The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-07-01
Of President Mckinley,
q Queer Gift
TO CITY or CANTON
From New York Fin..Letter,
Which no On. Can Read,
Accompanied the
Memorial.

ory Of the late President Mckinley
from the hands of foreign resident
of the United States was received
Monday morning by Mayor Robertson
in the city hall. 1t was in the shape
of beautiful portrait on silk, dec
GRATED in the corners with smaller
pictures of the president, Mrs. McKin-
ley and President Roosevelt.
The man who forwarded this unique
memorial, with the suggested instruc-
tion, written on the face Of the por-
trait, that it remain as long as the
building stands, is Charles Gale, or
Kaarlo Lehtold, a Fin, Of Brooklyn,
N. Y. A letter, written, probably, in
Finnish, accompanied the picture, but
what the mans object was cannot be
learned as a translator has not yet
been found.
A large fiat box, painted dead black
was received by Mayor Robertson
Monday morning. 1t was addressed
ITO Mr.. Mayor in Canton, Ohio" and
on another corner was the card,
please care of Handle. Contains Nc
Kinley's origineta picture" The box
was shipped by the American Express
company from the 4Sth street depot,
New York. The charges, amounting
to $1.14, were prepaid.
When the box was opened, with
much loosening of screws and clasps
two carefully framed pictures wero
disclosed. The larger one was the
memorial of the president, and the
smaller one was tinted picture of
Gale himself, standing beside the me-
mortal with his arm thrown across
the frame.
The memorial Is in a frame, about
three feet high and about two feet
wide. In the center, etched on the
silk, is beautiful picture OF Presi-
dent Mckinley. Festoons OF black
lace surround the picture, showing the
white silk beneath. Under the picture
in ground space, isrtraced in large
characters in red ink, under the words
Mckinley photograph the follow
ing: in Memoriam. William Nc
Kinley, 25th Prest U. s. A.-Died
Sept IA, 1851. Gods will be done, moi
ours. (His last words.)" On either
side of the photo are embroidered
American flags, dropping from poles
and above, a spread eagle, embroider,
ed.
In each of the four corners are pho
| tographs traced on aluminium cards
In the upper left hand corner is an
other picture of the president, ovel
which is traced cross and, In Me
moriam." Cnder the picture is thu
name and the presidents dying word!
and practically the same words as un
der the larger photo. In the uppel
right hand corner Is picture Of Mrs
Mckinley, under which is her name
In each of the lower corners ar
pictures Of President Roosevelt Be
tween these two pictures Is writer
in red ink the following inscription
80 long as this building is to b.
found, shall this picture stand here, Al
a memory for coming generations.
This is signed Charles Gale or Kaarlt
Lehtold, Finlander.
Attached to the memorial by a chair
Is small black iron box, which, wheI
opened, discloses this inscription un
der a glass, written in black ink
Leon Czolgosz shot Mckinley at tn
Buffalo Pan American exposition 6tl
Sept. 1901-The murderer died in tn
elegtrik chair 20 Okt. 1901"
The smaller picture shows Gall
and the memorial picture. He is ;
good looking, whiskered man, wearing
glasses and is well-dressed. Holding
4 the pictures in place in the black bo,
was a board on which was pasted
letter, written in Finnish. A cancelle,
stamp was pasted In one corner. TIL,
letter is signed, Charles Gale, 10
Van Brunt St, Hamilton, ave-. frs
floor, Brooklyn, N. Y"
Mayor Robertson is as yet undecid
ed where to place the curious me
mortal. Wherever it is placed, the In
structions read, it shall remain as lonI
as the building stands, SO some sub
stantial resting place will be deter