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escape he came across Cock standing outside. He told Cock to stand aside or he would shoot him. This the constable would not do, but made towards him as if he would apprehend him. Peace, according to his own statement, then fired off one of the barrels of his revolve officer, says he he had fired.went, then fired off one of the barrels of hisbe did not desire to kill the constable, and that if ,d only allowed him to escape he would not haveinrd^wIHentenc^d to death. ° ” *'LETTER FROM THE CONVICT.you SB the experiments, proving your invention, and treating for the raising of sunken ships on your behalf. I now leave it with you to say the truth on the matter. Do let me entreat you, for your soul’s welfare inyou for your soul’s welfare and eternity to confess your sins. The Lord is faithful, and says if we confess our sins He is willing to forgive us. When our souls leavebehind to remain deceived as to what we had done wrong. Because if we do it is making a lie. The Lord Jesus Christ forgave the thief his sins at the eleventh hour, and so will the Lord God of heaven and earth truly forgive you if you confess your sins and-ft your evil ways and possibly, ,s as you do^ would have madewealth and an honourable position in the iFor your own sake and that of others, you shot make a clean breast of your life, not for the sake .. satisfying idle curiosity, but for the sake of repairing the injury you have done to society. Those who are living on the profits of the ill deeds done by you and hundreds of jgtep ought to be unmasked, for if they did not exist you and many others would lead honest lives and be saved an ignominious end.sF3E£3?Et!33£believe that you did enjoy these hymns, and therefore nmy have been^eard^in6heaverg andTe mnembeTdof your life, reconcile yourself to your sad fate, and remember that whether man may forgive or not, a contrite and humble heart will procure for you that happiness in the next world that you never could have had in this. After all, if you are repentant, you are only leaving a life of misery for a life of happiness. My wife and I pray for you. That is all we can do for you. I shall be glad to hear from you before the endH.M. Prison, Leeds, 11th F,HMRS. THOMPSON AND PEACE.'me^andTt^d;on^t utterly “d^pi^amrhate°y^r Sue. Oh ! Jack, for the love of mercy, as youy°Jo\m?i ^Tn™bJtmeTyo™Littl how I have suffered, and how I was t tormented. I was only obeying that which you havecouldjlo jouno ^d. HadT not W^pened myof°us^nsteadUof on* ind^hS^uilTSve1'doM you nog°Darling Jack, do write me asking me to come and see you. Never mind what the people in this world say. lean say many things, darling. Don’t judge me wrongly as you now do. Your trouble has made me an altered and different woman. Oh ! do take that to heart.I am living here in private lodgings so as to be near. You know Darling I must be near you. Oh ! for allthis earth. Do write me to my solicitor, for if I give my address it will get through the papers, and I am talked about enough. I will tell you where I stay when I see you.God in Heaven bless you and give yon strength issvs «. SSJTS1ZX *Yours, Sue.Friday, Darling, since writing you enclosed, a letter: SS2j again renewed their entreaties for him not to seeThe parties subsequently drove to the office of Mr. Alfred Watson, solicitor, when Hannah Peace expressed great dissatisfaction on learning that all the property was to be made over to the two children. She saidand my blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ washing me and cleansing me from my sins and raising my poor soul into the kingdom of heaven, where I hope to meet you andSgSftSFjg'SrasaffcSk bag^Sng the pteionTnghe would have to be carrie had he become.PEACE’S CONFESSION.The Press Association understands from \______________Daily Telegraph that at the request of the convict the Rev. J. H. Littlewood, vicar of Darnall, Sheffield, attended at Armly Gaol, Leeds, last Wednesday, toto state what his object was in sending for Mr. Little-wood. “ I wanted to see you,” he said, “ to unburdt^ t”to tek° fy°U’ 1 kn°W 1 am about *°.die» andweigh heavily upon it. Before I begin, do you believe that I am anxious to speak the truth, and nothing but the truth ? ”Peace, after being re-assured of his hearer’s belief inSSSSSyilSScSSS sSaSSi1 SSa£?ha?e nothing togahi ^ntf nothing to low in my'lost position, but I do want to atone in some measure for the past by telling all I know to some one in whom I* cU£id only, undo all that I have done, or make nends for it in any way, I would even submit to myy°u reany;he whole truth, and nothing but the truth.After clearing himself ot a theft which Jiad beenLitttew^ £l th? EnerTroM rauFder^T’wantS? STLtsa VSir£t$z. ™. ss°Here'the convict made use of language, implying familiarities with Mrs. Dyson,—language which can’tthe subject to the Whalleywas in’Manchester, in 1876. I was there to ‘ work ’ some houses. I went to a place called Whalley Range. I had ‘ spotted ’ a house there that I could do.sbSibehind me. Looking back I saw it was one of themyself; ant?, after I had fired ‘wide’ at him (and it was all the work of a few moments, sir) I observed him seize his staff, which was in his pocket, and was rushing at and about to strike me. I saw I had no time to lose if I wanted to get away at all. I then fired the second time, but all I wanted to do
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