The evening world., 1902-01-18
BY ARTHUR EDMINSTER.


boy. carried away ny ny passions. hu;
have already been punished enough
God knows that have pcon kept
locked up fpr 4N months
My father mas been killed by the ter
rihlc blow and ms family hns suffered
disgrace all on my account. | feel all
tais 1t nts driven me almnet insane
Il Killed Louisa In selt-dcron-e SIle
came ~ mc wi;h murder In her biarH
eyc- $40 carried a knt'c and 4 razor
She sat DOWN beside M On tho bed
and with movcmon, 5s though ~
fondle mo she tr.cd 20 cut my throIt.
was insane with ,car and fought for
my life killed her but I'D not
know a.
4 Mothers Love.
~ was brough, w a good boy and
taught to fcHr God My father. Frank
$ Eiminsi 20, was an that = father could
b.. My mother. the so";,st that a .ai
ever mad hiS been my Soiacc and COM
fort during ali my troubles. She sat be-
side NE during my rial and gave me
strength
she lives A. M. 3iSA Gates avenue.
Brooklyn. NJ brother Frank was sent
To college because he was more o. al
scholar than / lie was smarter at his
hookA ard won hoiirshlp In Cornell
J. vas born N!u strong passions | wus
not rs good e boy - Frank
Il always hIl tr Idmlration ,or sol.
diers ana Joined tn" National D;iarI
when fifteen years old Joined Com |
plny L II the Fourteenth Regiment and |
went to The Spanish war
Met IA N~Hr-...
We got a. far a. Ch'cklmauga and |
wen, into camp While there | got ty-
phoid and for six weeks | lay In the |
hospital un.ll cDnvalescen; and was
sent home.
When got well ! got work with
white Express Company and later |
went to work fgr tho Metropolitan street :
Railway Company a. conductor. II was
necessary TOT :nc 20 move over TO Man /
haitian
II met some young colorcd fellows /
while In the army and II was Will. /
visiting some OF these AZ No $40 West
Thirty seventh stree, that met Louisa 2
Jones. She was very light tn color and 3
ten years older than l. went with
her I was nothing but a boy.
We lived together At the house No.
~ Seventh avenue II Vas not long be
fore the terrible awakening came 20 me.
realized the terrible wrong | was do
ing. | was afraid tu tell her.
The Awakening.
''She had an awful Influence over me.
She was desperate woman when an
gered Ny feeling toward her. how
ever. bscam, one OF absolute repug-
nance and made up my mind 10 leave
her.
"On the night os Aug. u. when
came home from work. | told her. She
seemed TO take II quietly. We had no
quarrel. She pretended to- b. sick and
In the morning when | got up to go to
work she came 20 my side !swuing
likc-to Kill me.
Il did not cry out for help because the
house was filled with colored people.
They We're her frio nds and would nave
sut me TO death at her word. ran aNayI
after stabb!ng her because feared their
vsngsatcc. ! ran toward the police sta
ton 10 give myself up
Louisa was born In Richmond. Va.
A son Of hers. ten years old. now l!.rs
In Boston. Mass.
4 Terrible Lesson.
II carried the knife In my vest pocket
always. ! bought II before went to the
war.
Conductors are frequently held up ~
that neigh 1orhopd py coiored men who
think to get the change they carry in
their pockets, | carried the knife to pro.
tect myself from such hishwaym.n
She took IL from my vest pocket thatl
awfu! morning.
MY lesson has been terrible one, II
and want TO warn all young men Ii
VINO are headstrong and born with ,
violent PASSIONS. Let them love their ,
parents and follow their teachings. &
Il have been puTssi OF all my way ,
wardness. can now only pray FOR Ii
the clcmency OF the Judge. :