Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-12

Writes by Hsnd Birehard
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Brc1zF1 70 his yo1 1xest dzGzhtsg.
Minnie ard MS Wife. HbiLe be Eas
l-.DEiso0s5 in tns cou1ty jail await
l1g ;t5s ssss.0o q the circuit cogrt-
lt is tbo1zht they will alter their
/ gc5nions % coDfOru more el0sely with
the facts a. are indicated Ia the
o0c1l1ebt that zppesrs belON:
On 2 dzIk stormy night, shortly az
Ter BirchzFd had been sentenced to
inpTisonDent, q reader q THE JOCr-
vAI-, while en route u bis home, ob-
served sn enyslOpe lying iu the rad.
He picsed the sane ID, removed the
letter and Continued On his way hOlce.
CpJn Lis arrival there he began % eI-
anime the contents q the envelope
When be had satisfied himself q the
nature q the same he Lighted = lan-
tern and returned % the SPOT where [
be found the letter that Re might
DJtain the eDEslCpe and II possible d. /
teu1I1s b0w the letter happened u [
" los.. The envelope bore the folloF-
ing address: .sNr. Frank WTightmsn /
salem, Or" Al the upper left hsrc 4
oorner q the enVelOpe Wzs the follow
ing direction. If not called for in |
three days return % ". shznks, Stay
ton" II also bore the postmsrk q 1
staytOn, az which plare it was IN
dOuJteJly mailed. But a question /
presents Itself 10 hOw did Shanks OBJ
tain possession u the same The
s1pp0sitiOn f. that upon receiving the
letter Minnie turned il over TO Shanks
iher brotheT-in-lawJ who promptly
mailed the same % Sheriff Wright
man, that it might be used as evil
deLce against the author thereof in
The trial. But II will probably meyer
b. known hOw the letter was lost oD
the Turner road.
The letter vas written with a lead
pencil and the spelling and grammar
was very poor. Thinking IL might
prove interesting reading 70 many Of
THE JOURSAL's readers the letter j.
printed below:
Salem, Oregon, Dec. 10 $3.50.
Ny DEAR DARLING GIRL got
your kind letter last night. You
can't know how 10 eheered me up. l
have prayed day aud night. / can't
sleep, i can't eat Imust stay here
until February and then II you don't
-Orne before the grand jury, they will
discharge me. o Minnie, and your
yes my dear wife, help Min
Die % get out Of the way. Minnie,
they can't make you testify against
me. See what tnh other girls will do
bat don't tell them what you intend
% do. I know you and your dear
mother will not do or say anything 70
end me 10 the pen FOR % years-no
r0u would die first. / do know have
been a very wicked man and have
lone very wrong. can see IL an now
Jut / have promised my dear Lord TO
i've Christian life and / viii. Yes
ny dear wife II We get out Of this we
sill live happy. We viii have no more ,
rOuble l forgive the girls for all.
They did not have 70 say what they
I'D but IL Is said DOW and IL can't be
Helped. ] hope they will not do nor
ay anything else. They will hurt
themselves as bad as me. Now my
lear wife, cheer up aDd do as say
nd we will meet 10 part no more 10
bis world No my dear. / viii be a | q
.ood husband and father 20 all my a
hildren-I love them an. Ny dear al1
irl " you and your mother want 10 Al
end me 10 prison you can. lam in AZ
our hands. l can't do anything. u
N az the mercy OF my children. e.