Portland gazette., 1805-06-18

i "riier OF tins article Is wef acquainted win the
Perion' manners aud mind OF Williams Ills form IS
athlete, s ceuntepance pelfng hs drels and a1areis
are thct "a gentleman The oily Eliminating iiPPancy
Oh ms tongue happy Unhcn with the unDutIng e.
froniery OF ms face His naigd is naturally roug,
aiot detute OF every artificial advantage. Still there
are moniens when be affects to put the grzres OF
OF r-tor and the genius Of poet he finds however,
reiourees which much certain, and which he
mott lueceisiuy brings into uis; conhderabte psnera
ton INTO the characers Of men, and active curotty,
iGong memory, and fruitfClneis OF eApedrenIs which
aoes hm 70 turn every Pain- occurrence u tie bek
advantage
There is certain fyltem u this mans conduct which
Takes eaeh particular dpiay OF bis avcre art HE ae
ways ieiscts iome neighbozho0d Tie people arr
hoiPitable and the horiss excellent. When hs mans
sers and addres have recommended him to the
avhty OF the neighbOrhood, he ets his mIichievou
powers into moonIfs Wits the fables, ec-ls
o. the Hne horfes aud arranes, IN his mind, the
le and the manner Of completing his conquel Having
decamPsd with h:s booty flies dilsnt neighbOr-
mood IN iearch OF favorable market. IS here that
another predominant feeling hs mind developes its
power, and ieeks his qualification. Mr.. Williams Ike
true knigh of Old has tender devStiou the fair
which he anxious OF ihowing the belt advantage
lie ieects ioe fair daInie for his dulcnea tor
ne dre.ies; to her he writes love icnneEs he offers
vows OF eternal fidelity, and fohcits her hand the
greateit boon which heaven can give to And
tances have occurred when he has actually scompited
MS ParPoies and when ionetmes he has been driven
from them by the rnilters of jufhce When apprehen-
ded, The irlt emotion OF bis mihd appears 10 be an IN
dignaat pnde for being uppoed capabe OF 1uch mean
nes he his accuers and nlenaces them VITA
The Ghszsment Of gentleman laughs their i-npo-
tent psriecuons, and tauhtng AXIS them whether they
expectt to tnd magitrae, who would creduous enonS
70 believe their tale, daring enough commit 1uch
gentleman hiInfelf to Jail, When he has been
once ecured IN Prion, ne carefully enquiries into the
extent Of the telInony that "A 70 Be adduced againl
NJ he ~.
accuers, or threatens to Tue them for iae nlpriios
ment II It too cogent be treated with contempt
ne employs able council and rres every trick o the law,
IN winch long experience hasnade HIM little con-
VeIlant, TO eude Its penalties. Sometimes s defends
10 more hypoers al 10 abate the ieverity his
fentence he affects the greate contrton for hi, crimes
laInents the errors Of his youth cofets hile in
pen court, and throws hnie upon The mercy Of the
law ne writer of this article we'll rccclects the
due ot this when he tried tthe dtrict
or Frederckfburgh in the iprng Of 1902 lie had for-
merly been acquainted with Williams and curiofty drew
him as well yothers, tie door Of his prion The
interview ierved infpire with new isnliIuer fscl
ing OF compaiIion. lie found the walls OF his prlfon
covered with drawings and verfes decTiptiee Of the
horrors Of iEprlonment and the beihngs Of hberty.
Els cOuntenaEce betokensa anguith and rsnorIa.
man Of tfis charcfer appeared not too far removed
from the influence of reckoning, and he formed the
mantle idea II uing hs efforts reform the mind of
Obadiah Williams He converted with him more than
once ne Patated ucon the PrOIgae tendency OF his
habits he contracted what luch ulnd Is bis was caba-
Die OF attauing with lis hopeleis and degraded 6tua-
ton he called upon him to awzkep the lrcbsring
principles Of his viTue and IS the fri aUnement to
the injured ufhce Of is country he exhoret him to
conteis his crimes and MS sccompces, and make
ample retrIbuaon tie could The whCfs propsr-
ty ne had deipoIled Williams isenled penetrated with
grief eomPunctfon and felfdeFradaon he lamentsd
and Condemned the errors Of Ills life wept tia
dhconolae detny and promiied do all that b. ad-
vlier Aad prompted He actually csnefsd his
the PFeience of the court and pabhed in the NewsLet
ter, Il FredercS5nrgh paper very imPreihve addrefs
to the public, declaring his determination alz<e
~ reiituton which LIS circumstances would permit
ihort tin proved how hollow and hypocritical wes
inch couieions OF guilt. Within few days before he
was 70 be lent 70 the penitentiary with bis fefloy
| convitts he rofe upon bis keepers. or II
then reported he bribed them to hIence with money
which he had iecFeted in the tung OF his cravat iei-
zed their uskets, and marched off in fafeF with his
convicted companions. And the preceding article from
the Baltimore paper gives the frlt atisfacory nte-
gence, which the wTer has Snce received Of the move-
rnents Of Williams.
Such villain IL rs be hoped, viii no longer be
fufered TO act over fuch dverfcd fcenes ofdupcity
and meznne If the teiimony before the court OF Ma
ryland.De iniutcient chan him to the whee-barrov
it truRed thai the executive council Of Virginia viii
interpoie. and demand him fugitive from its laws
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