Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-03-24
MEXICO MISSOURI THURSDAY MARCH "a 1892

her without a stamp. Mr.. Cary
sent a two-cent stamp and received
the letter. Itwas from Jethro. This
is about the substance of it:
| Mrs. Elmer Cary, Washington
county, Pa.-Dear Brother and
Sister: Pm in workhouse. Asked
a man to help me and he arrested
me. I want you all to
send me money. Have patent
collar-button and charm.
am coming and get you all to 60 in
with me. We will get rich
The letter was constructed so dis
conneetedly and unintelligently it
was difficultto getany sense out of it.
Mrs. Cary sent me Immediately to
indianapolis to see Jethro. Be-
fore I left l telegraphed to Sheriff
! Adams:
Has Jethro Martin been found
yet? Answer on sight
did this thinking he had prob
ably been found since the letter was
written, it being delayed SO. ar
rived at that place last Saturday at
noon and went at once to the work
house. ] inquired of the superin-
tendent if such man was there and
he told me he had been moved to
the Jail. He said to me: He's a
little off, amt hep / said he was
and left for the Jail. The superin-
tendent called me back and give me
Jethro's pocket-book; it had only a
stamp in it-likely the one he in
intended putting on the letter. On
arriving at the jail l went in the Of
flee and asked if the man was in
and he said yes; in for vagraney.
I told him I wished to see him. The
ljailor sent him to me. was stand.
ing up by the stove in the jailor'
office and Jethro walked in. He
had his hands folded, one of them
up to his chin. / had not seen him
for Is years, but would have known
him in England. l said:
Don't you know me?'
Don't know you,' replied Jethro
with his head bent downward anc
his eyes looking at me.
why, I'm your cousin. Jethro.
| Got no cousin like you,'
why, don't you remember jim
Martin.
Yes, but you are not him. he
insisted.
| | related circumstances of oul
childhood, but he would doubt it
and did not talk intelligently.
asked if he knew his 'pap'was dead
He then commenced crying and re
piled:
| MY mother is dead, too
| Jethro's mother has been deat
about three years and he seemed tt
appreciate the loss of his parents fol
a moment; then he would com
mence talking incoherently again
said he wanted his father to 60 il
with him on his patents. | said t.
him:
| 'Jethro, you are blamed for kill
ling him.
| He continued to cry and murmul
something l could not understand
l told him / was coming to Missour
Ibis old home. He insisted OF
coming with me, inquiring if I had
money enough to bring both of us
and if they would let US out. HI
was anxious to come home. Hi
tguard came and called him after W.
had conversed about twenty min
utes and 1 told him goodbye. Be
fore / left, the jailor said: 'Thatrela
tive of yours is away off, and l as
) sured him he was correct. His tim
was about out in the workhouse
| having been confined thirty days
and if l wasn't afraid of him
! would have brought him with m
to Mexico. I was afraid he woul
escape from me. I left Indianal
oils Saturday night and reache
Martinsburg Sunday noon. l il
formed his relatives there of Jethro
whereabouts and what had occurret
; but we were all bound in secrecy NJ
to murmur it until the proper tim'
: Simon Martin and / came to Me,
leo Wednesday at noon and en-
ployed our attorney, George Rober
4 son. Sheriff Adams was notified
u day and, as stated in the LEDGEl
is in Jefferson City after a reguis
4 ton from your Governor. l lea,
y for st. Louis tonight and will joi
the Sheriff there tomorrow. W
4 will be in Mexico with Jethro b
u Saturday or Sunday"
IL JETHRo MARTINS GIRL.
Although Jethro was recognize
by the people of Martinsburg WI
knew him well, even before the mu
J, der, as man of unsound mind, /
had that natural admiration a
ng men possess for the fema
His mind was fixed upon
who lives in this county, an
John Martin informs Us befol
deplorable occurrence Jethl
I'D buy expensive presents an
i them to her. The lady woul