The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1773-09-30
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were in an almof impenEtrable fwamp, at
mile. diRance from bis houle, and in
which the water mott part of the year, was
halt leg deep, 70 that no perfon could track
him. and he mutt eSSsSl on his belly fome
rods before he could reach it.
3dy. As no perlon, except King and
RichM dion, knew where he did work, or had
ever feen the place, and thefe and all others
eoncefned were fworn to fecrecy. ufed
to go to his work at day light, in the morn
ing, with his gun, 10 that no perfon could
ufpea him.-Ford was called the frsajErU
for tbs tbvst Provinefj He Ggned his own
bills. BY direction of the court a number
Of perions went into the iwamp, in (earch
of his types, SC. but found only his prefs,
and leather that covered the bills when
they were truck, on which was the imprel.
lion Of PennfyIvauia bill Of three pounds,
of the emiiiion of 1869.
Upon thefe facts, the following perfons,
(who were only concerned as paiIsrs OF the
money, except Reynolds; who procured
fome types tor Ford) to wit, BENJAMIN
Cooper, Eiq; Doctor Burn Budd, Samue
Haynes, and David Reynolds, were india.
eds and plead guilty TO their Geveral indiet
ments, and on the nin,eenth they received
fentrnce of death, to be executed the lcven
tenth day of September next. Few icene
were ever more truly sfeeting than the ont
IN the Court Houfe, at the time OF fents nc,
pading - Thefe four perfons are remarka
bly, handfome fine looking men, three o
them about thirty, and the other forty, they
are all married and have children. All ar.
defendants from the 6rit families in tn,
province, and all have parents living ant
numerous relations, the attendance Of thei
relations and friends added much to the 10.
lemnity of it, 70 much that il is better con.
ceived than defc'Ibed-among thoufant
people there was fcarce dry eye. TIE
ipectators were r,ofe lenfbly affected fo
thofe unhappy perfons, az it appeared they
had been drawn into il by the art, cunning
and periuaiion of that villain Ford.
Thele were all the per(ons apprehendet
for capital crimes, except Juifice Ayres,
whole crime was committed in SuHcx
county, il appeared he had not been in the
praaice for fome time paif, and If any iadg-
msnt can be formed OF his repentance, by
his cohdu6 and carriage, it was iincere be-
fore he was luipeaeG, as his life had lately
been 20 exemplary, that the congregation to
which be belonged had promoted him to
the rank of deacon, and the parton was 70
fully convinced of his innocence, that on
the Sunday after his commitment be prayed
for his protection from falle accHiers, and
on the Sunday following report prevailed
that he was releafed, when the parton &c.
turned thanks for il bat alas Before the
next Sunday certain accounts were received
that he had confrled his crime.
During thele enquiries, efficient evi-
dence appeared to convince every o0e pre-
fent, that Ford was one OF the perfons thar
robbed the trealury Of this province, fome
years ago, both from his own confefion TO
one Of the convias, who declared it on
oath, a. alto from many other circum-
ffances.
From this account of Ford, the public
mutt view him IN the light OF the mott ac-
comPlilhed villain, thar this country ever
produced, and it is hoped il will Rimulste
every well-wifher to the community
throughout the continent to be wztchful
for, and active in experimenting him, eIpe-
cially when thsy have the promiie of Sool
from the Governor of Pennsylvania, for
conyeting the perfon who counterfeit=d
the currency Of that province, and of his be-
lng the man agalnR whom there is the tai
left proof.-itn fuppofed he is gone to th-
nbio and int adc 0ofno do.un fhn rnnufh