The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-11-22
'T.E.L].EGRAMS
Another Inspired Idiot.

NEW YORK, October 15.-An anonymous
letter was sent to the editor of the Wall
Street Neaos asking that the enclosed letter
be forwarded to Jay Gould. The letter ad-
dressed to Could was also anonymous and
reads as follows:
WINDSOR HOTEL, Oct. Is, 1881.
jay Gould, Esq:
1t is my painful duty to inform you that
within six days from the date of this letter
your body will have returned to the dust
from whence it came. l therefore warn
you to make vour peace with God, and pre-
pare for the fate which awaits you. 1t is no
wish of mine to take your life, but | am i'll
spred and requested by an All Lowing God
to do it as public necessity and for the bene-
fit of the community at large. You must
undoubtedly be aware that you have been
rogue of the first water all your lite, that
through youl artlul cunning and deceit you
have robbed thousands Of people of their
birth right. You have had no money save
that which you have robbed from the rich
and poor, fathers and fatherless, widow aud
o. phan indiscrmlnately of their last d. lar,
and through your vilany, have brought
| Iuin and destruction upOa thousands of fam
| lilies. All This you have done under cloak
| by circulating false reports; by buying news
| papers; making false Statements; committing
perjury, and by arful cunning and decep-
ton; In fact you nave robbed both great aud
small, and now the Lord says you must pay
| for all. Your death is a public necessity III
| order to save thousands of others from pain
and destruction. Your death will be an
easy one, for purpose shooIng you through
the heart, if possible, and if my first shot is
not instant dta!h l will give the coup de
grace with the second shot 50 that your death
shall be quick and easy. Don't hold out any
| hoT e that this is threatening letter, nor for
stock jobbing purposes, for | do not own
single share Of stocks of any kind, neither
| am | interested in any. This is simply the
will OF God, and he has chosen me to carry
in out. He has applied to me in dream
and has requested me to slay you as public
necessity; aud in Going so God has assured
me it is by his Divine Providence. | all
cuosen to do this act and that by doing so
shall become public benefactor. l have
sworn and taken IA solemn oath before tn
all living c cd that | will put you to death
intended TO have SHOT you last Friday eyes
terjav) whenl saw YOU with Dillon and Sage
| had INV pistol ready and cooked but voice
from the Lord sounded N my ears, s..lng
Hold on, give HIM time 10 repent lest h
desceud iuto everlasting punishment. Nov
make your peace with God and prepare 10
the fate that awaits you, aud may tho l.os'
have mercy on your soul. | am only al
} agent cf the Lord. The Lord appeared t.
} me =. ain last night and said: ''Jay Goul
} must surely die" And when | Ieasone
with the Lord in my dream, told him m
life would ais he required and would b
hanged. The Lord assured me no har,
womb become of Inc that the rope was III
made. neither was the hemp grown to max
the rope to haug me with, and that he woul
I deliver me out Of the hands of my enemle
This is by the express will aud command I
CIud that | sm chosen TO put you to dealt
= and have sworn by the all living God, ii
great Jehovah and ledecmer OF the worl'
and taken a solemn oath and kissed the no
a Bible that will carry ii out within six da,
II from .his date if An opportunity occur'
/ therefore be prepared 10 lheet your fale al
moment, aud may God have mercy on yo'
soul.
: remain, sir,