Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-07
BY MEANS OF WRITTEN THREATS.
The Man He Addressed Turns Him Over to
the Police of New York.
NOT ALLOWED TO TURN TIE SAGE TRICK
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH, +,

| for me of anything where 1 can make m.
liven a dessen way, but without result.
| Second-You know further that 1 have NJ
work for the last four weeks and no none!
either.
Third-I am liven on account of the hu
manity of good hearted people.
Fourth-I will not do it further.
Flftll-l will putt hand on my one live.
Sixth-You will be kind enough and give
! me $500 object in view; $500 that l can buy
me a stationery store and $500 to get me il
home when get older.
Elghth-Iou have no children and r1cl
| enough to spare such small sum of money.
Ninth-If you don't take notice of this INV
| request you will be the next to Russell Sage
and will blow your brains in the air with
| ont hurt anybody else.
Ienth-If You get me arrested about this
| letter then l do SO the next chance / have
without give you notice.
| Eleventh-Don't you forget.
Twelvth-If your letter will fare nv wish
| then we will be good friends together. We
are landsfriends already. You know that
Head t-Thirteenth-Send the money
| or check for it to this myaddress and oblige
Yours truly, OSCAR WEYRAUCH
Translated Oscar Holy Smoke)
lA Sussex street, Jersey City.
in the lodgings house ali around the city.
take my dinner here. l expect your answer
tomorrow Monday in the dinner time.
The Police at. Once Notified.
The recent adventures of Dr. Hall and
Russell Sage had taught at least one man
that such lunatics are dangerous. Harris
lost no time in placing the letter in the
hands of Police Captain Carpenter, and he
told the Captain all he knew about Wey-
rauch.
Weyrauch was born in Wiesbaden, and
Harris met him in Germany IA years ago.
Weyrauch had made money as proprietor
of a bookbindery and paper house. He had
sold out his business at q good profit, had
married rich woman, and opened hotel
in Bensheim, Hessc- -Darmstadt. Alois Van
Cries, the burgomeister, introduced Harris
to the hotelkeeper, and Harris made the
hotel his home during visit to Bensheim.
About year ago Weyrauch appeared in
New York and hunted up Mr.. Harris
Prosperity had not agreed with him, and he
had taken to drink and fallen into poverty.
He borrowed some money of Harris, and
asked the latter to find employment for
him.
On Sunday. two weeks ago, Weyrauch
called upon Harris. He was well dressed.
Harris had been unable to find work for
him and told him so. Weyrauch seemed to
be disappointed, but went away in as
friendly mood as usual.
Demand for Money or Work.
The following Sunday ne called on Harris
again. He was dressed in old and shabby
clothes, and was in an ugly temper. He
demanded, rather than asked, if Harris had
found work for him. Harris had not and
refused to lend Weyrauch any more money.
weyrauch said he had to pawn his clothes.
He went away angry, and then yesterday
the letter came.
Captain Carpenters men found Weyrauch
~ - Of
o'clock this morning He was as mild and
harmless prisoner as possible, and arose
and dressed himself obediently. In his
pocket was an envelope enclosing his pho
tograph. The envelope was directed "to
the newspaper reporters" and on the face
was the following memorandum in English:
"After want send this my picture to Mr..
Conrad Harris, 1870 Second avenue"
The picture was taken In Reider's gallery,
339 West Madison street, Chicago, in 1883.
On-the back Of the envelope was written in
German:
Now am 80 years DID, and 1 have done
my work. have always been good to the
(Transfer in English, "Holy Smokey
liable cutters, bookbinders. paper box
makers, e42s First avenue, Harlem.
140 Worth streeb, saloon, city.
81 Walker street.
like to die
The fun vast my
Ifan the boys haven so much as can die
without pain l am gone to die
Flv in the sky
Hurry to die
Last Win Of the Holy Smoke Crank.
Ny last will
To the grave digger
First-Please do not handle me rough be-
fore you know sure that 1 am dead.
Second-Put my fancy dress clothes and
nv Dunlap hat into my grave. left few
cent that you can have a drink on my death,
OSCAR WEYRAucH (Holy Smoke).
NV last will to the reporters of news
papers:
Please publish my poem when possible
with my picture; in regard to my friends,
OSCAR WEYEAuCH (Ho!y Smoke).
On the back of the picture was the poem,
as above.
The prison er himself gives one the i'm
preston that he scribbled all this nonsense
so as to have loophole for escape on the
plea of insanity. He is heavy built Ger
man, with a full red face which shows
traces of dissipation. His head is round
and crowned with closely cropped hair of a
sandy color. He wears a stubby red NOUS
tache, closely cropped.
II wrote the letter just to scare Harris, SO
he would give me the money; 1 would not
kill him." he said. "He is an old friend of
mine 1 knew him in the old country, and
1 wanted him to get me some work as jani-
tor, or something like that
He Declares He isn't Crazy.
He had not been sick, he said, and he
laughed when he was asked if his head
troubled him. ono, I am not crazy" ne
said, 81 knew what 1 was doing when I
wrote the letter, and 1 wanted him to give
me some money"
OF his own history he seemed equally
willing to talk. "When I kept hotel,''
he said, 'my wife ran away with one of the
walters and took all my money with her
She came TO America, 1 heard. and then
pretty soon came to America myself, but
1 never saw my wife or heard anything
more about her,"
He has been in America 10 or 10 wears,
most Of the time out West, and had worked
at book binding and like employment. he
said. He added that he had had employ
ment until four weeks ago. 81 had no
money and offered to sell Harris my new
gloves for half dollar. They were worth
So 30, but he would not even buy the
gloves"
AT Harlem Court to-day Justice Meade
committed Weyrauch to the care of the
Commissioners of Charities and Correction
for examination as to his sanity. He was
sent to Bellevue Hospital. He NAV get
five years to State prison as a criminal, or
an indefinite term in confinement as q
lunntic.
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