The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-09-29
AN ABANDONED VILLAIN.
From the correspondent Of the Kentucky
Commonwealth.
LOUISVILLE, SEPT. /.

Commonwealth.
LOUISVILLE, SEPT. /.
Al one o'clock to day, Jones and Thomp.
sou assumed names) were hung for mur.
dering and attempting to rob VIM. S. Thorn
as. exchange broker Of this city. They
rede from the jail to the gallows, each drly-
en- in buggy by one Of the shertis OF this
county, smoking their cigars with great
calmness, I'LL the moment before their caps
were pulled over their eyes, when they
shook hands with each other, and without
any apparent trepidaIion, were swung ia.
10 eternity. Thompson was without any
genius Of his own, and has been the mere
cxeculioner OF the yillalny Of Jones and 9th.
ers. Jones has made donation Of his
CONFESSION TO Mrs. Oldham, widow OF the
late laller. According 10 this, il seems he
was born in England, OF good family and
was a merchant IN London, where he fail.
ed for three hundred aud fifty thousand
pounds sterllng-shoging assets for one
hundred aud ninetyone.
Here, he says he deposited fifty thousand
pounds, without the knowledge OF his credl'
tors ;iu the hands of rich banker; brought
ms wife and three children daughters,
whom he educated well) TO New York,
where they married respectively, and s;ill
live. Al this place his wife died, after
which he returned 10 London and claimed
of his banker the flty thousand pounds
who, after repeated applications, persisted
IN deusing all knowledge Of the matter.
He presently me, him at some distance
from the metropolis, and stabbed him to the
heart; the blood gnshed from his bosom,
and he dropped on, q hts cartioge corpse.
After this. Jones went 10 The seaboard. en-.
gagged 10 the naval service, excited the
crew To muliuy, murdered every soul on
board who refused 10 Join his party, except
the captains ~lie, with whom ho lived slX
or eight months, and afterwards murdered
her. lie then took the ship and crew 10
Africa, took IN board three hundred slaves,
aud s,eercd for the West Indies, twenty
FIVE or thirty Of whom died soon after leay.
ing the African coast; and being pursued
by British man oi war, TO escape deiec.
ton they drowned all the others. Jones
landed al Charleston South Carolina, muf.
dered sone man fur his money, WIS thrown
10 Jail, where he las thirteen months. lie
weut from thence 10 New Orleans, pui ~
at the best hotel 10 the city, discovered
some gentleman boarding ia the same house
Who bad 81 geo, murdered and robbed him
al one of It's passages. and renamed unsus
prc'cd, 10 tie same place for several days.
lie then took Steamboat aud went 10 81.
Louis; on hes passage made acquaintance
~tlh Thompson, 10 conncNlon with whom
be murdered and robbed q man al 81. Lou
is or $4,000. Came 10 Louisville. watch
ed Wiiliam :. Thomas Tor eight o. let
days, entered hl= hou-e 90 9th street, meas
Nam, N toe most public part Il tins city
81 9 o'clock IN the moplns, murdered ham
bu. were intercepted m their intended RIB
+ hery b. Ibomas's servant hurstmg open the
door al the momenl they were rtiling 81,
drawers ol their contents.
Jones' WIS about forty five Or fry year.
old -lN feet high, straight and slender, well
rduca teG, ard uncoum monty prepossessiug
40 has manners. lie vas no ,ufidel de.
chned al intercourse With our clergy,
(mnst oil whom called on HIM. or even
namlug the sshIrct Of Religion 10 his pre-.
-ence. 10 tia, he who has probably gfsced,
by his presence, sone Of the FRS, cueles IN
London, and certainly possessed au MEL.
lect uncommonly brilliant, by a mlsdlrcc.
ton Of hls gifted powers, persisted 10 a.
strange land-isnominiously persisted TN.
der the eaIIass.