The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-20

would have hid down bis life. n was nn love tor
self desu potion. ana when made hun once cunninsly
devise psn for defrauding LIE insurance. COMPANY
by nsurpg his life for her benefit ana men oesroS M
rot be ciscoyered 10 the policy In the instance to
which l now rehr, he contemplated carrying out nn
A, sep nv jumping after OF the ferry boats - II eit
the aim aSd thus snirg himself apparently BY acc
osnt Here the chastity cur mig OF diseased mind,
and wren Ts 1s,sd and With his sssd
taheI whom he highly respected and lally loved and,
unlike sseeped In crime, he was domestic In his
ssnps table, AN liable IN bis dsposon, and benevoaepty
active when he had the power OF dong good. Al times
be soouroed a. boarding BONUSES ana noss 10 sparnsns
in dwellings end parts OF dwellings. Of greater or Ices
proportions The ckleDess Of bin mind was the occasion
would live in comfort a plenty and 1t another would DO
reduced 70 poprTy and want II en- he would rise again
and From 70 sss
occupied part OF house in Nineteenth street. u the
Email rent Of $500 and he there ooncsyed The Idea OF
provide bis wife and family with entire hoa'e some
where, so that they could i've - moderately a. ney
sSose oDns nn ne ~ ss s IN guv he
obtained aod very PLAINLY furnished house In Thirty
nn,h street, at very moderate rent About this time
he was tskep OK, ana remained 20 TOR q couple Of
months He bad previously had the Panama fever, and
u believed that that hat souethng to DO WITH his
ou. ins nsr ns w s s,sn Of ssr az
upder which be Jsbored On account Of his smoarrass
mens and dhappointmens. Al this time and Tor con-
siderable period previously to ne may be SAID 70 have
sustained himseh and family principally by the aid Of
his fIiends The nrst ntipntion his family hsd that
prosp was out o. IA. sra - va. .sns
friends distance, and while abe was gone ne sold
out household in Thirty .pnth street, and htted
up srother very elegantly, sad enrely dnp<oportoned
to appeared TO his ans, upd had Il ready as
sYeat surprise bis wife her return. And when she
hind Of chidsh delight Like prudent, sensible wo-
man. she dnpeased and demonstrated With HIM FOR
tbis eStTsvagance She told him he could not &nord H.
but be rep that he could and explained This sudden
attainment oil luxurious ease by saying that Me- Bclden
(of whom you viii hear . great deal more anon) had
helped him business and he warmly congratulated
her. ana went through with 3 variety Of silly antics on
account o, the JOY which be felt In being able Ike the
Wilmington Of Old TO dispense fAvors AID make every
body gpcut him happy THIS was at No loo East
Twenty second street, and would suppose that al
his opg.pg could there he satisfied But In the course
three mouths he hired upon long lease and
n,ad up With imperial spendor another house In tae
same block With the dtign, We are told presenting
TO geIta man WHO bad suffered heavily BY some OF
those old iorgerier, and ibis ~ss done BY way OF
showing bis gratitude and appreciation OF this gentle
mans Kndness In joining 10 toe release which mad
put in his Iower operations and reach this
onderfu this cerisin, this real tny permanent prosPe
ri,y Bot the gift r M motives Oh deheacy on the part
OF this individual was pooy refnsed, and the defendant
tbeToupon moved into himself and Gen gave away MS
ether establishment, threw IL away In rome manner
or oY s6e pur1se, or be len at onc,ons, or ne had
osjec. In reference 70 Il Or &c ga o, dd nos 40 sens
thing else, cannot tel what when or how. M NJ
cor fused thar subject but some Of hs learned gentle
the other sloe have been pursuing their inveet
cations In that quarter and viii, no doubt urderaxe 10
you belit that there something wrong some
" here in that locality opy snow what they have n
umaed on this htao. and their intrnstons have only
gone the more 10 that the peculiar theory
Of defence, which sm how presenting rs the true
GsnIenen you have slresdy In the course OF this
trial, been made acquainted somewhet OF me 1eien.
nant's etyle OF living. His dwelling more like
sure house Of costly Than Ike tAe habtauon OF
Q mincc. II vas literally loaded down with the most
ccsty furniture that the Bel,ers could produce, amt
he most
MS tbs, The Tnsrys and the HaughrouN could
u PIT irt all the ends Of The esr.n, aud With the most
gtnous and expensive culinary rrclss srd oorsshofd
that the BeTsls kepi for sac sad with tue
n.ott gorgeous nrroyr the mes. elegant drapery and
earpetre', and tse rnesi OF al things else whca the
ori eziravpsaDt pabob and splendid spendtnfht could
posiioy dreim Of geitipe good fstse or in bal. 70
heartily and acorn bis iuarsion. he had IN ir.nsnse
IRON see Oiled with rich tver plate and gold spoons
Bis xardrcte Wa unparalleled in Quantity and hceuess
Of material his purchases OF precious jewels AMI their
feiiloss worthy OF the Car OF ali the Russiss and
he gave tho away unfortunately xith frRn,fu prod
ksly His norrfs ard The eqUirsges were abundant and
suffering ana night he pus 10 rivalry, for speed and
bow ~i,h thoxc ust htlong to royalty. 10 presented .
psr old animal TO o. bs alleged Victims and he dts
ptpsed hs broaccast Ia ether words geotiemen
be br,e his nursery day dream was realized the pro-
tbtfyhE co nsef OF Trinity iosc truly ne bad become
Whitiir gicn and there Ia such similarity In
he names. sht ray be had become so 70 the very
ercr. AHi whvlce came al tns spiendofg Il came In
tsr directly al IN part thrcugh tho sgency of CHARLES
Isden ana WIN speak OF Carries Balden pso speak
Of IsTheci fer - iden the Older mar, he 10 kind Of
bound tcseher by the closest ties Of relationship and by
be cosest p<cuniery ard when speak OF IN, cha
oi Bcsen pike through him and sch Hsrbeck
and II Is nnpg that you snoulc be here informed that
Charles Beh en- Knew CnGles IS Huntingdon through Ills
entire career IN Wan street And vo think ne shall be
attic show thai Charles Il lden knew that Charles X
luntrg don had rot only connected with prior for
series 10 considerable txlert but aleo knew, or had
u believe, that bis penctant for the commission
o. that spea.s Of crime ,s Jung TO HIM and ihA, be
sull engaged IN n pIactce II Was CHARLES Belden
v no persuaded Hunarsdcn not to 20 70 California he
4 Il. MA - Iw
IN wnin gly-I don't which-held OUT TO Hunung-
don TIE TEN 5tsion TO and 10 follow up the
Of tne seric. Of iorseIes with .nich BE
ow stands charged II Ccales Relden who
y heed Hur trstons diseased appetite FOR show and
,plcrdor. by ,fispcns TO dine in company With his
~ abby accuslrtsnces, and BY smiarly psising hn
upon The snouloey Kind OF ret and smiling With sp
piovsl upon bp mad career of exavagance and proti
gAy. Ibis Charies Bolden, We believe sc shat DO able
10 show knew that TINS poor being, who had no mo
nsyec friends or pectnisry facilities 50 shortly before,
sd tept seooubt Ia tie BANK Of the Republic with
dppotr Tor period OF only ave prior 10 his
rest amounting In The sggregss, and upon the average,
10 The enormous sun q over one million per month.
Essn, total q I've millions IN ave noeths! And he
tBow too that Enn pgtou kept very heavy accounts In
several other bansn add he either knew might
Il thai Aunsreson had bum up this large business
md rablcd 10 handle these upwcldy sums through
ne re.runeusary Of forged or astnioue securities
which. NJ can ascertain by q toisraby &C
curaio corputsiioo. based upon the frequent renew
ais Of his iosns Woe mar xnr, must rave reached
DUNG the year IN which he followed ihcse practices
10 TIE sstggerrg Amount Of ueariy twerty miliors,
Wty, ErtLtmfG. ItTAu&1c4 hllul ktou W bAke
his empoy mcn ostefs tby clark oct In realty
zs spy over hi. coutvci man named Barker, VINO
a. thsr enc q Belccns oiaei and one Of his rsa
We stA ,bow you that the Idea THAI Charles Bel
den knew oi tbese iorgerss = morstrous The
TACT that be did Here take ftand, and sweep
hsly declare thai he oid fnov huntingdon vss 30
thai rumber Of OCCASIONS be lett forged
paper In the hands Of BsIden until past
cue ana Belden moving 70 be forged hss brough.
10 HurIipscon 70 be pad, and has been psd, and
que,tors asked pisDsticns maze Toe circumstance
winch led 10 Hunsingcons deeotou was purely acci.
dental, and the discovery made much through
OF the pArt OF Belden t3e pars Of
Hun.rgcoa. can hecr you saK. and can hoar The
ygre-how came B=loea 10 DO ca1rhtY
How Bec,n 10 be such heavy loseri The
wood. II The 1rat place. no IA no;orsousiy kBS~o,
spd be 10. 10 TACT tho most notoriovsly inexorable,
rnpsrg Insurer among rs. And he II
faually as veil Known 70 be a. gentemanlY a. 80
corplished, ss scisn,Gc, a. cunning, sad s sppa-
reniy decent with all, a. any graduate, in the scnocl
o. mcDey lenders known. one hundred per cent
psr sHnur Is o rate 9th which be familiar, and TIE
ctfendsni here has offcn paid HIN than that,
vbst purpoted 20 be the very beet securities. Ard n
Chsrss Bslctn permitted 70 90 on unchecked, should
not be surprped learn 81 tia koieog ont hts hand for
:. eish, per cebt per minute" which rate nos and