Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-11-01
SeTipS Of VillanieS COEfeSSed-A Confederate
of ET0RrOe Edwards.


of MOnrOe Edwards.
The San Francisco Herald contains the confes-
sions of Robinson, one of the three men lately
hung at Sacramento by the people, which is an
account of series of successful vianies, without
parallel, in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, and other cities The following, en-
hracing his operations in these cities, is interesting
November, 1897, i was in Albany | then be-
came acquainted with Monroe Edwards, at the
Exchange Hotel; he inquired for NJ. Hunt; he
said he was very anxious to find him. | told him
he was at the Howard House, n. Y; [ went with
him and found him there, they consulted together
for some time, and then concluded to make me
their partner, as | was very good scribe. | was
dressed rather rough they expended about $500
in jewels and clothes, to make me look genteel,
and not suspicious and then went to business;
we forged check on Hodges, Beals & Co.; !
presented the check; they told me the firm had
not as much money deposit as the check called
for | returned TO my partners and told them
what had happened.
Mr. H. took $500 and made deposit in the
name of H. B. & Co.. by this means ascertained
the amount; he drew another check to the amount
of $50, coo; presented it; they paid it without
any hesitation | got three 81 600 bills and the
balance in $500 bills; | took 1t to our room, and
my partners gave me 50, 500 Of it; April 4th
met them in Philadelphia at Jones Hotel, in Chest
nut street, above Sixth street; after being there
two DAYS they asked me to write Ridgway's name;
practiced three or four hours 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 a perfect signature of Mr.. Ridgway | filed
the check for SEQ, 600; then Mr.. Edwards finish
ed the check by writing Brown & Co. at the end
of Ridgway, which made the firm Ridgway,
Brown d Co; Hunt took the check very cooly
and put it into his pocket and walked out; presen-
ted it to a certain bank and drew 10000, all in
500 and $50 notes: he came back with his wal
let full; it was divided got sc, 600; | sent 81,
600 to my mother, and wrote to her that | drew
it in lottery.
Mr.. Edwards said we must put the Baltimore
bank through next; on the 10Th OF May we met
in Baltimore; Mr.. Edwards and me agreed to
draw check for fifteen thousand dollars, signed
Koths, Coles d Co. he gave it to me and told
to get the money for it; | refused to do it !;
says he what you afraid of | am afraid of
nothing, but will not take this check there by
that, says Edwards | viii 90 in the bank and get
some gold for some paper money; | then agreed
to 90 and take the check; he told me to let him
go and get some gold, and 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 me; he gave two thousand dollars in
one hundred dollar notes, the rest in five hundred
dollar notes; Edwards staid there some time af
terwards, in order to detect any suspicion we
separated met in Wheeling, Cumberland and
/ Cincinnati; we were in Cincinnati in January,
I841; remained there about four days; Edwards
and myself forged check on the Gas Light Com
pany Bank, belonging to Hodges d. Co. | sign
ed Hodges as President, and Edwards signed VIII
lis name across the back 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 dollars; | got five thousand dollars; F.;
Edwards said he despised check that was drawn
for less than twenty thousand dollars he. either
wanted to make big raise or none at all.
/ We then went to Louisville together; Hunt and
Edwards forged check on Hiram Goodrich for
twenty thousand dollars Edwards presented it at
a heavy discount for the money; the banker said
he did not have that much money in his office, this
was after banking hours was the reason he offered
it at discount but would take him to the cash
ier of the bank it was drawn on we went to the
cashier; | presented it he told me he would GO
to the President, we saw him ; | presented it,
and he ordered it paid they would not give me
any of that money we quarrelled and separated ;
they went to New Orleans. and in another di
recton.
They forged checks on the New Orleans and
Mobile Banks they returned to New Y ork, and
forged note there which caused his conviction !;
was not interested in the three last crimes not
having time, | am compelled to close my confess
sion in reference to Edwards and Hunt
On the scaffod this fellow made another con-
fession, duplicating of the most respectable
men in California in his villanies. His last con-
fession believe to be occasioned by spite, be-
cause those persons did not interfere to save him.
In his last confession he said his name was VIII
liam Benjamin Heppard.
1t appears that Robinson was found enlisted IN
the mounted rifles, on his way to Oregon, which
seems rather strange, after years of successful VII
lainy, making his thousands
$50 FORTH, MULTIPLY, AND REPLENIsH. =
Wndgeld Hicks and wife in 1926 had 10 chill
dren, 12O grand children, II great grand chill
dren, and great great grand child, all living
Total 21o. Just think of that, ye who are march
ing on to your graves in state of single wretch
edness, without making the first demonstration in
behalf of your country
The official vote for Governor of Tennessee at
| the late election, stands thus
! Campbell 63,333 Trousdale, 61,673
Majority for Campbell, 1850.
Trousdale's majority over Brown in 1849 was
/ $50.