Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-15


the Boston woman. and which vas
completed only this morning follows
DUST as II Is written at his dictation
.tOn August 1s, 1917. WIS at work
watering the horses ap the fountain
near the Market and four men came
up and told me they wanted me 10 go
TO Mr.. Green's once told them to.
wait until carried the money had
to Mr.. ParIett's ONCE. So carried
the money there. and Mr.. ParIett told
me to hurry back. When went To
Mr. Green's office he began TO ask me
about the murder told him did
not know anything about ii. Ii was
i surprise ID me when was told i
was accused OF the crime. and God
alone knows how was treated But
my heart Id clear of all hatred aud
malice against my enemies. ! have
nothing IN my heart against any one
on earth only ask God 10 forgive
them SO they can meet me IN Heaven \
want to thank all OF those who
have taken such interest ii me since
have been locked up In prison AS
true as there is d God am an inno-
cent man. For one year aud six
months have been great suffereT.
though | have told them. all. time and
again, that | was innocent They tried
to make me tell q lie and say did 1t.
And wouldn't take false oath be-
fore God nor man. 10 say | did do
something that I did NOT do. have
never been to the Iady's house and
have never seen her in my life to
know who the lady was, and had
never seen her husband until saw
him at Towson, on the stand. and II |
have 60 die will die telling the truth,
Christ was put To death by his enes
mics, though He was proven to me i'm
n0cent, but they cried, cruelty Him.
and am no greater than He. but Iii
my weak way will say as Stephen
said when lie was stoned to death,
Father forgive them, for they know
not what they do.
II also want ID thank Rev. Briscoe.
who was my first spiritual adviser. for
visiting me and bringing me sweet
words of cheer and telling me abgut
the love Of Jesus And Rev. B s. Holt,
my present spiritual adviser, who III at
my side each day and night. offering
up prayers To God that may grasp
hold az faith and got til touch with
God And Mrs Georgia Boston, Mrs.
Armita Dennis and others, whose
songs and prayers helped 10 save my
soul from hell
The Lord has redeemed me from
al Of my sins There Is nothing more
that can do for I have told the truth,
and shall go ID the presence OF God
telling the truth for God loves the
truth and mol a lie, and know for
myself that the Lord has redeemed
my soul want To warn young men
10 shape their lives out different from
the way shaped mine. for when l
was younger. my mother used to carry
me to the Sunday school, but after
the Lord took her away, strayed
away from my Christian principles.
But since have been in prison and
the Christian people visiting me, l
have been brought to the foot Of the
Cross and washed in the blood of
jesus and now his trle light shines
into my soul. And as shall step out
or time into eternity on the twenty
eight oE February, shall go into Gods
presence, not as murderer. but as
an innocent man. and there shall be-
hold my dear mother. who left me but
small boy to battle in this world
alone before 90 to the scafIold
Il would like to see Mrs Mary
Perkins and sister want 10 show
them the scaffold that they have been
the cause OF me being hung. on Friday,
February as. Then / want to shake
their hands and tell them that for
give them for the false oaths they
taken against me and to get right
with God. so as To meet me i'd Heaven
for as true as the Lord is upon His
throne. when the breath leaves this
body Of mine Will be safely in the
arms Of Jesus.
JOHN SNOW DEN .
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