Show WANTS TO SAVE DURRANT ANT confession of a prisoner who in a texas jail houston no uston tex nov 24 joseph E Bl anther alias forbes committed suicide in the meridian jail in this county on march 2 last developments oi of the past few days bring to light the fact that Bl anther was tho the self confessed perpetrator of even more startling crimes than vv was as the murder of mrs langfeldt in san francisco for which ile ho was w a hunted while Blant It lauther ber was incarcerated incarcerate I 1 I 1 in in the meridian jail there was also a fellow prisoner named pitts who was arrested on some minor charge and ac occupied the cell ada ad joining 01 i that of blan blan ther pitts is a farmer who now lives near iredell Ir cdell in this county and is known to have conversed with blan ther during his two or three days confinement in a letter to word dillar word attorneys of meridian under date of november 32 02 mr pitts enclosed a letter from Bl anther which says to mr pitts As this Is my last day on hartli I 1 wish dosity to say that I 1 cannot die without telling a truth I 1 murdered mrs langfeldt also blanche lamont and militate williams I 1 put this in in your overcoat pocket and hope you will find it in time to save tile the life of durrant it may alto be of service to mr womack in getting ills his reward money I 1 want you to have my watch for your kindness to me you have tn ny best wishes and I 1 hope your troubles will end but not as mine signed Sign cd BLAIN I 1 nert fordes FORBES the letter pitts claims was lost in the lining of his coat and only recently discovered Bl anther was under tinder suspicion at one time of having committed com the murders buethe but the police of san francisco believe durrant the guilty party the al ledged confession ha has 9 been bent to Dur Durrant rants 8 attorneys officials of the bank of meridian say the letter compares favorably with Blant bers handwriting |