Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-07-25

meet you IN 81. Louis. OeG me q
fine steel saw made by u gunsmith or
II Kate will get me out this
time / will die OF do right. Court
sets first Monday in October. | have
some money with ma little money |
here would do big with it; write to
kate--tell her to sell out everything
and move out here: she can make q |
living without working so hard [
don't want You to write here only to
Chas. Shartie; write nothing that
will be of any interest; don't say
where any of our folks live; anything
could be got in easy; Kate knows
how to do; she won't need any adj
vice; [ know she will come if she
can sell out have some one to help
her; she is a good woman-never has
gone hack on ME. If you can open
my valise send me a pair of pants,
SHIRT, hat and coat-it is at the Dutch
man's-rest CT the things if you a
send them; send them to Robert
Steel If you cannot without trouble,
don't do so; try and write or see
Tom have him to go out and help
Kate come here; when you are in
st. Louis or Indianapolis try and get
that saw-it wants to be of the best
steel, very fine; an ounce OF aqua
fortis would do. There is IL fellow in
jail here whose folks are living on
|. 100 North Market Street named
Fields, a doctor; he wants this man
out Of jail you see this doctor, tell
him we are i'll same cell his name is
John Duke; | think you could do
something. | have written all that is
necessary. Now, Billy, don't say
anything, but help me out; | will re-
pay you; keep these letters; write a
letter to Kate. registered, tell her l
need her, and have her to rome to
St. Louis, then tell her where | am
for fear some one else will get the
letter; remember what | tell YOU
tell her to aid me this time; | would
not send this letter to her without
she sends SOLE other p~ostoilicc adj
dress. Billy, try and get thcs, boys
Il place to board, and see what you
can DO.
The fourth is also from Shartie to
his nephew:
DEAR NEPHEW: | take the oppor-
tunlty OF dropping you Il few lines !;
| am i'll trouble, and need your aid
to regain my liberty; | send this by
u young man who Vas i'll jail here by
name of John Grey; he will aid us
for money he will tell YOU all we
need; L want you to write To Kate
for mc-he sure and register Vour
letters-don't send them any other
way don't write to me only to Char
lie Shartie-admit nothing tell moth
ing else if you hear; be careful Wn'
YOU say; tell Kate not to write be
under any circumstances-it won
DO; have her write To you ut lndlal
apOlis; have Kate to come to y
Louis if she viii If We can yet til
tools we will nc all right a sa'
made by Il gunsinitii, whIcu can b
got very easy, and nitric arId, W
tiN things here; write 10 Kate low.
an fixed, but don't tell her wher
am let her meet YOU III st. Lou
There Is Il man in ann cell bv IL,
of John Duke, /, 100 North Maj
Street; see them; his fatlirr's-la,cS
III; me is Fields, a doctor; he VICE
aid YOU. Let 10 one sce The lctw
you received from Kate; don't VI
Them hcrc-it won't do; Cyuryt.
are trying to find ont sonnet "
about me, hut can't SO far Tive
enough for me; | am tired Of lIv
| have been sick one week, have.
chronic diarrhua, may get h.
soon; tell Tom to keep you post,9'
to his whereabouts if Kate come
she will need aid; | have som
money; you can help her there i
/ st. Louis; have Tom all Kate; ,
/ out and help her sell out; write /
!; katc-tcli her to help me ont thi
time; | will he her slave the rest C.
my days; | think you might com
10y here 90 out and help Kate (
{ sell out or send Tom. This man o
fcrs very fairif the things an he q,
between you and Doctor Fields; til.
man | spoke of before lives on Lie
l North Market Street: if YOU can
, make it work with Grey, try it Il
t yourself or let Kate do it; keep til
{ letter; show it to Kate; try and III
p derstand situation | have Il coat
u the DutChman's: | sent that hund
of clothes to Burlington to Charlie
l ~Brama1gh; try and have them l.,
Z turned to St. Louis have the g,
" press agent send for them; take cal
Of those clothes for me-take to- Il
t ~diaDapolis; | have some money
" will repay you every dollar you il
{ vest for me. Please help me out til
= time; | will II yer disgrace yon agaiI
> CHAS. SHAETIE.
II W ii. Moore, indianapolis, Ind
Lyle House.
In all probability, if these lctte
:: had gone through all right, the
a would have been some trouble, b
=; through the ingenuity of Jailor Stee
the prisoners who were caught carr
ing the letters were remandcd tC j;
d and will suffer for their folly.