The following is part of a letter written by Albert Fish detailing his encounter with Thomas Kedden (Warning: It is quite graphic): 

 Episode with 19 yr. old boy Thomas 
 Thomas Kedden  
 Kept him 10 days in room before finding the old house; 5 wks. there before leaving him. That was about 1910. First sadistic overwhelming. Intended to use him first, then torture him to death, then use the parts that appealed to me for food - I craved to hear someone scream & yell. About 25 years ago, or when I was 40 - I was doing a Painting job in Wilmington Del. I was rooming near Job on outskirts of city. Met a well built boy of 19. He had ran away from home in Arkansas on acct of being stripped naked and whipped by a brutal step Dad. He had a pretty face, would pass for 16 except for his size. Looked like a girl. He appeared to be kind of silly. He told me his story. Some one back home, told him he could get a job in Du Ponts. He beat his way in empty R.R. cars and by foot. When he got to Wilmington he was told no moore help were needed. He was silly in his actions and ways. Tho going on 20 and as strong as an ox. He was as easy to spank & switch as a boy of ten. He rode for two days in a banana car. Floor was covered with straw. Five men regular hoboes used him day and night. His behind was so sore from them it hurt him when he walked. He said all of them made him suck them off. At first he spit it out, but they beat him on his bare behind, with their belts and made him swallow it. He had the prettiest ad fattest behind I eve saw on a man. But he was covered from his neck down to his shins, with long black hair. You could hardly see his dickey or behind from hair. 
 When I first met him he had not a cent and was almost stoned, no place to lay his head. I took him with me, to the place where I got my meals and we had supper. How he did eat. I enjoyed watching him and filled him up. Then I took him to my room for just what I wanted. I knew he was Lousey for he could not stop scratching. I made him take everything off. He was full of the biggest lice I ever seen. His clothes were full, his shoes, and hat worn out, I threw them out. I let good warm water run in the bath tub, until it was half full. Then I made him get in and sit flat on his behind. I told him to stay there until I got back. I went to a drug store and got a package of hair remover in a powdered form. I had a pair of clippers and I cut all the long hair off him. Then I got a tin can dumped the powder in it and added water. This made a Paste. I smeared it all on him. Let it stand ten minuets. Then I made him sit down in tub and took a spongue and a cake of soap. I washed him good, then made him stand up. When I touched his back - belly - behind and Dick, every hair fell off. Then he was really naked and how pretty he looked. A nice big dickey and fat behind. I wiped him dry. Then rubbed him all over with hair tonic. I loved him then and kissed him all over 
 Then the fun began. It was a warm night and I went out and got a qt of ice cream. We eat about half of it. Then I stripped naked and got in bed. He kissed me in the mouth many times, my breast - belly - legs - dicky behind. I put ice cream in his behind and all on his dickey then licked it off. He done the same with me. Then I made him lay down on his knees, face down as I sat on side of bed. How sweet and pretty his bare naked ass looked to me. I kissed it a 100 times square in his sweet honey pot. Then I took my hair brush and used the back of it - to spank him. I made him yell ouch papa I will be a good boy. Yes I spanked him on his nice fat ass untied it, looked like a ripe tomato all over. Then it was his turn to be Papa. I was his boy and had done #2 in my pants. He gave me a bath then sat on side of bed and made me lay across his knees face down. He spanked my bare ass good and plenty. Made me yell - Ouch papa I wont do #2 in my pants again. I spanked him till he cried - he made me cry too. My ass was all red when he got thru. I saw it in the looking glass. How good it felt, when he spanked, but it hurt and I always wanted more and give him more. Nearly all night, we had fun. I sucked him off first, then he sucked me off. We played with each other and rested. Then I took Vasoline and smeared some in his behind also in my own. Then I stuck my dickey up his behind. He had a large sugar bowl and it went all the way up. How good it felt as I shoved it in. It slipped out once or twice. Then he did it to me. We put our arms around each other kissed and went to sleep. I bought him some clothes. That went on for about ten days. How I had whipped many boys and girls but they were gagged so they could make no out no cry. I craved for something different. I wanted to Lash - cut - burn a nice big fat pretty bare ass like Thomas had. Torture him, hear him scream with pain. I could not do it here- to many people. I began to look around. About a mile away there was an old