Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-10
CONFESSION OF RORINsoN


TheSan Francisco Herald contains the confession o.
Robloson one OF the men hung by the Vigilance Com
mlttee, which is an account of series of successful
yllanies, without parallel, in Baltimore New York
| Philadelphia and other cities The following embra-
cling his operations in Philadelphia Baltimore &C. is
| interesting:
November, 1887, was in Albany. then became
| acquainted with Monroe Edwards, at the Exchange
Hotel; he inquired for Mr., Hunt; he said he was very
anxious to find him; told him he at the Howard
| House, N. Y. went with him and found him there
they consulted together for time, and then eoucj.
| ded to make me their partner, as | was very good
scribe; dressed rather rough they expended about
| $500 IN Iewes and clothes to make me look gentec
! and not suspicious, then we went to business
| We forged a check on Hodges, Beae & Co.: pre-
sented the check; they told me the firm had not as
| much money on deposit as the check called Tor
returned TO my partners and told them what had han
| pened; Mr.. Fl. took $500 and made deposit in The
name of H., B. & Co.; by this means ascertained the
amount; he drew another check the amount of $40
600; presented it, they paid ii without any hesitation.
got three $1,000 bills, and the balance in $500 Bills
took 1t to our room, ard my partners gave me S25OO
OF it April 18th, met them in Philade phia at Jones'
Hotel, IN Chestnut street, above six III street; alter Eenp
| there two days, they asked me to write Ridrwav's
name; practsed three or four hours every day for
four days; by this time could counterfeit very we'll
There then was laid before twenty blank checks.
| wrote them all, and out OF the number GOT one
with perfect signature of Mr.. Ridgway; filled the
check by writing Brown d. Co., at the end of Ride
way, which made the firm Ridway, Blown. & CO.;
Hunt took the check very coOlly and put it into his
pocket and walked out; presented it TO certain bank
and drew $40 900 all in 500 and $50 notes; he came
back with his wallet FULL it divided l got S6OOO;
l. sent $4,000 10 my mother and wrote to her that /
drew it in lottery.
Mr.. Edwards said must put the Baltimore bank
through next the 10Th OF May we met in Baltimore:
Mr. Edwards aud me drew check for fifteen thous-
and dollars, signed Crafts Coles & Co. he gave to
ME and told me TO get the money for it, refused TO do
1t; says he what you afraid OIL am afraid OF no.
thing but will take the check there by that SAYS
Edwards,l will go in the bank and getsome gold Tor
some paper money; then agreed to go and take the
check he told me to let him go and get some gold
ana when they are paying the gold you present the
checki did so; the cashier merely looked at the
check, and told the teller to pay me; he gave two
thousand dollars in hundred dollar no es the rest
In hive hundred dollar notes. Edwards stayed there
some time afterwards in order TO detect any suspicion;
we separated, met in Wheeling, Cumberland and GIN
clnnatl; we were in Cincinnati in January l84l; re-
NAMED there about four days, Edwards and myself
forged check on the Gas Light Company Bank be-
longing to Hodges d Co. | signed Hodges, as Pres-
dent and Edwards signed Willis name across the
Dack OF the check, which had TO be done before the
check was good; Hunt signed the Cashiers name;
Hunt took the check and drew the money-the amount
was twenty thousand doars-Edwards said he des
pissed check that drawn for less tsan twenty
Thousand dollars; he either wanted to make big raise
none at all.
give then went to Louisville together; Hunt and
Edwards forged check Hiram Goodrich for
S20,000 Edwards presented it at an Exchange office
at heavy discount for the moeny, 'he banker said
ne did not have that much money in the office,
(lhlS was after banking hours the reason he Of
tered 1t dscount) but would take him to the cashier
OF the bank It was drawn on; went to the cashier;
presented 1t; ne told me he would go to the Presi
dent; we saw him; presented It, and he ordered if
paid; they would not rive any of that money; we
quarTeled and separated they went to New Orleans,
and ! IN another direction. They forged checks on
the New Orleans and Mobile banks; they returned to
New DIRK, and forged a note there which caused his
conviction Was not interested in the three last
crlmes NOT having time am compelled to close nv
confession IN reference to Edwards and Hunt
On the scaffod, this fellow made another confess
sion, duplicating some of the most respectable men
IN Callfornla IN his vanles His last confession we
believe to be occasoned by splte because these per
sons DID not interfere 10 save him In his last confess
sion he said his name was William Benjamin Hep
pard.