Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-28
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TO his mother, Mrs. Ellen Hill, addressed
to Gmmet Station, Nevada county, Ark
ct which the following ia copy:
,"My dear old mother, sisters and
brothers: now write my farewell letter
to you ell until we meet again where
parting will be no more. In God I trust,
in Him die. O, mother, let not your
heart be troubled shout me, for all Is
well; yes, all is well-but let your heart
be troubled with the love of our Lord.
Jesus Christ is in me ana am in Jesus
Christ; yes, the son Of the living God.
Mother, o think and remember 1 was
born to die. L am prepared to meet nav
God in peace. Ills q wsy I never
thought or dreamed of going, the
way 1 have to go, the same as
did my dear wife, but al Is well, in
deed all Is well. The love Of Jesus
Christ is shed abroad in my heart. My
read is open, my wsy Is clear. With the
love Of my Lord 1 made good and
faithful Agat. 1t seems to me sometimes
can see heaven bow to me, welcome me
to my Fathers kingdom, where l can lay
my head en- Jesus breast and breathe my
life Gus. My days hsvs been numbered
here on eartn by man, but there js no erd
to heaven. Be faithful few days longer
and you will see me again. My dear
mother, my mother ln-lsw brought my
death upon me, but have forgiven her
from my heart.
Dear sisters and brothers, honor your
old mother; always be good aud kind to
each other; be goot and kind to all man.
kind, and above all serve your God, for
he can do more for you all than any earth
ly friend. So put your trust in Jesus
Christ and let his love spread abroad in
your heart. Don't grieve after me, for
all IS we'll. With this 1 close my last
farewell letter to you all till we meet
again where parting is no more. Your
son until death. Owens Datus Hill, to
Ellen Hill, Lue Hill, Monroe E. Hill,
Mary Hill, Cora Hill, JOHNNY Hill.
o. D. HILL.
"P. S.-Dear Mother-I send you one
overcoat of mine, two pair drawers, two
shirts, one pair socks, one pair shoes,
and one small looking glass which be-
lopged to my baby. You keep II SO lorg
as you live. Give my clothes to my little
brother, Johnny Hill.
OWENS D. HILL"
In the letter to bis mother-in-.aw he
directs her to keep all Of his things and
give them to the children. Tells her that
while she brought about all his trouble
he freely forgives her.
GEORGE MOSS
was convicted on the 17th of September
last for participating in one of the most
diabolicsl murders that ever occurred in
the Iudisn Territ Dry, and is the last Of
four men who took part in it. On the
26:h of November, 1886, George Moss,
Sandy Smith, Factor Jones and Dick But
Ter, all negroes, conspired to steal 6 beef
OF the range in Rcd River county, Chico
taw nation, it being sgreed among them
that II any person caught them in the act
they would murder whoever it might be.
They shot q fine steer belonging to
George Taft, 3 prominent farmer. Taft
happened to be In the bottom locking af-
ter some stock and appeared on the scene
Immediately after the shot was fired, and
was promptly killed, Moss being the man
that fred the fstal shot. During the
shooting the horse Of Moss got away
from him, and he was unable
to catch it. The beef WAS abandoned
and the murderers all separated, Moss
going home on foot. Tsff's absence from
home over night alarmed his family, the
following day searching party WAS
organized, who soon discovered the dead
body where it fell, and the horse of Moss
was also found in the bottom with saddle
and bride on. This led to the arrest Of
Moss, and in his anxiety he gave his
three companions away. Moss and
Sandy Smith were turned over to
deputy marshal who happened to be In
the vicinity and were brought here
for trial, but as Jones and Butler
were registered citizens of the
Choctaw nation, this court had no juris-
diction over them. The infuristed citi-
zens who had them in charge, knowxg
that the murderers would probably never
be punished under the Indian law, took
the a to the identical spot where Tai was
murdered, and after hearing their cor fes-
sions, proceeded to riddle them with bull
lets, leaving their dead bodies In the
woods where they fell. Sandy Smith died
in Jail before the day OF trial from the ef-
fecis of wound received at the hands of
the Marshal while en- route to this city,
who shot him while he was making des-
perate effort to escape.
After his conviction he made no forts
to extricate himself from the position In
which he WAS placed, but went back to
his prison cell, where he stoically awaited
the day of his doom.