The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-03-17
to 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. 1t had caught on n projecting
rock. had taken ring Off 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.
81 waited In New York. carefully
concealed. many months. reading Of
the progress of my murder trial in the
newspapers. II gained some celebrity.
The prosecuting zeal was tremendous,
and public interest. l 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 fshnibbled remains Of
me.
"Much legallstic argument ensued.
| became case of Importance, involv-
ing principles of evidence. The super
fetal facts were all against Richard.
His confession faced him. The evil
dence l 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.
"The only thing helping him was the
lack of a clearly identified body. But
there were vestiges OF something
| which, I'm the circumstances, were ac.
| cepted as parts of the corpus delicti
l think the prosecution and the jury
convinced that was dead and my re-
mains swept away. were anxious to
meet technically the requirements OF
law.
| "The story Of our lives together, as
| / read II In the testimony of witnesses
| who knew more of Its terrors than
thought anyone knew, was terrific. II
would have damned any aggressor In
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. The
| doubt which remained merely served
to get Richard a life sentence instead
of the gallows. Popular psycholog,
condemned him. The lack of essentia
evidence was ignored.
81 waited until / knew what hi.
fate was, and then, rejoicing, lef
the country. l had no prospects ant
few plans, but my inclination was {,
20 to South America, and l foIlCwty
| II.
my hatred never ceased. 1t gfey
as n passion, at first a disturbing or
later satisfactory one. / wanted thl'
man to suffer. Nothing that he cal
suffer will properly pay him-at leas
1t will not pay my score.
"Some day, / know, for have tn,
determination, / shall return to Hart
ley house as Its owner, although es
teemed an alien. with false name,
false life and 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 its most impressionable form, al
undesirable thing when 1t was mos
desiredf
II shall 60 back to Hartley house
and IL life and health be spared me
l shall make 1t and life In It jovial
Md II strength be spared my Will. tn
knowledge that my brother Richar
Is suffering for the murder Of dea
live man shall be the cosy north win
In the caves below which burn m
cheerful fires.
This is my crime, and II 1t cause
no one dear to me later to suffer,
want 1t known. Some day shall &
back as a man wholly unknown {
people who knew the Dobsons. sha
be what l have been, Homer Sidne,
shall buy the old place. l shall kno'
that Richard Dobson is suffering
most equitable but illegal punishmer
In a penitentiary close to the plac
where shall live In the circumstance
which a great deal of money will eI
able me to set up.
THAT is my natural revenge upon
fiend who happened to come Of III
same parents as l. Hate Is w0nde
fuI friend"