The mother nf Richard Davies received the following letter, written by the unhappy youth a few minutes before his death. It is almos illegible, scratched in pencil, and indicates the tremor which he felt at his approaching doom :—“ Dear Mother,—l declare with mv voice, truthfully, in my last hour, that I never struck my father on the night of his death. I never had the axe in my hind. Weep not for me, dear mother and loved ones, for I am going to the home cf glory, saved through the blood of our dear Saviour Jesus. My sins have been washed away, and unto the Lord I commend my soul, to inherit eternal life in heaven. May I meet you all there. God bless you all, and keep you. Farewell, dear loved ones; farewell, farewell.—Richabd Davies.”
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 459, 27 May 1890, Page 3
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136Untitled Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 459, 27 May 1890, Page 3
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