Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-07-22

said to be Virginia. He had been taken up, while
travelling the northward to his home, and tried
and convIdted at country town some miles dis
tant, for the murder OF fellow traveller, who had
borne his company from the Lakes, and was ascer-
tanned to have large sum Of money with him, and
who was found 10 the room in which they both
slept, at country Inn, near Redclif, with his
throat cut. Creel always had protested his inno-
cence, declaring that the deed was perpetrated by
some one while he was asleep, but the circum-
stances were against him, and though the money
was not found on him, he sentenced to be hung,
and had been reno we'd to the old stone Jail at Red
ciif Tor security, the county prison being deemed
unsafe. This was the day the execution was to
lake place; the scaffold was already erected; the
crowd pressed round the building, und frequent
cries of "bring out the murderer" were heard.
The sun at last told the hour Of eleven and there
could be no more delay; the convct's cell was en-
terel by the officers in attendance, who aroused
him with the information that all was ready for
him without, and bid him hasten to his executions
| they laid hands upon him and pinioned him tight,
while he looked up towards heaven in wild aston
ishment, as one born, and only said "the dream
the dream" sand what of the dream, Mr.. Ja-
'on?'s the SherifF--"you would do me great
kIndpess fyou would dream yourself and me out
OF this cursed scrape." IL dreamed" replied the
convict, "that while you read the death warrant to
me Oh the scaIold, man came through the crowd,
and stood before us, in grey dress, with white
nat and large whskers, and that bird auttered
over him, and sung dstinctly--"this is Lewis the
murderer OF the traveller"
The officers and jallor held short consultation,
| which ended in determination to look sharply af-
ter the man IN grey with the white hat; accompa-
MED with many hints of the resignation of the pri-
soper, aud the possibility OF his innocence being
serted by supernatural agency; the prison doors
were cleared, and Creel, pale and feeble, with
hymn book IN his hand and mein all meekness
and humility, was seen totterlng from the prison to
the scafold. lie had no sooner ascended it, than
his eyes began to wander over the vast concourse
Of people around him with scrutiny that seemed
like faith in dreams; and while the sheriff read the
warrant, the convlcts anxiety appeared oincrease
he looked and looked again, then raised his hands
and eyes moment towards the clear sky, as if
breathing last ejaculation, when lo as he resum-
ell his first POSITION .he very person he described
stood within six feet OF the ladder the prisoners
eye caught the sight, and flashed with fire while he
called out "there is Lewis, the murderer of the
traveller" and the jaer a. the moment seized
the stranger by the collar. At first he attempted
to escape, but beng secured and taken before the
magistrates, he confessed the deed, detailed all the
particulars, delivered up part of the money! inform
I'd where another part was hidden, and was fully
committed for tria-while Creel was set at liberty
and FASTENED like man out of his senses from the
scaffold.
Three days had elapsed: Creel had vanished
Immediately nher his liberation when the pretended
Lewis astonished and confounded the magistrates
by declaring Creel TO be her husband that she had
concealed the disguise and performed the whole
part by his direction; that he had given her the
money which lie had till then sue essfully conceal
ed about his person and thst the whole, from the
prison to the scafold scene, contrvance to ef-
feet his escape, which having effected she was re-
gardless ofconsequences. Nothing could be done
with her--she was set at liberty, and neither she
nor her husband were heard of again.