Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-29
MISSING INSURANCE AGENT
WRITES LETTER TO
FORMER HOME.
TELLS o. MUCH TRAVELLING
SINCE RUNNING AWAY
Admits As Made Big Mistake and
Thanks People For Caring For Fam
iiy-Visited in Ireland After OisaP'
pearanes in pss Moinss-Family Has
Joined Him in Illinois.

New Hampton. May al ne 1oHo"-
ing letter written by ". T. Sullivan,
the insurance agent who disappeared
from Des Moines last December. 10 the
editor of the Tribune here, throws
some light on the case. The letter was
written from Clare, H., May q ard is
as follows:
"On meeting my wife. learned OF
your generostw and courteousness 70
; her during my absence, ana also Of
the kindness extended her from our
friends and acquain,ances n New
Hampton as you all helped 10 paciry
her during her troubles. all 81 which /
assure You is greatly appreciated by
me.
They say every man makes mis-
take once during his life, bui fear
have made great mistake and one
which VIII take years TO live down, al
tho have been reconciled % my dar-
ling wife. Of which l am not deserving.
If il had not been for M pride |
would not have left at all. But was
afraid OF financial difficulties al Oel-
vein into which had gotten and
which had 10 be settled. This, my dear
wife settled for ne.
y can show clean sheet every day
since left New Hampton, as see by
the Fayette County Union that some
people are in the dark as 70 my where
bouts before February, 1914 Well 70
settle that ! will tel. them.
Tells Of Travels.
- left Des Moines on the 9: 80 p. N.
Northwestern train for Chicago, and
then went 20 New York On the lo:2
a n. tram. stopped a. ne Park Ave
nue. hotel for two nights, Thursday and
Friday. and on Saturday az :? n
went aboard the steamer Cymeric OF
the White Star line for Liverpool Eng
land. but before got % queenstown
r decided 20 Land OF the cid sod my
father was born OF. Travelled around
considerable in -raland for the short
line ! was there, az ! landed Dec 81.
1918, ard sailed again for the United
States Jan. p 1914, taking the same
steamer on rs return trip, arriving il
New York Sunday, Feb I, 1914, with
not enough money 70 get very far
away from New York, SO ! secured
position a. large department store
as silk salesman and had intended
| sending for my wife and children as
soon as had enough money ahead
10 rent an apartment. But as fate was
against me, ! go: my heel hurt on a
crowded street car and continuing 10
| stand on my feet ] wreached my knee
and caused water on the knee, so I had
20 give UP my WORK as | could no;
! take q step a. al. SO 20 the hospital
went and STAYED there for six weeks
with very little relief and from all
medic my heart got weak and tried
| 10 get away by running las minute
| and with fever Of ld415.
y can hardly ger the use Of my feet
yet. put am improving and with good
ca re hope 70 be out IN month or six
I weeks.
/ IT wish you would thank all New
! Hampton people for US as We do not
( intend TO ne IN New Hampton for
some time as have good position as
soon as am able to occupy same.
One thing is sure, that the New
, Hampton people have an artful way o.
! treating and welcoming newcomers u
| their little palace city, for we viii
never forget the kindness shown by al
when we moved 10 your city last fall
but I was a fool and did not realize {
good place in the life insurance in tha'
territory, as everything was coming
nicely my way and a couple OF month:
more I could have gotten straight If
Oelwein, but there is no use talkins
about il now, did the deed"