The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-13
BRUNSWICK MAN
A GAY LOTHAR|O
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Thomas G, Borden Figures
in the Noted Starke
Case
he FORMERLY RESIDED HERE
1t was he Whose Honeyed Words De.
ranged the Mind of Stark and
lmpeled Him to Murder His
Wife's Brother.

IN the case or j. r. Starke, now or
trial in Jacksonville for the murde,
CIT his brother-in-law, John Angel q
full account Of the crime at the time
1t was committed having appeared in
these columns, it seems an on old
Brunswick man has been brought into
the case, being charged with having
I written loHe-letter to the wife of
Stark, who chanced to find it and be-
came denented on reading it.
The man in question is Thomas C.
Borden, who resided here some ten
years age, being employed by w. H.
Wheelwright & Co. Borden was
quite handsome fellow and cut a fig
ure in Brunswick's social circles and
of course will be membered by a
large number of th3 people of this
city.
The letter. suppOs ID to have been
written by Borden t Mrs. Starke and
which admitted to TIE jury trying the
case and published in the Jacksonville
Metropolis Of yestel ay is as follows:
(The 'he" referre to in the letter
is the husband now ON trial charged
with the murded)
My Dear Little Girl: Your very
long letter came yesterday and
would have answered on same after.
noon but from the fact that he told
me he was going up to see you on
Thursday, but | see him still here
Rnd l can't keep from writing any
longer.
see from your letter that you are
having real good time, and kicking
up so much fuss generally that Mrs
Roberts could not stand it longer
and left both you and Sophie don't
blame her, for l am afraid that both
you and Sophie are more than she
could handle. Both Of you be sure and
be good and look out fer those good
looking boys around White Springs.
Since 1 wrote you last | have been
real giddy myself, having been to the
dance l wrote you Of; thought Of you
often and wished SO many times my
little girl could have been with me.
Generally speaking, l was quite
quiet, danced only q few times. Guess
he has written to you that he lost his
position at council meeting a few even
ings ago, and Judge Hillyer was given
the place; it was quite surprise 10
lis friends; l did not think that the
council would vote him out. | have
not had "a talk with him latel", bat
will in few days, but politics will
get a fellow in all kinds of trouble, and
I feel real sorry about it all. notice
what you say about my cousin, and
| want to say to you now that | never
open my mouth to him about about
any of my private dOings. He and
Jennie try to tease me sometimes
DuL ueNSI say any thihS ~
which would give them any informa
lion one way or the other. | am
verv careful, and would not for worlds
of happy days give out any of my Sc
crets.
| am afraid | am getting jealous
about my blue-eyed friend, and | dc
not like the idea of him being witt
YOU so much. Wish it were me insteac
do you?
There is going to be a moonllgh
ride On. the Henry Lee tonight, but
will not go. Don't you wish there wa
a boat on the Suwannee river, and W.
| could float away together In 1t
wouldn't it be nice?
1t IS raining this afternoon and
have thought of you often doing th'
day, and wished that we might be 70
gether again-how l would love 10.
would be the happiest Of boys.
However, l look forward Tor TN
many good times yet to come AM
the many happy .oments we ma
spend together. y darling.
News is a scare . article in Fernan
dina, and | hav been working s.
hard know very little
Goodbye; my art full OF love an
a big kiss to you Ever yours