The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-15
der different name. I think this hope

der a different name. 1 think this hope
alone kept me alive
"Wben I emerged went TO southern
city. and, without difficulty, procured
work. greatly pleased my employer, ana
the future looked entirely bright. one oay
a railroad detective recognized me- stopped
me on The street and demanded 20 know
what I was doing / told him. tie replied
that was wanted that | bad best leave
town I assured him that there was no
case against me. and then he insisted that
l give the details OF ny life 20 Doth the
office where worked aud the hotels where
l stopped. l knew what that meant. 1
couldn't do it. spent one n!gn' o. asoniz'
| ing INDIGESTION, and then left the city:
Il came to Atlanta ana tried it over
again. Just as / was obtaining foothold
a representative of a great agency (which
will name IL necessary ordered me per-
enptorIly TO get out of his territory I'm
sorry he said, but I'm employed to keep
you people out. You'll have TO go or III
show you upP / begged and pleaded with
him, and the first tears that
have shed for many a year came
to my eyes when / thought of my
ruined life and the horrible prospect Of be-
ing driven back into the old path. But he
was memorable. had to go. Then came
flight and then the exposures. Tie old
story all over again. When / was arrested
here l was footsore. distracted, penniless,
friendless, every face turned against me,
all the newspapers at full cry at my heels
and caring but very little how soon the end
came.
"Now, what more is there 90 add! Very
little. have tried and tried. and failed.
Grimes that never dreamed of have been
laid at my door. 1t makes no difference
what a stronger or better man would have
done; have done the best could. l only
asked for the privilege Of working I'm
molested for an honest living. l expect
that this statement will be attacked and
ridiculed and riddled. Candidly, don't
care; it 10 the first have ever written, and
will be the last 1t comes straight
from my misery, and let me tell you
that, when l was in Atlanta the other day
and walked up past the cemetery by the
dummy road-not knowing where / could
sleep that night undisturbed and in safety
looked over into that quiet and peaceful
tract, and felt as if my heart would break.
IL made me think Of my dead father and
mother-how they once loved me and were
proud of me-and envied the people who
were resting there for the tranquility
| have not known for so many years aud
| years. "ORTH HARPER STEIN"
| HELD AS A FoRGER.
An Atlanta special to the MORNING NEWS
last night said that Stein will in all proba-
bility be held in Georgia to answer charge
of forgery before his foreign acquaintance
have chance at him. The sheriff OF
Spalding county passed through Atlanta
tonight to Decatur with warrant. 1t Is
sworn by Cashier r. II. Drake. On
or about June 9. John Bell, alias Stein, pre-
sented check on the City National Bank
of Griffin, signed Drexel, Morgan & Co. fol-
$3.50. The check was cashed and before it
was learned that the paper
was forgery Stein was gone
John Bell, it will be remembered, is one OF
STEMS old aliases He was going under that
name in 1884 in Kansas City when he killed
| Fredericks Cashier Drake was in Decatur
yesterday and identified Stein as the Grit
| fin forger.
To- lay Stein will be taken from the De-
catur Jail TO the Griffin jail, and at last il
appears that there is definite charge
against him in Georgia.