Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-30
Mxk7r
Has written to His Living wife.

:. Has Written 70 His Living Wife.
;. The foregoing IL not the only document
he has written. A few days ago he wrote
to the wife he abandoned In Portland. She
and her children are now with her father,
Thomas Brownleewee, q farmer who lives
near Frederick. Kas., and in his letter he
tells Of his great love for her and at
tempts to explain his position. The letter
is = model Of excellent English: and will
To-day ths condemned mans brother. W.
g. Goper. arrived from Clay county, and
sheriG's deputies. He viii witness the exc
cution, take charge Of the body and with it
VIII pass through Kansas Cit-sso-morrow
on his way to the Clay county farm where
the tnterment will be. s
When soper handed his farewell state
ment to the correspondent for The Jour
nal. he did not move muscle. He is a
peculiar looking man. He is underlined,
weighs possibly Id younds, has light red
dish-brown hair and chin whtskers he has
grown since his confinement, and eyes that
are peculiar shade of blue and watery
and dim. His hand is as soft a. a'woman's,
his voice soothing and his department mod
s .na os e. ea Eli 'aSd sssns IL
moose dangling from the scafold. and
smiled when asked for an interview.
Il have no more to say" said he. than
more can I say?
-Iou ask s,Isn about tiny my religious convictions;
spiritualisn,, although an . boy ! was an
Baptist-the' hardest kind. In Archie I
wanted TO- join the church: but I'couid not:
ths wiidsisss: M Thsre 1e was 1nseP mo 9eief lGei
from mental distress. was not Mt to 60
into z church.
to as oas ss ss ssss her. s sus shassh
spirit prevente0. labored under a convic-
ton OF sin. I tried to get myself for
given. The mental strain was SO great
that my brain became bewildered'
Mardefs' Were Not PFeneditateA.
Before your trouble-just before you
killed your wife and babies In Archie-what
had happened to you?" he was asked.
His eyes became Watery and he grasped
. bar Of his cell before replying.
Il made no preparations" he answered,
slowly. 1T all came over me in q mo-
''pS remember getting the AZ. and then
painful ,ssss SS .ss ss It ssssst. IT II. is
discuss 1.-THE trouble, I mean"
Do DO you remember writing letters i'm
my evil spirit. George Wade" ~ >'
What had he done to your"
Il do not care to answer"
Had he not injured an aunt Of yours
In an estate settlement"
Yes. that was 1t. but he's dead now.
He died since came in here"
When did you realize what you had
when reached Kanss. City. Then
q feeling Of fear came over me. I wanted
to get away, 10 hide. went West--t0
Spokane. Tacoma and-and Portland"
Did your heed bother you much there?''
Felt He Was DoisE Wrong.
''Yes. more than it ever did here. 1t
was generally the hardest for me to bear
in summer. The trouble began In the
spring and kept on, felt was doing
wrong. I was hiding from my wife what
had done. My conscience bothered me.
My spirit was whipped with thongs Of
DO you . remember what you did
there?"
.'Yes. but cannot discuss IT,"
Your father. John soper. was killed"
DO you remember what the circum-
stances OF his death were?"
THAT is another painful subject. Please
do not discuss it,
You are prepared for the end?''
II am. i have atOned."
Soper turned In the direction Of the
the instrument Of death. Then he turned
to the sheriff. II am ready" said he,
when you are"
The voice OF tine. .big-hearted sheriff fall
tered tered when he REPLIED: Yes. old man. and
mo trouble. sheriff. was the reply. II
promised you that and III keep my word. "
JAMES B. BLOOR.