Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-05
Sentence Of Monroe EdMarda.

OF New 1ork, on Monday, nToe Edwards
brought to the bar to receive sen'enc, for the
crime Of forgery, Of which he had been found
guilty on two several indictments, one of which
for defraudng the firm of Brown, Brothers &
Co., Of large sum Of money, by means Of false
tokens and the other in detraudng Edgar Corie,
Jr of s25 600, Ivy the Use Of the Ike fraudulent
means. We copy the following particulars from
the Evening Pos,
Judge Kent ordered that the clerk proceed to
raign Monroe Edwards and, on his beug ked
what he had to say why sentence should not be
pronounced Mr.. Evarts, one of the Counsel for
the prisoner. rose and moved the Court to dclav
the senerce, in order TO afford the Prisoner time
to arrange his domestic affairs, as he was the only
male of the family who had arrived at the age Of
being capable of attending to monetary AMI other
affairs in which the interest of whole family
were concerned
Monroe Edwards (the prsoncr) rose and moved
the Court to the same effect.
The Court stated they could n7t entertain the
motion, and should Immediately proceed to pass
sentence.
tha, he held in his hand proceeded to adless the
Court-He stated that he had been hunted to the
death his first trial had been pushed on in a very
unprecedented mtnner the press had also hunted
him it had perverted every act Of his lifr, causing
them 70 bear aglins him, and he convicted,
as he no, able from he press made 10 bring
him to trial, to procure two essential witnesses
/ that would have triumphanty proved his limo.
cence. The result of the least trial lid not trni,h
him the prosecuting parties had made boas,
that 500 600 should ne, be spared TO convict him
that he was sacrificed to the avarce of brokers and
h'. kcrs' boys, many of whom he now around
him in Court, whose countenance dis played the
appearance of vrgue joy
! He remUkcd, also, tha, The Cour, seemed TO
dl,play has,y disposition to consisn him 10
( living scpGch'c, the damIs and dews arisin. from
/ which h. feared not, hut the only Consideration
that pissed across his mind with any regret, was
the disgrace that it would entail on his family and
relatives. m king the doom to which the Court
was about u cnsign him dread calamity. He
stated that the same class of evidence which had
placed him in the situation in which he now stood,
might hurl the Judge Gom his high station, aud be
the means & his grad ,,i,n. He aware Of
the latitude Of the law aud, the amount Of puni,h-
ment that The Cour, could mn Ct hut he would de-
part from tie usual custom Of craving the ienty Of
the Court, as he was innocent of The charges found
against him, and therefore the act ; he re-
gnizrd but one judgment seat OF mercy; that
al, and he was fearless, of the result it i'm
matci Il to him as far a,regarded self, if his
tence was one hour or a tho lsand years; death
even had no terrors for him; his only consideration
was, that his sentence might cast ignony on bis
family.
Judge Kent stated ths, the Court had intended
to have proceeded to pass sentence w,hou, sn-
gle comment, hat since the prisoner had thought
proper to make singular exhibition, lie was
compelled to make a few remarks he had been
person obnoxious to society, and the laws there.
fore, had decided to eIpel him therefrom. The
Judge stated ha, bold attempt had been made
IN his trial Of su5onalion Of perjury, which fortu
nalely had been defeated.
The Judge hoped that his moral character would
he redeemed by the sentence about to Ne passed
and that he would hereafter become a useful mem.
bcr of socrty. He was at present. as WIS clearly
i proven, dsue of NOR principle, aud by the sen.
tence he sbou, to pronounce. his character
would be stamped in the prime Of life, with igno-
miny-a that therefore left for the Court, was
10 pronounce sentence, that he be confined in the
. State Prison for the term Of ten years, being five
years for each conviction.
During the remarks Of the Judge the prisoner
more than once stated that he asked not for the Gle.
> mency of the Cour-and perhaps never in Cour
II Of Justice there exhibited such specimen of
total Of moral feeling, and Of reckless deprsyi
&c ~. The prisoner heard the sentenc. with salte
and left the room apparently in high e,ee,
"a Brown, Brothers & Co. and ELsar DoItie, Jr
in the office cflhe clerk, taking oer,fioates
ut the sentence as steps pr p,s,oy 10 the recovery
their money, whiln is in The custody Of Recorde
r, Naur, of Phi h',adelpha.
W The ,epou lha, Edwards attempted to hang him
s. SIT in prison is without foundation,
Why is a room full OF mari,d folks like an emr
lie ty room Because there is not a single perso
er in il.