The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-16
SIN THE GHOST
HAUNTING HIM
Henry Pursued Night and Day
Wherever He Fled.
COULD NOT HIDE IN NOME
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RETURNS TO RECEIVE PUNISH
MINT FOR HIS CRIME.
COULD NOT HIDE IN NOME

At AN not q religious man, but I
want 20 add my endorsement to
the declaration in the scriptures.
BE sure your sin shall find you out
and also, Whatsoever man soweth,
so also saall he reap.
Il am here behind the bars, prison.
er. The doors of the penitentiary are
yawning - receive me. came here
willingly and will submit without re-
sistance TO whatever fate may be
metee out 70 me. The officers Of the
law can nilict no punishment worse
than that which is the daily portion Of
the fugitive from Justice"
Such was the declaration of w T.
Hanly yesterday. after being brought
hack from san Francisco by Sheriff
Ny for after the enjoyment of liberty
for year while officers Of the law
have N9inly sought him on the charge
of sEi5ezzling $500 from Ora z. Upp, Il
local grocer, who was forced into bank
ruptcy as a consequence. Henry has
the reputation OF being y smooth and
dangerous criminal His attitude yes
terday was that Of a man crushed,
without hope and VncOncerned as to
what might be done with him.
Hunted Night and Day.
II have lived over year suspicious
Of every onesI met" he continued.
might and day ] have been haunted
with the knowledge that officers were
on my track, and that any one who
knew my secret might turn me over
70 the officers for a paltry piece of sill
yer. My fears in that direction have
been realized. and while / thought
was among friends. my capture was
encompassed by one of them for $25
] had hoped to be able to make good
the defaication and square my ac-
counts with the world. but the time
has passed, and, now-well, / am here
and the penitentiary awaits Up on the
hill.
Il have done wrong. but I was not
actuated by criminal impulses. The
claim is made / gambIed the money
away. / did. but it was not $500 by
any means. The fault was not the
gamblers but my own entirely
played s. that was not mine and lost
IL. Then I played SO in the hope of
recovering that s.. 1t is the old story.
The s. became $40. $40 became 800, my
losses grew in geometrical ratio, my
head was i'm a whirl. and when I was
through / was ruined. The CANT ers
were there for business. and had risked
their own money and given me a fair
deal so I could not appeal to thsm. I
had money enough to get to Ogden,
aud / fled. There friends sent me
money to carry me to the coast. and
hurried on. Since that day l have
neither drank or gambled.
sufferings Continued TO Grow.
"The pangs and sufferings that are
the lot Of the fugitive grow daily in
stead of lessen. / buried myself IN the
Kiondike. in Nome and Dawson /
worked as an engineer and made good
wages. but could enjoy nothing. } re-
traced my steps TO California. Wher-
ever I might go it was the same story.
Something seemed to draw me here,
but / knew / could not come. 1t was
torture such as no jailer could invent
and 1 am glad it is all over. The ex-
pected happened and / am here. a lit
tie hardened on The world, perhaps. but
willing 10 take my medicine like a
man. The people who trusted me and
helped me were neither weak nor
fools. Thy were good, conscientious
folks. for whom I have the fullest
sympathy in view of the disappoint-
ment they exuerienced. ] was the fool
ana the nOur OF feITlDuIlOn IndL Ctln
never be avoided has come
Henrys offense was committed in
January of last year Prior to that
time he had been in jail charged with
securing money fraudulently by work
ing upon the sympathies of members
of a fraternal order. While in Jail
prominent Christian Scientists became
Interested IN him and secured him en-
ployment with Upp, whom he ruined.