The evening world., 1912-10-15

Have you ever had another sweet
hearth" asked the reporter.
no" said Schrank. that would not
be right TO Elsie. When she went down
on the General Slocum l thought of
suicide. and did not know how I could
live without her. I resolved to be true
7 to Elsie and have never had another
sweetheart"
For the last Ave years, so far as Is
known. Schrank lived a colorless. mega.
dive sort Of life In this city as ledger
in tho White House at No. 1S Canal
street He passed under the two names
Of John F'lammang and John Schrank.
worked intermittenty az an Insurance so
licitor, was often out Of employment
end short Of money But. contrary to
what would be the popular belief. he
was never heard to talk anarchy. WAS
not bitten with the bug Of Socialism 30
far as his conversation indicated, In
fact, had no definite ideas on anything.
The Evening World to-day ran down
q clue which indicates that as re-
gently a. last March schrank exhibited
Indications Of unsound mind.
In Q suit Of clothes which he loft
behind him in the White House. when
he left there three weeks ago. was
found . summons from the Second
District Municipal Court ir Brooklyn
to appear In an action brought by
John Schrank against Edward Haber-
stroh and Theodore Tnumann. partners
in Q saloon at No. 2l6 Flushing ave.
pus. The summons was dated March T.
svED SALOON MEN FOR I'll PAY
AND LOST CASE.
Inquiry into the records IF the court
and At the saloon Of the partners who
were made defendants In Schrank's ac-
tsoa-hst2SA--ss-IisAs-t Observation-Disclosures
/, worked 1t the saloon As q porter. hav-
% answered an acvsrt ssment in tho
.ySAaS vsp4pe.s. anG-::aat at Al.s -eai II .r.s
third week Of employment he was put
behind the free lunch counter.
He va told that he was toe -slox s9d.
mat another man would como to take
his place. whereupon no quit work and
demanded that he Dc paid I'll Tor the
unfinished weeks work. he refused TO
accept % and got out . summons for
the partners to appear.
- -,ey~Rese defended in their sut By
Harold II. Seaton Of No. $40 Fulton
: stTvet who ,old sn Evsrlng World re-
porter to-day that from the time OF the
serving OF the summons until the case
was tried on March 10 schrank was In
y cfccc a. lees: Ia! , .lnes day. ask
Ing always the same question: Are you
going to settler" The man seemed to be
ssmented. MI. Seaton said to-day. and
.a actions were Irrational
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ssem again by the saloon-kespers.
JUDGE THINKS scHRANk SENT
HIM THREATENING NOTE.
The day after Judge Strahi rendered
Judgment against Schrank In hts suit
against the two saloonkeepers a threat
sning letter came to his chambers In tho
Second Municipal Court. The letter.
l. Witch was unsigned, breathed death and
,Nestruotion without making specific ref
srsnce to any grievance. 1t was the
nrst letter OF It's kind Judge Strahl had
sver received.
When he heard from the counsel for
the saloonkeepens of tho witless visits
Sohrank had made 10 his office Judge
Strahl was convinced. he said to-day.
nj Schranks authorship OF the nAssive.
He TOOK no steps at the time 10 nave
Bdhrank apprehended.
According TO Policeman Michael Shay.
attached to the Union Market station,
Manhattan. Schrank was arrested in
January Of this year for peddling with
pushcart without a license. Shay
said to-day that ne served summons
upon Shrank when tho latter was
oeddling on Avenue c, between Ninth
and Tenth streets. The peddler grew
very excited and said ne would not ap-
near In court the following day,
He did not answer his name In the
Essex Market Court on the following
day and the case was dropped.
\. CAN'T BELIEVE "THAT LITTLE
SCRUB" SHOT ANYONE.
The only two men vino seem TO know
nuch Of Schrtnk's personality are Gus
4 t,ve JOS, proprietor OF the White House.
aud an uncommun!ca; iyt bartender -.
ais who does not want ito get mixed
- Ia TOTE shoes . u,~t .,,sss,r 81 CEa
you'd have been more surprised thsa