The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1893-02-25
MIR. W. f. WALL.
Who Plead Guilty to Burglary and va
Sentenced for Five Years.
Admits the Guilt Of Another Individual
ani has Something to say of Himself.

EDITORS SENTINEL
Dear Sirs:-Will you please allow me
room in your paper in which to make
an honest and truthful confession to
the crimes which I am charged with,
much to the surprise of the citizens of
Grenada and community. And not
only involving myself alone, but Tom
Wilson, who is just as guilty as am
in every respect, whose guilt | can no
longer conceal, because heart-rend
ing conscience will no longer allow it.
Like a drowning man grasping at
straws'' is mostly the reason why |
shielded his guilt in the manner in
which did, and if the people of Gre
NADIA and community will only be so
kind and thoughtful as to take into
consideration the very distressing and
critical attitude in which l was placed.
they will no doubt make big and mer-
ciful allowances for the false testimony
that I bore in shielding Tom Wilson'S
guilt.
often begged and prevailed on him
while we were in Jail, to 60 up like Il
man with me and acknowledge his
guilt, but he would not. So now the
truth must come, for / cannot afford to
send my own self to the pcnitontiury
for a number Of years and my soul to
hell for one without either conscience
or principle. AS for myself. will say
that am perfectly willing to atone
and suffer punishment for my trans
grcssions in order that others may
take my fate for a due and timely
warning, and that l may be better
equipped in experience So as to enable
me to carry out the good purposes that
l have in view. I can't help believing
that if can excite a whole community
fer miles around by doing that which
is evil, and not half try, that [ could
do more with them in that which is
good and righteous by appealing to
their kindcS1 feelings in honest truth.
This is common sn!;sc )uyic to me. and
I don't think will tind myself mista-
ken. If every one could see and know
my heart and intentions as | knoW
them, and learn one mystery which
would like to reveal, they would, no
doubt be in favor my liberation. Just us
soon as respect for the laws Of the
country would permit, and that
should not receive the maximum pun
ishncnt of my sentence, for my heart
is now sickcncd with complete disgust
for that which IS evil. and anything
that cun be imagined evil. | hope to
sec the day when can prove what l
say and what / now am. and God being
my helper, as He has always been when
| was right. can and will. There is
not yet a single shadow of doubt III nv
MIND, but that everything vii! yet
work out for the best, though the rug
ged and stormy waves Of uuvtr>ity,
shame and condemnation for crime,
arc now rolling high over NE in this
hour OF trouble
would ask every one to read and
remember at least small part Of what
DR.. Talmage says in his discourses on
the theology Of the bible. in regard to
the best time for capturing souls. Some
of the best times, he says, are right
after showers of misfortune and floods
of disaster. 1t was just after was
swindled out Of my property. which
was a night of Bankruptcy, when SLAM
der overlook me and | was maligneu
and abused to persecution. So when
the soul is under the long, dark shad
ows Of anxiety and distress, can ttsti
| fy myself that it is the best time to
make a spiritual haul. 1t seems that
such things must needs be. or else II
too long continuation of bright sun
shine and prosperity with many. would
at last bc changed into the deepest
obscurity and darkness. and at last
eternal damnation of their souls.
think, and not only think but know
that it is better to suffer Il little while
here in this life. even in the penitcn-
tiary than to live in hell forever.
never firmly believed that there was
such II place as hell until my eyes were
opened in JAIL ard ! uIn truly thankful
to my God that I was checked in my
evil course 50 soon H. was. for had I
not been. doubtless i, would not have
been long ere my eyes would have been
opened in enterAal punishment. where
a petition signed by every soul on
earth could not get me out.
Who are the so-called best and most
religious men of to-day:
Who were the trucst and most un-
swcrving in righteousness, of which
indisputablc bible history bears record.
/ is those who we've completely sick
cutd with vii and rcnouNcHu all obi
CATIONS 10 thr l>cvil and turned their
ways forever from him, unto that
which is good and righteous.
viii further say to everyone, that
may have boon Y y black. but MOI;
half SO black rs l. have By some been
painted. Ii any ono says anything
evil or pass any n,annor Of evil inG~-
mcnt Il pen mo after they read these
words true from my heart, L hopo and
pray God to help that sinful hearted
nrrsccNt0r to look utter his own futl'o
aud eternal welfare in place Of ioHl,lu,y
after that Of muc, and Nmcmber what
Christ says. Judge not fbaJ e h. uo!
judged" From now on, Tam resolved,