The evening times., 1896-03-02
CULP'S PATHETIC APPEAL
Writes a Letter to the Times
From His Cell in Prison.
HIS CHILDREN CRY FOR HIM
The Mother Has Had TO Tell Them
That Their Father Is I'm baltimore.
They Continually Ask When Their
Papa l. Coming Home-He Declares
His Innoc"nce of HIS Crime. t.r -

a strong effort is being made to secure
the pardon or John i. Cup, who was re-
Gently sentenced to Albany penir entiary for
the killing or Jerry Doughcrty. a small boy.
whom II was alleged tn kicked in the oaCk.
The principal movers IN the matter are
Rev. DR.. williams. rector OF Christ Episcopal
Church. and f. b, Hay. who defended Mr..
Cuip at his trial There are two reasons
advanced for tie paniOn of the prisoner.
Dr. Williams Is pushing it on the ground
that there was religious persecution at the
bottom or the charge against Mr.. Culp.
Lawyer Hays reason Is that the evidence
did not warrant - conviction aud that teSti
ruled out.
LETTER FROM CULP.
The Times is in receipt or Il letter from
Culp. who is now III the penitentiary, in
Which he makes -sGmc strong appeals for
his pardon. nd spra ks or the Ill er.IC,. rest
ing upon him anG sis children because of
false charges made slainst him. He says
he Is an innocent iiian. and nerslsr. IN tue
statement that he had nothing whatever
to do with the killing OF The boy.
Referring pathetIcaIly TO his wife and
children. he says:
Il most humDiy ask your assistance to
secure my release. 50 is 10 secure the ncccS-
saries of life for my wife, who is sick. and
Two little children. one SIN ard the OF her
four years Old. If YOU could but know the
feeling of an innocent man beng iorn from
his family, cast in gloomy cell. and know
his feelings When told his liItic children
ask why papa don't come hCmc, and the
mother. nearly heart-brokcn, dare rot tel
them, you would understand my post ION.
W hat viii be my feeling when | look i'll III y
little ones faces and know not only my
life, but theirs. has been forever bnrhtcd
and for no unlawful act OF mnc?''
A Times repreS6 ntatINe called at the
former home CI Mr.. Cup, 3l1 MIN street
southeast. and found the house vacant. The
home that WAS but Il shOr time ago hanpy
and bright is today broken up.
Mrs. Culp was found at The home of her
mother. Mrs. Blumsr. corner OF Ninth and
L streets. She stated tniit sue Was Obliged
to sell everything they possessed, AID is
now living with her parents.
TIE CHILDREN'S BELIEF.
Their two little children are entirely
ignorant of what has happened to th.ir
father. and innOcenlly believe what is told
them. that Mr.. Cup is at work in Baltimore
This does not entirely satisfy, however. and
their frequent question Is, ~ hcn is he coin
ing home mammal?
Mrs. Cup says she has no doubt whatever
regarding the Innocence of her husband,
and in this belief she is joiBed by all her
relatives and fricLdS. Mrs. Culp belongs
to Christ Church. and her husband ALWAYS
attended worship wit h her. They have been
married eight years, and in that time she
says he has always been the most devoted
and affectionate husband.
She believes her husband to have been
the victim of religious enemies, and is only
sorry that they did not conclude to bring
this base of the question out in the tra
PtllLlODS are now beng prepared, ard
it is believed, will be in the hands of the
Executive within a few days, for the par
don OF Mr.. Cup, and this movement is what
sick woman and at the present time under
q doctors care.