The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-03-16
WILLIAMS, THE RAPIST,
DOES NOT DENY CRIME
Says He Enticed Lottie Davis From
Her Home, and Thinks He
Has Done No Wrong

schools of this city two weeks ago to-
day. As stated in The Herald last
week, he was captured in Godcndale,
where he arrived with team. having
driven across the country from Mabton
He had cndcavored to disguise himself
by cropping off his hair and shaving his
mustachc. but Sheriff Van Nactor of
Klickitat county had no trouble in recog-
nizing him from Sheriff Grants minute
description.
On the arrival of the couple here the
girl was allowed to 90 home to her par
ents and Williams was locked mp in the
county Jail. To the sheriff he makes no
excuse for his awful crime except to de-
clare that he loves the girl: he was go
| ing to get Il divorce from his wife. he
says. and marry the girl when she was
Oil enough. He admits they occupied
! the same room several nights bcwtccn
! Mabton and Goldcndale, but seems TO be
too hardened in crime to realize the
cnoImity of his ollcnsc. lie is II tough
looking customer. with sensual appear
ancc. The girl tells the sheriff that she
did not realize what Williams designs
were until the first night out from Nab
ton. when he threatened her with big
knife if She revealed that they were not
man and wife. They lived in the same
neighborhood i'll this city, over on the
west side. and for weeks. the girl says,
he had been endeavoring to entice her
away. promising her n beautiful home
and all kinds of luxuries. Williams told
the sheriff that he no longer loved his
wife; that they did not live happily to-
9cthcr and that he wanted to get a
divorce, but did not apply for it because
she told him he could not secure one.
! He protested his love for the girl, but
admitted to the sheriff that it was in
spircd through his criminal desires and
contendcd that he had done nothing
wrong
His wife and five children, three of
them partially grown. visited Williams
at the shcritf's Office Monday afternoon.
The wife seemed willing to forgive him..
taking him on her lap and allowing him
to put his arms around her neck. her
children being crowded around them,
the Younger ones crying and a disgust
cdIooking crowd of spectators viewing
the scene. Neither the man nor the
woman seemed to have any sense of
shame and the sight was indeed a pitt
able one. Williams owns a small farm
near Mabton, it is said. but recently
has been travelling around the country
with some sort of magic lantern exhi-
bition. He and his family have been liv-
ing in tent on the west side for some
time past, near the Davis family, who
also live in tent. He admits having
given the girl small sums of money on
various occasions, that he met her fire.
quently and finally induced her to leave
the country with him.
The maximum penalty for the crime of
rape, with which he will probably be
charged, in this state is life sentence
in the penitentiary. Sheriff Grant says
he never came in contact with a prisoner
who was more hardened regarding vir-
tue or who had so little sense of shame.
In talking of his relations with the girl
to the officer he made remarks of such
/ no l.
felt like shooting him; that he is too
degraded to live.
Williams had a preliminary hearing
before Justice Taggard yesterday morn
ing. held practically behind closed doors,
and was bound over to the superior
court in the sum og $4,000 bail which
was not furnished and he was returned
to Jail. He was charged with the crime
of rape. The father and mother of the
girl were put on the stand to verify her
age. She will be II in April Lottie
Davis, the victim. also testified. She
told a straight story. detailing how Viii
liams had enticed her TO leave home by
giving her small presents and occasion
ally small sums of money. also stating
that they sustained the relations of man
wife while on the trip between here and
Goldendale. The defense did not intro
duce any testimony. w. NJ. Thompson
appeared as counsel for Williams but
it is understood that he has employed
II. J. Snively to defend him, but Mr.
Snively was not in town yesterday
County Attorney Parker appeared for
the state.
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