New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-14
CONCLUSION OF THE
TRIAL. or MONROE EDWARDS.
Reported for Tie Tribune.
Court Of Oyer and Terminer.


SIXTH MONDAY, June -. ~
At about | o'clock the Court again convened.
and the District Attorney concluded his argument.
The prisoner appeared to easy Indifference
-carclcssly looking around the room, playing with
his gloves and ondesvoring to appear cool and
confident Of acquitial. But moments close Oh
.ervaiion wa, sufficient to convince any one that
this ease was all assumed He wore white pam
falcons, black dress coat, gh; vest and cravat
and ruiled bosom. His whiskers had been curled
and trimmed with scrupuous care, and the sat with
folded arms for the most Of the tme-attentiyely
and occasionally with uneasincss, listening TO the
argument of Mr.. Whiting. The District Attorney
briefly recapi,ulated that portion OF his argument
which he made on Saturday evening. To the main
point in defence founded on the position that 1t
was impossible for the ster sent hence by Brown,
Brothers & Co. on the 28ih, TO reach Alexandra,
be taken out and returned to Baltimore before the
morning of the 3l.t, when the drafts were paid,
he opposed the established fact that this letter
ras in Baltimore at that time, and there were
variety of cxpcdents by which this CELEBRITY OF
movement lad been effected The superstition that
johnson or some other friend acted his agent in
in The matter, was perfectly in accordance with
testimony.
Mr. Whiting also urged with considerable force
the fact that Belchcr with whom Edwards stayed
at the Northern Hotel, which fact an impor-
tan point in establishing the ahbi for the defence,
had not been brought here as "a witness. No effort
was made to obtain his tcstimony-,o important to
establish the innocence Of the prisoner. The pfos,,
cution could summon no witness from ost OF the
Stale nor issue any commission To- examine such
witness. But oil these means OF obtaining proof
the defence had at taeir perfect command. II
the prosecution could have done so, they, toe,
would have issued commission to examine john
son. To ascertain who this Usclc Charles was
lie went Ola to speak OF the discrepancies aud the
weak point. in the various testimony that had
been introduced for the defence. lie examined il
rsinutely and in detail. The circumstances attend
lng IN. arrest-his utter silence in the presence of
Recorder Naux with regard to the crime for which
he WAS taken into custody. and the first question
he asked /. it for the forgery IN Texas thu, am
arrested were all urged rs most suspicious err
cumstance. against him-as showing with almost
perfect clcarnes,, that he was guilty OF some Tor
gerry. lie then proceeded 10 examine the testi-
mony Of Mr. Elder and in introducing 1t made some
I irinlIhN upon llt present hitAlloN VI sH"'"'i''-
men for the ministry.
Ii was always thought necessary, he SAID, IN order
! TO prepare men to win back rheir fellow, from the
paths st crime To those OF virtue and of trsth-to
ISOLATE them from the word-to shut them up in a
c.oi,ter, aud there to prepare. shut ont from al!
! communion with the world II l. their mission to
reform to present to their fellows the great motives
and principle of the Gospel. Applying this Ia
/ Nh Elder. he said that thus for 20 wears he had
been cosaccted with 81. Marys College IN Bahl-
more and had thus fallen into qualntness OF eN-
preston. of which the defending Counsel attempt
. Ell To take most unjust advantage. hls tesii'
mony, Mr.. Whiting said. was utterly beyond r.
proach: he had no possible interest in the result
/ # this trial, aud ii presented the strongest
possible evidence OF truth and peTlec. fairness
II came from who knew perfectly WILL tine peg
son Of Monroe Edwards; and II established be-
yond all shadow OF doubt that Edwards Wa there
On the morning OF the 3l,t OF August. The way
bin a. well as the testimony OF Mr. Eden both
show conclu.ivsly that Mr.. Edwards came from
Washington to Baltimore on the morning OF the
3,t This must be held clearly proved by tsi-
evidence: how then could he possibly have been
IN Newly ork a. u pretended to have been proved
by the Hotel Register.
The testimony Of Miss Phillips that when he
eft Philadelphia on the 3 1t be said ne was goin2
S1uth-corroboa,es this Thus does all tins evi
dence conspre to show the truth Of the case charged
by the prosecution, and what sort OF testimony Is
opposed 10 il But again. Edwards tells Elder
that he must 60 back to " a,hingtsn this afternoon
Now remember the time of dinner at the WaSerly
House, the very FIRST name on the way bill io1
Baltimore To Washington on the afternoon OF ih'
3l.i. IS Mr.. Caldwell.
/. not this proof tina, Caldwell and Edwards
are the same person But look at the assurance
with which he presents the drafts-call' on Mr
Brown to aid in getting them cashed-returns 10
the Bank and pockets his meuey Edwards
here seemed greatly amused at the picture draw
OF hi. impudence) A man, said Mr.. Whiting