Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-27
Fsom the Grsens5oroasa q. O. Pasrio..
TRIAL OF EDWARD BOILING

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= the Superior Comfy al Rockingham county, b,
Is fore his honor Judge N4sh. The rare occGrrenc
II ot the crime with which he was charged the rt
~PeCtab!.Ity OF the parties offering from il.
; the novel characte~ OF the circumstances atten5
: ing tha commission Of the offence, ccnspred f
r draw together an unusually large crowd Of sp2c
4 tators. BIT the trial, ~ detail, turned cut 10 b
: comparatively GnInterestlnz. \ very small por
. tton oi the train Of minutes but strange parJIcu
r lars. marking the steps Of the criminal towaf3
: the accomplishment OF his crime, was elected OF
the examination Of evidence. For the convic
ton Of the prisoner it necessary to prove hi.
identity. and that he had a wife lrtnn before cnt
n The time Of his second marriage; consequent
~, the principal developments Of the Tia! consis-
ted IN the proof Of these barron facts. The case
was Submitted TO the Jary upon the charge OF
the JUICE, and IA verdict # ''Gu!lty" returned uf,
ter absence Of i very few minutes.
~ time will not nov permit us 10 ATTEMPT a
clrcurnstantla narration Of the affair, We subj 1in
brief statement If the facts, heard them
from the trial and from other sources.
Edward Boiling, the son Of worthy Methodist
Iaster # C4sweI county, was marr.cd to Mss
iinrct Parks, OF he same county, ia July, 1888
He WAS ID wears Of ago In Ny preceding has
marriage; his wife between Is and =.
Aaoul the last Of September, or fl st of Octo-
Der. 40, yauHg nan Of gen}eel appearance
and prcttg good address arrived IN Greensboro
Gutiord county gay his name Sidney T. Smith,
aud said no was from Perry county, AiabaTna.-
lie went immediately the Office of enc Of our
lawyers and delivered letter which purported to
be from james Smith, Of Alabama, tho writer STA
ting that he wished his son Sidney, the bearer 10
prosecute the stady Of the law to certain OK
tent, 50 that he might he enabled the better TO
manage .aTge property that would eventually
fat to hin. The letter contained some OTHER
fatberiy Suggestions relative 10 the guidance Of
h.7 son Sidney, just IS ono would suppose an easy
old planter 10 write.
Young -}Ir. Smith secured boarding in rospcc-
table family, paid about as much attention to
C.ie and Birthstone IS generally looked for in
n rich young halr-brained student and common
ceI .'cu,tlng the gent IN prosperous fashion,
In tho mos; natural way in the world, lie mention
ed upon suitable occasions, the vast possess! ions
Of the veaorated Mr.. james Smith, Of Perry
county, Aabama, and passed among his new nc
qGainiances with al the oaso Of "Aoir prcsumP~
tive" to Alabama taFtune.
In December, he left the place on q pretended
visit to certain wealthy relations in (--t. avs
Virginia. and di4 not return until Februer ~.
In the mean time, iotfer was received b.. or d.
his creditors from pretended uncle of If
Smith. stating that his return was prevented BY
the Illness If his scrTaot.
After his return from this jauni, Sumo time in
the month Of hiarch, he received the astounding
and grevous intelligence of the death OF his faith. /
err in the southwest. lie exhibited letter
tanning this information with marks Of most sin
duti(ll son for the sad event THAI had thus early
in life burdeued him with the care Of = fortune,
and forthwith began to surge his credu' 10 the
stores, tailor shaps, SC.
In the mean tine he had formed an acquaint-
ance with the family If Mr.. Branuo:Is, of GuI!iord
county, and 4 n Intimacy with bis daughter, whieh,
"a he. part ripened into affection; and he asked j
her hand u marriage. NF. B. pTujenty inquir-
ed iato the character and circumstances Of his I
proposed son inIaw; Tie investigation turned ont
satisfactory, and the marriage was consImaicd in /
Nav, ISL. Mr. Smith bciug anxious to have It /
over, and 60 with his LADY OUT to his befeaFcd
mother.
Diriag the summer he concludes to settle in
CaswelI n. G. having the offer Of valuable |
tract Of land from EirGrd Boiling, and induced
Mr. BranuocIl to assist him with has name IN pro
curing a loan Of money until be could realize
some or his Aiabau;a fortune. The land trade /
continued to be canvassed until Mr. u. began to /
suspect that all was not right, asked an exp ana
ton of Smith, who confessed shat Boiling had
managed to swindied him out Of a large part Of
his money without giving him iIEio to the land.
Mr.. B. finally had Boiling arrested Mt Casweil +
Court house. and ascerttIned to his utter aston /
ishrnent and di,fnav. that he was the same man .
who had marrlgd his daughter under the name OF /
S 5ney t. Smith.
The villain continued NJ TO the time Of his ar
rest 10 pass in Caswell Is Edeard Boiling, AMI IN .
Gulif1rd as Sidney T. Smith II last wife, the
dluchter Of Mr. B. at time became uneasy 5
NJ the protracied absence Of 1Ir Smltt, went TO
the house Of the elder aIr. B5ing, expecting 10 .
find there her husband IN company with young
Nr. B5ng cf whom. he vas p rcar sing land
B1r young Mr. BoItng, on seeing her carr'age.
was taken Suddenly III. could see no one, ans pas
scd the tight IN a room with his true vile, No
ono but himself susaceiing the strange connexlon
among the company then under his fathers raoi.
Such are the prominent occurrences Of TINS
strange affair. We have no space ior more at
this rima; but if not done b. more competent
hand. W. shall attempt full and circumsiantiaI
detail, when can procure the numerous let
ter- by which the infamous deception was kept
up.
Boiling is beginning to reap the bitter re-
ward of his deception and vliIany. He was sen
fenced to be branded with the letter on MS ieit
chaeL.. (which mas Immediately carrie. INTO exc