The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-16
MARY'S LETTER TO SULLY.
PECULIAR COMMUNICATION IN
THE SHERIFF'S HANDS.

M. Southwark Thinks He Knows Who
Wrote It-probable Prosecution for
Sending Obscene Matter Through the
Mails.
\ letter was received by sheriff J. w.
southwark on September 9Th. From the
address it was believed that some new kink
in the murder mystery skein was about To
be- unravelcd, and when the contents were
read the suppostion grew into probability.
The letter, however. had tinge of unnat-
uralness about it. and doubts were ex-
pressed as to a woman writing the letter.
ON September eth these doubts were con-
frmed, as q postal card was received ap-
parently bearing what has since been stated
TO be by experts the same Handwriting
Inquiries were made, and after consider
able work. Sheriff sOuthw ard soon traced
the writings as 20 certain man in this city,
with whom he at one time cOrrespOnded,
and as soon as he settled in his mind who
wrote the letter and postal the motive was
plain TO him.
PROVE WHO WROTE II.
sheriff Southwark, in speaking Of the
letter, says: II will prove who wrote the
letter. having letters In my possession writ
ten BY the same party, and as many a. three
experts will testify 10 the fact that II Is the
same handwriting. Some of the letters
were written some months ago. As 10 the
object in writing the letter ] have nothing
to say at present, but will prove 1t ut the
proper time
The envelope was pOstmarked Richmond,
September lih, , +. NJ, and il has been
found out since that the letter was mailed
AT second and Broad streets. The address
on the envelope is as follows:
Tomas sully
jail house IN this Richmond don't no body
read dis here but he and is waitin hear how Is
times send me some word is gying county
lis evenin from your gal mary sen letter
10 sister sarah house
WENT TOO FAR.
In the address Of the envelope the "ccr-
tain man" makes slip. II he had not
put 50 much writing on IT. it is very pro-
bable that the letter would have never been
noticed. The latter, however, demonstrates
considerable ingenuity, and shows de-
cidcd rival of DR.. Pages stories in point OF
dialect The stars in portions Of the
letter. are places in which language was
used decidedly unfit for publication. II
nothing else is done with the writer, he can
certainly be arrested under the United
states laws for sending obscene matter
through the mails. The letter as far as can
be given is as follows:
Tom lob l:sat my self down 10 writ to you
how is fines is is been scard and bOtncrd
that dam white man dide after all ! had the
baby and killed IL like you fiksed the jew
man wanted 10 ask YOU bout how IL cam out
the money you give me got some Things
ned and is bin 10 country sine YOU kill TIE
lew man at Idle the how you XII him with
dig hole and put dit enough 10 cover you
up with you don like told you
not wild the how II you took the
AK or TasOr and finished him you
better leVie was scard coming home when
you an got back j was fraid say much 10
you YOU was all sound
the how put il ia hole an dug II ut and
cut the baby he'd In fore peces an rs put 10 in
bacO box and J killed II at twelve o'clock ia
the day the time you kill the jew. only you
Kill him in the night the bloody cloths
YOU give me TO wash did burn them
in fireplace / neber told no body bout
YOU did max me That night when you
left my hOus is stOld You "A good over coat
giving 10 die II you put the thing on the VIII
folks ana get strait out you smart noi say the
wife folks don IL i is IS ing 10 sister Sarah 10
ID tell YOU all out but don't get fraid and
tell YOU took me dar and Kill him with the
how tell the wife folks done il cant hear no
NOR about You II YOU git cauch wrlle all NE
ews Doo W,s H., @ NM I'M cnid nor Reeo
II and you told me best XIII IL SO DOB
don what you told and J is giving 10 hunger
that devil Tor you II J can eet heI 10y hei sen
I Will Kill her she done you fltN dallNlne
when all ober come 10 the country sister but
don't tel sister notEin for she tel an II YOU
want inony send Woiu or vi lle soon .,' now 'lil
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cal She altimc sayin nirar so ieb her she "A
hateful gin my lob 10 all tel them
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come to me son did YOU get chanc To kill
hdlc and bun him upi hope yO1 might cause
he is got mony Whlte dogs you KIN youis,eII
up Woik lTi , VIII ' hni IIu vot Ee io
ali set fir come 10 me and viii hdlp YOU my
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