The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-09

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that Will try to meet him In heaven. and urge
late.
The letter closed with some further
assurances Of the writer's great respect for
Miss Hutchinson, and al the end ne quoted
these lines:
1 lift my eyes to heaven
And look across the plain,
And think upon the happy time
when we Will meet again
Miss Hutchinson at once went to work
to save his life. The first thing she did
was to write this letter TO Governor Mark
ham OF this State:
SAILORS HOME. ST. JOHN, N. E..
Sir: l am deeply greved to receive from a
prisoner in San Francisco jail the tidings that
he, Prisoner Hans Rasmus Hanson, is 10 be
executed on the oath OF November.
L take the liberty of writing you TO ask II
there is no hope OF reversal of the sentence.
know nothing OF the circumstances.
have only the prisoners statement that he
is Innocent of the murder for which he is TO
die. That terrible description OF certain class
of human beings, damned rather IMAM born
with the world" seems TO connect Itself IN my
mind with Door HanS Hanson. Born into aW-
tul scenes OF drunkenness, where oaths and
curSing formed the language around his child
hood-Out OF that into an equal evil. Knocked
about from one bad influence 10 another, all
away his lies chapter so SOTrOwfully read
Knowing something of The efforts put forth
by this poor feOw-man toward decent lie,
am constrained 10 beg of you TO look beyond
the clse as 1t appear ed In court OF justice and
see If mercy can be shown this strong young
life God in long suffering patience wieth not
The death Of any one. Yours respectfully.
MARY L. HUTCHINSON,
Superintendent Sailors Home. ST. John.
To the Governor of the State of California.
OF course Governor Markham replied
that as the case was outside the Jurlsdlc-
tion OF the State she would have 20 COM
muuicate with the President of the United
States. Accordingly she penned ii letter
TO Lieutenant Governor Boyd. asking him
to intercede. Governor Boyd had shortly
before been appointed to his position by
the Queen. She appealed to his sympathy
and influence. Struck with her deep in-
tereStedness as evidenced Ivy the urgent
tone of her letter Governor Boyd wrote to
the Presde whose acquaintance he had
made through Henry Ward Beecher. In
New York. Following is the cOmmunlca-
ton he sent:
QUEEN SQUARE, ST. John, \. r., !
Dominion of Canada. October 81, 1898.
May II please your EXcellency: EmDoidened
by my knONledg- OF you, OBJ aimed from our
mutual friend, Henry Ward Beechsr atter
meeting you in New York previous TO your
first contest with James u. Blaine, When lie,
after seeing you, as he told his frend; although
a Republican, he voted for you, Democrat,
because of his personal experience. ana also
from my very dear friend, Senator ferguson OF
Niagara, who was my associate 10 the senate
of Canada, who knew YOU and told me OF you,
venture 10 appeal to your Excellency
We have I'm this city a Sailors Rest, line
brick structure erected by Miss Mary Hutch
inson, who, touched by the story OF the sea,
which she had heard from seamen IN her
fathers ships. OF their hard life on sea and
harder life on land, erected this home with the
fortune which her father, the Hon: Richard
Hutchinson. wealthy shp-owner, lett 10 her.
She also gave up her home ana came mere 10
this Rest 10 take the house and It's inmates IN
der her own personal supervision. Here, TOO,
she has placed her fathers library and holds
religious services and pleasant entertainments,
10 all OF which size is aided by our leading cler.
gymen, shpewners and ladies'.
A few years ago young Danish sailor.
whose photograph inclose, came to the Rest,
named Hans L. Observation-Disclosures. frank,
pleasant-whO told her the story Of his early
ars a sad history of neglect and Ill treat
ment. and he won all hearts by bis gentle,
manly courage.
AT her request he attended the Presbyterian
Church of ST. DavdS, whose pastor, the Rev.
George Bruce, remembers him well.
He (HansOn) writes Of his sad fate TO Miss
Hutchinson, begging her 10 write TO him and
telling her that be IS innocent OF The crime OF
which be is eharged-rhat OF murder on the
high Seas-and for which he Is condemned Ia
be executed in Sau Francisco, Cal, on the 24th
Of November next
/ send a separate parcel of papers bearing
on his case.
In the short time yet left him on earth may l
beg your Excellency to cause inquiry 10 be
made, and If consistent with your duly direet
that his young life be spared.
Miss Hutchinson. whose ingenious character
and sterling. seli-sacrteng Christian life IS the
admiration of all who know her. begs me TO inl-
pi0re your clemeney, while bands of Christian
ladies are praying that his young lie be spared
il innocent, or that he may have strength to
meet his fate If guilty.
In this city we have many sailors, and In this
Rest many are truly at home.
A few years ago when wooden ships plOwe d
the ocean, this city was the fourth ship-oWnin z
port In he British EmDIre, and to-day several
of the finest wooden ships aHoat are here load
Ing for Great Britain.
In This appeal l am Joined by all who know
and are touched by his sad tate he himself in
his letter 10 his benefactress, asks no interfer-
ence in his BEHALF but only letter to console
him in his lonely cell from her. his only friend.
friend and admiTer, JOHN BOYD,
Lieutenant Overnor of the province Of New
Brunswick Dominion of Canada.
To his EXcelency. Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent OF the United States.
Enclosed: Portrait OF Hans Il. Hanson, letter
10 Governor OF California, letter 10 Lieutenant
Governor Of New Brunswick.
Accom- paying the papers sent by c. Z.
Scott, attorney for pardons in the Depart
ment of Justice, TO Mr.. Garter are cOpie
of the ST. John On. b. daily papers con-
tanning articles relative to Miss Hutchln-
sons efforts to save Hanson, and the pho
tograph, upon the back of which Miss
Hutchinson has written in her peculiar
chir0graphy:
Ephesians 1889.
Hans Rasmus Hanson, October, 1889.
A new creature IN Christ. Praise the Lord"