The Holt County sentinel., 1897-02-05

me in the next room To hell ever sencs
but glory TO god will soon be free
have give up all for Jesus this vain
world Is nought To me all its Pieasures
are forgotten in remembering CaivaFyD
though my friends despise forSake me,
and on me the wourld looks Cold sc .
friend that will stand ny me- when the
Peariy gates unfold when the roice %
Jesus calls meJ and the angels whisper
low will lean upon my Saviour
through the valley ss go, viii clam
his Precious Promisel sosth To me the
world Of goldb fear no evil j u be With
thee when the Pearly gates unfold) life
morn will soon be vaningl and its even
ing bells will toll but my heart will
know no sadness, when the Pearly gates
unfold word to the Christian all you
Christians that go with the wourid may
clame you love the lort3 but the chiIdren
Of god NJ better nov you People are
making me suffer for all the crimes that
has bin comited in the ccnty viii leave
You now hoping and Pray that VOC all
mas see your one falts be fore you dye
may god bles you all heaven Is my home
come and see me J. Il IxKs
The story es sss Crime
The criue expiafed by Inks sill do.
ure IN the criminal anIais of the county
as one Of the most co.d blooded 10 the
history OF Holt county. snd - the Grss
legal execution ever hsvisg takeo piacs
10 the county. IL wss not committed 10
the heat of passion. sisen the blood sss
ON lire. and the brute iastincs doGInsnt-
The mind OF man without coosclsoce
conceived the terrible idea, and it vas .
part of diabol'csi plan, designed msrs-
ly for personal resecge- John Psttes-
sou had pot wronged aim. They usss
and had bees on reasonably good terms,
but Inks owed debt {, Pattersss. and
Pattersno felt that il should Be iiqui-
dated.
Inks aud his family occupied houss
10 Maitland 10 the wioter of 1880 that
belonged 10 Patterson. 10 March 1886
they were ejected 10 lsndiardis actioo
Tor moo pay tnesit Of rent; Inks stated %
. son os Patterson. tnat he. PstterDoo,
would pay d ID dear f,r putting his fam
lily out.
Oo May 18th. % ihs same year. 1895.
John Patterson and bis wife Gent to
Mound City, al which point she t0ok tho
train on her xay to Denver. Colorado
On ,hsir way to the depot they passsd
Inks Who stopped Ps,tsrsoa snj said hs
wished To speak To him. bot fsfteesoo
replied he haj n". time a. no vss tss-
ing h's vile Z, The tram. Dat sousd -
him later. Inks learning thst Fsttesso0
was in town attempted to hire the pss
OF aun, bot fsiied; he then seos INTO
Parker 4 Crisweii's hardware store, sod
Was seen to'kins INTO one "t tne.r soow
cases CONTAINING revo'seEr. and sft.s tho
shooting II vas d'-coserrd enss the rs-
voiyer used vas idsoi'nsd - ocs that
be had surreP'iousiy tAsen from ths
show case. 4 short Line sites tns 40
parturs OF ihe tram inks aud fAt'srsoo
again met. and went iIfo sst'on nnd
drank t"x~'h IN cnmpsny sfth oihrrs.
Inks pay'ni fof the drinks Co@'as
out OF the s,io'n Inks aod Pa,t-rsoo
were seeo waking together, snd i1ks
saa heard TO say TO Patterson: n"uIi
hsSs 70 set'is inst tbis mornioe- iou u
have TO go DOM ard settle That v'th
her THIS mcfning end waen q few stepe
mere, nj the same Hine craving DIE 70
volyer and p,sc.as u ne.fiy " fa.s.s-
sons race rattsrsoo eoneesofso 70
luks nred. the oai' PssesnR tnrousn kss
tersons heart Aoa aItef stAe9snni
Iew steps feii aud expired iosssnt'y.
inks standing near the pfostfste TORN
OF John Patte,s9o. ss'd. i tod yoo
would 90 IT, ana nave oooe
Inks Shen put upon tos stano nsds
the !o''ow'nR siate",en':
HIS wlfe had tosd MN tnat morning a.
the Dreakiust Aoie, ABOUT seven oSsck,
that Patterson nsd made an insultang
proposition 70 ner at Maitland. wnen
ne saw Patterson on ms way TO the t,.in
tnat morning ne eccosted MN ana ASKED
nim II ne was go'ng away. he wanted
20 see nim an0ut whss ms we nsd tota
him. Tie then went and got the rssoa-
'er, and when Patterson came up town
rom the station ne met him near the
'asoon- de spoke 10 him and told him
be wanted 10 see him and Patterson
'tood there little bit and then started
up the street, the Defendant going With
him. He says: I'VE walked along and
'ce or two others. We walked tall Ne got
o the saloon and whoever the other gen
iemen were went ahead and Patterson
'ays. lets goin and have . drink. !
old him didn't care for any, though
Te walked IN and while We vere in there.
asked Mr.. Patterson what nght-nmy
Eife ever gave him any cause for him 10