The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-08-28

dre1, none over ten years Of age, to our re-
porter. This sight of so many people TO see
fslon die the death of the law,is saddening,to
say the least oft It is no mark of intelli-
gence or ofcivilzatien,for men and women to
90 to such places. We cannot understand
or appreciate the motive which prompts
genteel, refined people to desire to witness
such sickening sight.
wRIGHr's CONFESSION.
To the Editor Of the Herald.
SIR: TO do justice to myself my friends
and my attorneys, have concluded to write
a few lines for publication and hope you will
give space in your valuable paper in which
will give short sketch Of my life.
was born in Mississippi, in Oct. A. D.
1859 and while was very young my parents
came to Texas, and but short time after
coming to the state my father was killed at
Quitman in a difficulty, and soon after the
death of my father, my mother was taken
sick and died and just before her death she
gave her children away to some good
white people, giving me to
General j. s. Raines. remained with Gen
eral Raines until was fifteen years of age,
and then left him and began work for Mr..
Peake near Stopfoot. remained with him
for sometime and then went to Hutchins to
get work to do with some of the good peo-
pie there, and got work to do with Mr.. Vim
ing and Mr.. Sharp and DR.. Stone and DR..
Michner. never asked for work from any
but the best citizens.
| have always tried to live law ab;d ing,
never taking anything but what WIS my
own. Inever was arrested for anything I'M
til for the charge for which am to be exc
cuted. | never had any difficulty with any
one except Paul Sebastian, whom l shot near
Hutchins, for which | was nev'r moested,
and Jesse Wicks, whom / killed and for
which l am now to be executed.
l must confess | let nay passion get the best
of me in those two instances. | do not
think | would have been hung had it not
been for Nose Perkins. He swore my life
away. l know have done wrong and de-
serve punishment for what have done; do
not think l deserve death, and would not
have been hung if Nose had testified to the
facts in my case as they we're. But l have
forgiven Nose for what he has done. l
cherish i'll feelings toward none. l have
no malice toward the judge nor jury. |
think of them in the highest terms; think
they done their duty toward me, as all
good citizens would. They could
do nothing more than they done.
have the kindest feelings for MIR. Moon,
the sheriff, Captain Dean, the jsiler, and all
the guards around the Jail. They have been
as good to me as they possibly could be, and
especially since my final sentence, giving me
everything | could wish for. No prisoners
could complain of i'll treatment of any one
surrounding the jail.
1t has been published in the papers that l
had endeavored to take my own life; this is
all grave mistake. | have never had no
such ideas, and do not know what has caused
such suspicion, unless it was because said |
had as soon be dead as to be in the trouble
was in, confined as | was, and could do
nothing but think of my doom. | feel now
that | have made peace with my God l have
prayed fervently for the forgiveness Of my sins,
and feel that my prayer have been heard
and my sins forgiven. l trust that may
meet my friends in a brighter world on high.
would advise all to keep out of difficulty,
When one offends you forgive him, and in al
cases return good for evil. would advise
all to be Christians. Try to live better than
| have done, and always be prepared for
death, forno man knoweth when death shall
come.
am very thankful to my attorneys. |
know they did all that was in their power
for me. They could do nothing more than
they did for me. Captain Fields and Colonel
Simpson were my attorneys. They ex-
pressed willingness to take my case to the
appellate court without any fee from me. |
am very thankful to them. l do not think
they could have kept me from being executed
as l am 10 be.
am thankful to the ministers for coming
to see me in my last days, and advising
for my spiritual welfare. My prayer is that
they will meet me in heaven, and | trust they
will continue to pray in my behalf.
feel grateful 10 my sister for visiting me
from Mineola had not met my sister for
about fifteen years. have no relatives ex-
cept one sister and one brother, who lives at
Qutman. l had not seen either of them for
fifteen years until my sister visited me at the
Jail after was condemned.
DALLAS July, 80, 1880.