Evening star., 1903-12-14
Complains Of Persecution.

What! Inquire into my past life?
man who, through villainy and deception,
rooped conf1ding young woman as /
nave been informed by his brother-in-law,
OF quite $2,oOO and now required to return
that money IN monthly jnstallments; a
man who at the hour of noon, October 81,
1919, distracted from the inside pocket of
traction. which fact is known to not less
than ten parties connected with the pay
department and which has not vet been re-
turned Can he trutbfuIIy DENY tbese
facts?
This man is a fair sample of those who
seek to persecute me. I rendered my resig-
nation few days since. the withdrawal
of which was requested by the chief clerk
l leave eleven living children. FIVE of whom
are minors. l cannot entail on them the
expense OF such an act, nor can / longer
stand the taunts of these men and longer
hold my peace.
Il am estounded at what I overheard.
The Dreyfus case pales into insignificance
with It, l cannot tell whether I am Hans
or iacoD or Jean Vatican just from the
French galleys. Forty-eight years of my.
life have been devoted to earnest constant.
toll, at the end of which, after having Sc
cured a competence three times find my
sell IN stricken poverty. 1t is hard TO
leave loved ones to the cold charities of
the world when one has vet many years of
active life before him. l feel that the case
IS one OF mans inhumanity to man.
Forecast of Country's Future.
L predict that twenty-five years hence
this mighty country will control the polit-
| ical policies of the civilized world. Would
that could live to see 1t. All the beauties
\ OF the world must vanish from my earthly
sight; ON. God. how sad How sad. On
the dozen cherished ones l invoke Gods
blessing. have no money. l desire that
| a plain unpainted pine box be furnished
| for my burial, to be buried in the clothes
i wear and tnat face he hx-f fIa
| flag of my country. Should the honorable
Secretary of War permit r MUCH desire to
De purieo az Arlington, where repOse the
remains OF five of my warmest and truest
| friends
IF the gentlemen ipamed will serve
would DE pleased to hafe them conduct my
| ley, Mr.. Eastman Mry Salmon, Mr. Such.
Maj. Knapp, Mr.. Royge and Mr.. Spooner.
No flowers to be paschaakd The cost
should shat thdn not exceed s2a May presume
native state-MaineAfo dSfray this eX-
pense? If a wooden slab i3 placed at my
head the r only Inscription should be: 10
March 4, 1872 He was aSsoldier Of the
civil war from 1881 until January, 1861
i desire that my wife nor my Children
De permitted TO view my remains after
as l appeared in life. My wife is frail,
with four small children naround her
without servant or a dollar at hand. 1
have done. t9 ~
JOSEPH HARNIE THIBADEAJT
Can 1t be possible that this course will
be construed as an acknowledgment of
guilt? No! MOI! No!!. God, no!!! 1 am
guiltless of intentional wrong-doing."
Certificate of Death by Suicide.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body soon
after 1t was found and gave certificate
OF death from a self-iniicted wound. Tn
dertaker ]. William Lee took charge of the
body and removed it to his chapel at s32
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, The body was pre-
pared Tor burial, and was removed to the
late home of the decease at Falls Church.
from where the funeral will probably take
place tomorrow.
The pistol with which the man ended his
lifeafs the property Of q. NJ, Honey, who
keeps livery stable at 800 9th street
northwest. ThA weanan Was harroWed