The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-26

and after keeping it about a week, told
Mr.. G. F. Kimball, in whose Office he
was engaged in the printing business, of
the incident of it's delivery to him. He
crossing the Melan bridge on his BIZ
cycle when accosted by a negro boy
who came up and handed him the note.
Both Mr.. Kimbal and Mr.. Fast spoke
of the letter as the work of some prac-
teal joker, Mr.. Fast assuring Mr.. Kim
ball that he did not have a known enc
my on earth. The incident was drop
ped, and Mr.. Kimban presumed that
Fast had destroyed the threatening let
ter, but while examining his effects last
night in search of the address of rela-
tives, Mr Kimball found the note.
Receives second Warning.
Last Friday, Fast received a second
warning. The contents were threaten
ing, as is the first, and Fast read it
to Mrs G. F. Kimball before tearing it
tences of the note, You had better get
out now. You know you had" This
one was showed under the door of the
Office in which Fast worked.
Monday evening Fast stated that he
was going to Vinewood park, and left
the printing Office 912 North Kansas
avenue, presumably with that intention.
He has not returned from that trip, and
because of the threa tening letters, Mr..
Kimban is disturbed over the affair.
Mr.. Fast was not prepared for travel
when he left Monday evening, and left
his railroad pass among other effects in
his room over the printing office.
H. H. Fast, competent and highly
educated newspaper man, came to To-
peka about June 26 from HickOk,
Okla, where his wife resides at pres
ent. He was en- route to Jansen, Neb.,
where his father, a Mennonite preacher,
lives. Hearing that Mr.. Kimball had
purchased the Kansas Telegraph out
fit, consisting of press and German
type, he stopped off in Topeka and
made a deal with Mr.. Kimball where
by he was to publish a German paper
in Mr.. KimbaIl's Office, using the ma
terial purchased from the Telegraph.
The arrangement proved satisfactory
to all concerned. Mr.. Fast came well
recommended, having lived at Hills
boro, Kan, for several years, where he
edited and owned two German papers,
and was we'll acquainted with Gov
ernor Hoch, his secretary, John Smith,
and a number of prominent Marion
county people. Fast was a man of
pleasing ways and appearance, an
athlete and a gentleman. He began
taking his meals at Mrs. Bryan's,
corner of Gordon and Jackson streets,
and roomed over the printing office.
He at once set to work to get out a
German paper. and on July 20 pro-
duced the first issue of the Topeka
Post He had made arrangements to
rent a house in North Topeka, and
nish it at. once and send for his wife,
who was still in Oklahoma.
Mr. Fast gave his age as 35 years.
His brother. ]. c. Fast of Hillsboro,
Marion county, was notified last night
of Mr.. Fast's disappearance.
Thought Them Work of Joker.
Mr. G. F. Kimball made the follow
| ing statement to the State Journal to-
day:
'Mr. Fast impressed me very favor
| ably and it was an easy matter for us
| to agree about the publication of his
per, the Topeka. Post. He roomed
| at the office. and has been working
steadily on his paper.
| He told me of the threatening notes
as he received them, and we consid-
cred them as the work of joker at
the time, but owing TO his failure to
return from Vinewood Monday night,
l am inclined to view the affair in a
more serious light I found note num-
Der one while searching among his ef-
fects last night I supposed at the
time he spoke of it, that he had de-
stroyed the paper. The second note
was pushed under the door OF this Of