The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-18

Garrett. frooa Ho5sy 8DesnGz- Mssx- n
rtotNd thnt uten ~ left GesFtte Ne wess
q Dn1lns. Tex He 80 ntF shsnse hts
n14se. - nsass men would hzvs aon< In
phsre sfns ~ hsd acquired she coufs-
d<nra Of fhs business community. ard
eeen thereafter Re embarked IN she inas-
b<r bassE.ss Here again tne prsxoa stain
proved hls dsTnfsfs. slshsuxn he WAS
fairly cosnlnx money Dme dag an fhe
sfr~ets ~ Dallas ~ npef fessaw eonvses
from that tanras aan sls1enfan pxtson
John H&rdesssse Haa was vel dreAS<d.
wors SsNsiry and an AIR Of prosperity TIE
Other sorsset was unkempt- ragged and
sodden. yet ne sas the easter, and he
said.
"ffss are ys. Joan Hss8czssie Hail.
That i rot my name. l fa0n Know
ycH. SIR. - rspIssd Hal
-soh. donss rive me any Of that kind Of
gua- II 1orst ge sea- rsosfess TIE Va
kspnt convict. who nsA 5ast been ressas~
ed and Whose wrists sgsa bore the cas-
iouses OF prison shsekses-
Go away from ns. 1 don't know you.
replied Hall feebIy. while sinking feel
Ing was felt about his rapidly pAipitsiins
heart.
Yer do know me. Yer look better
In good clothes than yer ulster In stripes.
bait knows yer. Just the same foi dig
ue 80 eas<x by tonight or b God III
peach on yer. see,s'
Hrrs F~vrea 10 Y1ee.
This ex-essmrsds of the gloomy San
ouensla prisor. was like Sfnbads old man
Of the sea- f4e VAS fnsattabie Ia his de-
mands for money which be spent IN the
lowest farms Of debauchery. John Hard
castle Hail was q rich mine 10 him. and ne
worked II TO fhs fullest possible extent.
In the end he became 50 raracsons in his
demands that Hail fssd from Dallas, Tex.
and WAS trying TO ssend his broken for
tune AZ Holly Springs. Misc. He inquired
afgectsonSte5y about the church and It's
leading people.
TAe Last HeasA Freo Nall.
The last time Hail was heard from WAS
In = dispatch from Chicago. under date
OF November 2. iss6 lie l. stan going by
rha old name OF John Haracastie Hall.
whieh ne ciings 20 affeetionzteiy through
All his cherkercd career. This dispatch Is
as follows:
Chicago, Nov. s--sJohn ". Blanchard.
$siz 81. Lawrence avenue. h trying TO Dr.
sesmine whether he has beca the victim
81 clever. calculating swiudier. or was
unfortunate enough 20 form = business
alliance with an insane man. Likewise
there are a number OF doctors. ciergyuen
and students Of psyehieAi science In Man
! kaso. Milan. Who are rendering deeply on
4 the same subject.
/ All that Mr. blanchard knows In that
/ las is out OF pocket several thousands OF
| cellars. with a possibility that he will
/ lose "a much more. Mrs.. Blanchard. wom-
/ ankle. has quite made up her mind that
both she aud her husband have been de-
esfved by sinner in the Euise OF a saint
HsFe are the facts FOR another Sherlock
| ifolmes or Robert Louis Stevenson TO
deal with by their different processes:
/ In January Ar. blanchard advertised
that be had complete s4wmsii ourfIs
{nsa
Iumber with a practical man Of means.
| TINS advertisement Was answered In Ter
san by man giving hts name John
Hsrteassie Hall. who was plainisr an Eng
1 ltshman. He claimed that he had been In
/ the lumber business in North Carolina and
Texas. and brought with him letters of
recommendation from prominent men In
those states. He proved too. that he had
! q lease OF 1860 acres Of pine land In Ala
| hama. Mr.. Blanchard agreed TO put his
machinery and sum OF monty against
! Mr.. Halls timber possessions form a cor
/ poraiion. build a mill in Alabama, and
manufacture lumber. The plan was car
| RED ons.
When Hall arrived In Chicago he was
| without dollar. and his coat vas much
| faded His eoiisr and cnY buttons we're
| Of bone. and his shoes we're much worn.
But his poverty was Of the genteei kind
He was pleasing in his personality. his
tastes were renned aud his habits were
| above reproach. Mr.. Blanchard had no
fear In turning over TO him the mill ma
| ehinery and s7.aa with which 10 build the
NIT Of the Frssisdsle Lumber Company,
which the new corporation was called
From month to month Hall mailed state
nsenss hack 90 mis- partner showing In
whas manner he was dispensing of the
cash. Ia June they erased for Hall dis
appeared from Fruitdsie In most Pc
| euitar manner
Hall vaptshes Again.
@whsre hs went or what his motive
| was for leaving I never have been able
10 ascertain. said Mr.. blanchard II
! went 70 FrsiItaaie and found myself
! In most embarrassing position. Hall
hta fstSsard the books. Instead of pay
/ ing the MIL men in cash he had obtained
! about Nso worth 81 merchandise on
credit from merchants In Mobile forty
miles dsstani~sna paid the men partially
| WITH those goods learned that one
| day He'll started for the train and wa.
| intercepted by the msn and their fore
! man who demanded money. Hall took =
I package from his pocket. which proved TO
he wrapping paper with bill around II.
ard handed u 10 the foreman. with in-
! Nsfuctssns 10 pay OF the men. He
! Jumped on the train and thar was the last
/ they ever saw OF him. A. Mobile sub
Seauentiy learned he horrowe 90 500 from
- friend. ! was az loss 10 understand
ahy Hall left so uncerem0nlously. for
The mia was ready 20 start UP and bust
nssz prospects were excellent. But his
s departure lef; me in decidedly bad nix
ard wish law suits on hand"
Appears at Manknto.
During October a man. apparently 81
years 81 age. whose only baggage was a
prayer book and an umbrella. arrived in
( Aankats. Mimi. and calling on tho
Episcopal minister. declared he hsi for
gotten all about himself He did not re-
nseEnbeS bis name. he sa!d. where he be-
lenge1. whore he had been travelling
He Txcountsa various incidents I'm his life
where he hsa dcne good 20 hia fellow man.
hss nothing else could ne think Of The
mans case excited Il great deal Of atters-
ftens lie WAS taken 10 hospital. and
visited By Ministers doctors and uewspa.
per men. The Society for psychical Re
search Of M@nkato, found in the stranxer
rare subject for stedy. and many meet.
sngx were held 90 discuss the mans ne.
vaisarities. On October ~ The man wrote
letter TO Mr.. Blanchard. IN which h
nasa.
4 am ir Nankate. and have los, my
/ memory. Your name came to INV Ynina
tnstay. Il Seems that we have been ssso.
eiatsa together in some way. and hxvs
| Nentnfed 60 write you "a sec II you ssonoi
/ sSSa hlish ny iseafEty
On sne margin 81 The letter was a de.
Scrtetsoa ~ thu writer made e,, nv IN.
hospital rateictanS. II fafliess with Han
@ssa Nr blanchard SCI eat for Msnks,e
"a few DAYS fater. Mr. Blsneha~.Ys ar.
count Of bis visit 10 Han i in,wr~xttnx
~whs Am it-
srss cai8e1 81 nr. Ansrews. mho IN.
isetnes me mai experts on insanity