Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-07-21
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1 xn grhesa asfsau His Mother Makes a To'sch-
inO appeal.
Hr. I0gias, July s.-The following let
1er written By Mrs, Brooks, mother OF the
murderer III Arthur Preller, before she lefs
KsngIana saaa just been made public:
suwNYnANK, HYDE, CHESHIRE, Eng.
AsA Afarshouse- Dear Lady: Pray par
aon sns taxing the liberty Of adore ssing
gou. WAen tell you that am Hugh NJ.
Rrooka' naother, the poor boy now lying
nndsg san&enee Of death at st. Louis,
III sAank you will forgive me.
wssia III ask your help in the matter, and
40 asa yeu to plead for. my poor boy with
wong DEAR husband / do not say my boy
III free from blame, but he has not done o
murder. that | am suro of. He was not
aapabla III sneh thing, and everything
goes ID pgose that il was . pure accident,
Nand nod q willful murder. You are
nnosleg. and you may just fancy 10 yourself
whaS lhls ssonble would have been TO you
had your dear boy been In my boys place
- assmnger in strange land, aud not
Glsnd near 20 speak to"
OBJ 40 haap II you eau, and God grant
700 may he spared such bitter sorrow as
hnaTsnds mnd such boys are generally
easily nexsnaded. Look NJ the difference
iii Ehe a@a OF my boy, twenty three
years. and Preller over thirty years Of age.
why did she man oyerpefc=ade him TO at
eAmpk such d thing for him2 Why did he
mon 10 IL pr0per doctor / do not like 10
say ans thing against Preller now lie is dead,
but IN certainly was his own fault, aud am
afraid Esomsgwhst we have heard that he
was NOT 10 goOd as represented. know
tho pkass baa put hundreds oil lies IN the
!, papers assput my hoy, but that Is no
I geasou, hseause the pres wishes TO make q
great harvest. thai my hoy should lose bis
Illa. Eyegyghing WAS done that could DO
done against hin ia the t:ial At 81 Louis.
This waa Relieved out by all the judges Of
: Jefferson city exeep, noble Judge Sher-
wood. = gAntleman for whom We have tho
greatest h0noF and respect.
My husband speaks so highly OF the gov
y asn0F THAI Seugurcd 10 write aud ask you
an plead ~ as and got my boy free par
dos. which be certainly deserves, for every
BODY harw sass hts punishment has already
fmr exceeded his oilenss Now, dear lady
les mother love get you 70 do all you
can DO save Der child We none VI us know
how soan sorrow and trouble may come q
@ny pn@ nf Us, and. therefore, we should dS
ouF usnaost 10 alleviate the sufieringa O
oshsra reShaps some Of those people WIKI
wega w cruel 10 mr. poor boy
nag have 10 pray for justici
ms me havn done. and hn denied u. Nov
we havs nothing lrit but 10 ask for mercy
ahs very Thing We ought never 20 have haS
a0 aah ass II the administrators Of the las
had aam~ their duty leave those wickeS
snen III God hands 20 deal with them q
liz only eAn deal with such people.
DEAR HAhY ! am not asking you 10 d
one hls nere than | would do for you o
any oas slse we're you In my place aud y
gears
fuel exsry confidence in your dear has
band, amA also feel surs Of your intorccs
sion Iii nBy poor boys behalf II you sue
coed, whseh earnestly pray almighty Co
s1 K@sB4 you may, yon aud your del
husband vii hayo raised the fair namo q
Missouri 0ut Of the dust. where u At pres
ank liAa In abe eyes OF rRht-thinking meu
cad ahnw 40 the world at large that ther
III nu@ gm Missouri must ht 10 hold tho big
and mAhls position Of governor be
aMnma he loves justice and mercy
INA great distance between ua an
oar dear boy makes II az tunes almos
unhensahle- 500 miles My husban
has hasn ii ST. Louis three times 10 do q
hs eaa fDs him. This ought 20 be quit
aHf1ses@nk % prove 10 every ono that nc We
nnA haA boy, which he certainly was no
or wa shoald not have done so much 4
him. Il long to see him more than wore
can tell, hut am dreadful bad sailo
{ mnd chs tourney Is both long aud eIpcI
+ ssye SAN, II can do him any good wi
come
~ ~ Hoping and praying you will use all yo'
influence with your dear husband in n
mooe aoyfM behalf | remain, DEER lad
youfa aaapertfully, HANNAH Books.