Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-11-14
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airs, excepting when he cast from his keen dark
eve the look of contempt at Tivingham--all be-
spoke the CONSCIOUSNESS Of innocence: and when
he asked for what purpose he was called, and
whether there had been any process against him
upon oath, they were all quite coniourded.
A lawyer of the village, OF high and honorable
standing, offered TO assist him unasked Alter
consulting him few minutes, and being wei
convinced that he was perfectly innocent, he adj
vised HIM TO submit TO any examination they
wished-and the first question was, that he should
tell who he was, aud whence he carne! he sim
DIV answered, that he was total stranger in the
place, and If he were rogue, he might assume
any name or place Of residence-he could, per-
haps, produce more satisfactory proof than his
own declaration who and what he was-aDd ta-
king cut his pocket book, gave ii unopened TO the
Justices. Tivipgham was on the sharp look out,
but how was he liufderstrlick on discovering ihe
name Of FRANcls s. JAcKsoa, as the proprietor
--and not only ihai, toi abundant evidences and
vou< hers, showing hat he was The on.y SOB, and
only surviving heir at law, OF William jackson
of New-Yogls, lately deceased.
Tiyngham begged to speak with him aside
but no He had been dragged there as prison.
er and ielep, and he should now see who the
felons we're. He had teen assaulted in The nigh.
Oh he highway, and demanded that these who
had done it might te immediately secured. Al!
was in conluson He was willing, nay. dcinan-
led. that his exon,ipaiion should 60 on--ii mol
aha he nigh, lie heard on his cath. ..r
The men who brought him there began to
think Of making off, but the court ordered the
constables TO take hem all into safe keeping, I'M
i'll further orders They then plead & 7 mercy
stated that they were ignorantiy bropght into the
affair, ard actually believed at the time that the
stranger was a highway man, and that it was
their absolute duty to aid in his apprehension,
and that they should have thought they were ssdo-
ine God servlce' in putting an end to bis career
If in No other way, by taking his life.
At this moment, Judge NJ, owner of the
red mills, the first Judicial officer in he county,
a very wealthy aud highly respectable gentleman,
who had. until a few years past, resided in the
city Of New. York, rode up to The Door, and in
quired il a gentleman were there by the name OF
jackson? Being answered in the affirmative, he
dlsmounsed and walked in.
On learuing what had been transacted, he was
greatly astonished, and stated to the by-standers
that he had known Col. jackson from child
that his lat her was5t.e OF the most respectable
merchants in New Ygrk, Immensely rich, and
ahat his only son, whom they had treated as a
robler, was ane Of the best men he ever knew
and his father being dead, and mother also, he
was now soie heIriof all his properly, which a.
amounted to mel less than halt million of dollars
and thai he had the day before paid him two thou
sand dollars on deb, due to his fathers estate,
for the property which he possessed, being pur-
chased Of him while living He wanted TO know
what Col Jackson had DONE. and what reason
they had for suspecting him as a villain
Mr.. Jackson related the whsle rise and pro
gress of the affir, with every particular, not for
getting to give Tiviugham his true character, and
the unspeakable distresses which his ayarice and
his hopes of obtaining Sophia, had brought upon
Mr.. Thompson and his family. At the same
auncture, in came the wife and dau 5hter, leading
between them the feeble and emaciated husband
and father.
Mr.. Jackson lew to his embrace, and the I'M
fortunate man was quite overcome with Joy
Tears, and the faultering accents of gratitude,
attesied his feelings. He had to sit down, for he
could moi stand-and the wife, the daughter, and
the sor, were oyerpowered by the gush of sym
path, as they heard Mr.. jackson tell Mr. Thomp-
,son ina, he was free from all his embarrassment
and hat provision would he made to restore them
to heir farmer notwithstanding Mr.. Thompson
at M same time, handfal Of bank notes for his
pressns necessities. .r is7,er
M. jackson hid seen The sheriff, and ofdesat
him discharged, and his feelings were moro I'M