie ss !. called bot for the srsst which wa
directed by the Chief OF Police that ths action "a.
brought and yet thoes b.s haze been written .xsin
end again repeating that the aston brought aud
damases obtained Tor the Kidd swindle. Add I Gill