Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-04-22

The jury stood IL to 1 to acquit
Emma Prilley. They would have all
agreed to send her to the penitentlary,
but could not do so under the in
structions of the court. On promise
of leaving town, never to leturn, she
was discharged, as the prosecuting
attorney could not obtain sufficient
evidence to convict her. A ticket to
Louisiana was given her, and she was
told never to return.
In about four days Sheriff Glas-
cock received the following letter,
post-marked Louisiana, Mo:
March 9Th, 1880.
Mr.. glasscock you all just had bet
ter PREPARE for Me for will be thare
next Monday evening or Tuesday
evening you will find Me down by the
flour Mill hat night am comeing
back for cant see eny pease atall for
i see inflow ever night and cant live
the way it is and if you all hang nathe
and Jacob you must hang Me to for
am guilty of help killing him and
he hothers me SC cant rest he is al
ways following me i know that i
promist not to come back but am
on my road now have told you my
reason for coming back and now
have told you wheare weuld be and
My reason for it look out for Me for
am coming back please meet Ne
and take Me to Jale Mr. Glasscock
you can tell the boys that am coming
on--the boys that is in Jale mean.
EMMA PRILLY.
Sheriff Glascock was not much
surprised when he received the above
letter, for he fully expected her to
come back.
In about three days the girl arrived
and went at once to the Jail. The
next day the editor of this paper in
terviewed her. We will give the
substance of what she told us in IA
condensed form. We will not give
oar questions, but her story as CLEAN
ed from her answers:
II went from Mexico to Louisiana
when sent away after the trial. |
went out in the country and staid a
few days; l did not go out Of the
state ut all Ever since Inflow was
SHOT, he has followed mc in spirit. |
could see hisu in my sleep; L would
talk about hitl in my sleep. He gave
me no peace at all. When in jail l
could not sleep for thinking about
.in, and in the night dreaming about
hlm. l would jump out OF bed. l
left Louisiana last Saturday and got
TO Bowling Green at half-past twelve
Sunday morning, and slept in town
the resi- Of the night. had a little
money. Sunday walked to Curry
vile, and stala all night at house
one mile this side of the town. l did
not get tired of walking, and my feet
did not hurt me at all. Monday nigh,
slept in the elevator at Laddonia
Tuesday afternoon, about o'clooA
| got to the creek just east of Mexico
and staid there till after dark, when
came right in TO the Jail. When a
louisiana got letter from my uncl,
sam Watkins, of Ienard county
HIS, who told me il came home h,
would beat NE to death This de
cidcd me about coming back t,
Mexico; also, one night when in tin
country near Louisiana, | talked II
my sleep and gave myself away, ant
the people at The house who heard in'
told me had better come TO Mexico
that | would never he good girl, ant
that | could never go home, and tn
best thing was to come back an'
plead guilty, and here | am. II wan
to han4-wou!i rather hang than q
to the pchitcntiary. ! am guilty am
want to die. Inflow follows me ri
the time. don't care where | e
after dic--ncycr think of that; btl
would like 10 have time To prepare 10
death. Shall join the Catholic churc
-my father and mother were Catho
hes. am not afraid to diet /
what | deserved.