Year: 1869




quar.er OF nine. We had lovely evening" singing
some hymns and each one Offering an humble
PRAYER TO Almighty God, IN which you were remem
Dercd. On, Camilla, always remember you in INV
prayers hoping that God viii direct your heart Alright
ana an He VII n you VIII only ask Him. Father, John
McOully, Frank Moore and my warm friend George
Neiman were here this morning to see me; they lei
George Neiman stay about half an hour and we
maa Ma delightful time he Offering up . prayer and
lhen we sang several hymns l have been
very happy to-day. This afternoon MIR. Farr
came came 10 about halfpast two O'Clock and stayed
about three O'Clock. Before Mr.. Farr left we had
one hymn, and he led us in prayer. He prayed very
sMee sso yss very earnestly for me- and you were
Christian character. He is about seventy years OF
years, years. and IS member OF the committee of the
versatIon, having travelled considerably He for
merly y Kept the iewelry store in Chestnut street,
,, oepw Fonlh ta Hs sons now keep It, Ny dear ca,
my ahiction, having blessed me with many warm
friends anu many peaceful and pleasant aud happy
very happy; He has made me feel enabled to say
that, come what will, whether 1t be life or
death, ts ol,, ! know IN whom l trust, and though
strength to meet all and enable me to feel that 1t is
but moment OF pain here and then an eternity OF
which is promised to them that believe THESE are
blessed thoughts, and, dear Camilla, let me again
entreat you to prepare for this. A few hours may,
afew years must brlng you to the close OF life and
II go nrst want TO meet you where there Is no
nS more sshns neither Sey nor ANY
ss live may within n,s ys VERY Strange e.
sceptic and scorner as I have been, but in my
calamity God has changed my heart and shown me
s Sres Ss as
greater. | am very different man from the George
>; Iwitcnell Of nye months mont ago, and far happier
can alsT that DO nothins Please dom, forget s e COD
vation Dear Camilla. II the worst should come /
think would like to sleep In Mount Morlah. near
that beautiful stream Of water, Brook Hebron I
OF the world, where you can come and commune
with me, and want you to put no costly monument
over my grave, but plant some roses and something
that Will be green in winter G.


THIRD LETTER


GReceived Wednesday before Good Friday.l


DEAR, DEAR CAAILLA-I know that you think that
you would not be believed il you made confession;
but know that If you Will make such q tell
you to- and do exactly as tell you, 1t win be believed.
If were acquitted, and you were convicted would
make one to save you, II 1t would be death Tor me.
Now, ask you to do the same thing, Camilla. You
have my life In your hand II yOu do as direct, you
will save 1t; and If you do not power under Hea
ven can save me. A friend of mine who talked a
tha he had to carry out the law but If any mittgat
ing circumstances should arise he would spare me- 1
John McCuy that the sentence would have to be car
ried out unless somebody says they did 1t. Camilla
hear that While you were In prison you said some
very injudicious things. Mr.. Bringhurst says you
have done the same thing when talking with him at
his house. hope for the sake OF charity and mercy
that you will do SO no You must never say 70
him anything about this, for he tells me In conf.
dence and only tell you to show how careful you
ought to be- and if he should know that told you it
would do me great deal OF harm. / want to tell
you plainly that he thinks you know something
about IT, and great many others think so too. This
Is one reason why you Will be believed. Some OF the
leading lawyers OF Philadelphia have told hun that II
you made a confession 1t wond save me. Among them
is man who used 70 be Governor Of this state and
also one has known Governor Geary all his life
Now VIII tell you what steps have taken to pre-
pare the way. have been urged to ask you here
anything about it. Mr.. Bringhurst thinks ought
to do this, and many other prominent men. So to-day
nrson and asked him about IT, He soiI nnoh 81 'e no
do it. lie said 1t was probable that you would say
no; but If you should admit 1t, 1t would save me-
and IL was the only thing that would. also asked
Mr. Chandler. He said the same thing tell them that
j expect you would deny IT, although don't believe
that you know anything. This sets their minds at
rest about me. You must never say anything
TO Mr.. Bringhurst, for that would ruin 1t all. will
wiite out confession for you, and give it to you
on Friday, and you must learn IL thoroughly. l
will also give you all the directions how to act and
when you will do II. Mr.. OByrne told me that ne
did not want you to know ANYTHING about 1t. You
must not say anything at all about this not even to
father 1t niust be kept perfectly secret. or 1t will


Camilla spare me this horrible awful DEATH You.
and you alone, can do It. OH do not disappont me;
1t would be more than could bear OH Camilla,
have tried to be Kind to you; you cannot forget
the days and nights that 1 have nursed you when
you were sick-the nights walked the road with
ina, ana did not complain. And, dear
Camilla, you have been good wife to me.
DO not; OH DO ono not, ! pray you, % desert me now;
l know that you Will do this. Camilla, you would be
awful lonely without any one and IN your present
position. on, II you will save Inc, or at least make
The effort, for II you do not make the effort you know
that you can't do 1t; but oh, for my sake make this
last cfort-it's all you can do; and II 1t saves me
will starve II 1t Is necessary to give you comforts,
NAV yet be happy. Dear Camilla, i you really in
packed all ready 70 leave the city at the
shortest notice. i think l would go TO Baltimore
and stop at a second class hotel. or course
you Will have to change your name. Please urge
Mr. O'Byrne to come down this afternoon, and get
here as soon after four O'Clock as he can. Goodbye;
don't let any see this. Burn 1t as soon as YOU
have read IT, 1t is an awful thing TO ask you to do
this but dear Camilla 1t Is for my liIe Ifit was for
anything else would not ask you to do IL. Please
OH please spare my life. Save me- oh save me-
You are the only one who can. Camilla, think OF
this.sl am young and In the fun flush Of health, ana
II is not TOO late yet TO try and make you happy.
would 90 rags to do IT, if you Will save me. on I
remember this, and save me II you can, oh don't
not give me life after ! am dead: ana OH dear
Camilla, do as ask you to IN this case. Dont forget
II Is for my life. GEORGE.


FOURTH LETTER.


(Thls was received on Good Friday.1


Nv DEAR CANiILiA--iou must make the following
confession II you would save me, and you must 40
me but this, and this viii positively do II. You have
said you would give your lie to do IL, but that will
nor DO unless X was accompanied by confession,
aud would rather die myself than have you die:
but you can do this without death, and this Is the
way to do IL. You must write out the following
contession-write it out twice-put one away IN
some secret place SO that alter you have done as
tell you you have 10 look at that you will
not forget II IN you should ever be wanted; II
the Governor or any OF the authorities should ever
send for you to ask you any questions you could
answer them correctly. You must also learn this,
so that If you are asked any questions you can
answer so as not TO contradict them or this.


CONFESSION.


One afternoon last spring my mother and were
walking up Chestnut street, and, as we passed the
Continental, Mr.. Gilbert came out and u gentleman
with him. lie came up and spoke TO us and intro
duced his friend TO us--hIs name was Lce-Mr.
Lee. They walked up Chestnut street 10 Tenth with
u.s. they went up Chestnut and we took the Tenth
street cars ana came home. few days after met
MFR. Gilbert I'm Ninth street; he came over and
walked with me to Chestnut street; he went into the
ContInentai: he asked me how my mother was; he
always did whenever saw him, and asked me n she
WIS .AMN hotllr nalured YET. he smoke