A true account of Nayomy Wise

To Such as here and Wants to know

A woman Came Some years ago

Then from a Cunty named by hide

In Randolph after did reside

And by Some person was defild

And So brought forth a basturd Child

She Told her name neomy Wise

Her Carnal Conduct Some did despise

It was not long till She another

that might be Cald a basturds Brother

And Being poor and Credit low

From hous to hous She had to go

And labor hard in tiol and pain

Herself and babes for to maintain

The Second Child neomy bore think She

Into a neighbors man Ben Sanders Swore

And now She Seems give up to Sin

Too much neglecting grace within

In Eighteen hundred Six the year

She was over come a gain we here

And by a lewis was defiled

And a third time became with Child

a Sprightly youth a lively man

Such was accounted Jonathan

He held himself of high degree

But too fond of Carnality

Although her case was Surely Sad

The girl it Seems apeard glad

That She had known So brave a man

Of So high Rank as Jonathan

She by a yongster was beguild

And pleased to find herself with Child

And She So Sensless was of Shame

She Seemd rejoiced and likd it well

Ans bold Enough the Sin to tell

And with the Scandel So Content

She told it mostly Where She went

Lewis then was offended high

To be exposed far and nigh

Fof [?] his own Credit Such Regard

he promist her a grate Reward

If She Would keep it quite Conceald

And never let it be Reveald

To keep it Secret then Lewis Chose

and not the matter to expose

To his disgrace and open Shame

Nor bring dishonor to his name

Although Shed Caus to morn and weep

Yet She a Secret Cannot keep

So void of fear grief or Shame

What [?] he Said She would proclaim

All Which inraged Lewis So

He thought Some further yet to do

He did not Choose her for a wife

But threatened Hard to take her life

Its huist he thought Vile work to Try

Join murder [to] Carnality

So Carry on the mass[acre?]

And bring about the tragedie

Such tails She told against his Will

He threatened that he would her kill

She disregarded what he said

And of his threats Seemd not afraid

She liked her State So very weell

She Still inclind of it to tell

And Lewis then with anger filled

We guis he Thought She must be Killed

She to the hous of Adams Came

And Lived a While about the Same

A School hous to that place Was near

She promisd him to meet him there

A mournful Story to Relate

In 1807 date

the poor young woman ded was found

She [in?] deep River being drownd

The People Thought non[e] more likely than

The angry Vexed Jonathan

Might in a Vile and Wicked fit

The Vile base murded might Comit

And under water force her head

Until he found that She was dead

Now look and See some reasons why

[&mdash;?] think he made her drownd and die

I think he dont give reasons why

Theyd meet at a School house So nigh

And made naomy promiss well

Of theire appointment none to tell

When he was gone then soon behold

She of the Same to mary told

The[y?] went that night the both did go

But did not meet it happend So

Next day he Came a gain its said

And then a new appointment made

He told her then he thought he might

Apoint to meet next Sunday night

And Chargd her that She might Conceal

The mater unto none reveal

But she not fearful but was bold

To mary Adams Soon She told

And mary told her not to go

Least that he might some mischief do

He out of fury rage and spite

To her some private mischief might

There was no danger then she said

And seem'd of Lewis not afraid

Was tender hearted She believe'd

Tho by him She was mutch deceive'd

When night came on She took a pail

But to return did Shorely fail

She went with it towards the Spring

Just like She went to water bring

That seemd a long a tedious night

Not knowing what there happebed might

To mary long it Seemed to be

And tedious to that family

And when next morning plainly Came

Naomi wont returned home

Then mary went unto the Spring

And found her not a Shocking thing

But near the Same the pail She found

And Standing on or near the ground

So thare it was with water filled

And mary though she was killd

And then She did to denis go

And thought Shed Let the neighbors know

About the matter and inquire

What he thought or did disire

Might yet be dun and further Said

There had been two apointments made

To meet there With Some intent

I realy think for mischief bent

And further more She also Said

He has murderd her I am afraid

But denis thought he would not killl

But he persuads against her will

To Sware the Child to other man

And Clear himself So if he Can

A Cunstable then Lewis Was

And Some aquainted With the Laws

A precept had he did prepare

To make the girl the Child to Sware

Before it was born What Could it be mand [?]

Unless he went himself to Screen [?]

Or that it might tend to his honor

to have the Crime laid all upon her

And Denis dennis Said or hoped Some

That soon she back again would Come

When mary thus Such thoughts are thine

And thy opinion is not mine

And then insisted he might go

To Joseph Elliots for to know

If she was thare or had been seen

For thare some time her Child had been

And if She lives above the ground

Some there She thought She might be found

For denis Went but found her not

then Came with him the sad Elot

Then to the schoolhous Both Repair

And found his hors tracks plenty thare

Not many Sises grat and Small

He thought one hors had made them all

He Came and went plain to their Sight

and had Been thear in both the nights

Or its to travel took the day

and one towards the River Way

He did Conclude and did agree

That She away must taken be

To tell about naomy Wise

And why [?] on the morrow day

To hast away to Curnal gray

And then before the Curnal Sware

About Naomy as the are

And tell how She was missing too

Let [?] him consider What to do

Which When he came to understand

He give a warent to Command

The [?] Lewis to be taken why [?]

That Justice might be done? thereby

But Scarcely home When mary heard

Naomy ded had then appeard

She in deep River being found

And most inhumanly She Was drowd

The neighbors Soon Collected Were

and many people being there

and med was Sent to Lewis take

and fetch him there a prisoner make

The[y] brought him there firmly bound

Unto the place Where She was drownd

Next day the[y?] brought him Strongly tied

Unto the Bank or River Side

I guis to Lewis it was tring

For to be brought Where She was Lying

Was guarded here and Where he found

A Larg concors [?] ware standing round

Would not the heart of any been

Much moved and peirded at Sutch a seen

If theyd but think and take a vaiu [view?]

She was with Child and murder too

And the unhapy Victome See

Of Such a Wicked Cruality

then bound With Cord So fast and Strong

Which to Such people did belong

And then the orders the[y] Ware Such

He Was requested her to touch

And So he did We understand

With a pale face and a trimbling hand

The Crowner then a Jury had

To try the mater which was sad

And divers people furder more

To [?] what the[y] knew the[y] also Swore

And Mary adams did begin

And Swore to what is within

And William Wadkins did declare

that Lewis had been Surely thare

At his own house that very day

And in the evening went a Way

(seting)

After the sian of the Sun

And he towards the Schoolhouse run

And also Wadkins did declare

That it was not two miles from thare

Ann Davis also Sworw and Said

A noise was at the river made

Shrieking [?] and a dofful Sound

In that Same night that She Was drownd

Shrieks Was awful two or three

A morning [?moaning] then it Seem to be

Supprising Shrieks a Shocking Crying

As if Some Woman might by dying

Which people Recond Was not more

That fifty perches [16 1/2 feet] from the dore

Some others might or as now mentioned be

Who Said the Same as Well as She

More Witnesses I mintion might

If I to tell it took delight

To them acounts min taking heed

The Crowners Jury all agreed

Neomy then was Carried by

Said Lewis Who had made her die

She in deep River being found

I[n] humanly and basely drownd

Amittance of Carnal gray