The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-15
Court of Oyer and Termlner.
Before Judge Kent and Aldermen Balls aud Hatfield
VERDICT OF THE JURY THE CASE OF MoyR
EDWARDS, AND SENTENCE OF ToppING For rur

Before Judge Kent and Aldermen Balis aud Hatfield
VERDICT OF THE JURY IN The CASE OF MONROE
EDWARDS, AND SENTENCE OF TOPPING FOR THE
MURDER OF HIS WIFE.
JUNE l4-About past 10, the Court ordered the
;b ny to De sent tor The general expectation
,ss e nau no! agreeo although they had been
jury soon afterwards came in, and being asked il
they had concluded upon verdict replied in the af
hrmative The announcement was received with evi
dent surprise and intense desire was manifested 10
uear the result The Clerk then put the usual ques
| ton, What say you gentlemen, is Monroe Ed
wards, the prisoner at the bar guilty guilty
Inc foreman rose and replied in low but firm voice.
GUILTY. None appearedfor the moment to be more
surprised than the prisoner himself He took mat
ters very calmly, however, and soon resumed his
usual composure.
BY request, of Mr., PRICE. the jury was polled and
each responded to the verdict of guilty. By request
OF Counsel sentence was postponed to next term.
The Court thanked the Jury for their attention.
and thus ended this great act of the important dra
ma Monroe Edwards was then placed in another
portion of the room and
THOMAS TOPPING put to the bar. The District
Attorney rose and said 1.-THE prisoner at the bar
having been convicted of murder-of the murder of
according to law" The Clerk then asked Topping
what have you now to say why sentence should
not be passed upon you p The wretched prisoner
attempted to utter something, but his words were
pronounced so low that they could not be understood
Judge Kent told him to come nearer and Tell the
Court what he had TO say. He approach ID close 10
the Judges bench, and said in feeble voice. q
know no more OF 1t nor child unborn" He then
iooke1 around upon the spectators and said there
Is more people here than will be present at INV
execuiion., | lay along side of her for three
hours and halt and know nothing of it.
got up, but fell again across her on the
you get up, but she had sense at ALL took her
hand, but she lay there insensibe like a child. The
next thing ! remember was being taken away by
he watchmen II I'd got leave. to set down at that
ffIfln typf hnta "a 4
fora moment, and that's all | know about t'l
Judge NEWT told him he had been tried by a pa-
tien Court and an intelligent jury and defended bv
able counsel.
Judge hENr-IoPPng, 1t Is my duty to pass upon
yon the sentence OF the law, and il is also nv duty
TO tell you TO prepare TO die
IoPrrNG--l hope am, sir.
Judge h.--Ihe Court IS clad to see you i'm fbi.
frame of mind, and we hope YOU will nreoare for
me wofst-ior, Topping, 1t was the most cruel tor
turing death that ever with in the whole course
OF the many trials have been engaged in or listen
ed 10. never heard OF such suffering inflicted on
a human being, and that being, too, was the wife
OF your bosom, TO whom you had been married
many years-who had borne you children that.
IorrlyG1Oh, yes, SIR, ten children, and had no
fault to find with her.
Judge k.-Topping, | have nothing further to saw
to you, except that your life will be ended This
world is about to depart from before your eyes You
have shed the blood OF a human being, that being,
OF any on earth. - You have made your own
children orphans, and nothing but repentance re-
mains before the grave opens TO receive you. You
Will have the aid OF good men to counsel with and
console you. Twill not distress your feengs-your
time is short make the most of it, After other elo-
quent and feeling remarks, Judge Kent said -
THoNas TorPryG, the Judgment of the law is, that
on the 9th day of August next, you be taken from
'he PRISON and be hanged by the neck until you are
uend-and God have mercy on your soul.
Both prisoners were then remanded-the CAV and
elegant Colonel still with his friends about him-the
poor and iowly Topping with scarcely an individual
py SIDE so poor to do him honor The morast
nau rch theme TO expatate upon. The Court
then adjourned sine die
MORE MURDER IN ARKANSAS The Times and
advocate OF The 23d ult saws We learn hv con.
,leinan direct from Pine Bluffs. that on THURSDAY
ias', me iylh INST, Paul Vaugine deliberntev sho,
Two men, L. H.. Tilery, and Vim. NJ Pot,s ,y;,h
iouble baneed gun The circumstance o w, III
ted 10 us, are, that Tillery and Potts claimed ear
tam parcel OF lumber in possession of Vang;aa J
Vaugne had threatened to kill them f,hev and
il. One of them did remove portion of i,e ln''oa
but on seeing the other concluded to renew NJ
more of it until they had lawful right SO TO do ~
shortly after, Vaugine met them, and without saw
ng word, shot Potts through the side TiIer,
an bchlnd pile ofumber. bur vaugine went round
~ the other sde and discharged the contents OF the
lIher barrel at him, killing him instantly Potts
we'd 2 few hours. Naugine immediately crossed
l woods.