Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-17
TRIAL OF EDWARD BOILING.

Edward BoinC, the story Of whose villany has Fl,
some time HE'D the surrounding country was TIED
last Fridiy on an Indictment for bi > my a, he Sr
peEior Court Of Rockingham N CT county, before
his honor Jutg" Nash. The rare occurrence o. IN,
crtr W. h which he charged tue 70 %, t,bI,v
It the parties suit ring from IT, and the nov char g.
ter OF ie ccHm,'hureS attend ng the commission nj
the offence, consumed 10 draw together IN unusuaI
large cru~i OF spectators. q Il the irii' IN detail
t0rned out to b, comp ara;ivcy unntsres'py 4
very small portion OF the ira ct minute but strange
pirtcul RS making the S'eps OF tue criminal toSaTd
inc 1cconpl,hmtn. o, ms crime, was eci'rd on
the eHam'n'l'n OF evidence. For the conviction OF
the prisoner o. was only necessary To prove his d-n
tiy, ami thlt he had VIE tIvlng before ard 81 the
time OF MS second mtrrag cons,s cen, v the prin.
cpaI developments OF The trsl cons sted in the pr,oi
81 these barren hc's. rne case was submitted 10
the jury upon the charge Of the iudgr aud I'd let
"i "Ghi ~" returned after absence OF a very few
minutes.
A. 'imn will no. now permit us 10 attempt a cir.
cHm>an'ia narr,uon oft aft ir, suhjo,n h,-f
sti'emen of the fc,s as We heard Them from the
triNl AMI from otncr sources.
Edward Bling the son Of wor hy Methods,
WINS er OF CsSwe'l county, was mtsrlsi to US,
harriei Parks, OF the sane county, IN July, 1888
lie was ~ wears OF age IN Nay preceding his IN If
rage; MS vile between 10 aud H.
About the last Of September or first of October
lSiO, young man Of genleel appearance aud pref
~ good address arrived IN Green, boro' Gui,fprd
county, gave MS name Sidney +. Smith and 50 ID
he was from Perry county, AiaOImh. He went
Immediately TO the Office OF Of our lawyers and
delivered letter winch purp rteG to be f,um Jas
smith OF Aaoama, the writer stating thai he wish
81 ms son dney, the beret TO prosecute the study
oI the IA" 10 certain extent SO t!Li he might bs
enabled the better 10 manage large properly that
Souu eventually igi. 10 INN. The letter contained
some other ftnery suggestions relative to the yul.
dance OF son Sdney,Jlst IS one would suppose al
eIsY % d p.aner To VINE,
Young MIR Smith secured boarding in q resrecta.
L wWuH. nh n
and Blackstone Is generally looked for IN a rich
young naIr-Ornned student, and commenced "cut-
ting the gem" IN prosperous FASH N. In the most
natural way IN the word, he mentioned, upon suit
able occasions, the vast possessions OF the venera
ted Mr. James Smith of Perry county, Alabama
and passed among his new acquaIniances with all
the ease OF "heIr Presumpiiye" 10 an Alabama Tor
tune.
In December, he left the place on pretended
WISH TO certain " allhy relations in NotiaWay Va
and did not return until February, 1871 In the
mean lime, letter was received by one of his credi
tors from pretended uncle OF young Smith stating
that his return was prevented by the illness Of his
/ servant
After his return from his launr, som. time in the
month OF March, h; received the astounding ami
srieyous intelligence Of the death o bis Ither IN the
southwest, lie exhibited a eIIer Containing this
mo nation ~Iih marks OF most sincere grIei, tied
Grape round his hat, mOurned duutul son
Tor the sad event mat had thus early m life bur.
dened nm with The care OF a fortune and forth
with began to "surge his credit" the stores tailor
B shops, &c.
la the mean time he had formed an Acquaintance
with the family Of Mr. Bnuuock, OF GuI,i5rJ cuun.
ty, ana an numlcy with his daughter, which on
her part, nptnCd into affection; and he a.ked her
hand 90 marriage. Mr. b. pruIenty inquired into
the character and Of his proposed son.
ln-.a"j the investigator turned out satisfactory
and IN marriage was consunmited IN May, IsII
VIZ smith BEN ANXIOUS 20 have u over, and 20 With
MS lady nut 10 MS Derravrd mother
during 'ne sumner he conc uJrd 10 settle in Gas
well, ~ q having the offer Oi a valuable tract of
land from edward Boiling, and induced Nj Brannock
10 ASSIST nm WIN his rlme procuring "a loan OF
money until he could re1Ize some Of hts Alabama
fortune. The land trade continued 10 be canvassed
until Mr. began TO suspect that all was not right
asked an explanation OF SnItb, VINO Confessed Ihat
Boiling nid m intged TO sNIndle INN out Of a large
pars Of his money without giving hlm title to the
land Mr u finally had Billing lfsestsd al CasgeII
COurI'house, aud hsceulinGd, TO his astuui,hment
and dIsmIy, that he was the same man VINO had
married his dlusnIer under the name Of Sidney +
Smith.
The william continued ~ 10 the time Of his arrest
to pass IN CaswelI ns Edward BJAng, and IN Gull.
lord as Sidney /. Smith. HIS LAST wife, the iugh-
Ter OF M. b. at one time becoming uneasy al Inc
pLoHacIed absence OF hf SmIh, went 10 the house
Of the eder MIR BOHny, PKpecrIng 70 hnd there her
husband in company win young MIR Boiling. Of
~hom he was Purch sslng land. But yOurg Mr.
bohns, on seeing her carriage, was taken SUDDEN
II I'LL, cOUId see no one, and passed the night IN
room win ms true wife, no on but hlmsef sus-
! pecung the strange connection existing among the
company then unjcr his fathers roof
such are the prominent occurrences Of this
strange altar. We have no space Tor more at tins
me Out, u not done by n more competent hand,
We 'h'N attempt illi ord clrcpms'auchl dc al,
"hen We en- procure the numerous letters by
"Ich the infamous drcsp.0n Vas kcptup
BJIns Is now beginning ~ reap the bitter re-
ward OF his -epton and vlany. 10 was SEE.
t+ha'o 10 be branded with the Letter y IN his eit
check twhrh w1s cirrsd INTO .rsrutfon in prs.
sence OF ihe Cypr,) 70 be imprisoned three years,
AMI 20 receive ihi'y-nine asuss az three several
tunes before the expiration Of his term of impri.
s2nmeni' lis abode has been assigned him IN
Gliiiord jail.