Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-08-04
In Trouble in Jerusalem

old, came from the vicinity of Jerusa
lem. While he was quite youn3
man he suffered the misfortune o
having namesake pass some ba,
checks on imaginary banks in tina
city. This other Justin S. S. Kirrel
in face and form resembled the vic
tim of the recent Port Chester mis-
fortune so closely that no one wa
able to tell the two young men apart
and accordingly the innocent MI
Kirreh having been moved by hi
innate goodness and the dragomal
of the American Consulate to maxi
good on one of the checks found i
wise to come to America to seek fur
ther fortune.
He drifted into Pennsylvania, ant
thence into Virginia, where he be
came acquainted with Rev James H
Williams, who paid his expenses il
Kenyon college.
At Kenyon, as in Jerusalem, ther,
was another Kirreh about this time
who got gloriously drunk and other
wise comported himself in ways un
seemly for minister The college
authorities, unable to distinguish be
tween the two, made things so disa
greeable that the innocent KirreI
again struck out for pastures new.
How he spent the next six or sever
years the record does not show, bu
in 1896 he was in England There
he married woman of some mean:
who is now living in Warwickshire
Kirreh lectured in the interest of var
ious philanthropic enterprises of his
native country and no doubt would
have opened up life of great use
fulness had not the pestiferous double
again crossed his path, suffered ar
rest for obtaining money under false
pretenses and obtained a sentence o
a year in prison at Dover
1t was in 1897 that Kirreh obtain
ed from Senator Foraker the recon-
mendation for an appointment as
Consul to Erzerum. Senator Fora
ker's letter to President Mckinley is
one that Kirreh largely depended upoI
when he needed 10 make an impress
sion.
Kirreh kept UP his connection
with the Republican leaders at leas
until the 1900 campaign, for his pa.
pers show that he was out speaking
for sound money under the auspices
of the Republican National Commit
tee. Then he drifted back to Eng
land, where, alas! the wicked double
appeared once more, went to featuring
on behalf of hospital in Palestine
was arrested at Brighton, and SEN
fenced to two years Imprisonment
Got Onto His Curves
But at last the charities depart
ments of several cities got into com
munication with each other. There
were in Boston also a few bills fol
board and other things, contracted
under Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation auspices, and it apparently
became wise to make another change
of scene. So after working Provi.
dence last Summer Kirreh few
weeks ago crossed the Canadian Dor.
der and did" Montreal, Toronto, anC
Quebec Thence he came dowr
through Vermont and Connecticut
getting letters from Mayors, church.
men and public officials to add to his
valuable collection. He might still
be enjoying his pleasant and profitable
associations among the summer col.
ony on Long Island Sound between
Greenwich and Larchmont, if it hat
not been for the unfortunate Incl
dent in Shea's saloon.
1t may be added as matter of re,
cord that there is no hospital fol
lepers at Noblaus, Palestine. There
appears to be but one hospital il
that place. from which CASTOR Wright
the American surgeon in charge
writes
There is no other hospital nearer
than SO miles, and none at all fol-
lepers, of whom there are very few
in all Palestine"