The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-25
SWEARs HE WILL SHUTTLE.
James Is. Field Writes the Herald and His
Wife from Palestine that He Means to
"Croak."


Wife from Palestine that He Means to
"Croak."
The HERALD's last nights mail brought
the following startling letter, which is given
word for word:
To the Editor of the Herald
PALESTINE, May %, lSS2--Will you
please publish this in your paper for the
benefit of my wife who lives in your
town. | lett her and my children last Sat-
urday week ago, but have not written her
line yet, and never will, for when this
reaches you | will be cold in my
grave. Life is no pleasure to me,
and death is preferable. God knows that
! loved my wife and children, but
failed to make them comfortable living
after six years hard work. | never was a
man that drank to excess or spent my
money foolishly. My wife grew cold to me
me of many things that was
to leave my children behind. but l leave
them in the hands of the Lord. have
only one request to make of my wife, and
that is to forgive the woman she was
jealous of for she will know
who | mean do not care to have the
lady's name published, as she is innocent
of the charge. God in heaven knows
that | never said an indecent word
to the woman in my lite
or she to me. further request my wife
to let my child 60 to see her Qhe LADY,
whenever she wants to CO. Ny wife was
Halcomb's houses. 205 Houston street
when left. May God ever bless and pro-
tect her and my darling little children
Hoping that you will publish this, am,
sir, yours in death. | will write
few lines to my wife and enclose In your
letter. Respectfully,
Jas. B. FIELD.
Postscript. Please send the letter enclosed
to my wife, No 205 Houston street.
A HERALD reporter looked for the resi-
dencJ OF Mrs. Field, but found that she had
moved, and not finding her, the letter to
her is given below:
PALESTINE, TRxas, May the sd, lSs2-Mrs. Kitty
Fields.
My DEAR Wife, will write you few
lines for the last time in this life. Kitty,
left you with the intention of never return
ing again but left you under the impression
that would and il | had of succeeded IN
my undertaking would have returned.
failed in that, and | will never return to
you alive. Kitty, forgive me If you can, for
am resolved to take my own
life. My remains will never be
found, as | have guarded against that;
So there Is no use in trying to find them.
Try and forget if you can, every hard word
ever said to you. Kitty will you grant me
one favor; il will be the last | will ever
make of you. wish you to forgive Mrs.
NJ. of all. God knows she is innocent. DO
not let Mollie have Matte if you give her
10
ofyou. That is to go to your uncle Will
liam Clark, in Fort Worth, where you can
have a home, but if you had rather
live in Dallas let it be so. Write to my
cousin in Hearne, Texas. | have written
him letter and asked him to help you to
get good home. His name is one never
mentioned to you in life. He
will do anything he can for you.
Write to Frank Cook at Hearne, Texas.
May God bless and protect you and our
dear children is the prayer OF your husband
in death.
Kitty, do not grieve after me; but try
and raise the children up to do what is right
to every one, and to be loved by every one.
God will help you if you only will try to do
your part. Keep in your breast the secret
you know Of one that was the sting of my
lie. do not want any one to suffer for
anything at all. will bid you goodbye
for the last time in life; and remember it is
my diving wish to write to my cousin,
Frank Cook. Good-bye-kiss the children
for me. May my God bless you and my
children. Your Husband in Death,
JAMES b. FIELDS.
Owing to the lateness Of the hour but lit
tie could be learned concerning the threat
ened suicide. lie left few weeks since in
bad humor to look for work. II may be
that he has failed to carry out his threat to
take his own life, yet the authorities Of
Palestine will no doubt in
spect the grounds surrounding
that place. They did not, so far as can be
learned, live happily together. As Mrs.
Field was not found, the Mrs. I'M" re-
ferred to in his letter has not as yet been dis
covered, yet today may develop more facts
concerning the affair.