Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-22

Hudson P0Iice->trange and Sig.
nificant Letters Found on His Per.
SOMA Wife's Anguish and a Hus-
bands Despair.
PoUGHKEEPSIB. Dec. 49, 1885,
On Saturday Officer Thomas Z. Bryant of
Hudson. came to this city and informed the
police here that at three O'Clock in The morning
he had arrested well dressed man In Hudson
While the latter was suSpiciously lettering about
store In Warren street. On him were found
letters which seemed to indicate that a serious
crime had been committed at Greenville, Pltts
county, n. C. When arrested he gave his name
as John !. Johnson, OF Washington. ID. c. but
arerward said the last place he came from was
Poughkeeps1e, where he had been a student Ia a
college.
TOUCHING ANGUISH.
One letter found on him was addressed to ssH
E. Nelson, POugbkeepSie.N and dated "Greea-
vile, Saturday, october 30" and signed Your
devoted wife, Lizzie Nelson" Besides other
matters OF private nature, ale these SELL
fences:
II do not know what to write YOU In your
first letter you expect me to believe you are
coming home. You know that l know you can
never, no never, come home again. Ii You had
given me more warning when YOU left; il you
had inIimated anything Was wrong; If you mad
let me know it was an everlasting funeral, 1t
would not have been SO hard.
You know | expected to go to the convention,
ana OF course went to work to get ready Ii YOU
hau only warned me.
Let me hear from you. Do not run any risk to
do so. | am afraid 10 send this. This may be
The last you VIII ever get from me"
Is THIS THE ANSWER?
Another letter FOUND Oh him was dated
Potghkeepsie, November %, but not signed IL
was addressed TO no one and seems not to
have been enyeOped. Among other things In
1t are the following:
! have only been a drawback to you ever sIuce
L was married to you. 1t is hard so hard 70
part with you. While / may have treated YOU
wrong In great many instances your happi-
tr IL, OIL,
now. nave nothing more TO look forward 10.
our nttle boy is TOO young 10 know anything.
N. only hope Is to see you and the BABY once
BESIDE my little girl. When you have received
this l shall have solved the great mystery:
shall, the good God willing, be with my little
girl and my mother In That better world |
shall have learned whether the good God is
lenient or kind with such wretched man a..
am. | shall be before God TO receive the re
ward: ! am IN. not afraid TO go; not afraid to meet
VIII plead so much for your happiness You
must look as everything happening for the best
would have only been burden 70 you. You
have no further risk to run in writing TO Inc.
This Is the last letter human being Will re-
ceive from my hands, and this requires no an
sWer, for in few hours, If the Blple is true
shall know what the future is. My last words
and blessing, and prayer to the good God 10
Watch over you, thai you may know no want
or suffering. Kiss our little boy goodby for me,
ard for Gods sake, for the love you have for
L
you la my arms ana kiss You b0th, But TO die
so lar away from you Is hard. May God forever
bless and keep you and may we meet In that
other world where all Is brightness and JOY aud
peace, is the last prayer and last words OF your
miserable husband.
the above, 1T Will be seen, was penned a month
ago.
A DIARY
There was also found on the man diary
in which was written the following
LETT Pougnkeepsie on my tramp December IA;
teen miles tn nothing to eat. l passed
through Pleasant Valley and Washington
Hollow, and slept In barn with a farm
laborer.
DECEMBER l5.-Started at eight am. and
passed through Clinton Corners, where |
bought ten cents worth OF crackers and cheese
and stayed all night With a Mr.. Case, at Cases
Corners, where was well treated.
DECEMBER 16.-Started again at eight am,
and Dr. Herrick gave me ride for mile. Then
walked and passed through Rock City. Upper
Red Hook, Clermont and Blue Stores STAYED
all night at the lat ter place at farm house.
The diary contains no record Of what he did
on The 18th. When he was arrested he said he
was looking for work. he said that the letters
found on him were given to him in Savannah
Ca, by man named Nelson to send to Green.
v1lle but ne had neglected It, While a student
Ia Poughkeepsie he boarded In Crandell street,
and went away owing considerable board, and
also took a students OvercOat, which the Hud-
SOD police have recovered When he first came
here he seemed to have plenty OF money, and
paid his tuition fee In advance and paid some
board In advance. He also spent money freely
among companions
In his diary also were names of females known
10 the police as disreputable. II also contained
numbers Of disreputabie houses and sporting
houses In New York City. One letter found on
Min was apparently from his sister, and in 1t
she tnanks MIN for a large sum of money sent
her to complete her education at some college
The entire case Is yet shrouded In mystery.
though the Hudson police are of the opinion
tnat the prisoner has committed serious crime
e no hoav
Greenville, Pitts county. N. C.-N T. Herald.