Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-05-12
EXAMINATION OF w. G. KENDALL.
From the Picayune of Tuesday.

From the Picayune OF Iuesdayl
The case Of w. G.. Kendall, late Postmas
ter Of this city, came up last evening for ex'
animation before U. s. Commissioner Lusher
The accused. it will be remembered, is charged
with embezzling, secreting or destroying
letter containing $500, in bank notes, address,
at memphis, Tenn, to Wills, Rawlins Il Co.
Of this city; snd also with feloniously taking
out Of the said letter the said $500.
Hon. Isaac E. Morse, Attorney General o.
Louisiana. appeared for The prosecution, and
Randell Hunt and J. p. Benjamin, Esqs, ap
peared for the accused.
Mr.. Milton was first called to the witness
stand on behalf of the prosecution. Certain
bank notes were shown him which he recOg
nized as having been mailed at Memphis, Tenn.
on the 18th Of June last. to Wills, RawIins &
Co., of New Orleans. Witness recognized III.
notes BY certain private marks on them. Wit
notes sent by mail, in which case he always
J day referred to. directed as above, and marked
those notes with his private mark. Two oil
the no'es shown bear his mark distinctly, but
the mark on the others is 30 much obliterated
as to be nearly undistinguishable. They are,
however, Of the same denomination as those
insured by him, and witness thinks they are the
same notes.
Mr.. Ayers was called up for the prosecution.
Witness examined the notes, aud recognized
them as having been received by him at Car.
r%ollion, Miss, on the 18th of September, 1854,
enclosed in a letter. The letter was singnrd
by Marshall Hanson, aud contained $40 in
bank notes, and merely stated the fact If the
money being En- osed. Some tire in Februa.
~ last, witness Received another letter signed
BY the sam name. requesting the return Of
the money previously enclosed, as the purpose
for which il had been sent had not TRANSFERRED.
Witness did not return the money as requested,
because he thought there was something sus.
pici0us in the circumstances, and also because.
before he received the latter letter. he had
transmitted them TO the Northern Bank VI
Mississippi, after taking their number and De.
nomination. Witness had never seen, heard
Of, nor known any such person % MarshalI
Hansen, The name signed to 4 litter received
BY witness, and containing the $40 referred to.
Instead Of the money, witness sent . draft OF
a house in New Orleans for $40, directed to
Marshall Hanson. Has never heard Of the
draft since. Does not think it was ever pre-.
scented for payment.
Several letters in the handwriting Of Mr..
Kendall were then offered in evidence, for the
purpose of comparison with those received by
Mr.. Ayers and signed by Marshall Hanson.
Charles Cammack was then called 10 the
stand. Witness is a tellor Of The Canal Bank.
has paid checks signed BY Mr.. Kendall and
those signed BY Marshall Hanson. The latter
appeared to the witness TO be in the same
handwriting as the former. Witness may be
mistaken. The style of writing in both IL
The same. Under other circumstances, witness
would pronounce the Handwriting Of the letters
signed BY Marshall Hanson to BE- Mr.. Kendairs
without hesitation. Still witness might be d.
ceived. Witness poin'ed out the resemblancss
in the handwriting Of tie letters.
Mr.. JunOndUiMe sioorn-Witness has been
a bank teller for many years. Examined the
letters. They appeared TO witness to be in
the same handwriting.
It il more difficult to initiate 4 handwriting
through a whole letter than to initiate \ signs
ture. Witness would pay a check equally on the
hand~ riting Of either letter.
M. Fasfier s,corn-Witness iis . bank tel
Ter. Examiaed the letters. Witness thought
they were written by the same person, but
there was some difference in the hand writing.
The difference il not greater than is often seen
in the same persons handwriting. fs
Rufus D0ibedr s0prn-Wiiness has been
a professor of writing for many years. De.
tects a great similarity in the handwriting of
the letters shown him. The similarity Of the
movement by which they were written is great.
er than that Of the forms Of the letters, though
the forms Of letters bear a striking resemblance.
The movement Of the hand appears to have
been the same in all the letters. Witness
should think that the letters were all written
by the same person. g
Mr.. Whitnian sporn-Witness il acquaint.
ed with Mr.. Kendalrs hand writing. The let.
tiers all appesrto be in the same handwriting
and the handwriting TO he that Of Mr.. Kendall.
Cross Observation-Disclosures was formerly
engaged in the Post Office service. Was dis.
charged on the 28th Of March. Witness saw
the letters signed BY Marshall Hanson some
time ago. Having been advised that a draft
On q bank in this city had been inciosed to Mar.
shall Hanson here, witness took ont a warrant
for his arrest, and placed : Deputy U. 8. Mar
shall in the house upon which the draft was
drawn. Witness never saw but one letter di.
rected to Marshall Hanson. This letter witness
found 10 the Post Office and difected 4 clerk 10
procure u. witness opened this letter and
took ! copy. Il contained = letter signed BY
Marshall Hanson, ~reiative to the publication
ofa bogus newspaper, and the terms on which
i could be printed, dated New Orleans, Gath
February, 1885, with 4 request that the rrpiy
should b. written On the revene Of the letter. |
The reply was written on the reverse. and
signed BY |. & B.. without date or pisce. This
letter was mailed II Cincinnati. and addressed.
In an envelope, TO Marshall Hanson. Il this
city. Witness, alhsr opsning and having This
Istter copied, placed Il Ia anothsr. envelope and
put il again il the Office directed and marked
% before. Witness caused the Post O6lce de.
livery TO Be watched oil that day but the letter
was not called for. The next day the letter
had disappeared. Witness was watching RI
letter containing the drait from Ne. Ayefs.
o. Aias'sssppi, when be found the letter lfom
Cincinnati abOve referred 10.
q M. HlAsy 0noem-Witmasn &. A. 1919. L