New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-10
TRIAL or MONROE EDWARDS
fRepor,ed % 80 Tribune.
Court Of Oyer and Termi"er.


and after "A few minutes uc'as ia "'"7
D,.f,i,t Attorney the Trial proceeded a, 'o"oM.
w., Jaae,oa called The "o n.d 5ins pa, nisoer
~ Ih ,oo ,o,e. and the ihnA IN -" NOES %" "
Baak Of balu .noG nv Mr. Epmei,when saw Mr.; oa"'
49,, t r,,n,,. 4 had come on here 10 ,ee IL ~
DENLY him was r'qoestu 90 s ~, Ns,o~ on ihe benz
~. ell saw him IN room Wv. uuc . 10, ,e, ore.
m e., a, a, forfi zone ihropg Ia uei'' ~
nu,l.f.i014 mat tue prisoner haH pee. - 49, 49,
sent u'' "a. s-tiing IN one cofn~r OF iae ROOM.
-. ~ M re some persons taking With him, di1 Do'
a., 49,. non.y vai 10 hm my stfi ave diie' loq, ~
Tr,cr % psy Il, aud Jaw II pad 70 num- ''''o'
,'ncy the denomination OF uir netts' 49,, d ,i,.
b. NJ Hating: recognized VI. CS'd"e" "'''
Wr Keclo,f .rcacd. BrowR, BIS Co. o.e| , pg
oCFrchas.c on MD. Jamcs Brown o. os,u,e 81 a..
n icir uonr whatever Tie wri"s gnu lie y. altered
I handed 10 w.tae.s) genuine the u1 l,av b. g.
The reald.e oilhs d, Map 81 ~ ain drawn by Pnn.
~ mn the .ynlture o! lhis oiLcr p"'' ~
Mad King / am not 50 familiar 80, ru,T THE
THE DISTRICT AIIotNhh SAN
p6nsrriITlON RESTED. Z, e.
ro,rnrrF.CE va. then opened by "lLLl'" u ~
r.o fife bean by renindr q. The Jury 'no' ~ .,
-, 5,.sss,i,on ad had full possession oi 'u' Gus "
~ ,yo ngLis tf,, esdesce had snhh u''Pp "'V "'
,,, md l., sa, .ull well satisfied ditu"US" " M
a., a, uutue impress On on their tpinlsi loi " u
raw had il ~ ther power to weight properly uey
-, have perce yed thai, imposing a, ' Tie iaOrc M
.ted when the keystone OF ue diou - W '.
~, fi 10 the ground. Before proceeding U -
f|,,t;,, of tie proposed defence ir wsh'h !, .'r"'
which Should tend toresl9re ',.'
Sn. which po,sfs-ed their minds before me t'i-
-. wa. lad before tb's. lie "onu NJ "''-
ctfa
y ,ei the cause Tor the prosecution had rePre,etd
,ne lSb importance oil., case totn' eoihill'f ~ -
Work from The feeling OF profound alarm "hcn nai pc
iii ,,n,no M, mercantile portion ef the community '
cou.e1uetce O the great ofgerS. "h'h p'''','" W
re.t Of Monroe Edwards. lie achno"iel'e, ue u"'n
thi,-bDt w"> rquanY Wue ~ guy 80 li nan cnl,r
,here was nns Point to which hr "iLeH 10 ca" Pa''
intention: md that the fact that he n>tsaioi OF t
"niin have a deep p-cuniary interest IN tie conv e.
nf he prisoner. There certain suit, pending IN hr
Couo Pennsyvana for the recovery OF Use hoh'y VII
wa. found with Edwards; ana t s'ue 81 p ~ a.,
pend, the result OF this ,na ia The Nnits bIo"l
e.. Co the plaintiffs and the prisoner 'ne u'l'h
ant. and there are sinilar suns no" p'ui- AZ ""
Of city. likewise depending ior iher issue Old "' CON
II .Louid be- remembered also, that here Is an unu'uay
large reward offered for the conviction OF the prisoner ad
he recovery money, and this also depends bu'n
upon the conviction 81 TIE prisoner. ll' itN1u r.
cent. the whole sum lost: 50 tudt the lhlJI'l ;" '''
mau,r directly Interested ~ the issue OF tn, suit
important namely, the prisoner at the bar e 'Tae'i
m ihis communi, from tar distant section oil our e3u
nan cnnnrV. lie j. connected with the most It"tlds
families In the West--a circumstance Mr. t. sad ne sn2u
he moe delicate mentioning II distinguished Cou'e' n
"a, come from his native State here for III, deeIcret
,lenen who knew his stansng and the caracer OF hs cor
necij. a. there He = the son OF 'cs~eu Wothc %
hro,i.r of widowed ss,r-he stay and support oil Via,
family From these facts the Jury must see uc hec' SLY ="
doing all their power, in trial OF such nlIprla
agents o the Pro~ecn0n 70 the pspn'. an a., ss,i
10 reach just verdict, and to discern betweeh 9e
lance ami the truh The rule OF common law ha a PR
sIoula le led by men of his own vicinrN, thouSl
preserved ia iOm. IL still disregarheh W eIeN io ,ran
here Stranger under all the disadvantage atsng ilY
his bens Souihcrner and from the other orcu'tahcsoy
which he is surrounded . I'LL r,,reocc g.,
llr
the condnct o Az case Ont hand were arsye NE
Peoir o. The stat NeV-iork, with the w"e "n'lno
the STATE their control with all the ahiiN ol e D>u -
Attorney his dsnguished associates aud on the "ue
the prisoner alone, dcprVed o. an us Papti> anu =" m
means oonfuci bis defence Ihe prosecution I'
AT their command all testimony they required, WINE
the prisoner arrested without moments warning suPiu
OF every OF las papers. robbed me ionsN "uu W.
lie no.seon which wa seized and held Illegally, has no
one to procure testimony, and 40 means TO purchase lt y
Gal ability which was always nj the command 81 weath -
Whatever he gains viii ne wholly IN Consequence "i ' III
trinsc honesty of Ia. We were not, un he uiy {"
trial, Informed which of The e.gi ndlch'nis WuI"
against him be would be tried. The prosecution have
shown slightest disposition to favor u III these -
spects .,., H., ,a.,c. T.,
bors relation TO tLe other parry ~ me cau''.
some very extensive orseries bad been committed upon
brokers this city hroughlhe West and south wts l'
prosecution have advanced I" YOU lhe nouon 'nat '
re, in the country ceased Immediately on tie arrest 81 '"i
Edwards Nov il happens thai, during all tins uin', l'
which have bcen brought tins trial will dep'id
IN ,his Mr. y. said he alluded To The semsFsper stat
conduct in England and in Texas. The public mnI, n'
aud after the arrest, Wa Instantly Possessed sy ne ~
catch and pnni,h somebody. thet these ioisrire ia
cs.e Thr nr.oocr W., every where, 10 advance oi t'
co"y,nn styeI a fCgrr-t,c dunguished notorious tor
Ger. NC The plan oi the prosecution then was |" e''-
whelm him with multi ude Of char ~ win 80 many ia'
fcations make II almost impossible TOT him. "liil rs
aY 10 he freed Nc Eva 1. said he dccd The jury 10
mark single instance in which had been dsuhclN IA"
One ne witness, ha. been called say that il IN the
hand wrng the prisoner he has sud IT, and has al Tie
same time sand that him wri;e ard has Nus
LEFT YOU 10 Judge OF the weight OF his testimony The d-
men, charGc L The prsane laborer OF city of New
York forged the letter which ba, been already pese
signed Mauusel White Co Now me l",,tcni."uf NJ,
rove ,bs, the prisoner did forge his letter N the cny ~ NJ
York that he uttered nl pnh,n'u It, N'H ifS -.
forged IN the city OF NewNofh 1i> i i'iNi'Ieu
~ 6y the terms OF III, nj ctmenL II Is mace hots"N ~
the provisions OF the common lawIionnl' u -, h,,
vsisus arr orhe souudes and m the high, rcqn r.
nenis of Justice. This rule viii he Acknowledged ~ me
Cour The prisoner moreover Isobe ue on '"e 'Elu'"
presented relevant To tins Indictment Ne =, =,
the be allowed but that which 60, 10 prov. Wv
he comm tied his offence in the CITY and County 81 N'"
iOrk Al other evidence must he thrown a''e CT you
late Vnnr naihs NJ evidence which goe>io prove Wmtu
of ,ouc other be admitted IN tying hn W.
You CANNOT argue that because he has COMMITTED otcr
crime, lLc,fe Dee guilty ofthS You swon 10 give
judgement This single indictment ON rhct he : n3
trial The Jury a'e entirely ignorant w ih'.tl anu sn,
i've ia fact Wheeler he s the most unbeinhcd or The not
degraded man m The community
Nj Evar,s next pioceedes consider who tie prisoner
il, aud what pat he had played PRIOR 10 tbs Transaction
M1nro, Edward, he said' "aS introduced nrre ~ ,s,9
s,,or and Joseph W. White OF Florida lie introduced
- Sou,hernor OF distinguished family and great wealth
Ne engaged IN important negotiations ana Saheo !"
He returned in the slwcut To Louisiana aud To TeN,,.
IL tbere remained lll jane ls. when We find him IN
YORK and is this time that Lewis Tappan r'iers i'r
then went EuroFc-rcmauej TIL the spring 81 lat year
and arrived IN Baltimore hy of the West Indies on Tie
Nh OF Iuly, i3il. From thai time shall take uD IS '~
siOu and relations Somew hat closely ~ the defence IL
the "a 81 of October h. the North en- -, Ne-
Work. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Washington, AMI ~ Sussr,
r, ,Ir, ,,c ,,,,,, -, ,ngni.h linn ,r,m any
quiet member of the community TN the 2t OF Sei
toar he arrested and from that moment the hoodgs
of public opinion let loose. and nothing but d,
fanaton and abuse powiSg the mention OF ms namc. IL
fully proved the truth OF the adaec, give dog al maze
and IN body may kil him
Nv W nnw call sitcnton o the principal heads OF ~
,ence br the prs,ncr Ia the I> pace There
Is ihai most ee al source Of evidence the resemblance 90
the hafd-wu is OF The s'ner To The forged paper ~
that Il ere only witness, au he saN e ha ne
Yer him wrc bat has frequently received siter rom
>rrunaicc Other letters sought cpnnest,
THIS forged paper The iury must. however notice
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