Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-21

W
low,ns letters. which show that Munroe Edwards
the accomplished s"lndlcr ely detected and taken
iuto custody at Pmader hia, has been recently
practising his trade IN England. We should hope
that uul SIS the laws al New York admiaisrer up
on hn sufficient ietf,buuon Tor the cnmcs com
med There, 10 srcue the public against his farther
dtptt dltI1ns. that he my be held IN reserve and
handed 10 be dealt with according to the ptnci-
pies Of English justice.
MARsufIELp. Oct. 3, ISL.
Mr. HAIL. know no, ho" may better quad
The public against the tnItlcr IaclIoes OF au Impus-
tor, dian by publishing the iolIo"Ing leller from
Eat Spencer, received by the Acadia. The ac-
companyng lelter, pu,ru'Img 10 be wfnteu hy me,
~ an entItc forgery.
Oh THIS Edwards have some previous kno" ledge,
AS lac ATTEMPTED similar frauds time %,
upon the Late p,esd,nr Of the United States, an
ny predecessor 10 tie Department If STATE.
Yours, with much regard,
DAN'L. WEBSTER.
WESTON y. Sept. ~, 1871.
My dear Sill have thought II night 10 lei you
kn Of me transactions IN winch have been en-
Gnged aid II which, rs ] now believe, your name
mas been most improperly made use OF, aud your
witt Io,Red enclose you a letter mh'ch. when |
FIST saw IT, believed II to be your hand Writing, bul
Which now believe 10 be q iorgery.
Some llme Lat Spring, whle Was living AT AL
thotp, received letter from person Who slgn, d
himself Montoe Edwards, enclosing the leIer which
' =
gwen hun letter OF introduction TO Lotd 5tooe han
when tc llsl arrived IN England, and that Loid
Bloneham having cue lot INN every thing he WISH
ed, he bad thua 1t II necessary 10 uouble me
with lhIs Ietler. Bnt that now he was IN great dh
fcnty. Lord BrOugham was abroad, which knew
to be tie casr, that noihei The American MlulsIcr
Mt. Stevenson, non any othri al hls itlloW-t oun-
ttymen would assist HIM, be ause they were 50 hos
tile 10 ms objects about The negroes, 10 winch alu
sion is made the enclosed letler, and thai he
Lad,
or 10 edtiN him aud a son u his he had with INN
home to New Oheans. lie therefore sent me your
letter, aud asked me 10 lend Inn st25O Offering as
securlly certain bonds aud reee1ris upon some Bank
IN the United Safes. As IL these sccutIlrs |
though, very hule about them, b. concluded they
were good they were offered by ie nd OF ,ouis.
Now tins Story was a very plausible ONE, win the
exception OF HE assertion thai Col Edwards i,low
COu1ttymen would not assist hlm. But thought II
'eN probable that Yen would give any freud OF yours
about whom YOU we're interested letter o mirodnc-
ton to lold Blough ham, aud hoped II WAS tyety
I'M rob'be lhal you might also give hlna ictter OF
introduction 10 me. | accordingly referred Col.
Ed"atds TO NY solicitor ~ London, aud sent up I'M,
letter purpoltng 10 be from YOU. My Solicitor 'ok
the letter TO Messrs Baring, Who SAID they knew
youf hand -"i1tIug perfectly well, and we've The
letter WAS genuine ouc. have sad cared very
little about Col. Elwald's cutltIts, but ielt TIA
. should behave very all TO YOU II | pelmlutd "a
valued lac d OF youts To be arrested when could
avert II bN the loan oil 100 | VII lud, ed more
that Should have thought II not very cred able TO
+ my eoun0r, II such freed OF yours couid have been
So treated without any one oi US coming forward TO
/ help nm. aCcordingl, advanced the money, my
Solicitor taking all the legal secuIules that "tle
possible aud among othtis, RECEIVING celt ltCate
from The htiItau Consul that Col. Edwards was
the real bearer oi that uame. Col Ed ards prom l.
sed To repay me dung this month OF September.
saying thai lie 10 h SO long period IN otder 10 be
quite certain that lie should have afined al New
y leans aud been able 10 transmit the oney To the
/ day lelt myself qnie secure ui repayment uI
! about IA ee weeks 81 a month ago, WHEN my Sohui
tor received leltcr Iiom Col. Edwards, at Pnp
delliia, iot wtttttn IN his hand but only sign.
ed hy him. saying that having had business 10 trans
act III London, he had employ ed person Of the
name OF Justin, an EnglIshaan, To transact IT io hm;
thai with this view he nad put his papers into IN.
hands II lhls Justin, and sending NV Solicitor a copy
nl elter putponIng 10 be from ustin to h ~ Col.
Ed"aids, IN which he tells hm that he had abstfac
Tea CERTAIN secuIltIes from these rareis, and had
| upon them boiowed .i25O from my Solicitor, bat
making 10 mention oi the letter purporung IL be
Nouls at III. Justin SAVING that with this tfaudu-
ltnl oiJeot he had pens ,paed Cot. lwatds. Thus
confess appeared 10 tae rather sI>pclous | ac.
'otiihE' y spoke to Btougham, when | found out
llai tins hiNo about tim vas q pure luyen.lyn
-tha' Col Edwards had redll, been heIe-that lie
had presented 10 hun a eltet Of introduction hum
YOU aud Ind asked for loan OF money, bat lhlt
Nen. Hamilton, the Minister from the Republic Of
ltNts' having heard something If thus, wIoe
to Lofd BtouShlm,t, say that ihl, T. dwards had
been convicted and imprisoned tr logger, Ia Texas
ana had escaped from Ju; THAI lie, General Ii.ni-
ton, lad tod hn' that he Lncm al about hm. AID
'ha' Edwards Had made reply 10 this letter. /,
consequence "i inns ini'Im1tlo., | had tummuni.
CATION with Genera! Hamilton. and my Suhcnor
she"edl'Im The enclosed lcrtt; which lie sa,s he
is cotbient Is forgery
As to the recovery the $3.50 Ina, ofcourseis out
OF 'he qhtso II Is hardly possible 10 do any tlins
'owa'ds ne legal Conviction Of EdMaid, Ior tins
'"'eti. hu' II may c possible, ~ exposing hm, To
pf"en, lNm itom icI,oadIus Usher people | Ter.