Vermont Phœnix

More Pranks Played By Col. Monroe Edwards. The notorious swindler, Col. Monroe Edwards, as he calls himself, who even paid his own Counsel in forged drafts, has been cutting quite a shine in or near his new domicil at Sing Sing. The denouement took place on Wednesday last. For several days he had feigned to be unwell, and had applied to the Physician of the Prison for medicine. The latter, not having the fullest confidence in the reality of Edward's indisposition, advised him to take an emetic. To this Edwards objected, and said he would sooner jump into the river and drown himself. He however on Wednesday concluded to take the emetic, and was sent across the yard to a hospital pertaining to the Prison, to procure it. In a few minutes thereafter, one of the convicts near the river called out, "a man in the dock! A man in the dock!" He at the same time reached a long pole into the water, and called to the drowning man to seize it. A number of persons ran towards the scene of the tragedy, and on their arrival, the convict pretended that the man had just sunk. Near the place lay the cap of Edwards, with a paper in it, upon which was written, "the deed is done." The river was forthwith raked thoroughly for the body, and a search made in every part of the prison, but in vain until yesterday morning, when Edwards was found concealed in a large box in the shop in which he worked. There was a shelf in the middle of the box, on which he lay. On routing him out he was found to be supplied with provisions for three days, and also a quantity of brandy. It was evident he had an assistant, and from a letter discovered on his person, suspicion rested on an agent of one of the contractors.-Journal of Commerce.