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ORRIN DE WOLF.

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if he wea, I didn’t think he would
be hort, After a while he said
he could tell me more about it,
if I would promise to say noth-
ing about it, and asked if I
thonght he would be clear, if he
could tell who did murder him.
T told him I eould tell nothing
about it without T knew what be
could tell; but I should advise

way whatever,—that if he was
perfestly innocent and could
bring light who did do it, I
thought it wes his duty to do so
and *twould be a benefit to him.
He wanted to know if be told me
these things, whether I should
have to state them if I was called
in court, I told him that if I

promised not to state any things,
thought the court would not

80 that she can get out of the way for if she don’t they will have
her, and now if you know where she is you be sure to help her out
of the way tell her that to leave ber things and to have you see to
them and to keep my things with hers, and if I don’t get out do
what she has a mind to with them. Bunt I don’t want to have her
brought to trouble and if she don’t get seereted they will have her.
Tell her not to think any thing about her property but to save her
wn life for she ean get her things some way, but to get ont of the
way. They tell me that there is but one thing that will save my
neck, only to tell the whole story for they could prove that she and
T was knowing to it and if I do I want she should get out of the
way first. Bot I shant own any thing yet. I can’t write any more
for I hain’ got any paper, eo good-bye, Orrin De Wolf.
Worcester, Feb. 23d, 1845,

Mr. Warren, Sir:—I take my pen in hand to write a few lines
to let you know thet T am in trouble, and I want you to come and
gee me, for I don’t know that I ever shall see you i? you don’t eome.
T have got into the County House I don’t know that I shall be able
to get out very soon, but I hope I shall by the mercy of God, for I
was flattered up to it although I didn’t kill him, but I was at blame
about it for I told the one that did do it, I wished that he hed
liquor enough to down him to kill him, and I was owing him fifty
aclars at that time; and I said that I won't grudge that, if any one
would Kill him, and she was—

And I don’t think I shall get off without going to the gallows, or
to State Prison, but I hope that I shall be prepared for it, let it
come as it will, .

I hope that you will coms and see me if you can, you must give
my love to all the folks up there I am well at this time, and I hope
that you are all well, and I want you to tell ———that I send my
Jove to him, and be eareful what company he geta into, for if he
don’t he will come where I have come, to the gallows; but I am not
89 much to blame as some others are. But I shall tell the whole
of it, and if they think that I had ought to be hung they will do it.
But come and see me if you can. Good-bye, this from

Orrin De Wolf,
Chatman Warren.

him not to say any thing that

would convict himself in any compel me to state them.

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