The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-14

registers in this city. in which we find his
at the bottom. This snot without precedent-but
il is unusual. The other is the Northern Hotel
Here the name, if forged, had of necessity to be
placed by the side of some other name. because the
page was filed up on that day. But it is very re-
markable, and have not heard il commented up
on, that there shoudb be adeep stain this part OF
the book over this particular name of Edwards Ut
was stain OF tobacco lnice), SO as 10 make II dif
cult 10 decypher, and il there has been an erasure
it's difficult 10 detect IL. Now, then, where is Mr.
Belcherl He is not lsadore, that's certain He is
friend of Edwards's who we are told visited him
IN Philadelphia. We find that Beleher paid his bill
the next morning, and that Edwards did not unless
that was Jumped in with the $ll, entered as from
the bar money. There are two otherpoints connect
ed with the case, which shall briefly comment up
on, and with them dismiss the case. | alude to the
bag in which the gold was found, and the newspa-
per which was wrapped round the gold. Young
Hanson swears that he gave Monroe Edwards a
bag for the gold, and bag is found in his possession
that bears his handywork, which he recognizes as
Monroe Edwards when he was in Baltimore after
wards did get bag for his gold, but here is found
bag-sad to be the very bag given TO HIM by this
boy Again there is the piece OF paperowe lind
wrapped round the gold piece OF the Baltimore
American, of the date the money was obtained
from the bank. Here Price reminded him that
another paper of previous date was found there
True il was So This | admit was a very slight
upon evidence equally slight. | read from Wills :
At the Stafford summer assizes 1885, John Mountord
convicted of an attempt to murder by sending to the
prosecutor the nth Of May, preceding parcel
ssting Of tin case which contained several pounds
gunpowder packed to explode by the ignition If de-
tonang powder, nclosed between two pieces Of paper,
connected with match fastened to the bottom and the
lid of the box 1t conclusive circumstance against
the prisoner that underneath the covering ofbrown
paper which the and combustibe matter had been
enclosed found portion of the Leeds Integencer
of the 9TH Of july 1892 the remaining portion of that
identical paper having been found in the prisoners
house
All! here admit in that part of it there was
a material difference in this case Now, he might
have got that paper in New York or Philadelphia ;
but he also might have got it in Baltimore on the
3lst of August, when Hanson swears he saw him.
1t is one slight circumstance of many, which though
individually weak, when taken together are con-
jointly very strong. This, gentlemen, believe,
embraces the whole case. fear that have tired
your patience. have witnessed your conduct dur
ing the trial OF this, and observed it with respect.
hope you will canvass this thing calmly, and do
hope at least that you will agree, that we may at
least be spared the repetition Of this task toilsome
to the court, wearylng to jurors and Witnesses
expensive to the county, and so injurious to the
pure administration OF Justice. If you have a
doubt the subject give the prisoner the benefit
OF It, But this doubt must be a reasonable doubt.
You must remember that out of the exact science
or what cannot be reduced to mathematical calcu-
ation, there must always be some-and in some ca
ses strong doubts. And in all circumstances, even
IN that which the loglclans call violent presumption,
thers must be doubt as when person is found
bleeding TO death, and another person is found r.n
ming away from the room with drawn sword, all
bloody, The violent presumption Is that he must be
the murderer yet the reverse has proved to be
true. There Is no necessity shown to exist in all
this Butthe true meaning is, that when you hold
in your hands the golden scaes-if you see which
scale preponderaes or if you doubt whether it pre-
ponderates one way or the other, that doubt in
in the meaning of the law-any other is not a
doubt And if after all, the calm deliberation
which you are able TO give this case, you fad
that yen cannot agree to convict the prisoner,
then acquit him! This is truly great case.
II is an extraordinary 1t is case which will
live in the annals of crime whateverbe the result of
your verdict II is case which l look at with
great concern, not only for the sensation which it
has created III the community, but for the magni
tude of the offence and the daring, Skill and CON
summate ar; with which the whole fraud has been
perperated. | wish to have justice pure, and wish
At the same time 10 have it firm; because, unless it
Il firm, il cannot be pure. Examine the whole sub
ect carefully, cooly, examine anxiously and fair
Wand at the same time examine it humanely
Give the prisoner the full! benefit of any reasonable
doubt you may entertain, but do not be frightened
al the shadow of doubt. DO your duty firmly
honorably between the prisoner, his country, and
your God.
AT the conclusion of this charge the audience
broke ont into loud applause, which was suppressed
Mr.. Emmett then took one slight exception.
Mr.. Coachmon's doctor was in attendance and
ordered to remain in attendance on the jury room
juror asked if they would agree whether Coach
mon would be allowed to go home. The Judge said
that IT he was dangerously i'll In the night, he would
discharge them on that account, but otherwise they
could not be allowed to separate.
Edwards was smiling and talking as unconcerned
as possible when the jury retired at ten minutes TO
o'clock
Several ladies' remained in Court long after the
jury left, to get good look at Col Edwards.
Court for the Correction Of Errors.