The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-06-02
MuLLERsBURG ROMANCE.


Particulars Oi the Death ~ Folsom
the Brlght CnOciaw Hnif-Dreed Who
weed and Won PhGbe's Love.
In The HERALD Of the Dist OF last
month mention was made Of a white
girl who was living with colored foster
parents in this city. Yesterdays mail
brought the following letter Of inquiry,
which leaves but little doubt that the
person referred TO in it IL one and the
same person spoken OF In The HER
. AID;
MArsyILLE, KY, May 2Sth, l67S
10 the Editor OF the Herald;
DEAR Sightseeing an article from
your paper lately copied In the Courier.
Journal, with the title, Romantic
History of u White Girl who has been
Raised and Educated by Colored Eos.
ter PARENTS" in which alluslon is made
to the death of a young man named
Folsom, in Millersburg, Kentucky,
and thinking that il might be matter
of interest to some to know the facts
in relation to him, l write to give
them to you, and if you see fit, to your
readers.
was the president of the Kentucky
Wesleyan college at the time. Young
Folsom, a bright Choctaw half.breed,
was Il student under my care. The
statement that he was "kiled in Il diff
Guilty with a student is mis-
take.
1t was through the careless handling
OF a pistol in the hands Of that fellow
student, named Emerson, who was u
roommate and friend of Folsom
There had been no difficulty between
them. "Another student who was pres
ent, and friend to both, testified TO
this, under oath, before the magis'
trates court, in which the case was
thoroughly Investigated: | was IN the
room few minutes after the shooting,
and remained with Folsom most OF
the ten hours in which he lived, subs
seouent to TIE sad accident His
words to me were, "Emerson didn't
90 to do it.n ] preached the funeral
sermon and buried the unfortunate
youth the next day.
The statement IA to the young girl
who is the subject of your article, be-
ing at the female college at the time,
il altogether new to me- he was
thought to be engaged to a young lady
who was, | believe, born and raised
near Millersburg, and she had an In
terview with him just before he died,
he then placing a heavy gold ring
upon her finger. Can you give me
the name of the young girl who is the
subject of your article, and is now, 1t
seems, resident of your city?
Very respectfully yours,
CHARLES TAYLOR.
Calling at the house Of the girls fos>
ter parents, the reporter found that
she had gone to McKinny, on visit,to
remain several days. The letter was
read to her foster father, Martin
Stopher, who remarked atsthe finish
that it must be the same man, al
though he had always understood that
the killing was intentional as he hac
heard the particulars from the girl con
pptlllng LUp Sdu Sliull '"'' S''-S
ed her 80 much bitterness of life.
"The writer of the letter." he con
tlnued, Essays the statement that there
was young girl attending tho female
institute at Millersburgh, to whom III
WAS attached, is altogether new
to him. The short time the chil'
attended, she did so for good reasons
under an assumed name YOUNG
Folsom managed to meet ne
iu private although the rules OF IN
school were very strict. You know
Mr. Reporter, woman is mighty Gun
ming, and she managed to keep stoiel
interviews with him which were eve
of & pure nature"
Martin Stopher continuing saiu
"There was another young lady atteh'
ing the institute to whom, IL wa
thought, he was engaged, and n
might have been, but he was also Ell
gagged to Phoebe, for that is the girl
name. She is good girl, cir, ana sih'
she hiss received her education an
growth, / am proud Of her and glad
know that she has no desire to lea'
her old black daddy. We are thihRiil
of moving from this city to sothe poii
on the Central road"
The old man exhibited several pr
lures of the girls schoolmates. y
two were written the names MAI
Mcconnell" and "Mattie." The o.
, mau stated that when the girl return
ed she would, in all probability, giN
further facts concerning her romant
history which he himself was unao
to give in full and therefore asked
be excused from talking any more.
when Lawyers pie.
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