Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-09

Between i've aud six O'Clock last
evening, Haignez, u one'legged
Frenchman, better known as pea
nut Frank" was found dead In Ken
pelly,s barn on Market street hanging
from beam with hempcn cord
around his neck. The coroner was
notified aud had tho body removed to
the morguc where an Inquest was held
today. The deceased had long been p
familiar figure ON the streets Of this
city ~ peanut peddler.
Several years ago he was head
waiter ut the Walker and Contihental
hotels, but he sustained an injury to
one Of his legs and Rmpuiation below
the knee was found Necessary. Since
that time his trouble commenced and
he took 10 drinking, aud finally ended
his life by hanging.
The following letters were found on
his person, writted on scraps Of MANILA
and legal cap paper;
SALT LAKE., June /, is02
Dear WHO anu 'ullutoh
It Is ono great pain to toll you that l
feel old enough 10 go and meet my Crca-
tor. aud leaving everything TO Him TO
judgo my case. will leave this world
without any regrets, except to leave you
In such state OF poverty. Hut since J
lost my foot I also lost my OyCslght and
many other things, friends aud ALL
=. HAtdNHz.
| have nothing LETT 20 look after. Ask
MIR. Wlnslow at the Walker House for
my naturalization papers II wanted.
Thanks To all my friends. suffer IN
many ways and must leave you. For
give mo and bc as good To Others asyou
have been to me. ! am Of no use IN this
world any more. Goodbye, farewell TO
all. FHANk HAl0NIZ.
Nine. Jean Piorro, No. Q Hue dc Aba
toIrc, Fauhnurg du laurncau, Belfast,
Francc;-Nos this Is hard world. IN
vain I have asked 10 those thought
could help mo OF one old shoe and some
old shlrp. What pricvos me the most *
that whoa | ask Tor assistance 80 are
good enough to tell mo to buy what |
need that | have plenty Of money. q
friends, may God spare YOU any or the
pain aud suffering have gone through
ior the uast six years. Tho last OF my
foot; dead bone in my loit wrist, right
shoulder hurt; rheumatism In the lott
log, aud rupturcd on the right side. All
this Is enough to do and commit this act.
No, ihOfc N no moro hope Tor ms. So
farewell all. Goodbye my friends OF
the past
Yours In distress and despair,
FRANK llAtuNEZ
Bury mo a. you please, but death is
preferable 10 mo than "a miserable liio
Ike this. Bo as indulgens A. you can,
some Of You boys will say poor
frenchy X gone 80 much tho better for
him. Well let be so. God help ~ all.
Mrs. Gonoyioye Boro, Parsons, Kansas.
Mrs. RosaliA lIaigne1, woilsyillo, Cache
County, Uuh'
No, II IL no use. | can't keop up any
longer and don't 500 any much good
hope before mo for tho future. Ask u
rich man for u little help, eight cases out
OF ten, "Woll, but your all right. You
don't suffer for anything. | can't do
nothing for you.n only four days ago !
was hungry. believe Il, friends, II took
two rich merchants and ono banker to
make up the big sum Of - cents. Hut In
parting | wish 10 thank all those who
have been kind and genoroust to me In my
misfortune. There arc some good mon
In Salt Lake City, but there are some
hard ones too. No this way OF living h
worse than death and no food. no place To
HtNNH W HlNhlt 40 NhAllkN ~ NANhNNNs ANN
small depis can't pay; 80 say farewell
all. Forgive me, forgive all, aud II u
were not that | am suffering 80 much
ovory way ! would have tried TO earn my
living once morn. Hut | AM not nc 10 do
anything nj present aud must 90.
Il. HAtUNEZ.
CALIFORNIA SALOON.
Tho last writing. fry years old on
the ?uih. | wish / had bolior eyosight,
hut ils gonoi can't road no more,
ADDRESSES.
The following ADDRESSED were found
among his effects;
Nine. Elise Jeaupierte, Rue del
Abatoire, Faubaur du Fowman, Bel-
fort, Franco.
Mrs. Genovuve Bero, Parsons, Kan.
Mrs. Rosnlin Hoigncz, Wellsvillc,
Cache County, Utah.
The last address Is said TO he that OF
his wife from whom he separated sew.
eral years ago.