Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-15
DOMESTIC lVTELLIGENCE.
From tls. GfeenstotoaRk " CT Fat,iot, oct. 9
TRlAL OF EDWARD BOILING.


TRIAL or EDWARD BOILING.
Eiw AID Boiling, the story of whose ,llaiuy has
Tor ssu,r time flied the surrounding county. was
iued Ias FRIDAY IN lndicu cot for Blgan, II Tie
Superior Coun of Ro.kiaeham county, before his
honor Judge Nash. The occurrence ul fhe
crime wni which lac was charged tie tespectablluy
II the pates suiffurg from ~ aud The novel cha
rac.r Of the circumstance attending tic commission
OF the offence cansPned to draw Together unusu-
ally large crowd If Spectators But the uial IN de-
ts,l turned out 10 be comparatively unintefesling
A,ey small potion OF the ffsin # minute hut
rranee pauiouisrs. marking the stefs The cflul-
nal towards the dcc'H'p lshmcnt Of bls CRIME, was
elected o. the exam inslion OF Evidence. For the
cou,lct,an OF the prisoner only necrs.u, 10
Prove his lentIiy. aud that he lad WIZ h,iug be.
tore ard Al the itme Of his second mar lgc,
quen,y fbr principal desepi.aeuis OF tar ttd con.
sisred IN the itnci these bltea i4ots The ra.e
vas submued 10 lhe jtry "a On he thaee ,llhe
Jurgr. and tc,ditt 81 "Guilly' returned afer an
absen,e of ffw MINUTES.
As tine wr not penn Us 10 stteupf a eltcuu-
.tsuilal usIiauon el tie .g,it, NC sutla,n Lrirf
ssIcmeni Of the Facts as We hesfd them fru u Iht
uisl and ff,m otnet sources.
Edward 30 n, @ son ola wottl Methodist min.
ncr Of Casweli county, was marl,rd 70 Mss llAtct
Parks, ofihe sane county N July, 1898. IL was
10 years OF age in Nav PIE cdtns IN, marriage ms
VIE between Is and II.
About the last OF : pcmhcr OF first Of October
1870 young man OF gcnletl Appearance aud p,.try
good address arrived ~ Gtetusho o. gave hls ma E
Il rs S,anty I. SBtith, and SAID lie was ftom Peny
county, Alabama. He went immedatel, to he e.
flee OF onr OF she awNrts 4 delivered ltter VIM Il
purToued 10 te HON lanes Smith OF Al, he Wi
stating that he wished his spn Siiue, tie bear
to prosecute the study OF lhe Law IL certain TX
tent, that he might be enabled the beitr II man
age ieige properly thrt would ctenIually tan to
hin. Tee leuef contained some other arhcfly sup
ges,ious telalpe TO the guidance OF Sidney Just
as one would SUI pose an cas- Old planter To VINE.
Young SIR. Smih secured boarding 10 a respeei.
able family; pad ABOUT as much attention To Cokr
! aud Blackstone as ~ generally locke { / IN rIch
d Young han Drained sludtnG aud commenced cut
ing the eeut' IN prosperous fashion. In the most
natural Wy IN The world he meuttncd. npan sulla.
bic occ ons, the vast possessions Il the venctaied
Mr. snlth, OF Pety county, Ala, aud passed a
mong las ne" acqnanl all tie case oil "nerr
I prcsnmptse" 10 an Alabama lttDne.
Ia December lac iel tbs place 90 pretended visit
10 certain seahhy relatons IN Nolonay Vngtna.
and did not return until February. ls4l. In the
mean time leitef was received bs one Of his credit
ore from pretended uncle OF yong Nj. smith
stating that his lelnin vas prevented by the illness
Of his serya l.
After his relu n from this I,uut, some time in III
month Of Mach, he received the astounding aud
grievous Intelligence OF the death Of his ia er ~ the
nth west. lie exhibited letter Containing this ~
formation with marks of most SINCERE gtltI tied
Grape around his hat; moarncd as dutilul son Ior
the sad event that bad thus eatl, IN lle burd. n.
ed him with the OF a toftuue;--and iot,hwi h
began 10 "splurge his ctedn" The stores, tsilor
shops, &c.
In the mean lime he hsd (o,nned an aeauainranoe
with the tamil, OF MI. Bfannock. oi Gnord counly
nnd an intimacy wllh his daughter, which, on her
paft soon npeDed into Affection, end he asked h,
hand IN marriage. Mr.. Is. prudeurly enquned INTO
the chafscIer and cir, untsnces of his proposed
in-a.; The investigation TUNED satisfactory; aud
the marriage Was consuu mated in May. lS4l-Mr
Spiuh being hpAious 10 have over, and go with his
lady out his beteaved mother.
During the summer he concluded to seuc in AZ
we'll. n c., having The offer of a valuable tact o
land from Ediraj d Boiling. aud induced Nj. Bran
mock 10 ASSIST BIN With his name procuring y Loan
OF money, until he could realize some 81 his Ala.
bama fortune. The land trade continued to be can.
vassed until Mr. Is. began 10 suspect thai all
sigh', asked nm explanation Of Smnl, who COMES
sed that Boiling had managed To swn die him IL ,
al large part OF his money, without giving HIM lult
n 10 the land. Nh. b. dnall, had Boiling arrested Al
Caswell courthouse AMI ascettalned 10 his asonish
meni and di may that he the me man who h.,
married his daughter under The pame OF Sidney I
Smith.
The villain continued, up to the time of his arrest
to pass 10 Caswe as EdWard Boiiag, and IN Gun
ford as Sidney T. Sm,th HIS last sile, The daugh
ter oil Mr.. b., at one time becoming uneasy III,
pTotracted absence Of Mr.. Smuh, went 10 III,
house oil ihe elder Mr.. Boiling, expecting 10 fin,
there her husband IN company with Young Nj. BE-
hing, OF whom he was puichasng land. But younj
Mr. Boiling, on seeing her carriage, was taken SID
denly III, could see one, and passed The night II
room with true wue,-no one bat himself sus
pecting the strange eonnexion existing among tn
COMPANY Then under his ia,hr,'s lool.
such are The rromInelt Occurrences of TIN
strange affair.
Boling 10 now beginning 10 reap The butter rewar,
Of his deception and ysiny. He was s,nte1ced Il
he eli l,It
(Which was carried into execution Ia presence @
tie Court;l 10 be imprisoned three year.; aud 10 re
ceive .hinynne lashes at three several lies belor
The expiration Of his erm OF imprisonment. Ills "A
ppae has been assigned HIM IN Guford jail.