Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-05-23
FORTUNES CHANGES.
From the New York sun.

From the New York sun
Que Of the familiar sights at the capitol
lately is an old soldier, dressed in tho uni
form Of private, going about the com.
mittee rooms endeavorlng to secure favor.
able uoticn on "a claim for three months
extra pay. His career is q remarkable
one. and shows how shabbily fortune
treats some men. Although wearing the
uniform Of private, this military suppli-
cant for congressional recognition iy enti-
tied TO wear the straps Of Msjor Gener-
al. Although now old and broken down.
withont money, friends or home, except
that which is open to him at the Soldiers
Asylum in Hampton, Va, this man WAS
once q lawyer Of fue education. polished
manners. und high character. His name
is Timothy hennesy. and be was once 4
leading lawyer. practising before the bar
IN Dublin. He came to this country in
lsi7, haYIug already uade bis mark a, a
lawyer and he brought with him hatter-
ing letter Of introduction from the then
Attorney General Of ireland to Ben
jamin Brewster, who Was at that time a
lawyer in Philadelphia Of brilliant reputa-
ton. Mr.. Brewster received him with
opeE arms. and took pleasure in showing
him all the delights Of Philadelphia life
and presenting him to his large circle OF
trierds aud acquaintances IN that CITY
At the breaking ont Of the war Henesy
had good law practice, but the morning
after the firing upon Fort Sumter his Irish
blood was aroused and he decided to tight
Tor his adopted country No sooner did he
arrive at this determination than he left
his law oifice und placed upon he doar a.
placard saying. CLOSED until the war
ends. !"
Hcunesy was mustered Ia rs Captain OF
Company Fifth PennsylvaniA Cavalry,
on Auu - 1861. lie was promoted to
be MAJOR and was subsequently, msds
Judge Advocate IN III staff Of the Grner
Al commanding the Department of East
era Virginia On April 8 1863, after
aeArly four years service General Il Hvnnosy
vas h3noraLly discharged to accept civil
ppoin.mcut as Assistant United Sta.os
District Attorney for The Etstern District
IF Virginia. iial the rsmsined in the
my unuI APrl 70 hs wond wonli have
.ecsived ths three ~ )nthA extra pay y1ted
by Congress This was q more hagrtall9
% tar ,ouug oliver ia thosc days. and hY.
iHle dreamcd that twenty i've years later
ne would be asking C. nsress
20 pay him the money. Things did no.
prosper with him in bis South
ern home and he has had q
ehcekered and unfortunate career since
While in the District Attorneys Office IN
Richmond Mr. Heuue'y prepared the bill
lpcn which tae Grand Jury fond m in
lictnent against Jefferson Davis for trea-
sou Whether this Mct worked to his dis
tlvaniage or uot does no, APT EAR. hut for
ibis reason or some o,her the young law
nst With nothing but i'll fortune in his
Sou;hern home. lie has since wandered
about from one point to anetber, and IL
new Lying vt Jh, SOLDIER Home in Hamp-
ION and asking Congress to pay his claim
10 the three month : extra pay Ct soldier
IN the civil war.
Under. tse Cleveland Administration
Mr. Henncsy, who was always staunch
temocrai, was an applicant for the Con
-nlship at Bordeaux He was strongly en-
lorsrd by prominent domocracts George
W BidGie, Chancellor OF the Phlladel-
phia bar recommrnded his appointment !
orcause Of his famliari,ly with tbs liter
.ture and language Of France and because |
of his high scholarship and literary at
tainments Secretary Bayard IN the hrs
iew months Of his Secretaryship auuoune
ed his willingness to help Mr.. Hennesy,
aud wrote with his own hand The following
endorsement upon the back Of Mr. Bid
Dies letter:
You could have brought me no letter
which would have greater weight with nae !
than Mr. Biddle's. do not think the
president proposes to disturb the incua-
bent at Bordeaux, but sea that if Bor-
deaux is not available some other place
would do. Let you and he put yoar heads
together, and | will try to serve you
The Cleveland Administration passed /
away, and Mr.. Henhesy WAS forgotten
He has given up all hopes OF political pre-
ierment now, and onlg asks that congress
pay his just claim.
stoekman; Dick Gage, chief Of pqlcs
at Tombstone, committed suicide at that
place on Sunday night blowing his brains