Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-27
A Series Of ViilaiuieS Confession "A Con-
federate Of Monroe Edwards.


The San Francisco Herald contains the !
confession of Robinson, one OF the three nen
hung at Sacramento by the people, which
is IN account Of series of successful villain
les, without peralleI, in Baltimore, New
York, Philadelphia and other cities. The
following, embracing bis operations in Bal
timore, is interesting:
November, 1887, was in Albany, then
became acquainted with Monroe Edwards,
a, the Exchange Hotel; he inquired for MIR.
Hunt; he said he was very anxious TO find
him; | told him lie was at the Howard
House, New York; went with him and
found him there, they consulted together for
some time, and then concluded 10 make me
their partner. as was very good scribe,
I was dressed rather rough; they expended
about $3.50 in jewls and clothes, 10 make
me look genteei, and not suspicious; then
we went to business; we forged check on
Hodges Beals & Co., 1presented the check i;
they. told me the irri had not as much
money on deposit as the check called for;
returned to my partners and told them what
had happened.
Mr.. Ii. took $500 and made deposit in
the name Of H., B. & Co.; by this means
ascerta ining the amount; be drew another
check to the amount of $50 600; present.
ed it; they paid it without hesitation; got
three 81 .O0U bills and the balance in S5U0
bills; | took ii to our room, and my part
ners gave me So 500 of it.
April 4tt. met them in Philadelphia, at
Jones' Hotel, in Chestnut street, above Sixth
street; after being there two days they ask
ed me to write Ridgwav's nanes prac-
ticed three or four bears every day, for four
| days; by this time could counterfeit very
well; there was laid before me twenty bank
checks; wrote on them all, and out of the
number got one with perfect signature Of
MIR. Ridgway; filled the check for $780,
GOO; then Mr.. Edwards finished the check
by writing Brown & Co. at the end of Ridg-
way, which made the firm Ridgway, Brown
& Co.. Hunt took the check very coolly and
put it into his packet and walked out; pre-
sented it to certain bank and drew $50, :
900, all in 500 and $50 notes; he came
back with his wallet full il was divided; |
got &c, ,00o; | sent $4,000 to my mother,
and wrote to her that dew il in lsitery.
| MIR. Edwards said we mus, put the Bai.l.
more banks through next; on the 18th Of
May We me, in Baltimore; Mr.. Edwards
ard me to draw a check for fifteen ihou>
sand dollars, signed Kolhs, Coles & Co.;
| he gave it TO me and told me 10 get the
money for it; | refused to do it; says he
what are you afraid Of; | ana afraid Of
nothing, ba. will not take thai check
lhere; by that, says Edwurds, will 60 10
The bank and ge, some gold Tor some paper
| money. then agreed to go and 'aks the
( check; he told me 10 let him 60 and ge'
some gold, und when they are paying me
the gold, you present the check. did so;
the cashier merely looked at The check, and
told the teller TO pay We; be gave two
thousand dolars ia one hundred dollar
notes, the rest in Ave hundred dollar notes;
Edwards .,aid there some time afterwards,
in order 10 deter any suspicion; We sep.
nruted, met in Wheeling, Cumberland and
Cincinnati; we were in Cincinnati in Jam
unry; ls4l; remained there abou, four
days, Edwards and myself forged check
sn the Gns Light Company Bank, belong.
ing To Hodges & 20. signed Hodges, as
President, aud Edwards signed Willis
nnme across tho back of The check, which
hno 10 be done before the check was good;
Hun, signed The cashiers name; Hunt took
| the check and drew the money; the amour,
wns twenty lhousard dollnrs; | 60, FIVE
thousand dollars; Edwards SAID he despised
check that WIS drawn for less than TWEEN,
" thousand dollars; he either wanted to
make big raise or none at all
We went to Louisville together; Hunt
and Edwards forged check on Hiram
Goodrich for twenty thousand dollars; Ed
wards presented it n, an Exchange Office al
heavy discount Tor the money; the bank
or said he did not have that much money
10 his office, (this was after banking hours
was the reason he offered it nj a discount, J
but would take him to the cashier Of the
| bank it was drawn on; we went 10 the
cashier; presented it; he tod me he would
go to the President, we saw him; present.
ed it, and he ordered il paid; they would
not give me any cl' that mcney; We quar-
relied and separated; they wen, to New
Orleans, md in another direction.
They forged checks On the New Orleans
and Mobile Banks; they returned to New
York, and forged note there, which cnus-
Ell his convctlon; | was not interested in
The three last crimes; no, having time, arm
co,npe;l-d TO close my confession in refer
ence to Edwards aud Hunt.
On the scaff:,ld this fellow made another
confession, duplicating some Of the most re
Spectnb!s men in California IN his vilininies
HIS last confession we balieve To be occ".
stoned by spite, because those persons did
moi interfere TO save him. In his last con-
fesslon he said his name was William BENZ
Heppard.
it appears that Robinson was found en-
listed in the mounted riles, on his way 10
Oregon, which seems rather strange. after
wears of successful villainy, making bis
thousands.
WAsHlNGroN. Oct %.
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