The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-22
soHLATTER's DAILY LIFE.
The Healer as His Long Island
NeighbOrs saw Him.


Jamesport, L. l., Nov. 19.-Francis
Schlatter. the healer is well known in
Jamesport. The residents here now talk
of little else save their townsman. They
say he is rather a good fellow, but a lit
tie queer, and seem amused at the story
of the shoemaker's cures, The village
Is much excited over the Denver healer.
At Jamesport some interesting facts
were learned by an Eagle reporter, who
visited the village this morning. What
ever may be true of the cures OF the heal
er in the west, his prescriptions do not
work on his Jamesport friends, who have
communicated with Schlatter in Denver.
The reporter interview a number of peO-
pie, and on the promise of their names
being withheld, was told how they had
received handkerchiefs and other arti-
to become new in health and body. The
good folks tried his cures with all the
faith imaginable, but their ailments did
not disappear. Some Of Schlatter's
residents say ne never was quite right
in his head. He never showed any par
faith. He was brought up Catholic,
so he told his friends. He has been known
to walk to the Catholic church at River
head, a distance of six miles. He occa-
Congregational and Methodist, but
Schlatter was not regular church-goer.
lam Ryan, elder son of Thomas Ryan.
Ryan was an engineer and Schlatter had
been employed as his fireman on a fish
ing steamer. Schlatter boarded with the
seasons. Then he tired of the work and
settled himself at his trade. He hired
half of the house of Aunt Sally Corwins
and began making shoes. He kept house
for himself then. He was well up in his
trade and acted as finisher Of fine hand
made shoes, the parts of which were sent
him from New York. Everybody agrees
that Schlatter was the finest shoemaker
they ever saw, and he made good wages.
Schlatter, while at Jamesport Is de-
scribed as a tall, robust fellow of dark
complexion. He did not wear whiskers,
but had becoming black mustache. He
was apparently between 80 and 40 years
of age He came to Long Island from
New York city and little of his family
record is known. Daniel A. Young, JUS
tice Of the peace at South Jamesport,
says Schlatter was a trifie insane, but al
ways firm in his convictions. Mr.. Youns
says that Schlatter was always a great
republican until 1892, when he suddenly
changed and became a socialist. He be-
lieved that the socialist labor party would
win that year. During the latter part of
his stay Schlatter told his friends of his
strange dreams, when beautiful images
appeared before his eyes.
Schlatter when he came to Jamesport
had some money. His hobby for a lone
time was silver mines and the wesf
where he said he intended to make his fu-
ture home. At the Ryan homestead they
spoke Well of the healer. He was a great
student Every night until a late hour
the light in his room was burning. and
Schlatter sat there studying sonIethine .
Schlatter boarded for a year with Mrs.
S. Bartlett Mrs. Bartlett says he was
an excellent boarder. Her SON. Dennis,
says he seldom, if ever, went out of the
house of an evening. He noticed nothing
strange about SohlatteTr he said.
Schlatter invested his money in specu-
Iatlng IN a western silver mine company.
He went away frem Jamesport in 1898
TO take. charge Of his mining stock and to
make his fortune, as he said. These
hopes were blasted when Schlatter reach
ed New Mexico, ana the Jamesport peo-
pie believe that it vas this great disap-
pointment that affected his mind and
made him the figure he is to-day.