New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

an action in October last TO have Herbert Druce
punished for perjury. Caldwell was the main reli-
ance of the younger Druce in proving his claim to
the oucal estates, which said TO yield least
S1,5oo coo year.
According to Caldwell who has lived for MANY
years on Staten Island ne first met the fifth Duke
OF Portland then supposedly bachelor. in 1855.
FROM MS own story it seems that in early life
Calo"eh was afflicted with bulbous growth the
nose Sent around the world by his father in the
hope of being cured, and returning to London in
despair. he met there q Malayan rajah who pos
sessed wonderful secret TO the aiIment from
which Caldwell suffering
He passed the secret along to Caldwell who
found IL all that the raiah had said il Shortly
afterward nc learned that the Duke OF Portland had
a similar complaint The rajahs wonderful secret
was again put to the test and found 0. X.
Then Caldwell according to his story. became very
intimate with the duke. and the latter finally ad-
mitted TO him that he playing a double role
The duke tired of the game. however and finally
decided end all by putting his other self Druce
TO death Then followed the incident of the mock
funeral. when the lead weighted coffin lowered
10 last resting place in the Druce family plot and
a monument erected to the memory of the Bazaar
owner.
Caldwell came to America in 1870 and the duke
died nine years later His estates now held by
Lord Howard de Walden heir-at-law-
Not very long ago Caldwell tried TO sell to sew
eral New York newspapers what he said was the
real story the will of A T Stewart the '-mer-
chant prince and the disposition of his body Ac-
cordine Caldwell who entered SteWart's employ
after his return 10 America. Stewa-ts original viii
was destroyed by his lawyer, and another. which
was filed with the courts. substituted. Caldwell
also declared that the merchants body had been
secretly removed from the burying ground at St
Marks Church and buried in the cellar OF the
Stewart mansion, Fifth avenue and 34th street.
the site now occupied by the uptown branch OF fhe
Knickerbocker Trust Company. The body was not
discovered when the mansion was torn down. Sow
eral wears ago. Failing sell the story, Caldwell
shortly afterward departed for London
London. Dec g.-The charg. against Robert c
Caldwell is conspiracy and wilful and corrupt per-
jury in the evidence he gave while testifylhg IN
the present Druce case Papers giving fui de-
tails on the subject are being prepared py the
Home Office and will be forwarded through the
Foreign Office as soon possible The arrest or
the American. who was the principal witness Tor
the prosecution. and without whose testimony the
case probably would never have been brought viii
add immensely to the already widespread lh'eieSt
in the sensational suit.
The opening Of the vault containing the oodN OF
Thomas c Druce has been Professionally hKeo loF
December q. One result of examining the colIih
will be to prove Immediately the truth or the
fa1sitv Of one of the main points In Caldweis
evidence and probably settle the question OF Els
extraditon. Should the statement OF Caio"ei
that there is lead in the coffin prove to De uue' II
is not believed that the British government "o1iN
care paTticuIarly to pursue the question whether
or not Caldwell and his alleged brother are one
and the same person
washington. Dec. 2l-At the British Embassy it
&c sa.d that steus will be taken promptly TO Sc
cure Caldwell's extradition, but, because Oh tie
legal requirements to be met, it Viii De some uay
before this cen arranged. Preliminary steps IN
that direction will be taken by the British Consui
,n ,lau- York 70 h. followed by the British Am
bassador in Washington, who Will apply 10 'he
State Department for formal extradition papers