Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-11-04

u and business?'
D My name is Henry Edgeford, Of
Leeds, and | am manufacturer Of
Y cutlery
: 'Will you state when and where
h you met me, and under what circum-
stances?'
4 was travelling about the middle
, Of June last from Dover to Aldbo-
J rough and upon arriving at the latter
place, ! saw you in waiting, al the
lower stage house. Being cucumber
ed with luggage, I engaged you to
carry my box to the hotel, at,er to
the lodgings, and l clearly remem-
ber your person and features.
/ AT what time was this!'
about the middle of June
Can you state the precise date of
your arrival there?'
/ No, l think it was on the 10Th or
10th Of the month Then turning
Ito the court, the witness added-'l
am not clear. your honols, as to the
exact day; but if your honors will al
low me to send to my hotel where |
am temporarily stopping here, l can
obtain my memorandum book, which
will assist me, your honors permitting
it
Leave was given at once, and in a
few minutes small trunk was brought
into court from the strangers room at
the hotel Upon opening the box the
diary was found, and the witness turn.
ed to the 10th of June, under which
date the following item, occurred:
"NIem:-Paid porter for carrying
luggage to lodgings in Aldborough.
half crown. Arrived at q 2. NJ.
The judges now asked again--'And
do YOU state that this prisoner was
the identical person who did this SER
vice for you, Mr.. Edgeford. at that
time?'
4 am perfectly clear, your honors,
in this belief. /
Here was singular statement.
that staggered the court, the jury,
and the populaee- and by no means,
least. the honorable member Of Par
/ lament who had been robbed on the
highway If this account was cor
rect--Aldborough being near a hun J
dred leagues distant from the Bar
lrington road--surely Burrows could
not have been in both places on the
same night, to-wit, 10th of June,
1914. i
i paid him a half crown piece,
your honors, which had an unusually
large hole in it; and remember re-
mark he made at the time--that it
had been sadly Jew'd, alluding to its
lightness from this cause
Mr.. Edgeford sat down, and the
prisoner then asked that the officer
who had arrested him might be call
ed for moment, who was subsequent
lily required to produce the contents
of the prisoners pockets, found on
him when taken. Among the small
amount of silver thus secured, was a
mutilated half crown piece, which
was shown to Mr. Edgeford, who in
stantly declared it to be the one he
paid to the porter, to the best OF his
belief!
This settled the verdict at once.
: The crowd ayplauded, the judge sat
down in amazement, the cause went
to the jury, the result was an unqual.
riGed acquittal on their part, without
leaving the box.
That same evening, "Henry Edge
J ford, ESQ., and John Burrows left the
. town of B. together They we're
two coniederates in crime, both being
accomplished gentlemen OF the road.
5 Burrows was the robber of the Hon.
N. P, he was really guilty; but his
, friend and companion in evil, assumed
: the disguise of a gentleman trav-
: eler, and being aware of all the eir-
! lcumstances of the case from the be-
ginning, found no difficulty in coming
!, a story adaptedtoth the moment and the
' imminent emergency of his associate.
! His letters We're foygeries, his bills Of
g credit were the same; be learned what
coins were found upon Burrows when
n he was arrested, and bis determine
# ton to clear him was entirely sue
(. cessful. There was no time no oppor-
d tunity for rebutting the testimony ol
Edgeford--bis whole part was coup
o de grace, and to his confederate il
crime he proved emiuently, on thai
occasion, timely witness.
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