The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-06-10
The Trial OF Colonel Edwards

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The Trial OF Colonel Edwards.
This singular trial is rapidly approaching its tem
nation. Thel whole Of yesterday was occupied in
hearing the evidence of the defence-and such curio
sites in evidence certainly never read before
If the gallant and gay Colonel is acquitted, we shall
certainly propose to give hima complimentary benefit
at the Bowery Theatre, for the exhibition of skill
TACT species of talent that is without parallel in
modern times. lie fully deseresit
The evidence of Johnson for the defence is a
bonnie bo,che. man of business advances $40, OO0
partly in gold to Edwards for the purpose of porchas-
ing negroes or other articles of merchandise and
takes the matter so cooy that he does not put him.
self to the trouble to come to New York or Phila.
delphia to look after so small an amount This is
the very philosophy of evidence and money affairs
| 1t proves rather too much, but we auppose the
| Jury will weigh the whole evidence with atten-
ton and return verdict accordingly.
The truth is, this Edwards affair IL beginning to
be exceedingly drol, in every point ofview-the cr-
mnal the counsel-the evidence--the tout ensemble
| We have thousand things to say, which we do not
choose say, till the trial is o1er One thing how
| ever, we will say We learn that in the summing
| up, the Hon. Tom Marshall intends to walk into
Colonel Webb of the regular army" taking as his
starting point some very improper remarks made by
that sink of iniquy called the 'sCourer a. Enquirer
| in connection with thIs trial
| NOw--we hope that the Hon. Tom Marshall will
have more regard for his reputation than NEEDLE
with dirt. 1t is true he has some precedent in the
trials of Colt for MURDER and Stone for be-but such
invasions of other matters is not proper In the trial
| of Colt, remember that Mr.. Dudley Selden deva-
ted from the record and made violent and ridicu-
lous attack the press, but he lost reputation by
that piece of folly In the trial Of Stone, Mr. Hiram
| Ketchum also made gross personal attack on an
individual who had nothing to do with that trial
an attack the most gross, libellous and unbecoming,
that ever made by lawyer in court of Justice
Nudge Kent in both these ought to have check
| edthe mpertinence Of counsel-and why he did moi
we do not know. We trust however that his Honor
will rsua1e the speeches of counsel in this trial We
hawno sreaN personal friendship for Webb, but If
the Hon, IonN Marshal travels out of the case and
the record to sesac aasers with him, he ought to be
checked at once. 1t is true .ral many lawyers in
these degenerate days have introduced practice OF
venting their private feelings others, under the
mantle of doing the for their cliens-bu; it is
practice "more honored in the breach than the
observance And 80 we believe Judge Kent will
consider it.
The trial will probably continue the whole week.
RHODE ISLAND AFFAIRs.-RRwARDF FOR GOVERNOR
DoRR.-The following is the latest news from Rhode
Island. According to the proclamation, Governor
Dorr and his sword worth one thousand dollars
| in specie.
BY His Excsllency SAMUEL WARD KNo. Governor Cap
tain General. and Commandern.Chief of the State Of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
county Of Providence charged with treason against the
said sateof Rhode Island Providence Plantations
limits of our sister State Of Connecticut and from cred
BILE information is still psrsuing hi. nefarious enterprise
agan the and dignity of said State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantation s, &c. sc.
do therefore, pursuant to authority in vested and
thousand dollars for tn delivery Of the said Thomas
son Dorr to the prop civil authority of this State within
| as to law and justice Sd all appertain.
Given under ha i'd and the seal of said State at the
city Of Providence this eighth day of June in the
T.. ~ year Lord thousand eight hundred and
iortytwo and Of the Independence Of tho United
SAMUEL WARD KING.
BY his Excellenc va command:
HENRY BOWEN, Secretary Of State.
The probability is that this reward will wake up
the police in these dull days. thousand dollars is
not found in every pocket 1t is generally believed
too, that Governor Door is in this city and that his
locale, sword and all, is somewhere about the Pew.
| Ter Mug Al any rate MdJOT hopkins Knows very
well where he is, if he would tell Others saw that
the leaders of the Suffrage men here, organizing
a secret expedition to make descent upon Rhode
| Island-throw it into Highland take the whole
State in their breeches pocket We rather think
they will succeed with the last purpose, provided
| they can procure old and respectable pair OF
breeches-pocketsn never pcked-from the wardrobe
of the Hon. Dixon Lewis sf Alabama. No other
| hree he IN hold boJ,
etfervescing in revolution.
Seriously, we are beginning to get tired of this
Rhode Island nonsense The two sets of block
heads made such noise there one day by their
petty quarres, that they think the world wants very
much to know whether they mean to fight or not
| We have a great mind to send out to Nauvoo for
| Joe Smith, the prophet, get him come east with
his legion-go down TO Rhoda and give both the
parties there prayer sermon, and then one of the
d--dest good lickings heylever had. After such a
| dose may expect peace.
| VERY LATE FROM BERMuDA.-The Telegraph arri-
we'd last evening In four days passage from Bermuda
She brough, out as passenger, Sir William Barnaby,
| Bart. BY herwe have received the Bermudian and
| Royal Gazette to ths 4th instant.
! We learn that a severe gale had blown at Bermu-
da for seven days. and caused the wreck of the trans
port ship Sir George Arthur, ~ days from Ports
mouth, with convicts for the Public Works and
Stores for Government, on the Reefs off the West
| end of the Islands The Rev. DR.. Malet, and Mrs
Maet, passengers, with the convicts and crew, were
landed in safety at the Dock Yard, after suffering
severely. The Captain and mate remained with the
wreck, and were lost.
With the exception of the following items from
| the Gazette we find nothing else of interest
Letters have been received here from Turks Island
which mention that two distinct and shocks of
Earthquakes felt at those Islands the eth instant
At Salt Key the shocks severe producing SEN