The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-10-26
JOHN R. WALSHD|ES
FIGHTING TO END
Former Banker Passes Away Of
Heart Disease.
FAMILY IS At HIS BEDSIDE
Career Closes Within Week From
Time Parole Opened Prison Gates
Rises Fr,', Newsboy to
MI onaire.

Chicago, Oct 24.--JOhn X. Walsh,
former millionaire, tinancier. railroad
magnate and publisher, who was re-
Gently paroled from Leavenworth
prison. died penniless at his home
from heart disease.
Just before he was attacked he had
been going over some OF his papers,
seeking way to regain his foothold
in the Chicago world OF finance. Most
of the papers in his home were re-
ceipts for the 100000 he had turned
over to his creditors in an effort to
pay their claims, and save himself the
disgrace of prison sentence.
Hoped to Recuperate Finances.
When MIR. Walsh left Leavenworts
prison he vowed that be would re-
cuperate his finances and again be-
come factor In the financial world,
but an old mans heart refused to do
the bidding of young mans ambi-
ton.
The new lease OF life which was
given him on Sunday, October Is.
was broken after night of strenuous
battle, in which his pulse at one time
beat only six times a minute, and
when the rally started arose to twelve
beats a minute and was finally brought
to normal or between fifty and sixty
beats to a minute.
Talked Fight" to the End.
The last words of Mr.. Walsh as he
gained his senses following the severe
attack related to his possibility OF
fighting the battle OF finance. When
his pulse reached normal he gained
consciousness and asked why DR..
Frank Billings was there. He realized
the importance of the visit and said:
Il guess I'm pretty bad. won't be
able to make the fight"
He then fell into state OF uncon-
seriousness from which he did not
awaken.
The entire family was present when
he died.
Advertisements or the hardening OF
the arteries was the correct medical
term for the cause OF his death. and II
10 said by the physicians that attend.
ed him that 1t was only his will power
hatsenabled him to live until he wac
liberated from Leavenworth.
He refused to sleep any more than
was actually necessary while at the
prison, and on several occasions told
his attorney that he dared not lie
down for fear he would not get up.
interests Were Legion.
Before the collapse OF the Chicago
National bank the Equitable Trust
company and the Home Savings bank,
John r. Walsh was interested in many
projects. The charges which sent HIN
to Leavenworth were the result OF hts
operations in the bank mentioned. the
charges being the Misrepresentation OF
funds.
Some OF the companies that he was
interested in were the Bedford Stone
Quarries company, Bedford Belt rail.
way. Southern Indiana railway. lndi
ana Southern Coal company Southern
Indiana Coal company. Chicago Chron.
icle company. the Peoria Gas company
and the Northwestern Gas, Light 4
Coke company. He also owned much
real estate and many miscellaneous
securities and properties.
Walsh's rise from newsboy to
factor in the railroad world. the tinan.
cial world and the newspaper world.
was made by hard. tedious. industri.
Gus application to his work
He was born near Macroon. County
Cork. Ireland, August %. 1897. He was
thirteen years OF age when he arrived
In America.