The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-11-27


10 the presents he had made her, an,
that be had set of furs in his trunI
that be Ind intended 10 give her
aud other articles observed Will
riding that a ring he had given he
was hot worn he then returned he
picture, which she took and put il
her pocket lie let down = fenc
and passed through = field came TO
rayinc, turned bis horses quaftcrinJ
across the road, aud then took gu
bis revolver and told her to shoe
him She refused, and answered
" William, what are you going TO do
| am afraid Of you He then tool
out his knife. and she said VI,
God, William, are you going to cu
my throat ? " He answered 81
am. He then placed his arm
around her head, and aimed to draw
the knife across her throat She
seized The kn'.c. ard in so doing cut
her hand severely. lie then wrench
cd the knife from her hand and cu'
her throat, holding her head with his
arm until life was extinct. He then
alighted and lifted the body out Of
the buggy, intending to throw it into
a sink hole near by, when the horses
started. Thinking somebody was
coming, he left the body and jumped
into the buggy, drove to his fathers,
left his team, got a horse, aud fed
TnE ESCAPE.
lie went to Bosobel that night,
and arrived just as a freight train
was about to start saw at the depot
Rev, Mr. Fairchild, who called him
by name, but he dared not recognize
him, and denied that his name was
Kidd went on to Mazomanic stop.
ped to get his trunk, failcd went
On to Milwaukee, and thence TO
Grand Haven thence back to Mil
saukee to try aud get his x-fail-
ed thence 10 Chicago. While ia
chicago he overheard some police
mon speak of his crime thought
then he would be caught, and con.
Guided to get a ticket to Galcna, aud
60 to Lancaster aud deliver himself
up. Changed his mind and tickcted
10 Council Bluffs stopped at Gin.
ton, Iowa, and got acquainted with
! man who was taking boat load of
apples to Memphis, and tried to buy
INTO the enterprise, but failed went
IN to Council Bluffs saw James NJ.
Scott, but feared TO allow himself 10
be recognized by Scott got into a
wagon with q man and went down
md crossed the river at Plattsmouth,
hence out on steamer known as
Tho Weeping Water, to look after
some land In view of making a pur.
chase thence to Nebraska City,
where he saw j. r. Delaware twice,
)ut did not make himself known
ailing to get work at good wages,
vent to Onll and tioketed to Cbey-
,une but as he was getting on the
rain saw 4 man named William
Hawkes., of Glen Haven, an old ac-
!Iaiatanco vas alarmed and slip.
ped off the cars, and went aboard the
next day and got to Cheyenne
vent thence to Denver was soon
AIKEN sick when he was able went
ishing while sitting on the bank
ne thoug.t over his past life for the
irst time soberly, and resolved to
Sill him. r placed bis pistol cooked
n his m,sth, but did not have cour.
,ge to carry out his resolve. About
his time he wrote the following
GgoHGETowS, c. T., July q.
Ny name is William f. Kidd
If anything should happen to my
BODY all of a sudden, please send i,
20 Mr. Il. A. Kidd, Cassvile, Grant
county, Wisconsin If | should not
nave the means to do SO, please tele
graph to my folks, or let them know
by letter, and by so doing they will
repay you double. ! am living un.
Ter fictitious name, for reasons
which | shall not tell. -
The above was given to Delaware
by Kidd soon after his capture,
lie then returned to council Bluffs,
aud went to Sioux City, where he
met an old irappor named Robertson,
and engaged with him to go a trap.
ping expedition into Washington
Territory, but on account Of the lat.
tor breaking his ,sleg was prevented
SLoa etier, with the same man, he
went into tho western part of Min.
uesota to trap until spring, and in
tending to 70 thence 10 Washington
Territory, and followed tapping in
Mobiles county, Minnesota, until
captured on the 9Th Of Oct
Kidd spoke unroseryedly Of his
life and conduct since his resolve to
murder Katie Jordan, and previously
to tLc resolve, respecting their court
ship. It would seem that he loved
,he girl dearly, but with a fierce and
Jealous passion which did not evoke
corresponding affection and conf
dcnco on her part