The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-18
were: "wen, 1 will see you again, yes

were: "Wen, will see you again, yes2
Good by."
Mr.. Dodge said last night to CALL re-
porter: MY relations with Mr.. Blanther
were as the papers have stated. He is
man with whom 1 have been thrown in
close contact, mainly on account OF
his misfortunes.
Friday evening at about O'Clock we
went to dinner with couple OF friends-at
the Maison St. Germain, on O'Farrell
street. Blanther was in cheerful and
complacent mood. After chatting pleas
antly through the dinner we separated at
about s o'clock outside of the
restaurant on O'FarrelI street. He
left saying: must leave you,
as | am invited TO visit at
friends house on Geary street. I did not
see Blanther again until Saturday morn
ing, when found him awaiting me at my
office in the Merchants Exchange build
ing.
He had been accustomed to visiting me
at the office daily since his latest return to
the City three weeks ago. He was dressed
with his customary neatness and looked,
if anything, more cheerful and more free
from care than 1 had seen him for some
time. He was dressed in black diagonal
suit dress shirt and white evening tie.
"The papers stated he had evidently cut
| his hands with the razor. Saturday he
wore glove on his left hand. This struck
me as being unusual, as he always before
had had the custom of carrying his gloves.
1--WE talked on various subjects, princi-
pally on his prospects for the future. He
spoke hopefully regarding the outlook of
returning to an old position which he had
| filled FOR many years in the Office of the
| New York Central Railroad as civil en-
| gineer and draughtsman.
'He was expecting pass from the man.
! agement which would enable him to go
there. He was expecting TO leave here be-
fore the 26th inst. He had endeavored
before to Induce me to accompany him.
1--WE walked down California street
toward the ferry depot to take the 1920
boat to Oakland. He had told me that he
had an engagement in Oakland and would
return Monday. l also having an engage
ment in Alameda agreed to accompany
him.
son the way over he was constantly
cheerful and reverted in his conversation
to the pleasant dinner we had enjoyed the
evening before.
"At Seventh street station he left the
train, saying, We'll, good-by; Pll see you
again. Yes2 Good-by.' That is the last
/ saw of Mr.. Banthe-.
"I met Mr. Blanther during his pros
perity at the Hogan residence about three
months ago." continued Mr.. Dodge. 81
was attracted to him. We became very
good friends and discussed literary mat
ters together.
sit was then he told me of what writer
he as, saying his productions had been
accepted in Hsrpers Magazine, Scribner's
and others, and were bringing him a large
income He said he wrote over the pseu-
DOWN X. Y. H. He has written articles
for newspapers, and was prolific writer,
working day and night One time in the
full tide of his prosperity, about two
months ago, he suddenly disappeared. L
saw him again three weeks ago. He said
he had been to Portland. He returned in
straitened circumstances.
81 gave him what little assistance /
| could toward making him comfortable.
| He was of an extremely proud and sensi-
tive disposition and would go sometimes
two days with nothing to eat and say
nothing to his friends about it.
"He was disappointed many times here
| by having his productions refused by the
newspapers One circumstance l remem-
ber especially.
81 had gone with him to THE CALL
to get an article published in that paper
which he had written about Cuba. We
we're sent away with the advice TO get
| some news if we desired acceptance. On
| the street he turned to me and said III
| tell you what we should do / will kill
some body and then We will write the story
and it will be accepted
His mind seemed to run on morbid
subjects, and in his conversation he would
frequently recur to the subject of death.
His literary style was somewhat peculiar,
similar 10 degree to the writings of Ed
gar Allan Poe.
81 consider him by no means an adyen-