The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-09
He Is Said To Be tho "H. F. Jor-
dan" of the Letters.
Evidence OF Guilt Against Which Legal
Ingenuity viii Battle in vain-A
Pathetic Story of Woman's Blind
Faith and Mans Perfidy.

TIE APPEAL is again enabled today to
throw flood of new light upon the now
famous Tisdell murder. The unfortunate
young lady, it appears, had formed the
habit common among the unlettered Of
first making rough draft OF every letter
she intended to write, and then copying
from that in her best hand. Unfortunate.
ly for the Water Valley betrayer and the
group Of seryile accomplices that sur
rounded him, three Of these letters were
found in her satchel and are herewith re-
published. They are addressed TO G. ID.
Brown, who appears in the letters by the
name Gorley. The first is without date,
but was undoubtedly written before the
9th day Of August. II was written after Il
visit OF twcnty-iour hours which she made
10 Water Valley after arriving at the
boarding-house on Marshall avenue.
The writing is cramped and scarcely
legible, and the spelling not strictly ortho-
dox.
TnE APPEAL has not followed her errors
letters for the benefit Of its readers They
will be turned over to the grand jury when
called for. They read as follows:
LETTER 40. ].
Mr. Gorloy / got hcre all right this morning !
have the headache awful bad. Gorlcy, feel worse
tiuCc came back up here. II makes me want 20
. see you and Charley wonc thnn ever. Gorley, you
aud Charley arU my best friends. / have received
that letter he wrote before went down there. lie
never nccciyed those ciris ON account OF dating
wrong. Iuflcy, when you write address 2ig Mad.
ron. Gorley, write soon Come up "a soon ~ you
can. You and Charley come up. 20 gnoiby Tor
ihi, time, with ki,s, from WILLIE JoEDiN.
The Charley referred TO in the above
and subjoined letters Is doubtless G. T..
Rombcrgcr, superintendent Of the
Water Valley cotton Mills.
SOW
MrNrnIs, Tenn. August T. isSs.
ncur Gnrlcy-i seat myself down a. drop you
few lines to let you know where ! am on MARSHALL
avenue No. a. have n nice place to board ior
saoou week. Goflry, ! wish you would come up
here this week for want 10 sec you on business
Oofcy, sec Mr.. komhcucr and scu Il he hts r..
CyIycd thc letter wrote tD him II he has, let me
know. IL slre 10 come. Gofcy. Tell Mt Rom
bCrgcr Ia write 20 me and let me know how he j.
getting along. Goflcy, tell me how sallic aud
Rachel and hpllp Iislcil arr getting along. Tell
Mr Romhcrger howdy for me and tell him
% bc sure to write 10 me, tell him 10 sign
iny name. Mn. william Jordan. tell him 10 put
Tie number on the back aud the name oi the
The number Of the street Guflcy, h. sun to
come dOflCy, when you come pas yourself us
10y husband. when you come lnyuirc ior Mr..
InriHn told her | was married II she asks
you what your name i tell hyf your uainy u
jordan. may ssC you Ant Ny ruum j. down
tuIrs am not sick. lrom Willie iisdcll ~
Gutcy Brown.
Letter No. 2 Is the most important Of
ALL In that II established the date OF her
removal tO RhOda Turner's house and the
date when she began taking the vile stuff
which caused her death. IL is In response
10 q letter received from Water Valley,
signed II. L. Jordan, and the writing is
similar 10 one from the same place signed
G. T.. Rombcrgor. Jordan Is u fictitious
name, rs the signcr writes that the post
master refused 10 give the letter 10 him.
lie tells her after that 90 write 10 Gorlie
and he will show IL 10 me-" Here is the
letter in full, and Willie Tisdoll's answer
TIE nErRAYER's LETTER.
wIilic-I got your letter today and vii answer
it Immediately. A. a. me coming up sunday
ON nfmid it will he impossible ilf mc Ia do - Ny
baby l. stli very sick AMI could not get Oii with
out people thinking !omcthing was w KNOW
yuu an lonesome aud homulck, but u viii D. all
iisht IN few days. had some Trouble in getting
your letter irom the pg'iofhcc Mf. Martin mld u
was not iur me. ~ the next letter you wuic tp
G0rlic. aud he viii show u ~ me let me know
how much money yon need, aud ! viii seni u 70
would like 90 go myfci know We would have
u biz time together. W. very careful what you toll
Mrs Ferguson, ns Il won't do 10 trust anybody.
What dil the woman 1t 40 2ig .ay about ii bid
thc ,ay thc could cure you, and how long did thc
my u would ukc' lwill ~ "a come 20 sunday,
soon ', 80 - you can eome back, "A am awful lone.
ic ,nfc to burn THIS letter NJ soon a. you read H.
~ nobody Will ~ H. and stay there until you nrc
curei aud We Will not SGT inio THIS trouble aghin.
Prom. N. .. JORDAN.
TiIE BETRAYED GIVE ANSWER.
MENHs Tcun, Aug q, iss@
Mr Goflcy Brown
scat mysslf 10 write you a iow lines 10 lct you
know how I am saW that lady. OoflCy ! wish
you would fcc charley aud all him IL be- told any
one where ! wna rome one has told mother
whore wns ! got dispatch this morning iof
mn IN come on the next tfain. told her wasn't
here. I rot her 10 answer IL Tor mc that the lnllU
wascnt on Marshall avenue lgoi him io sign bis
namc and tell hCr wasgut here. Guflcy u you
think q would be best ior me 70, ~
me know hghi away aud lct me know. Uoroy, I
am g0uu ~ send you dispatch Tell Charley ~
tenA mc si0 BE- sDun ns h. gcis the word 1uflcyi
ont Tell Charley to6,k salic IL abe has heard
tfpin me. and lct on be- don't kuuw what part of
Memphis l am iu Toll Charley 20 not tel any.
ouo Whcr ! am. haven't wrote 70 anyone bat
CnariUy WhCrc wcrC. and how they iouul u out
cont tell told sHilic who're ! wns going but
didn't 20 them. II looks strange shc found where
! was. someone kugvcl hat tgld her
Tell charley I ruociycd hls letter thig
morning was rlad to hDaf from him, tell Charley
I am sorry 10 houf that hls baby wac sick iHAyE
pfFy TAktNg rfiAT MEDICINE rym SINCE NoNpAY
kiI SAID " NAY ~ Two wIIAs tfruut gtr DoWN
/ huta it wont D. that long tuflUy come up this
; week II YOU can. am ~ lnnyslme. Tell Charley
20 come too u he can. OorlCy Inquire and tcc n
yuu cant get some work i0f INC, II you can. n you
can't wont o0Wc
o0flcy. gut The man 10 Ign his name and tell
ncf that the lady vCfu uu Murhall avenue, an
uofsy. scnt dispatch w. you aud Charley yes
tcr,iay. and haven't no answer ifum H. told
Charley ~ ssfnd me SO as tuun N possible. II he
cant ssnd II tlll the IN, send II ~ 2p Madison
street That lady said wefc In family w.
Nnrof' ueh htkt,, y. Nll ,nhH'. w. s,nnh inv w
send II lOsi9 Madison. Mhsn ] came up hofe she