The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-19
Handsome Gypsy Exercised Hyp-
MOTTO Influence Over Her.
YOUNG GIRL TOLD HER STORY
Williams Claimed to Love Her Better
Than All the World and Would
Marry Her as Soon as His
Wife Got a Divorce.
,sn..,,, p,.,ntch to The T.mes.)

Hams the handsome SSPs! WIZ w
9Th c,oned with pretty Fannie smith,
seventeen years old, and w--o was S Ta
1urea after six days In Empo.ia' a..
was this evening held Tor in ,,,N. a,;ng
Justices Ely and HarreH- Inc nea n,,aS
1asted practically all day. Ollie Is caileu
aro,,nd Liberty Spring. Fannies non,
..the gentleman gypsy. MISS Sn. ~
na-ssIf vas the star witness anu . ..e
.rond of her testimony was .h
..,.s oyercome by something IKE hgp-
motto influence excited by sums
mind. and she could not heip so. .te-ov
Judge Rawies. prosecuuhs .rc,,.
emphasized this In ms ope nower as
nent- referring to the secret ~
m nen force. williams has MAJ
.,a,ia annearance. and his iniiuence s,,,
,,o,,-r girl would l.Aeiy be Ioicehu'
2 WILLIAMS LOCKED ".
T,. defendant was locked up pel ..,
che converting Of the next s an hsr
Miss Smith left for her hone 49, IN
father Hundreds OF peopie
catch a glimpse OF ner. e,., 4pe
.ir,.< father. said Ollie had acted ilke
<,antIeman. and he had no Suspicious '
1yijliams had been welcomed at ms aia
..tar bornes IN the neighborhooo. 1oiioo
Chief Rr,nklay gave the elopers move
Inrnts. and quoted Williams nlmseA
5oIInus. the gypsy not 1esutyins:
stI don't konw why oiu .' .hroo
nassed as man and vile maiils .,,o NV,
-.ears. / meant to marry her ~nen 10y
80 cot a divorce. 1 would nave my
.h,o,+ cut from ear to ear peioie :
pou,d say she Is not lady, ote
Ta-nie being recalled, said she "ro'e
noen. which read like this:
had we not loved so blindly,
Had we not loved SO kindly
Then we'd not Ger have parted
Then we'd n'er been oroke GTE ;,nat 'eu
Her GOOD CHARACTERS.
r-;a.r ,,re,;ous chaste character was
IA abor,t nv some half a dozen per-
son. some of them her church associ-
ates There was no suspicion, no WINS
nerinr Of scandal, no act OF linpropiiees'
I,afenee witnesses told of the elope-
ment from frank Turner s. ana saiu
Fannie wore more than one al"ch,
Judge Rawles said Police Chief Rasianu
ond W. D. Temple would be here To-
,r,o,ro,y from Petersburg to testify Tor
.he prosecution. but agreed to waive
s1,eir ahsence as he had enough evil
dence. n .,,;,,
The court offered $3.50 cash bail, which
vas not met.
During the trial, Ollie Williams sal
in the pen to the right of the court.
He wore a new collar and neckue' cieail
.,rined shirt, but no coat. de was
c,e,n,v shayen. He has a very heavy
1,,ou,,, mustache. dark hair, dark Skill
md piercing, dark eyes. which look
a.nths of love or passion. ONE mas
a strong. manly form and pleasant
face He is altogether a person whom
,,nsophisticated and imprcsslonaple youns
women. and even those of maturer age
are likely to love If they be thrown 70
rather. Ollie's wife and mother were
in court.
FANNIE WAS YELLED.
The nrosec,,t1ix. Fannie Star Smith,
came in with her father, George l..
en,i+h Though seventeen years old, she
looks younger.
Her skirts are worn above the shoe
4on. and her face is very youthfua.
The figure, though. is fairly Wen oe-
welcomed. Fannie wore a striped per
Gale dress buttoned on the back. Wh,te
collar. white straw hat. neatly polsheo
shoes, three rings on the lett haho, ana
linked bracelets There was a black
,,aiI drawn over the girls head. but her
nretty face could be plainly seen. she
has hair that is nearly black. winch
hung over her shoulders in ring'ets, a
clear rosy complexion. that looked as
so<t as peach bloom. with an expressive
mouth. whose lips are too thlck. Inc
most attractive features are the eyes.
which are large, dark and soulful ana
which were to-day cast down IN sdnness
during much of the proceedings an
ME sat by her. care-worn 1ather' anU
fh.y took turns at tanning. She was
eli rhtly Ill during the day and swallowed
eoroe sort of tablets with water.
The court room was ordered cleared
ne .nectators and witnesses. Even the
girls father and the defendants wife
and mother were required to Vacate. bnc
they were allowed to return after Fan
MES evidence. Justice Eley offered the
,,sa of his home to several lady wit
nesses.
Fannie was not asked to remove her
yeil during the testimony. She talked in
a strairhtferwara manner that was con-
ytnc.nc. but her tone was low. She said
In part:
II was seventeen last May Q. and have
lived all my life near Liberty Spring l
t,ay We had little experience with the world
have known Mr.. Williams since last
summer His first camp was 500 yards
from our house He then moved away.
but returned in few weeks ana put
down the camp much nearer our house.
saw him most every day. would go
nv the camp sometimes and talk to
Williams and they would come to our
home. Williams seemed to be a gentle
man and everybody around spoke we'll OF
him.
He used to bring CONNECTIONS and other
little presents to our home. and he made
himself pleasant to every one in the
neighborhood.
..IIe began to say sweet things to me
and after awhile he kissed and fondled
me.
"A few weeks before we ran away he
came to the house when mother and
father were away. He came to my
room. where T was sewing. He pulled
me on his lap and made an Improper
PROPOSAL. which refused, and he teased
me for an hour.
..Mr. Williams then proposed that We
run away ard ne would care for me and
live with me always and would marry
mo as soon as his wife got a divorce.
which she would seek soon after we had
gone. It was suggested that jump out
~ the window and go with him.
..Mr. Williams claimed TO love me bet
ter than any one in the world and
ieyed him: could not help, it: felt like
I wa. 3ust about to 80 away with him.
even II It were only for ten minutes
,.,ns under spell which could not re-
.;... IEorreed fo fly with him