New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-25
THE EDYMOIN CASE.
Correspondence Of tse Albany Evening Journ
Af-lT-pN N.~1.- A.,

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AUBURN. Monday Als1st p 1ss2
Quite crowd gathered At the cvur hju,- oa 'aard ~
morning. 70 hear tie difference eIFounded bt@s7n tn.
! letter and re-
The battle Of the alphabet set down for o'clock
AT the appointed time EdymOn bro1g into coart ~
the sheriff lie is shori, rather young m4n Win
light hair and complexion Hs General APPEARANCE - pre-
poss.s.Dg.
judge lIunphreys presided. Christopher Morgan. c
/ Sewaro K Coz, and b. F Hal, Esq. appeared as
counsel for tbs prison-r The District attorney VI;
Pomeroy, Warren Worden, sad N. s. Myers appeared
! on the part Of the people
| Icon the organ non Of the Court Mr. Worden pro
c@sd.d TO- read ib- Of the Warden Of the Pns)n
H. substance was that Francis ympin du u
vcted snd sentenced t. prson Burglary and that nav
ing escaped he re'aken aud sssd confined II Al
ui,'ec thai he escaped by ine'ns Of Tdoa bi' Al
l-ged that The name in ths pardon was Eiyno r, a'e
que1,iy Eds moin not entitled to the bened. oft
Mr. SEaTd Of coun.e for the prisoner rose 70 pat 10 :
reply This was OBJECTED 70 ling discussion there
upon epsued in which all the lawyers took m1rs or --
MT In the cnur.s of IT, Mr. WJrd-a appealed 10 tn
judge know, II he honest IN an up wright nag
would not tbspk him for hnding m-ans - prsy7n
the escape OF convict even by res rilng 10 q1poe
The Court finally heard h- reply IL ST tO't1 sao,tin
italy that although Edy noin was duly committed n
also duly pardoneo aud discharged and that he is
prisoned without any oolor Of authority.
More debate and then the witnesses who had bsen
mr.d not being in attendance the Court atpurnei until
Afternoon
Whepib The one o'clock train in it brough, II n II
T. Randall Secretary OF State Ons of t1s sne- fjr
the prisoner The Governors private Secretary
subj enaeo but be away in Illinois, aud coud D.
hsd IL airO brought Attorney General Cnain5ld - Assist
the counsel for the State
Secretary Randall was called 20 the stand H. ,e-i-d
that the Governor had ordered the ptr1n OF Francs
Edymon that il entered tbs record but tna'
nsme was written by mistake 10 the par ion. Efyn)irs
snd that subsequently the record IN his ofc- altered
10 Edy MORE also
The warden Of the prison called. "D' yu
"man Yes What is his name - Francis b Ely
moin Did you .rgs hin from prison \ -
"Why ~ Because sIppO-ee M hal par ION ~ hpugn
after .ard found il did contain hts Il DID not
you read the pardon before you drrp4re- him " f--
hut not the whole Of j, "Ho : n dId you read
Why read a. far Fraucis Ety--" I'D then sup
posing 70 mean him, stopped Laughter "i- th-r-
"sDy such man in prison ~ Francis Eiymoire D. No
Has there ever been Not 10 my knDw;-dge.
The argument WAS then n7d - tn Attorney Gen
eral after whi h the couns@l fo the p7o pie moved
ponement VI I'll IN ruesdty) Il o. 10 k /,
prsnet They are then to produce G VERNE Sc; m)ur
hin self IS a witness.
The soner in the meantime The counsel for S,,t-
warts HIM back the prls HIS counsel
other hard SAID n At II h- there, wDii ~
70 ecu ity that he could be found J AMI orO light ino
k.eIer leaving the pri-on when hs pTton-d
for aught they know, he you'd b. punished tn for
IDA apply tho wilt OIL lbe co,p4s spi d-D>-
followed The Court finally decided int t1- sh-df
officer of the Court and the Hsrd-n not
proper b. should remain 10 the custody fthe ,rm-r )
oyDon goes not to prison, but 10 the county al, until
the final hearing ana decision. On Tuesday.
Very much has been said about Eiynoins SIRE I'd
"rsscaIty," bis "conv ton for burg ry' 80 To-
facts 10 regard his original oenss rent
last aud underworld 20 procure the liberation of
friend confD-d there for petty ef-nss 10 eject II,
he offered him brbe. The Turnkey took il aud gave
HIM the key An accom- plice betrayed aud i Ia
b.. object he arrested This the burglary for
wheh he sent TO the state Priso0 for five years