The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-26
HE LEFT A LETTER.
Mumaugh's Confession tn His Wife
Contemplated Suicide.

contemplated suicide.
Among the papers found in Mumaugh's
possession at the city hospital was a
letter addressed to his wife, which he
had failed, for some reason or other, to
mail. 1t indicates that Mumaugh was
at the time contemplating suicide. The
letter in full is as follows:
CHICAGO, H., March 6, 1898.
ITO mamma, my dearest and most
loving friend on earth, and my dear
children, all of whom l love more than
my life or anything under the sun.
Mamma, will ask your forgiveness in
all things, as 1 have wronged you in
every way that a man could wrong a
wife. have been untrue to you in vir-
tue, in chastity and have been wrong in
all respects To you.
Il have wrongfully accused you Of UNI
faithfulness, when knew that there was
no grounds for my accusations, as L
know, and God and every one on earth
that knows you knows that you are as
pure and spotless as an angel or vir-
gin could be. l have nothing to blame
you for. as you suffered everything for
me, and believe you love me dearly, as
do you; and God knows that l love you
above anything on earth. But L was
weak in many things. Not that 1 loved
drink or drunkenness, but through weak
ness 1 gave up to it instead of living up
TO a true and virtuous wife and loving
family, and may God bless you all and
be with you and make you happy and
prosperous.
81 have but one request to make of
you and that is to raise our dear chill
dren up in the faith they were started
in and to respect their father and moth
er. And, dear mamma, don't for Gods
sake, marry as long as one of the child
rem are under age. Since the 20th day of
last September my life has been blank.
/ have not seen a peaceful or happy
moment. and 1 never expect TO see one
on this earth, and the sooner I am off
of the earth the better for you and the
children and myself. as I know you live
in fear of me- But God knows . would
not harm hair of your head. But I
am of no use TO myself or anyone else.
My life is a dark and dreary passage,
and / have prayed night and day for
God to take me home. But il seems that
/ am to suffer as long as soul and body
confines.
but 1 hope they will soon depart and
leave my spirit in peace. Mamma, if
anything should happen any time, l
leave this vale of tearse, praying Gods
blessing on you and the children and
your mother and all except Maggie,
Oscars wife; and IL / should depart this
life 1 will depart praying Gods curses
on her and her offsprings as she win
fully swore to a lie against me on the
witness stand when she said that I in
suited her. She also done all she could
to separate us. as you know and can
answer to God. 1 was always a true
friend of hers in all respects, and if 1
should have wanted to have had i'm
proper relations with her / could have
accomplished 1T the first day we went
out fishing as when Oscar and the girls
were away she gave me every encourage
ment, for as you remember what told
YOU when we came home, what l saw of
her. Probably that was the reason she
wanted us to part so as TO save herself
from exposure, and / pray Gods curses
on her for 1t, as she is not true to her
husband Oscar, or the church, or God,
or anything, and for Gods sake Mamma
don't let her lead Minnie astray as she
Is a dangerous woman, as you will all
find out in the future. Goodbye May
God bless you all. Your husband,
"L. ]. MUMAUGH"
at wrote this as a true confession to
clear my soul and trust to God for the
future"