The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-01 00:00:00

INTER:LIENT OF JOHN' ITILLLIAIS.

On Monday, at midnight, the body of thiS wretch
was removed from the House of Corredioo, Cold-
bath-fields, to the watch-house, near Ratchrf High-
way ; and yesterday morning, at about ten o'clock,
he was placed on a platform, ereded six feet above
a very. high cart, drawn by one horse. The plat-
form was composed of rough deals battened toge-
ther, raised considerably at the head, which elevated
the corpse. A board was fixed across the lower
end, standing up about six inches, to prevent the,
body from slipping off. On this platform the body
was laid ; it had on a clean white shirt, very neatly
frilled, quite open at the neck, and without a neck
handkerchief or hat, but the hair neatly combed,
and the face clean washed. The countenance
looked healthful and ruddy, but the handy and the
loner part of the arms were of a deep purple,
' neatly black. The whole of the arms were ex-
posed, the shirt being tucked quite up. The lower
part of the body was covered with a pair of clean
biue teawsers, and brown worsted stockings, with-
out shoes. The feet were towards the horse. On
the right leg was affixed the icons Williams had on
when he was committed to prison, The fatal madl
was placed upright by the left side of his head, and
the ripping chissel, or crow bar, about 3 feet long,
on the other side. About ten o'clock, the proces-
sion, attended by the Llead Constable and Headbo-
roughs of the distrid, on horseback, and about 250
or 300 constables and extra constables, most of them
with drawn cutlasses, began to move, and continued
at a very slow pace, until they came opposite the •
house of the unfortunate Mart-, in Ratclitf Highway,
where they stopped about a quarter of an hour. By
the shaking of the cart the head of Wlliams had
got turned to one side, and looked from the house
where the murder was committed ; but before the
cart left the place, a pet son ascended the platform,
and placed the face of the corpse directly opposite
the scene of atrocity. The procession went down
Old Gravel-lane, along Wapping High-street, en-
tered New Gravel-lane, by Wapping Wall, and
continued slowly to approach the spot where the
second murder was perpetrated ; on reaching which,
it stood tbr another quarter of an hour, and then
proceeded, again en;erieg Ratcliffe Highway, and
passing along it until it came to Cannon-street,
where it turned up ; and on reaching the top where
the New Road crosses, and the Cannon-street
Road begins, a large bole being prepared, the
cart stopped. After a pause of about ten minutes,
the body was thrown into its infamous grave, amidst
tie acclamations of thousands of spectators. The
stake which the law requires to be driven through.
the corpse had been placed in the procession under
tlf head of Williams, by way of pillow ; and after
he was consigned to the earth, it. was handed down
from the platform, and with the maul was driven
through the body. The grave was then filled with
quick lime, and t he spectators very quietly dispersed.
During the whole procession all ranks of persons
who were present conducted themselves with a
solemnity rarely witnessed in the east- part of the.
town ; and, until the body was lowering. into the
earth, hardly a whisper was to be heard in the
street. Not a single accident happened. Williams
is buried close to the Turnpike-gate in the Cannon-.
street Road. •