The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-15
THOUGHT HIMSELF "NO GOOD"
WANTED NO FUNERAL AND NO
GRAVESTONE.
Bequeathed What Little Money He
Had to a Santa Cruz Church
and His Effects to His
Landlord.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA CRUZ, Oct. IA remarka-
BILE letter is that left by Joseph Fleis, a
suicide who was buried to-day from a
local undertaking establishment. Rev.
r. L. Mediation, pastor of the First
Christian Church, conducted the fu-
neral services, and interment was made
at the Evergreen Cemetery. Flels'
farewell letter, which was found in his
trunk is as follows:
All to whom it may concern and guess
1t don't concern anybody: l don't suppose
! am good to myself or anybody else, and
therefore might well get off the face
of the earth Whether this is cup of
bitter oe wee or not guess sm elected elected
against the world, nor it's webbing sur
face, only perhaps, that the world is get
ting too small for me; and do not suppose
ever had any business on top OF its sur
face on general principles.
don't think | owe anybody any bills
or money, and if l did overlook anything
| guess L have enough dough left to pay
for it; and If anybody owes me any
money this pays the bill. Well, would
suppose it would pay the bill anyhow, for
l would never get anything. What little
money | had here l sent away to the par
ty or parties whom l cared to have 1t,
with the exception of the few dollars in
the Bank of Santa Cruz, of which here
by give and bequeath to the First Chris
tian Church of Santa Cruz, as per check
enclosed, three hundred dollars, hereby
his name is 1t might be Beans, for that
comes nearest to being mine or anything
/ know of now), or any one in authority of
the First Christian Church, to cash or
collect the same
18th If the First Chrjstian Church refuses to
applying for it; and if no other denomin-
alton, l guess some one viii call for it.
| have no particular reason for giving
the same to the First Christian Church,
only, perhaps, the same is in construction
and incomplete for lack of funds; and
whether | go into hole in the ground or
along anyway. do not suppose l belong
to any denomination. and if [ did claim
to l would be no credit to any one any
way, for 1 don't think any one would care
to recognize me after this act.
However, I believe if one denomina-
ton is good they are all good. regard
their dictates, or. as the fellow says,
Practice what they preach" otherwise
it IS all hypocrisy. IF l will go anywhere
else, outside of a hole in the ground, l
the better. | suppose [ will be trans
ferred as assignee to the Missouri De-
partment for drying awhile, because
am too - green to burn.
You can bury me wherever you want,
but permit no one to remove me from
here, regardless of party, and I appeal to
want to place me out in the Pacific
Ocean, where 1t is good and deep, but
nowhere else. Do not dissect me or per-
form any inCisions.
l suppose l can give you the Coroner's
inquest substantially right here and save
you unnecessary deliberatton: 1.-The de-
ceased or - fool came to his death
by deliberately administering laudanum
by his own hand
The balance of the money I have left
in the bank here as per check inclosed
can be used in getting me off the face of
the earth. l need not say funeral Eek
penses, for I won't have any. and dom
give a cent If l do or not. There is about
$50 for a cask. coffin; or, I suppose a dry
goods-box will do. Five dollars for a hole
in the ground and So for a space on top.
The balance can be used for incidental
expenses. If there is any left you can
also apply the same to the Christian
marker or anything else on my grave
but let the weeds grow good, and plenty
of them and then ! know / will get what
I call for. What I have said here / sent
away, and that settles the whole outfit
without causing any one unnecessary ex-
pense of coming here. What few traps L
have here at the house the house can
keep or take or burn. for all care Be
cause I did not blow in all my dough is
not my fault. I have tried to do so, and
still have 1t.
Well old boy, I guess you have talked
too much already. You might as well
come TO the front, pass in your checks
to P. A. Demartini. Fairbank, Ariz
To George Nicols the deceased left
the following letter:
Friend George: What few things
you have. put in your place you can
keen Good-bY. F."