Show DEATH MAY ATAY DEFEAT THE CAUSE of JUSTICE new york aug 31 deeth death may do de feat the processes of international law 1 aw in the case of robert caldwell krown as the great american affidavit maker maher who Is wanted in england on a charge of perjury in connection with the celebrated druce case mr caldwell Caldw eU who Is well along in years rears and who ballej physically and mentally after the famous trial in which a dukedom was the stake is in the manhattan state asylum on II 11 I kills I llis island his condition Is ie such that he probably will never leave the institution alive he la is sinking gradually most of his time lime Is Is spent in bed paid fald dr william Al malsom alsom superintendent ot of the asylum yesterday anti and he is very weak mentally and physically there may be no immediate danger but his condition is not noi promising in the extradition proceedings under which it was expected to take mr caldwell back to england a postponement was taken until august 28 and then the case postponed indefinitely finitely on the report of dr 11 malsom alsom the english government Is represented by charles pox fox as attorney and tle tile defendant was wag to have appeared belore united states commissioner alexander where the extradition hear ing ng was to have been held by the decle lon clon of the court in the druce case the testimony of mr caldwell as to his relations with the duke of portland was wag stamped as and proceedings to punish him fam for testifying falsely in affidavits were immediately instituted |