Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-07
A GOVERNORS MAIL.
illusions From CrankS OF All Sorts
That Find Their Way to Our
Executives Office.
ONH MAN DEMANDS BLOOD.
An Eccentric Lady Says She Loves Gen.
ersI Beaver but Cannot Consent
to Become His Bride.
ONE MAN DEMANDS BLOOD.
PLENTY OF DEBTS TO BE COLLECTED.
Some Want Judges and Jurors Jailed and others Are
Politically Inclined



private citizen would be inclined to enjoy.
The price paid for Gubernatorial honors is
high after all. Despite the boasted intelli-
gence of the great Commonwealth of Penn
sYlvania, there is superbundance of super
stition: land ignorance. There are as many
cranks to the squarench in this State as in
any other; many of these cranks are almost
destitute of education, some of them man
age to get up illy-spelled, illy-punctuated
and illv-capitalzed letters aud these they
send to the Governor. They hold the States
Chief. Executive solely responsible for all
the calamities to which flesh is heir.
The dense Ignorance of ordinary affairs
which is revealed in some of these letters
sent to Governor Beaver is simply appail-
ing. There are men who call him sternly
to account for every conceivable disaster
from the burning of the baby's finger to an
earthquake The number of cranks seems
on the whole to be increasing. This is not
q sunny outlook for aspiring candidates to
Gubernatorial and Presidential honors.
BEAVER DOESN'T SEE ALL.
Fortunately, however, Governor Beaver is
not forced to read all of the letters sent him.
Private Secretary George Pearson and E1-
ecutive Clerk Major John Jockhart relieve
him of this onerous duty and answer the let
tiers in his name. Of course, all important
epistles are handed to the Governor that
thev may receive his personal attention and
investigation, but the begging letters and
others of the same caliber never meet his
eve. 1t is fact, however, though not gen.
orally known, that every letter sent the Gov
ernor, albeit it Is a begging efusion, re-
ceives a prompt and courteous answer
A large number OF these letters are from
inmates of insane asylums or from persons
whose proper abode is in such institutions.
Often the inmates ask the Governor to
remedy their fancied wrongs and to dis
miss certain of the attendants who have
CHANGED to incur their displeasure. To
pacifv the patients the physicians allow
these letters TO be sent, although in many
cases they themselves are denounced in the
most uncompromising language. The letters
only excite pity for the unfortunate senders.
Numerous physicians have been speculst-
ing as to the probable occupation oil Cover
nor Beaver after the expiration of his term
of Office. None of them, however, have
been as kind as one of these unhappy corre-
Gpondents who invites him to spend several
years in her asylum as her guest. The Gov
ernor's reply indicated that he had other
plans on hand which would probably oc-
make acceptance impossible.
WANTS LAWS ABOLISHED.
Another person writes asking that certain
laws of the State be abolished, and begging
the Governor to see that the next Legisla-
ture carries out the request The writer
kindly concludes by saving: This is purely
tor the sake of many poor that write this
I will not sign nv name, for if it does not
meet YOUR approval you will not fall under
any obligation to notice this plea"
Most OF the letters from women have not
one but several postscripts, which is, of
course, natural enough, but there is no ex-
planning the occurrence of 13 postscripts in
one letter written by man.
Here is blood curdliug epistle:
BEAVER, April q, 1890.
want TO tell you that l am bitter enemy
of yours. Right after the decision of the
Somerset court on the Nicely case, you should
have appointed their day at once. How does it
come that you sell the day for many others that
committed crimes long since the Nicelys. and
they have been executed weeks ago? Oil yes,
the NIcelys have money to pay their way |
through and some Other criminals had no |
money. or enough at any rate. All right, Is it |
right ask is it just? Ask yourself the ques-
ton, Ask Almighty God the question anu see |
what He will say! l thought you were a man |
that would deal justice to all men, but you are |
not.
am friend of Justice am not against the |
Nicelys more than any other criminals. l never |
saw the Nicely brothers, but l want TO see our |
country rid of all injurious persons, criminals, |
etc. Ny life is in danger as well as yours and |
others when we allow such men to go free.
But / will not say any more now than this: |
II you get another chance to set the day for |
execution and don't do it at once, then L want |
you to get your coffin ready at once And If |
the Nicelys go free and you are assassinated, |
your friends can say the most reason for it was |
the Nicelys case. Don't forget Garfield and |
Guiteau.
GIVES HIM THE MITTEN.
In striking contrast to this bloody effusion |
coLIes one written in red ink (typical OF |
love) and in a woman'S unmistakable CHR
ography. Here it is:
HoNoRED SIR-Although the declaration Of |
your affection has ! must confess, not been
dIsGgreeable to me, / am forced by crcum-
stances OF which YOU are aware to decline the
happiness which have no doubt would result |
from such union. Being the only support of |
an aged and suffering father and sister con-
sider It my holiest duty TO abide by their sides
a. long as they live. Judge for yourself and |
am sure you will not blame me. Under other
circumstances should willingly have walked
with you through life faithful helpmate. l
esteem you and therefore the sacrifice l make
is not an easy one. But my affection for nv
friends and liberty will not allow me to act
differently and the CONSCIOUSNESS of having
performed a sacred duty will indemnify me-
remain with the highest respect
p. S.-Send one or two doctors to see me.
W hat reply was sent to this letter can
not say, but as each epistle must, according
to Governor Beavers dictum, receive some
kind of an answer, it is probable that the
private secretary intimated that the Chief
Executive of this State would humblv bow
TO the wisdom of the decision made by the
fair writer.
Here is brief excerpt from an 11-paged
letter very closely written:
Mr.. Governor, that was an awful time, but in
EOl1 my 0nl11 Ian IN Nv and ho, rdall |
HIM, his wife and two children, and he has not
PAID me to this day; not for the land, for which |
have an eject entered in the docket; not for
goods sold work done; not for the boarding
except that last year. He hired q lawyer, |
which paid me $500 on the board bill and on
store goods Dill which he owed me.
Now, Mr. Governor, l request you, as the
father OF the citizens of the State, as a friend
IN politics, etc, and as support you l want you
TO not refuse me that faYor-to tell Mr.. S.
10 settle with me and pay me all he owes me
honest know, Mr.. Governor, you have more
innuence by Mr.. s. than any other man in
the State.
, A DIVORCED wIFE's PLEA.
A letter from a woman contains a frantic
appeal for aid, stating that her husband Sc
cured divorce without her knowledge or
and calling upon Governor Beaver
to annul it. Of begging letters there is no |
end. One man, who, during the last two
has become familiar char
acter to the habitues OF the capitol, has for
the pass eight wears sent letter to the Gov
srnor about once in every ten davs. Fol-
lowing is verbatim copy OF one OF his epis-
lies:
To the Governor Of PepnBylvsnis:
DEAR SIR want my money and Wealth
u his nf alek,. i