Daily Richmond Whig

The Seducer Caught.—Some weeks since we inserted an article relating to the seduction and mysterious absence of a young female belonging to Westfield. The mystery is unraveled: the girl and her seducer, William Johnson, were found in Western, Worcester co., last week, and he was arrested and committed to Springfield jail. Johnson lived in Westfield, where he has a wife and six children: his wife was from Hampshire County. If reports be true he is an adept in the art of leading females astray, and has been successful in seducing and ruining several girls—some in Hampshire county. The Westfield girl was about 17 years of age, of a respectable family, and, previous to her acquaintance with Johnson, of unblemished character. She was bewitched by his vile arts, allured from the paths of virtue, and so completely infatuated, that she remained in his barn for a week, in the woods another week, and then travelled to Western with him on foot in men's clothes! She has returned dejected and ruined. 'She sets like stars that fall to rise no more.'—Hampshire Gaz.