Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-16
FOX WRITES SISTER
One of Three Murderers Who Died in
Columbia Says Farewell


C. o. Fox, of Stanley, N. Co. who
with S. ]. Kirby formerly OF YORK
county and Jesse Gappins Of Colum-
bia were electrocuted at the state pen
itentiary this morning for the murder
of William Brazclle, Columbia trans-
fer driver wrote q long letter to his
sister, Mrs. LOWE Norwood of STAN
ley, n. c., under date Of June 13. The
letter which was published in the
Charlotte Observer yesterday morn
ing is as follows:
Columbia s. c. June 1a.
Dear Sister:
81 take great pleasure in dropping
you q few lines, something l may
never do again. / received your dear,
kind and welcome letter last night,
and was glad to hear from you once
more on earth, but was sorry to learn
of you being troubled over old hard
luck me. Don't you worry about me.
I'm feeling fine this q. m. / have had
all kinds of trouble but If it be Gods
will my troubles will soon be over
Just a few days and / guess every
body in South Carolina will be happy.
May God bless all, my enemies and
those in North Carolina, too. If moth
ing else will satisfy them but to kill
me, why let them go ahead. l have
not had justice in this old sinful earth,
but there is'a place where the just is
waiting to give me my justice. Papa
was down the 5th. U was sorry some
one wanted a little more money. /
thought that he had gotten fooled
enough not to put out any more. /
did not ask him to do anything for me.
If il had been left to me none Of you
all would have known that | was in
any trouble, but Kirby told the sheriff
my name, and after that he told him
| would not deny it. / had rather gone
on and died and never told my name
than for people to look down on you
all. Yru said in your letter that you
believed that l was led into what
did. Sister, you are right. / was not
only led, but they told me lies to get
me to say / would go with them.
They were going to get the car off the
street. They had all kinds OF keys
for all kinds of cars, and God knows
my heart l would not tell lie about
ii. If it had not been for them that
boy would be living today and |
would not be here. l was always
taught to stay out of bad company,
and | did not do it. They did not
work, and got me to believing that
did not have to work, and | was al
ready troubled or | would never nave
agreed to go with them. Sister, II
was YOU / would not say anything 10
Mary about me being brought home.
If they come, all right, and II they
don't come, all right Do not ask
them. If | had been treated right at
home | would not be here today, but
[ am praying for them and all OF IN!
enemies. Sister. I would not say any
thing to our people in CataWha ABOUT
my burial. 1t would he just hlS
show for people. You did not tell me
if YOU would take my BODY from lhc
train to my grave or not. guess
would he "a bird all burnt up. | am
ashamed to be brought home. IT 1t
wasn't for your sake ! would not let
them send me home. and trust Cod
will hold YOU ND. Sister. Don't You
grieve and worry about me for | am
going TO better world If 1t be Gods
will | sing lot of times. Wh"n J
am dead don't you Erieve after me.
think of you, my only dear sister, ana
| sing. Sister will meet you there.
| know you will. Glory to God! Now
sister. promise me you won't gllcNc
about me and ask God TO give me lalth
till the last breath leaves my body.
want TO be able to go out and get in
the chair and laugh at them. You
know they all have to die. | am not
by myself. Well. guess you arc tired
of reading this mess, so | Will not
worry you any longer.
81 may never write you again. May
God bless you, dear heart, and cheer
up. GOOdby, goodby.
"F'rom your happy brother
&C. O. Fox"
Columbia, June 1922.