Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-19
[ComfimHed from Saturday, -Jnne 12.1
NEEDHAM'S FAILURE
By JOSEPH HATToN.
Awthor Of "1he Queen Of Bohemia" '1hs
Three Recruits," Etc.


Enough to poison half the town." he
said. We'll, the stir it will make will be
just a. great as II it mad done it."
Then he replaced the bottle in the desk,
opened the window, sat down in an easy
chair, and neither spoke nor novel for
long time.
Presently be rose, closed the window, and
paced the room, then sat down at his desk
and did very unusual thing-began talk
ing to him sell In loud whisper.
"No, John. not tonic ht-to- morrow-Iet
me say Tomorrow. You must put things
straight for your brother. and write some
letters-you must gee Nolan, too
Nolan was a confident al friend and
solicitor.
'Are Won going maj. joint No. coming
tn vmr sen sas oh, Won have haan mad
for five years mad and miserabl. Now
Won re IL, hay. rest and reaca An John.
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my DEAR BRoTHER-To what a slough
of infamy have my steps directed me. and
now there |, no going on or retreating. /
am Grim nal of the worst class the cause
of the ruin of thousands, many Of them
widows and orphans all of them persons
who have trusted to my honor.
AT this moment (and indeed for a
long time have | felt i0 | am deeply
sensible Of the misery and wretched-
ness | have caused and shall cause.
could lear any punishment, but not the
wretched less of being a witness of all
the trouble that is about to fall on nv
dupes. H. is best that should not live; for
though / might escape to some foreign
counCry should die OF romorse go mad per-
hans; certainly could not live, my crimes
beng endel and discovered
81 am a,ol, gu lty. / have had no con-
feiera'e. have cheated and swindled on
my own account. Nolan and the others con-
nected with me have no knowledge of my
deceptons, my false deeds, my forgeries,
all committed in the hope that might re-
trievc my losses.
"Ah, my dear brother, it was a sad day
for oil OF us when | came to London.
"You and my first political friends will
now know why | threw them ever and took
office; it was last desperate chance to re-
trieve my self. and If dared nave waited
and been patient it would have succeeded.
If | could have livei ny embarrassments
down until had become secretary OF the
treaurv my frauds woul never have been
known; should have put ali straight. Now
Il viii be with difficulty that can even
leave sufficient information behind me to
let you al klpw the extent of my defalca-
tons and robberie'.
VI authorize you to teke possession of all
my papers, aud you will find written MEM
ora da tnat viii help the sol lcitors TO some
KIN O Understanding of them. When |
have written this letSor, | hall 20 roun to
the club aud take my dinner in peace for
the hrst time for years l remember the
pride with which first walked into the Re-
form Cldb, the false pride; lave dned
there evary day these last two years when
III town. aud having no private engage
90 TO take le,y. of il ana nv friauds-s,ma
of them already LOOT, askance NJ m, A tor
war l. / st Ill coma b. ok N my roo,, + nal.
nv nst notes for vour ruida,cn | am
writing 20 M an to meat m, here to-mor.
row as tweive for a last conferences with
him: then If could no TO chanel and to con-
fession aud il the psnitent taief ON ghe cross
could be forgiven. surely | can. surely
surely.
''Oh, that had never left Irelapdl Oh
that 1 had resisted the first temptation To
speculate! oh, being in financial difficult.
ties that ha had tho courage TO stop and
contest o.. the Jolly. the mise.y of tho
first fraudl Oh. the difficulty there il to 90
backi Once launched n crime the devil has
the mower TO hurry YOU ON aud on. ms he has
hurried me.
"a. | hai had moro solid frmness less
talent. lass ambition. / miyht have been an
honest. nanny and prosperyus man ad.
mirei and lie, vel of Won 4 might have
lived to bless NV father and mo- her in
their old aga. instead of bringing down
their gray hairs to the grave ami blasting
forever the wretched name of
'JopN NrrpuAu
$50 M, b,o,hor Henry Naa5han, of H.,
w., ro,,,,,, NJ