“How well you never told that man. I looked at you out of the window. You left me to find out for myself, and would not put me on my guard, as I do yo you. Hope you won’t omit again. Don’t talk to Willie much, or give him any halfpegs. * * * * Don’t be a fool. It looks as if you want people to know the way you and——if you are not more careful we will have to say quits. I have told you not to say anything until * * * *
“Saturday Afternoon.
“I write you these few lines to thank you for all your kindness which I shall never forget from you and your wife she is a very good one does she know you are to give me the things or not how can you keep them concealed one thing I would wish you to do is to frame his mothers photo and send it in with my music book if you please do it when he is in. Many thanks for your kind advice I hope I shall benefit by it. I shall try to do right by everyone if I can and shall always look on you as a friend, good bye I have not much time, burn this when you read it.
“Dear sir,—Are you at home or not, for I can’t see you. I looked for you yesterday, when I went to Sheffield, but could not see you, and don’t like to send if you are not in, because I know Janey have not seen you all day; but he has not been out. You are getting very with old Ned; don’t blab anything to him, for it will be all over. Never speak of me. I will not send this till I know you are at home. Hope you are well, and don’t fret; but I will give you the wink when the coast is clear; but you must not take notice till I tell you or you will make a mess of it, because he is always on the look out. Don’t know when he will go out again, but will sure tell you. Love to G—— b——, burn this.
OTHER MURDERS BY PEACE.
The Sheffield Telegraph stated:—“‘Peace has committed many murders; he has done more than two, yes many!’
“Such were the words which fell from the lips of one who was placed in close communication with the convict, and who occupies a position which entitles his utterance to the fullest credence. We may go further and say that there is ample testimony that Peace has indeed pursued a career even more bloodstained than has yet been made known to the public, and that could he have been prevailed upon to state the whole of the fouler crimes that he has committed, there would indeed be a category so revolting that the community would scarcely believe such outrages could have been perpetrated, and the chief actor in them have escaped so long.
“He has not alone taken human life, in order to escape arrest, but he has taken it that he might effect robbery. Peace had accomplices in these deeds. There are those living who know, not only of their execution, but also of the planning of them, and have had a hand in the foul transaction.
“A statement like the foregoing is startling, but we have good grounds for saying that subsequent events will prove the truthfulness of them. It is also stated on high authority that more than one person is in prison suffering for the misdeeds of this man.
“We announced on the 11th instant that Peace had told his family on the previous day that one young man had already served seven years in penal servitude, having been respited after being condemned to death for wilful murder.