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BNL.753.009
20 Apr 1753:21 (2650)
Philadelphia, April 5. The Colonies are hereby caution'd to
beware of one Walter Paterson, an Irishman, suppos'd to be
about 28 or 30 years of age, of middle stature, who is, or
pretends to be a lawyer, and has a smooth, plausible, modest
insinuating behaviour. He was convicted in London of being
principally concerned in a horrid conspiracy, to charge the
Lord Walpole with a detestable crime (not to be named among
Christians) in order to extort money from him, and sentenced
to be four times whipped thro' the most publick streets of
the city, but broke goal and escap'd from justice, got into
Ireland, and from thence to Philadelphia, where he resided
unknown and unsuspected for some months, but absconded last
week, after having plaid some tricks of the sharper, and is
suppos'd to be gone to New-York, or New-England, tho' some
think towards Maryland and Virginia, but possibly may quit
the continent for some of the West-India Islands. It is
said that 500 l. sterling is offered in England for
apprehending him, being thought from his daring wickedness
and adroitness in forgeries &c. to be one of the dangerous
kind of villains. He has a scar in his face, sings a good
song, and plays well on the violin.
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