The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-07-07

From tn Noa6olt Herald, Iaueso.
a -" DEP, WY AID lfI,iGE
A. .t-#a eeks tgo "A young woin1a ii H.
male d. .#. 'ranc4 before a Magistrate O..
GATES con . .. g.. u swear her me- Innate
child to a yJes. H..a ~ her neishhuf9yod. ~
ordtt TO AK hin Win -, maintenance. tn.
#s'seu ignorance %. the gu induced 'he Ma.
siStrate 10 take u=n,aal pnnns 10 iDprn> tPoa
aer II I'D the patat- Of an oath, and the d,oJ
salemnitg of lis obligations. lie not only IS
planned to her The aenaiDe g inflicted bs hamaa
avs. for taking 4 false oafh, but the dreadhs
punishment winch awaited those who wele guH
y ufihc ciime, ia a tuIe state; giving tier IA
understand, that although she might escape te
druuHciallois OF the FIST. there WAS an aii-se'
ing eye that pierced the Ium0St recc>srS OF i't
heart, hom which nothing could be cou'rnlGs,
and which would bear terrible witness agaluig
hrr nj the a wiul day %otttial, when all lhr deeds
doue in the body must b revealed 10 lhr Crts,
Judge ofthe Universe. Awcd b. The soicnnlE
OF has manner, AMI disturbed by az a"nktnSt
conscience. the wrrtch,d girl with tear ana
trembling confessed that tie man thai size ~bs-
aboat to take the oath against, Was not the laihfr
OF her child.
Hqgiafots. Who, then, is its father
CIR. M father -
A Thrill Of horror ran through all who were
800 ~ 80 N'''' 1871 ''' E'
doued CIT aturc, Al once the partner & tn 'lctIhl
ofa most all rrei crime, MAS dismissed unti'
further cogujznnrr could be bad OF tire caSef
while the spectators, o~serpowtfed by lhci
feelings. declared thai sUCh a monster n ihe ~
Their, was unworthy TO breathe in n cI'Ilizet
community. The excitement soon spread, ann
popular Vengeance WAS about 10 wrest nom ~
law us high prerngaiiye. when the guilty wf''1h
Ned for coucGalncnrIo the woods.-Iiis name
is haGcr BriggS--hiS character that oi a heie
our-cast of society ;inean, ignorant and WORN
less. lie had no family bat this d~a"gnff
Well had il been both fos himself aud the go"
order of the neiehhosiIood, il he bad forever
He'd tie scene OF his euiIt. aud spared the rec
tai of what followed
After n weeks absence be v%entnred to ret"u
to his cabin, thinking the popular tetm'nt n"a
by that time subs ded. lie was mistaken, no"
ever, fr his dumical had been Watched nj ~
time, aud the daily visits Of his daughter 10 we
"ooGs Where lie WAS supposed TO he Go"ee"e'
had not escaped notice rs soon, theie'o'e' ~
he yentured out he was seized 10y iaii s'V"'
men, who threw q urdI bag over ts ii'au ""'
conducted him far iniu the woods, where, N
tying his hantis and feet securely. they Piocte"
ed to hoy him on his back upolf tine t1nnk OF d
fallen tree, 20 which they la,hed hlm Win stfo"s
corGS, until he was deprived OF all po"tfe q M.
ton. They then lett Inn, aud ne i'''1''e
nearly sn hout IN that painful SITUATION "ne'
he hca'tl the footsteps o. some one appf''tl'ns'
In the hope that ii might be some ha"''n' =
dividual whom chance aad conducted To u
SPOT, (fot the bag efcctutlly prevented IAN iFoa'
srping,} Briggs inpIorod the aid ofthe 'ifa1.
ger 70 release him from his bnuds, hut roefiNf3
40 reply. He was not icit !on2 10 Su.Pe'a'
however. as To the object Of his unknown ''''o'
but wts soon made ~ leeI It's hon fble 'hf0''
=
The sgricks and eroans of he Guilty Tor
!, rn Briggs, we've uabcard n me deep recess ~
the forest, by all SAW his reckless PEI 'teo'o*
and tue immediate agent o. tHeir Hangf'"'f
which iast. with a sharp edged iostronlrn', i''
cceded with the cruel work Of mulIIatlon, u'''l
bis victim had suffered the fate of abe unioI,"
n.te Abelald. Briggs was then unbound Vi