Evening journal., 1915-03-15
Kills Himself Rather Than Return 10 Criminal Life

not wanted by the police and in my
endeavor TO keep clean. take the lib
erty to address you.
"A professional gambler wanted my
services in scheme to defraud man.
] met him in a saloon and after few
drinks he tried to enlist my services.
When refused he. as an adroit fell
low, turned the conversation to an
other subject TO get me into trap.
/ He took the side of the whipping post
Under the fumes OF the liquor an
swered him that The post was doomed.
] We got hot and he deposited $50 with
/ the saloonkeeper against my bet OF
{ twenty-five lashes. a most foolish bet
] A couple. OF days later the gambler
made fun at my chances OF being
whipped. This was his trap. He made
me feel blue. until | showed white
feathers. Then he came with propo-
sltion 10 cancel the bet for my SER
vices. Once more | refused. as the
General Assembly had surprised the
world by naintaing the post ] am at
the mercy of the gambler. who in
sists that ! take my twenty-five lashes.
/ asked him TO give me until next Fri
day evening for my answer. and, to
I encourage him. ; showed disposition
>, 10 listen TO him, being fully deter
= mined to shake off this yoke. | antici-
pate some trouble with the gambler
He cannot force you to whip me. but
he has enough strings up his sleeve TO
get the story Of the bet into print.
While / have no objections to being
whipped in public / could not con-
slider next Saturday, your big whip
ping day.
For Private Whipping.
"The gambler and his gang would
be there to Great "A sensation by maxi
ing fun of me as a matter of revenge.
II you consent TO help me. my an
L swer to the gambler would be that
the punishment cannot take place on
March 13. but that in waiting for an
other date. I am willing to consider
new proposition. VIC can fix a date
4 without putting him wise, the bet
making no provision for his personal
appearance
Saturday, March >. would be
good date. have been told that on
the second Saturday of a term, you
:, seldom have men at the post and
when you have some to be whipped
they are one or two insignificant
thieves, who draw few spectators.
You could arrange to have me at the
post before the few visitors are admit
ted and as you would give The orders
10 open the doors. your assistant
:, could read the sentence of the bet,
4 viz James Baudin. a burglar and an
ex-convict to be whipped with twen-
Il ty-tive lashes.' The chances arc that
the first spectators to reach the post
would not even hear the last words
| Will consent to be whipped on tho
third Saturday. March q. IL by so
doing I can help you, If you wish to
have me alone as do not intend to
claim his $50.
81 am justified in making the whip
: ping private. I will be at Brandy
, wine Springs Park at IL o'clock. A
guard will be there to arrest me.
handcun me, take me to the yard,
+, prepare me and have me at the post
! by 11.30, the usual whipping hour All
this can be accomplished in less than
! thirty minutes. After the whipping
a I am to be placed in a cell until Mon
day noon. On Saturday afternoon, af-
tSl llt WHlppiHbs I VIII htNu worn 10
the gambler that / have been whip
ped and that he can see me at the
jail My request is that you do not
interview me until l am in the cell.
Gamblers Partner There.
"Orr first meeting will be at the post
Your men will take care of the arrest
and of the preparations I ask you not
10 notify the police. They have moth.
/ t,rr : -.
they can do so on Monday. By refusing
to be whipped on the thirteenth, / am
practically partner of the gambler and
as a partner 7 would not divulge the
secrets As the lash will break our
partnership and set me free, all will then
be at liberty TO talk and in plain words
The lash is to be price of my confession
"There will be no mistake ! will
send you a complete description and a
photo of myself and a description Of my
watch and other property on my per
son and my full name. For this letter
/ have 10 use an assumed name I in.
close the first part Of my photo, the
second part viii 90 in the letter. The
third part, in the watch pocket Of my
trousers. Payment for your services
lodging for a couple of days and to
shield YOU fiom receiving inside money
I will then call at your Office after the
whipping and drop s2S on the floor as
by accident You win have nothing tC
fear on my part.
81 am so ashamed OF this bet that
am the first one anxious TO keep tn,
whipping under cover, especially as
am to be whipped under my real name
must have your answer no later thar
Friday evening 70 enable me to give my
answer the same evening. Please us'
enclosed stamps to pay for personal ad
vertisement in The Wilmington EVEN
, ING JOURNAL for next Friday. Wore
it as follows
j. b. Urthavol. Y Paursic back.
Your obligation extended to 1890.
Plenty Of time; waiting for you; LET
me hear from you at once"
The letter then explains that thu
. cryptic letters mean "You are TO be
victim of lash. Your punishment sc
: ceptcd. You are safe in coming" Tn
numbers mean II o'clock. Provision
: .hen is made for changing the notice il
: case the date Of the whipping wa
$ changed at the time
The records of the New Castle
County Workhousc. since 1908. do moi
show the name of Bradlett or Cross
man. the second name given in the
4 dead mans letters.
: Mr. Harris. whose name the suicide
K used in his confession. is Mr. Harris
n who for years conducted pawnbrolx
q ing establishment in Market street
below Second street Mr.. Harris dice
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