The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-11-06


for aid in my emergency; but am in.
noe, Mt Of the high crime you have char
ged AZ inst me. At the time when
this all. gea robbery Was committed,
was far distant from the place where the
robbery was affected, aud never Was IN
that locality at all, in my life.
am totally ignorant Of your rules OF
law and may not be permitted now, per-
haps, to present any evidence that nsy
effect my unfortunate case favoraoly.
Nevertheless, see among the spectators
present, one person, who providentialiy
may save me- do not know his name,
but beg that the gentleman who sits on
my right youder, (pointing to H,nry
Edgeford, may be placed upon the wit
ness stand aud sworn"
All eyes were now turned upon the
traveller, who at the request of the court
entered the witness box, When the pris-
ouer thus iutcrroyated him:
"laye you ever before seen me to your
knowledge"
Il am quite sure have"
"Will you give the court your Lame
and busiEe $"
"My name is Henry Edge'o Of
Leeds, aud am mauufacturer Of cut
10y"
"Will you state to the court, when and
where you met me, aud uuder what cir
cumstauccs!'
81 was travelling about the middle Of
, June last from Dover to Aldboro, upon
arriving ut the latter place, | saw you in
waiting at the lower stage house. Be-
ing encumbercd with luggage, | engaged
you to carry my box to the hotel after
to other lodgings, and | clearly remem-
Der your pcr>ou aud features
| "At what time was this
about the middle of June
"Can you state the precise date of your
! arrival there?"
NO | think it was on the 10Th or
! 10th of the month"; Then turning to
the court, the witness added am not
clear, your honors as to the exact day,
but if your honors will allow me to send
to the hotel, where | am temporarily
stopping here, | can obtain my memo
raudum book, which will assist me, your
honors permitting it,"
Leave was given at once, and in few
minutes a small trunk was brought into
court from the strangers room at the
little hotel. Upon opening the box the
diary was found, and the witness turned
to the 10th Of lne, uuder which date
the following item occurred
"Mem. Paid porter for carrying
luggage to lodgings in Aldboro, half a
crown. Arrived = IL =. VI.
The judges now asked again :-"And
do you state thai the prisoner was the
identical person who did this service for
you Mr.. Ed getord, at that time"'
II an perfectly clear, yvur honors, in
this belief
Here was a singular statement that
staggered the court, the jury aud the
populace-and by no means least, the
/ honorable member Of Parl'anent who
| had been robbed on the highway. Ii
this account was corr ct-Aldboro b-ing
t near hundred leagues distant from Bar.
rIneton road--surely Burrows could moi
. have been in both places on the same
night, to wit. 10th Of June, 1858
Il paid him half crown piece, your
a honors, which had an unusually large
- hole in it; and l remember remark
that he made at the ,me--that it had
Y been sadly Jew d, alluding to its lightness
from this cause.
/ Mr. Edgeford sat down, and the pris
. oner then asked that the officer who ar
a rested him might be called for moment
e who was subsequently required to pro
V duce the contents of the prisoner
. pockets, found on him when taken
c Among the small amount cf silver thu.
|. secured, was mutilated half crows
II piece, which was sho to Mr. Edgeford
r who instantly declared it to be the on,
II he paid to the porter, to the best Of hi
belief.
j This settled the verde. at once Tn,
Q crowd applauded, the judge sat down il
= amazemen,, the cause went to the jury
e. the result was an unqualified acquitta
d on their part, without leaving the box
} The same evening, Henry Edgeford
" Esq, aud John Burrows left the town {
n b together They were two confed
d crates IN crime, both being acconplishe
IA gentlemen OF the road Burrows
IA the robber of the Hon. NJ Z. he v
e really guilty; but his friend aud comp,
e, ion in evil assumed the disguise OF
a gentleman traveller aud being aware
ID Ill the circumstances of case from Il
a. beginning, found no difficulty in coiniu
1e IA story adapted to the moment and Il
imminent emergency of his associate
q, . His letters were forrpries his bills I
he credit the same; he learned what coli
j, were found OF Burrows wien he was a
On rested, ana his determination to Gle,
lie him was entirely successful There ",
rs no time or opportunity Of rebuttins ii
as testimony of Mr., Edgeford-hs who
C. plan was perfect coup de grace, aud
by his confederate in crime he proved en-
ed nently, on that occasion, timely vi
III ntss.