The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-26
TRAVERS SHOWS
HIS LETTERS.
They Were the Missives
That Led Him to the Spot
Where lie Was Shot.

Eldorado, lust over the Maryland border,
last Thursday night. he consented to speak
to-day. While there was n whole lot OF
gossip that appeared to hit it pretty close
ly concerning tie person who shot from
ambush with the deliberate intont Of kill
iny Travers, the victim, himself had re :
Trained from giving any details Of the
shooting until to-day.
In tho first plac, T.avers Isn't yet roady
to die, Notwithstanding the fact that la:t
Thursday night he begged Dr. Charles #.
Carter, who. with DR.. j. N. Johns, of his
place. Is attending him, TO give him some.
Thing "that will kill me and put me out
of my misery"
At that time everybody believed Travers
wouldn't live to see daylight, but now the
doctors believe he will pull through. even
II he is obliged to carry with him about
half pint Of laden pellets for the rest of his
life. OF the whole load Of birdshot that
en- ercd Travers' sde-and some of them
have penetrated to II depth of three inches
only one single shot had b en- removed
and that happened to lodge against rib.
Some lodged in tho liver and the physi-
clans are inclined to the belief that tho
intestnes may have been penetrated, but
with 1t all, thanks to Travcrs' wonderful
constitution, he will be around all right
In few weeks. unless blood poisoning or
peri:onitis set In.
"po l know who shot mcy' echoed
TrAvers, when the question was put to
him today. "Well guess so, he added.
The nervy linoman was sitting on
lounge in the little sitting room of tho
hone of Walter Lindsey who took him
In last Thursday after that awful eight.
mile ride from Eldorado whore he was
shot. His right hand rested on the spot
where the shot entered at short range sSs'
do know who shot me?' no repeated
"Yes and WAS decoyed to that place.
just you step behind that door and you
will find my coat On tho inside right
hand pocket you will lind some letters.
Thoy are a little bit-rlddled but maybe
yon ""n g't something out of them"
The coat was soon found It was
black cutawa7 of good quality but ct
garment TO" n repairin tailor. The right
side was 'orn and perforated. giving so,no
idea of the load I shot tina. entered Trav-
ers' body. Tho lotters in the inside mock
O. OF course wer,rildled bv tn, shot as the
accompanying photograph will plainly in-
dicate. There were three Of then, all ad-
dressed to "Mr Georgo.W Travars George
town. Delaware, and postmarkel Vienna.
Md. 1t was nm exceedingly ditlicnlt task
to read the contents of the letters, so thor
ouahly had the paper boen riddled with
shot. Tho letter last received by Travers
prior to being shot read as follows allow
ing for the obliterntion in tho WY ct n
few punctuation marks produced by n
shot gun.
"Vienna. NJ. D.. Sept IT, Dear friend
/ received your lntter and was glad to henr
that you would be thnr. | will! Be n Il +
and I understand the letters md Signnls
all wright and the hanGke ch''f tied in
the fence: il don't fad the handkcschef
will tic white rag on the fence md one
on bush sovDn can toll That nm round.
Be sure and b. THAR without fail will
be THAR can't rite mutch haven't time
as the people Is watching mo and Don't
want to civo t away havo to rite them
and ** after every one is in Bead please be
THAR without fail *** 4 all OF tho sincs
and noises Don't dissapoint me will bs
THAR no mora at pressant from n friend"
Probably tho most important letter of
tho lot was wilton from ViennH, Nd.
under date of September 4. II reads rs
follows still! allowing for shotgun dis urb-
ance:
II received your letter and was glad to
hear from ycu And to hear that you was
we'll am well at present and hope these
few lines will find you the same. I can't
*@ It much II may git ont " # n and the
peo,ln would find it out But you meet me
NEXT Saturday n week at Brookview out at
tho woods about o'clock at night will
be thar Shure am going to leave this
time for good and nor take no children
with me. he will not look for mo it leave
him be chlldrcn. b. Shure and Be THAR
nt the limo will mvct you THAR at 8 o.
clock ! will have n good Chance he is
going Way next week and stay two
weeks and no body will no am gone no
II" caro- this time answer BY return
mail and let mo no what to do and
whether you will meet or not
"ANNIE f. RASH,
Vienna, NJ. d.
The third letter Is under date of Sept
ember n. This, too, indicates that 1t Is
not absolutely bulet-proof. This is the
way it reads:
"Viennp, Md, Sept. 14.-Dear Friend:
received 4*" lotter and Was glad -
4 Is from you and Was We'll *f*t you
and you find you tho same ! must tell you
this Is my last Chance If Don't get away
this lime he Is at his uncles at Westovcr
and will! BE thare until Saturday Week
and II Don't get off while ia way Cant
Clost when he is here l Don't get the
chance want you to be in that pine
Grove Just this Side Of Alfred Brin' fl Ids
where you and Frank won't In to that
night and $3.50 for Edorado. Bo sure
and Be THAR /" - right at half t** I'll,
my last + - Safe for us to come hero in
town. 30 sure and Be THAR at that time
answer this BY tuesday night with ,ut fail
cant write mutch as am fraid they
arc watching me here 50 excuse this short
le:ter good By answer rite way from a
friend"
These were the letters Travers asked to
beread in reply to the question II he knew
who shot him Doesn't that look as i'll
was dccoyed out there and shot in ambush"
he a'ked. do ycu know what I think?
I'll have them both arrested" Whom ask.
cd whom he meant by "bo,h." ho declined
10 mention any names
1t Is pretty certain that only two persons
were behind the bush from which came
tho shot that laid Travers low. At first IT.
was believed that there wero six mon in
Tho party. Tho shooting took place Oh the
edge OF Alfred Brinsfleld's farm, at Wes-