The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-05-16

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Che street Williams WIS then taken 10 q
large sycamore tree on The o9sn square
Just north Of Broad street. bgfveau
Adams aud Congress streets,
Arriving al the place Of - 4%euiion. be
asked for a priest A messenger was i'm
medi1tely despatched upon the mis- ion.
aud after waiting about twenty minutes,
one arrived. and whispered something.
which We could not hear, into the ear Of
the doomed man. A rope was then at
tacbed TO a LIMB ofthe tree and under II a
Jer ey cart was driven. The wretch was
then mounted upcl the cart, and
asked if be had anything to say, in re-
ply, he statel-that lie knew nothing Of
the deed was crazy from drink when II
was done, etc. He afksd no ciemency
from the hands OF the crowd, and was evil
IDENTIFY as cool q william as ever died for
such an offence. The crowd, thirsting ,
for the doomed mans blood, would brook /
farther delay. About II 12 O'Clock a /
handkerchief was, with his assis. c
aEce, bound around his head and over c
lis face-the wretch coolly splitting ont '
lis tobacco, and not finching in the
east. The moose was then placed over t
lis head, and the c.rt about to be driven c
IF wien he anticipated the act, and evil I
entity to hasten his death, sprang off and .
mig s%rspen6e in the air, thereby de- l
irving his would-be exeeutioners of II
leir just revenge. Il
HISTORY OF WILLIAMS. Il
Frank A. Williams ives born and rails .
| in Tuscumbia, Ala, aud was the son ~
DIR. j. M. Williams, n highly respect II
lie physician of that plaza, who stood {,
ell with all who knew him. His con. p
were extended and of high NJ
Mr.. Alexsneer Ross, Super &c
of the Memphis and Charles he
n Railroad was an uncle of his, as was al
so the present Mayor OF Tusc1mbia. be
10 was t~elegraphed the facts yesterd ~. of
> was fairly educat d, and although liza
ways looked upon as the black sheep lie
the family. was a mai OF fine appeal on
CO, and when sober of pleasing address. 10.
was looked upon by all who knew W.
n as a bad aud dangerous char .cter. he
has frequently before grossly violated "p
law on1 hos nftan ouT.rol f,.k n ~
y war he was for q while a clmmissary -.
the Confederate army, but was con- -
led OF murder and sentenced to the III
litentiary for life at Jackson, Miss.
was released however by Sherman's
ny as it passed through that city. vi
'er the war, he turned mp at Selma,
hama, where he killed a negro, for Qir
he aid III jail some months. He has the
N three times Indicted for off noes ha'
lmitted III this city, and had just Sta
'ed out a term OF confinement in the ga
nty jail here. He came to Mobile
ut five years ago, and made q lite a no.
oriety for lawlessness in this place. Ba
was taken all in all, a very bad man, Jul
has met his deserved fate. Not ing
: ago he attempted TO perpetrate an saf
similar to the one for which he the
!, upon another little girl under twelve UT
re- ofn9e, a daughter of one of onr cit. erh
IS. d ..l r.'1ua. VI
fter he was cut down tho body was ex- PCS
ned, and he was found to be Suffer nc
with a loathsome and infectious -"
ase, which adds to the intensity OF his 80
lie. Tuis last deed of bis was per- CL,
ated In the most horrible and No,
manner, and the only wonder is vat,
his victim still lives. DIR. Ketchum, ofic
attending pysician, hopes that she nor
recover, and at last accounts the and
sufferer, though Frustrated with will
r, was doing as well as could be ex- Go,
ed. not
enator Alcorn's Speech. wri,