Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
From the Literary PGaorama ]


T. HJUan as c,onJcrry was executed in front or ON,
coGn 'l pursuant to his sentence, 10. burglary ~ Mont.
yI Tor returning from Importation, and Other oinr,s
M uneIiuiiate uian bad previously made ample c,l-
Ss2h o. lbs past conduct, and admitted hat hs punishment
The account he gave of himself, was-,at his parents ver,
poor ney lived on small .ln AZ Kuner and has fntr
vas s~emakor Nillans first theft cam which he
80 ~ me var; OF agr.ad took II hume To his mother,
saying was given hin. On disco, erng tn itt hi, ,noi,,
H pnAtd IAN Wti becoming SpeTty. and orit td him TO
s lac odd not de, hu thvw itntoa pit mud, from VIII nee
ION No0 which ne was encouraged do by an abandoned
"nn who ' that period supplied the place his drccs-
~ also II. Cd. from Ia, father, with which he pnrcbaSpd
' fhr'"d' his father detected this latter theft and pun.
- West Felton, he entered house in the daytime. and
SOC rom d s. l5s; went second time, and stole H.
,he man from "cm hr had stolen the can; The money he
ave 10 N; l2truSs At Fodon Heath, he stole TWO gui-
nc vas te and sentenced to be transported aye OF
He was sent from Shrewsbury Vail to the I.,,, po,,
no, WHERE he renrutd till the cNpra,on of lis ,anffnre
M o. To the con'luct of the abandoned woman I at
tiDed his transportation; the Hulks where he WAS con.
intL invie he dtrhu;e the melancholy termination of
ns hca the carly ayeof p yars. BY the lac was
Ter usual custom was, To take him her n NIGHT i'm
"a. uu: Niere 'eie MeiT sheep orgeese AMI these latter
n man! ~ they could He wished often lie could b. serr-
hcr upon excursion of inv ,ev c.n. m - ,i5
winch was reported to Be treqventtG by glios Here he
suddenly drew hack. and asie her If s did nc, SEE some
ding? Sh replied that she did not aud on enogrne, 81
he did, lie pointed TO st,e before them on whci h. gsi
there immesc black dor with wl,. he'd and i
eyes She VIZ, 20 frightened ny this terrific repr,Sna,in
mat she imnedi-t iy turned home, and ceased 10. length
ot time her nocturlm! deprJaiion,.
IN 1911, lac stole horse from Mr. Cranar. of Brose Io
winch Nc sold 10 Richard Morris, Of Ia'ruiu and III lr
being found in AOriss po,,,Siom he was teI I'm md T.
nally connitd upon suspicion oflvinr stolen he e
Morris was tried the Summer Azes ISL and neon, ti
after having been in prison from the Path OF Aur;j ~ h,
Isth OF August twas peculiarly hard ia the cse of Nor
rNt"h1 had always borne honest cnacter) that in adl;
ton to the endurance of imprisonment and trial h. faiJ M
tt1-S
Hi'ns, sum which his circumstances liI not en-
asle i!m 10 discharge.
Williams, 1t the expirNon Of hi, sentence o. the hu.s re-
urhdhome 20 is fathers hu;r, with whom he lived br
uhie' ad followed the trade of a shoemaker FORMING,
connection with awunan Oi abandoned character he aSo
70 ave mar ueigh9riood-ie removed EiIuerv
$50 a. remained nut shorttmt Incapable of applying
hme'i steady 10 any employment he chane,l stuton tx
or seven hn' and durins this unsettled plan Of living he
oNv io Rouse az NCs>eilt N which be apprccnd
81 and committed AGAIN Shrcw ,ltIry l,ni bv lie H.
ny HaNhins of Fi'1-During his trial. he IN open cout
s',t. tnr ne u Nr. l5a'aston. who counsel a, lie
mi,eiy 't%de'i with Mr. Justice Lawrence, and the sen
teliee was committed "a transportation for life
From Shrev shuy goal cwas removed in COMPANY vh
H"ncf eon''TN 70 ue Hubs At Portsmouth, 1870: from
Mc ne iIadr his escape in less than week, timc on
ms arai ~ Ncbury. in Berlhir hr enlisted into the I'd
f,n OF horse wrr, by his steady conduct, he acquired
- "a u" Weeks TIE good opinion Of his Captain. In
A"rt tne' however, e qarreed with the recruiting SER
gan, ~ inF citing new recruit, and from Ell ct
80 i'n ana Pfs'oca'ion 80 50 lar lost ms temper
s,fSe lie seg ant violent blow. Knowing the cons qcce
o. al ',; ~ deserted that night, exchanging his dress
.Vi ye So1ISd clothes OF areeri and sUln from stable
,iu"nbe brown mare with light Inane This mare L,
xbaI
her above so miles without feeling Early oI tat ,a he
Te'ei5 London and Procc d'd iIighgat and from thence
" a. ~ "a ~ hiaiii CHAM, N one OF The caI,a boats.
On ia. SIDE OF Northampton, his way home he was
o'tr-he3i ny one OF the Shrewsbury coaches. and being
~ 'ilt,, ne asrsS with coachnmn for outside place
10 9rew'bry Iheevniug being very wet an inside pas
Segr kiElE accommodated hun with tle use of his great
@ IN Mn me, ON lbs entrance INTO Shinal he away,
ara ma himself III n For night. in mean public hn,S
ne next day heTeachtd Shrewsbury Onthe following ,v
ne"ent TO bis auns al Forden and finding any on. N
@ n az ro9o.d t h2ge OF 81 IN notes, silver watch,
er and rambe about the country IRON place m Mae nnt;I
s stock Of money completely exhausted at his time
Bro,y and whTe he resided for short , bs e sJ a
~ the a'i.tanc ofhs supposed lter law to commence
lie removed Worcester leaving his supposed G,lorin
81" 20 "l,sS5r Tor All ms ths H'rche entered to the
tod Thence lac proceeded 10 Woycrlmmpu and enlisted
INTO the artillery from which he deserted and returned a,in
ur lie enlisted into the marines. and the r, oppprf,v
deserted and proceeded to Cheltenham. On The second dan
door ot the principal inn there coach arrived With many
l@''ng rs, some Of wlnm proceeding further.
and before the porter had e carry them into .he Ie
WinmnS land hold OF one Of them, and placing it ON his
tents 'r found 10 contain several snit, rcotl oos pa
prs 'ome pieces Of parliamentary few book. H. inh,c-
dtaey equipped hin,rf With fine SHIT of bla, ana b
tne help o.; an AS, which he had stolen hi. way from
Gloie''ter he cirri Il to 1eg.ebury Nothing. surely
c0 b. inOre ridiculous thar disappearance of Cranberry
Oh ihE eNPetpn dresses. in ine suit Of bac', clothes
win black SIX stockr and hailboots, cd ON tie
euppF o tf mss. vida large trmi before, making hi. WV
through byt-lns and fields DESTROYING hedges g,1r ann
mo. -.tcd. "
III consequence cfalarrcwarlby the owner of tl trunk
i"t i-ciseoytTy Of the rojbr, the cOrabs from Chelts
Sli followed mn ANA alter desperate struggle appr,i.,
ga mm, and conveyed him bae to Chltcnlan. on he
'oo ui The place where c cpDintd bIu opti II, tir
ornng De WIS found stretched on tie floor, ritcrii f hi,
hDh audto all appearance MARTY expiring.
oH Pos wounds b.inw nussi and dressed Inv surgeon IL,
t1 place hsrecUyer but allowed e u.s.. of hot r
q, So supposed Che lest cNrun would be fatal 10 him
iitt1d M course Of The night, eIr, to take away
hs own me- y stbbuig himself in tie neck tlt marks of
which we're visible Oh the day Of N. gentleman
To- "i"m te trunk belonged. irish Iarr.trr who
VT" fgWH o. Bath. The tfuph contained several deeds ami
ONE le o'cpncnsof greet impora',ve, wl, bill, tho
amount ~ AOOI Nor9r nfit contents hard i.-7i touched
by Wiiiam TIE silt o Slack vhch DE- dressed hiu, II ,.
ccHtd The g1epan fIro ftl ntO r,,.ysalauec orGfty
pounds 20 aFparr tenrv assifcs which BE- llrif.yi -,
ihc appearance q" William. tie morning after hr bad
nHne ui at lnpt on i' own M made such impression
upon in mini. inst hf go not appear against him Doe vas
,criOrc nr4.uci nt t' next asil,s bat enc uorru lr
itthr court lc'4s lpric udfd y tbs 5rctntt OF 1trr,e
if'm whom be bad dr, fic and Who c1,,, ed him 10 t.i
ccr ad from irr r'ih tle oticrrecru Portsmouth,
NAN! other robbec ho certainly hal committed some Of
which liC confessed.