New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-11
TRIAL OF MONROE EDWARDS


Court Of Oyer and ef-,is~r.


THIRD DAl........t COlcigs-si.f
.Sdyas' Eiss called. I am q merchant in Bos
ton: have resided tne.e -i,o,' eivhr months
resided for two years previous in rnls ci:1 I'M
acquaiIted with Monroe Edwards In 1854
Knew him IN y. .. where I then lived ! LEFT
there in June or july. 1899. came North every
summer but one. The firm in which was e.
gagged WAS Bryant & CO. J WA \ partner in the
profits of the ho,se We frequently received bu-
.iue,s letters from NJ EAwrfds He drew two
or three crafts "a Mr.. BRYANT from Havana. From
these transactions arrived nj a know ledge Ut his
irind writing. ! nave frequently seen him wrlic.
have beer IN the habi, Of receiving letters from
him from 1896 riii the present time. and consider
myself familiar with his handwriting TIE srfrg
NJ his mime IN N. hook # the Uar'riy H0use
shOuid be do,ljffgi ajout. Nothing in 1t except
the 81. resemble, hi. OF the letter, look like
Ms. but other part. 10 not. As 10 the entry m
the Register of the Northern Hotel ! cannot quite
Judge. The IA. should think was his. OF the
rest cannot Cer;aiLlf n s1k The whole has the
character of hs handwriting, but cannot de-
eide. The signature to the articles oi copariuci
ship should think was ia hi. hand but written
with much more care than va. usual from him
c-nno, Judge well however b. candic-igit !
saw Mr.. Edward. On the mornin. Of sept. :. in
name. with the hotel. went tn him; We
went the Battery and sat there perhaps an
hour. Ills personal appearance va, the same a.
now; | rccollect no difference. He wore HI.
whi-hcrs in the came way as now. do Mt know
that ever saw him when hrs whiskers were not
about the same - now BE them under bis
chin IN Sept.
Cross-cxamineS bv Mr. Whining. | did not
examine his wh,kcrs closely. have n faint
collection Iha, in 1886 his whisker, did not come
under iI. chin. ! have seen him very frequently
/ saw him from MAY, 1871 to sept. lS4l not
oticn-no, at MI believe I'LL the 9TH sept. saw
nothing changed IN his appearance. was in this
city occa,ionuly. IN August, ] think. did pot
see Mr. Edwards here then. have not been IN
:. g. since 1899. | reside now m Boston. Mr..
Prcnii-. Il broker in this city, IA acquainted with
Nr. Edwards Mr.. Sanders of the Cry Hotel
also. Mr.. l.. left his address at my office. ! wa'
introduced to Mr.. johnson; | had never 'ecn him
before, nor can | now distinctly describe his per
sonaI appearance. / do not know his first name
! saw hia again on the 9Th. | have heard that
Mr.. Edwards had brother but have never seen
him and know nothing about him. Mr.. T.. bu-
sincs, has been buying lands and planting IN lex
A.. was never at his plantation, though have
assisted IN purchasing things for IT. lie iniirhh-
ted to me plan cftaking negroes into Texas and
asked m, opinion about II. This year ago
last summer. | did not know about II from my
own knowledge. He kept mp correspondence
with me. think ! received u letter from hin'
lust before ] saw him. have not got II with me,
nor do know whether | have 1t at all. wrote
TO him ond think directed 10 him in Phiadel-
phia. do not know Charles r. J'sns"n'
know IA number Of planters IN Texas. but do no'
recoect any one by that hume, though there are
some By tn. name of Johnson My impression
is that the person introduced 10 me at the Wayeriy
House was young man.
By Mr. ErartS. | noticed IN 1850 That he
had no whiskers under his chin.
Pani f.. Dorsey called ] reside in Frederick,
Md am book keeper ol the City Hotel there. |
have the Register Of that hotel. Under the Sd
Of Sept. find the entry Mr.. Ed'rords, La.
The book has been in my possession since that
time. Mr. t. arrived in the evening / he cars
from Washington arrive then.
Bg Nr. Whiting. Persons leaving Washing
ipston in the morning taking the cars would arrive
as quick and no quicker than If they came 10y way
Of Baltimore Ifihrv come direct they would arrive
al about , o'clock | do not know Edwards, nor
do know that he was at our house the nieht MS
name is registered. If he was there he dld not
lodge there. A train leaves for Baltimore at 10
o'clock. All the knowledge have of his being
there i. finding his name upon the book.
Bg n .y.ror believe there j.. tram OF cars
leaving Richmond ia the evening. do not know
tina, there is Any morning train
Rg Ur. JJIuing. | have not looScd TOR the
name of Mr.. Caldwell nor do remember having
seen II on our books This Register y generally
accessible looked for the name ot Edwards NJ
ter hi. arrest. at the suggestion Of Mr. Cross,
lawyer there.
a n har.kcap,r at the American Hotel | produce
tho Rcri,,er of iha, Hotel Mr.. Edwards. name
l., catered on the Register under date OF August
9th Mr.. Edwards. La 1t appears by the
book tina, nc breaktastcd there on the morning OF
the both occupied room No. H. bit. ana
dash after it are IN the handwriting OF Joseph
Jennings, boy in the bar Jennings j. no" IN
Aubutn.
Crosseramiued. Don't appear from the book.
when he left Ii he had stayed 10 dinner It would
have been in the cash book. There Is no entry IN
Nv. c,.b book. If he had come in from the West
ne might have gone RICH, on. dcuI Nnow OF
m, own knowledge that Edwards was there. Only
;rom the entry on the book. 10 nj know IRON
What direction ne cane At that season the boats
left Albany for New-iork al o'clock, - that TO
have come down that morning he must have ar
rived at the Hotel before \. NJ.
Re-eramiaed. | don't remember all that aI-
pe,rs an the Register. Travellers arriving by ina
night boat from New-lorA are IN time Tor break
fast.
The deposition Of James Baghy examined
4, b,gs fsss on the part OF the People, was then
read bv the defendant counsel. reside IN MI
ad.lrbia-am clerk in Jone.s Hotel-have
charge of the Register know Monroe Edwards
He VA. At the Hotel from IN, 9Th the l. IN July
1871. tie was in and OUT afterward. but dad not
STAY there. OIL
Cros,-cxamiae1. First saw him on The ON
know It bv Looking at the Register; would no'
know +, otherwise Do not kno~ II ;. Hill: MS
name i. on the register under 18th July. can
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