Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-12-16
% do, but that he had disposed of my

to do, but that he had disposed Of my
body.
IN arranging the spot to indicate
a murder had thrown my hat, which
was broken and bloody, down the
bank. It had caught on projecting
rock. I had taken a ring of my finger
and had thrown that into the pool.
l also had thrown in my coat. 1t had
blood on the collar and shoulders. All
this seemed to me to afford inconclus-
i've evidence, but there were obvious
difficulties in finding body which
might increase Richards troubles.
II waited in New York, carefully
concealed, many months, reading OF
the progress of my murder trial in the
newspapers. It gained some celebrity.
The prosecuting zeal was tremendous,
and public interest, / gathered, acute.
My ring was dredged up and was re-
garded as important evidence. The
dredge also brought up some bones
which, as read in the papers, were
regarded as fish-nibbled remains of
me.
much legalistic argument ensued.
l became a case of Importance, involv-
ing principles of evidence. The super
fetal facts we're all against Richard
His confession faced him. The evil
dence 1 had arranged damned him.
| Our relationship In hate and his
threats against me arose against him
He thought he had killed me. He knew
he had. There were many witnesses
against him.
1.-THE only thing helping him was the
lack of a clearly identified body. But
there were vestiges of something
which, in the circumstances, were &C
cepted as parts of the corpus deficit
l think the prosecution and the jury
convinced that was dead and my re
mains swept away, were anxious t.
meet technically the requirements Of
law.
"The story of our lives together, a:
/ read it in the testimony of witnesses
who knew more of its terrors than
thought anyone knew, was terrific. L
would have damned any aggressor II
the opinion of any body of men. Ev
eryone who knew anything of the case
Richard himself included, was con
vinced that l had been murdered. Tit
doubt which remained merely Serve'
to get Richard life sentence instead
of the gallows. Popular psycholog,
condemned him. The lack of essentia
evidence was ignored.
II waited until / knew what hi
fate was, and then, rejoicing, | lef
the country. l had no prospects ant
few plans, but my inclination was t
20 to South America, and l tollowet
1t.
my hatred never ceased 1t grew
as a passion, at first disturbing one
later a satisfactory one. wanted thi
man to suffer. Nothing that he cal
suffer will properly pay him-at leas
1t will not pay my score.
"Some day, / know, for l have tn
determination, shall return to Hart
lev house as its owner although es
teemed an alien, with false name,
false life and a great joy. What is
family that should not enjoy my per
feet revenge upon this brute who mad
fifteen years and more of my life
in it's most impressiOnable form, al
undesirable thing when it was mos
desired?
81 shall 90 back to Hartley house
and If life and health be spared me
| shall make it and life in it jOvial
and If strength be spared my will, tn
knowledge that my brother Richar
is suffering for the murder of a dea
live man shall be the cosy north win
In the caves below which burn N
cheerful fires.
"This is my crime, and If 1t cause
no one dear to me later to suffer,
want it known. Some day shall G
back as a man wholly unknown t
people who knew the Dobsons. l shaI
be what l have been, Homer Sidney
shall buy the old place. l shall know
that Richard DObson is suffering
most equitable but illegal punishment
in a penitentiary close to the plac
where shall live in the circumstance
which a great deal of money will Ell
able me to set up.
"That is my natural revenge upon
tiend who happened to come of tn
same parents as 1. Hate is wonder
full friend"