The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-07
A PECULIAR LETTER FOUND
AMONG CURRAN's EFFECTS
WoULD.BE sUIcID
Assailant Of G. N. Earl Undoubtedly
"off" on Masonry and Hypnot-
ism-Earl Out Of Danger.

bypnotism, and imagines that all of his un
happiness and misfortune on this earth an
directly due to the influence of that order
and several other secret societies as well
During his conversation with the officers
Curran said that he had formerly worked TO,
the Southern Pacific as day laborer, but
for several months past had not been EN-
ployed. He was camping, he said, in tent
in the river bottom, just north of the Dow.
ney avenue viaduct. He requested that his
property be brought to the police station
ms there were some articles of clothing which
he desired. Sergeant McKeag and Officer
Lennon of the East Los Angeles police
force went to the place designated by Cur
ran and found the tent and his kit. He had
a campers outfit, some blankets and few
clothes, all of which were removed to the
central station.
Among his effects was. found commune
cation, evidently written by the prisoner
while he was in Chapel Hill, Ohio, which
he claims as his birthplace. How long age
this letter was written is not known, but
apparently some months since, and Curran
then evidently intended to take his life by
means of a razor, and wrote the letter to
explain his motives. The letter contains
the vaporings of diseased mind, and shows
that Curran was beyond any doubt insane
upon the subject of Masons. This letter is
as follows:
"Suicide -- of Chapel Hill Ohio.
ga self destroyer.
"Ante Mortem letter.
providence in its goodness has given
man life. All men do not comprehend this
gift at the same period of life. AS for my
self, chose a very unfortunate course in
life, when l went forth into the world at the
age of % years. My early life had been at
tended with nothing beyond the ordinary
course of affairs, in natural existence and in
consequence I went out to path of ire
deemable sorrow. Sorrow, with redemption
as its final complement, could have been
endured, but this was not to be my lot in
existence. An outraged nature ever cries
and is ever unsoothed. Once fallen, it is
a herculean task to appease the wrath of a
self-righteous people. Once planted in the
eye of the public as wicked being, the at
tributes of a god could not reconcile all on
the basis of peace in life
'Since 1894 have on every hand found
such problem to contend with, and with
such hampering have been cast to the wall.
might speak with the wisdom ofN Solomon
or exercise the genius of Caesar, it all
terminated in a life of chaos.
STRANDED in perverted nature, made an
everlasting masturbator in the dark land of
lodges, such is my brief epitome of life.
Born with ability, though late in germina-
ton, unfortunately almost unconsciously
stepped on plank in life that had no sue
ceeding panel and was whirled into the
yawning chasm of perdition.
81 fought valiantly when surprised by
evil lodges, and only at this hour have
found my efforts to be futile.
II could not, with my natural powers
broken, hold one single redeeming qualf-
cation in life. Burnt by lodges, with their
demoniacal powers to such an issuei / find
that my life has been enfathomed in in
iquity and eternal ruin.
with that clear comprehensivenes that
always attends me in my most abject state,
l find that efforts against those Sodomite
lodges have tired me irreparably in the lake
Of suffering.
with poverty staring me in the face, and
manhood sapped, l close my wasted mortal
efforts by the razor route, knowing that
Satan will be my king, and deny my superb
ors in the next life. ] leave this admonition
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