Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
osceo.a. An Jan. isih. isi2

oseeo.a. An. Jan. isth. 1872
Messrs. R. NJ white & son, y
Mexico. No. II
Gentlemen
Youe letter Of Jan I'M has iasa
been handed to me. ] thank YOU /,
and an my friends iog your expires :
siors OF sy1nraifls IN ihese. the clark I.
est hours that can be visited mp
on any man. made a Thousand times i,
mose so on account of the manner
in whsch the awful deKiiish and !.
helRsh crime was nommitted. and
10 know that while lay asleep
my loved one we're being 50 foally
murdered. i am sure no man hFdng
can feel as ! felt on awakening
when that heavy mud Of an awful
weapon struck, which must have
been the last blow 10 my dear wife
When l opened my eyes that murder
CT was drawing what locked TO be al
large heavy knife Of some kind
which was IN all probability a Pow
coulter. He drew back with q IN
both his hands and struck at me
with all his might when the blow
was somewhat checked as The weap'
on s1ruck a joist overhead, and II
threw my arm up and deflected The
blow which barely missed my head
This was the awfulest and most fear
full M that / ever expect 10
see IN my life. and il Is a miracle
that / am left TO tell n There was
a low light burning IN the room ana
iii at once recognized The murderer
and srappled With him with all b
strength within me and not having a
! moment in which to ges 10 my gun
i finally hurAed him from nc ear
the iront door which IA standing
wide open Just at this time The 9th
! er devil ran our Of any mother.An'
laws room and at the same time
ran for my gun but when ! got
: back 70 the door there was no ons
9 in sight, and. frightened half q
! death and hearing mr. dear wife,
Q Hooked the door as quickly as possl-
Q bic, ran TO her. 1 cannot wrAe
more except that after a time
went to 4 negro and sent for = doe.
y tor and officers who ARRESTED ths
,,lawful devils ! cannon be mistaken
In them. i know them too wen.
4. Mr.. White. 81 Is hard 20 ST hers
d. and wrl,e this but yoa haye eeei
" my friend ever since knew you ans
Al as / have numerous alstds N ~
,flIco / feel fhat as yoA asked for
4 statement chat / should give i, am
I. have done this to me best o. ~
knowledge. Now whlAa the officer
are holding the dsiis tis@y arg als'
keeping sae in 3adl. having been II
sfructed 20 do - Is tbs coroaer'
IN Jury. While at the eanie time
ias have no doubt that i she friend
at OF shose devils could, they woul
en- make short work Of ne.
tn i think one OF the weapons b.
sge sses,aa. and locked up. though
q am anxious 10 know What the :
the sun OF the test VII be when 4
to examined by the doetors, its descrt
Ice ton III very much like one used
to Us.
nc The officers are as good 70 me,
to. il Is possible for them 70 be, Th'
the have given me a room TO myself
an the ground floor. feed me too we
en- keep various kinds Of fruit on the
.ect b an dhe time and bring some .
urt into see me every day
lcis- May and Price "a living at hoi
Ient with us but they were not at hoI
and that night. May had one to Biyu
lish vile to spend two days with
by art class and Price bad gone to II
arts Org Ridge to assist my son4n-iaw
The three months who is cashier Of
cur bank there. 10th OF them lett
ring sunday morning, II seems that IN
alter devils only wanted to get the tn
low Of as as they attacked MS the =
0 100 night that We we're alone. ! kn
that ! had enemies because ! hi
fought boot leggefs and there "
and others who undoubtedly Thought Y
would get come u~nsnrTeyed Or 9
the ernment land II t1ey could only
ays: us out OF the way but ] never OF
zee thought that there was n y
Of black hearted devils anywhere
ney. Now. my friends. have no fea
onal !, myself. am innocent, and
the that The people here will fine
also devils what the law demands y
spar ana that our God will get his
roflt VENICE cannos write more
I OF All my friends write who viii
Sc Sincerely,
aani Al. p. GARPENtrE