The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-10-28
~PAPA, COME HOME"
THE PITIFUL APPEAL OF a LIT
TIE TEXAS CHILD.
but the Father Is In the Logan County
Jan Charged with an Assault with
Intent to Kn-A Contest
over Lot.

the strip Capt +. LeSuer of San Anto-
Mo, Texas, was a participant, but his
experience proved more than unfortu-
na:e. lie settled on one end of lot
at Perry, and as usual, found an occu-
pant upon the other end. This was
before the day injunctions became
fashionable and these two contestants
undertook to settle their rights under
he code laid down by Colonel CJlt
No one was injured in the encounter,
although the Texas man fred his gun,
and a. a result the present grand jury
returned an Indictment against him
on the charge Of assault with intent to
kill.
lie was arrested and placed in Jail,
being unable to give bail, and his
trial cannot be had until the March
term. He has proved an exemplary
prisoner, quiet obedient and careful TO
obey all the rules
Yesterday came two letters to him
TO come home. They were written by
his daughter. little girl of l2 years,
and the language shows the earnest
intercession Of the child for her faith
er's liberty-the plaintive appeal of q
wife for her husband. The letter to
LeSuer is as follows;
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 25, 1898.
My Dear Husbands
/ have Just received your letter.
| am very sick. | wish you were
home Oh you don't know how /
long TO see you once more. pray God
that | may see you once more. ] anu
afraid ] will not leave my bed again, |
sent for Dora and she came last night.
She is writing for nae. Papa,
mamma is asleep and | will finish this
letter myself. | will tell you the truth.
Mamma did not want Rie 10 tell you the
worst. She will never got well. The doc
tor says she may live week or two yet.
but he doubts 1t. Papa, what will we do
II she dies aud leaves us children alone?
You know we have no money. Can't you
beg the judge or somebody to let you
come home? Write at once aud let us
know II you think you have any pros
poets OF coming ] will close for this time.
From your loving daughter DoRA.
But the childish innocence and sim
plicity in the other letter, and the
earnest desire to aid father that he
may come home to his dying wife and
starving little onos, is enough to turn
the most heartless criminal loose, IL it
could go before jury, to which the
loyal little writer directs it, realizing
just enough of the world to know that
all men charged with crime must go
before a Jury. The letter is written
to the father to hand to the jury, and
explains 1t all. IT follows:
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Oct, Is, 1893.
Dear Papa:
We received your letter to-day and
were glad To hear from you. Papa, !
want to do all can for you, so thought
| would write few lines TO the gentle
men Of the jury, as our home is so desti-
tute without you, papa. You can hand ii
to them.
Gentlemen of the Jury:
KIND SIRs: | thought | would write
you few lines to ask you to please do
all you can for papa. | am little girl,
IL wears old. but / am old enough to know
in circumstances, and | am one of five
children. Mamma is almost an invalid
and has been for five years and is not
able To support rs. We will perish of
cold this winter II papa don't come home.
Mamma is not able to buy wood. 1t is
more than she can do to buy food and
keep "A shelter over US. Please. for Gods
sake have mercy on us and spare our
father aud God will bless you all the
days OF your lives. Respectfully yours.
LAURA LESUER.
But, bless the little childish inno-
cents hear,, there are no gentlemen
OF the jury" for her appeal to go to
now, and can't be for several months
The cruel law-and it is cruel some
times-must keep him here until it
may be too late for him to go home,
unless some generous bondsmen will
help him. Certainly men who would
aid this man to spend his time with
his loved ones until he must meet his
Judge in this world deserve an unlim-
tied extension Of time when they meet
the great Judge In the world to come