The broad ax., 1921-10-22
E. STUMP, THE WOULD-BE
TRAVELLING CORRESPONDENT
FOR THE BROAD Ak, HAS FOR
THE, PAST TWO WEEKS SPENT
MOST OF HIS TIME. IN VENDING
HIS WAY THROUGH TEXAS AND
THE SOUTHWEST.

anu an NOT afraid OF tucu ONCI
here"
We'll you have a chance to test
your bravery" was the cool reply OF
the Sheriff. After chewing around
for a while they returned to this city,
declaring that they would have their
fun when he was returned for trial.
Early Tuesday morning. the Sheriff
from here was reported to Dallas, got
his prisoner and in an automobile
>trated from Dallas. Bum is dead,
and cannot tell what has happened.
Carl Smith, the sheriff and Tom
Snow the deputy issued a statement
that God would have to tell me that
It was true to make me believe IT,
The killing occurred near the Dallas
Tarrant county line. Let me give
you just a paragraph OF his sworn
statement:
The prisoner was handcuffed and
on several occasions while on the
road TO Fort Worth. he became very
nervous when we would see automo-
bileS approaching. When we arrived
at or near the Dallas and Tarrant
county line. and just before turning
west into Arlington, saw the lights
Of about four automobiles approach
ing and remarked to Mr. Snow, That
looks like them now after us Bum
then said, There they are! Let's get
in the weeds and quickly jumped
out of the automobile as to make his
escape. Snow and i both fired our
pistols at him and he fell in the
road. | shot at Bum twice and Mr..
Snow shot twice. don't know
where we struck him as we had to
shoot very quickly"
This is the second time this same
thing has occurred down here. /
told you about a similar thing about
year ago, and now comes the same
kind. 1t is a nice way to get rid of
man. Will you pray with me on
this case for | want to get to heaven
and there is nothing left but prayer.
They have had some time down
here in Texas with the Ku Klux
Klan, and they are going to have
some more. God will right all
wrongs, but just when, am not pre-
pared to say, nor am ] going to COM
plain about it, for l believe in God
and will trust Him TO the end.
You will see that ! have been 60
ing some since wrote you last and
will be going some more in a few
hours from now. l am going from
here to Muskogee, Okla. and will
spend Sunday in Kansas City, and
from there expect to go to Chicago,
Wilberforce. Cincinnati, Roanoke,
Va, and Wheeling, w. Va, and then
return to Texas.
| I want to report to my friends that
| am better, and / continue to get
we'll. / have been to Guthrie. Okla,
one more time at the Park Sanitarium
with Horace Conrad, and he has
looked me over and furnished me
with wash down. | am still taking
that medicine, the bug killer, which
was furnished me by DR. G. c. Hall.
He says that he is going to keep me
here a little longer.
/ have been to the home and Office
of DR.. n. T. Wallis, wonderful tooth
dentist doctor, and see that he has
a remarkable plant now. did not
tarry long enough to let him know
me real good, but | say he had an
X-Ray. and all other kinds of the
latest things for half soleing teeth,
! met DR.. Borders, saw Hon. w. NJ
Mcdonald, attended the Baptist Mis-
sionary and Educational convention
saw DR.. F. Arlington Wilson, the
man who toted his pocket book in his
hip pocket in Chicago. and supplied
the light fingered gentrys with $67
and his railroad tickets.
DR.. Wilson has another book and
is toting it in that same pocket to
supply some more of his friends. He
was accompanied by his wife, who is
a refined polished scholar | shall
have more to say next week.
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