St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-26

ing several meetings he went to the
pastor, Rev. ID. NJ. Allen. and declared
that he had "been touched by the spirit.
and wanted TO enter by the golden
gate"
He was :old that the gate swung free
and wide only to those who luDricNed
its hinges with the oil of sincere re-
pentance and full confession Of past
deeds; but this did not silt Williams;
he was ready to pray both loud and
long, but confession was point on
winch he declared himself unprepared.
Pastor Allen, that he might not lose
possible convert, took Williams to the
parsonage and kept him as his guest.
emitting no opportunity TO urge MIN to
acknowledge his sins. Finally Will
iams' piety oyercame all sther eonsid-
erations and tonight lie announced that
he would unbosom himself in the pres
ence Of the full congregation. At an
early stage of The service he was led
into the church by the pastor and at
the first sentence he captured his
audience.
81 nave horrible crime on my soul"
lie shouted. and here he was interrupted
by the clergyman, who told him he was
too excited to talk just then and to
wait until he was more composed. VIII
iams. with the tears streaming down MS
face, sank into the seat, and Kew. Mr.
Allen, who had begun to believe that
he lad dangerous man on his hahdS.
slipped out of the back door and
FASTENED to the West Lake street police
station for little protection OF
the earthly sort. He came back
accompanied by Lieut.. Hartnett. Will
Jams was on his feet again and had just
begun his confession once more Wnen
Hartnett tapped him on the shoulder
and told him that he was under arrest.
Williams was not to be frightened, now
ever, and went on with his story Whlle
the lieutenant slid into convenient
pew and let the man go on. All the CON
cluS0n OF the story he collared hlm
again aud hustled him out oUhe sanctu-
airy and into the police station. Inc
following is Williams story:
Il was born i'll Paris twenty-five wears
ago. At the age Of eleven was sent as
a servant to a man named Charles La
Vaurne. who with his wife lived Ill an
elegant house on Zone of the DouleYardS.
/ lived with him continually until four
years ago. when one morning ne was
found dead on the doorstep with his
throat cut. La Vaurne had been mur-
dered. The Paris police were unable to
discover the murderer. Some time
after the property was sold by the
widow and she left France. l did not
Kill the man, butt was through me that
il was done, and | am the real murderer.
while aD innocent man is now confined
IN prison.
''Whiie | was in the employ Of LA
iurne, a man named John La Fayette
ell in love with LA Vaurne's wife and
she recprocated and desired to marry,
but the husband stood III the way. L
formed plan 10 rid them OF him. lie
was detained from home until late one
night. A hired assassin met INN Oh MS
doorstep. and, in an ungu9rdeu mo-
ment, drew a knife across his throat,
which severed the Jugular VEN ana
caused instant death. Even the wife
was ignorant as to who did the deed.
| left Paris and went to Louisiana.
Some time sitter La Fayette followed
me, accom- panied by the women. L then
committed another crime and put the
suspicion Oh La Fayette. He was tried,
ana is now imprisoned in the penltell-
tiary at East Baton Rouge. L did this
because | was in love with the woman
myself. | have got religion now; L want
TO yet in the golden gaze, and L want to
see La Eayette freed. l went TO Texas
with the woman, then left her and came
here"
Williams finally seemed to realize
that he was talking to the police, and
when asked to tell what crime he had
committed, for which La Fayette is I'M
prisoned he refused TO say more. ReV.
Alien considered him dangerous man,
and at his request Lieut.. Hartnett
locked Williams up. The police Will
communicate with the Louisiana au-
thorities and find whether or not Will
Iams' story is true.