Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-03-13
DEAD BUT LIVING.
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f'u IN GEORGIA.
deputy Sheriff Lem Patrick. OF HAIR
rod, Tex. and prisoner. Henry
.' '.aI passed through Memphis last
' ..s says dispatch. They came from
tAtlahta and took the Iron Mountnin
'ouse ON their way to Texas.
tour years ago." said the denuty
sheri'i, as he leaned his vest against a
lunch counter: Henry Schaeffer was a
prosperous citizen of Clarendon, Tex.
~. ne was IN the hotel business and was
.,le manager OF the leading hostclry of
. :. pace. lie made money easily, and
~ men1 even easier than it came. He
was Young. He had green cloth outfit
placed in his hotel, and every night hc
would proceed to back his own game. II
he had attended to his own business
he would have been rich man in q fcw
years. but he didn't, and one fine morn
ing he was missing. There was q clamor
from the creditors, but nothing more.
There were no assets. 1t then developed
baat Schaetler had Il wife in Kansas CITY.
~ was presumed that he had gone to her
ana lhe police OF that city were wired to
"alch out Tor him. lnt he did not show
up IN Kansas City, and it was couple
ol months before he was heard from
again. and this time the news was cart
ing. Henry Schaefer was dead--kille(.
III a railroad accident in Colorado Tho
Information came through the daily
Eapcrs. 1t seemed Schaeticr was riding
with Il companion on the train when it
went through IL bridge. The companion
escaped unhnrt, but SchaelTcr was
crushed beyond recognition. The
remains were taken to o village
Oh the line of the railroad not far
| from where the accident occurred, and
there, among strangers, were given bur-
lal, moarncd by sympathetic residents Of
the place, TO whom it was proven be-
yond doubt by the companion that the
deceased was Henry Schac1lcr, as the
companion showed letters and documents
| found on the remains that left no room
for further speculation.
| "A year later Schacffer's widow at
Kansas City received IL call from the
husband for whom She wore weeds. The
man plausib!y explained his absence, and
though he never effected Il reconciliation
with his wife, he visited her several
times. He soon left her again. The
learned that i'll the Colorado rail-
road wreck Schaetrer impcrson.
ated his companion, so as
to give the public to understand
that it was himself who was killed. But
all efforts to locate him were futile until
a couple of weeks ago, when he was cap.
tnred in Atlanta. The arrest was acct.
dental He was arrested for drunken
ness, but some of the documents found
on his person gave /. clcw to one of the
Atlanta police force, who happened to
know OF the case at Clarcndon. Scaetfel
was supposed to be dead Only the Off
GERS knew about his second appearance
on earth, and his appearance on the
scene of his early life will create Il big
surprise"
The prisoner listened while the Officer
told the story He is q liquor soaked
wreck now, but still bears the appear
ance of former gentilty. He does no
seem to view his position with fear.
''You must not consider death a
always fatal" said he when Patrick La,
concluded.