The Washington times., 1934-05-17

basket and being curious to read
it, to find that it was addressed
to you personal. it apparently
having dropped from the pocket
Of the deceased. Because Of the
nature Of the letter and the
plea accompanying it, felt 1t
would be only human for me to
see that you received it as he
wished and perhaps (who knows)
this little effort on my part may
bring him a little happiness and
contentment wherever he may
Ne.
Yours truly,
Robert Maher,
$50 E. Sixteenth St.,
New York.
P. S.-You will probably
wonder how I came to remove
his body, but my job as City
Morgue hearse driver is explana-
ton enough.
(The Enclosure)
Mr.. Louis Sobol,
New York Journal.
Dear Louis: This will be q
curious letter, no doubt, and
comes from a terrible place, The
Tombs. I read in your column
recently how tired you were of
different actors and their do.
ings and sayings. Well, Mr..
Sobol, If you read this letter
hope you will always remember
1t. I am charged with stealing
a mink coat from a lady who
really didn't need it-and expect
to get the limit in Sing Sing
for 1t. If I had money to fight
the case I would probably never
get sent up, but without it
am just out of luck. I am leav-
ing behind a little girl whom
love, and she needs a friend and
a job. I do not mind going
away, but the thought of leaving
her behind-well, it's pretty
tough. So, Louis, I am coming
to you with my story. hoping that
you may see in this story a
slight CLEAN Of tragedy-and feel
in your heart that you, perhaps,
can do another good turn-as
know you have done many be-
fore. You can't help me. but,
who knows, you may be able to
help her. She is living at So
West - Seventy-third ST.. Miss
Helen Verne; If you see her tell
her I wrote you to see her and
maybe help her out.
am taking a chance on writing
this to you because you are dis
guSted with some things in life,
but Louis, always remember others
are also sick of it. There's a fel-
low here in my cell who just
got IS to 10 years and he can
still smile-and he says ''life is
just gamble-and he lost" So
what the hell-here's a song
am leaving for Helen:
Slow TempO-Waltz Time
eff you'll only be true to me, dear
I promise you I'll come back
II you'll only keep right on loving
me
/ promise you I'll come back.
If you'll only tell me you love me
Then I'll know in my heart that
you're true
As the days roll by into years
Then I'll know in my heart you
love me
And 1 promise, dear, I'll come
back
Only be true to me dear"
GILBERT VERNE
Russell Farris (my right name).
I'll be just one more of Sing.
Sings 1000 heartaches.
mems Cltpping)
Love. marriage, the sunlight Of
freedom-all these seemed lost to
Gilbett Verne, confessed burglar.
IT swear before God" he had writ
ten to General Sessions Judge Cor
neliuS r. Collins, IF you give me
a chance to live for her sake, I
will make you glad you were leni-
emit. but Gilbert Verne had no
faith in his plea to resume life
with the woman he loved nd
wanted to marry-Would be sue
cessful. Stepping to the window
Of the psychiatric clinic on the
third floor of the Criminal Courts
Building, he flung himself out
ward. Life, marriage and the SUM-
light Of freedom slipped perma-
nently out of his grasp, for after
a few hours of agony he died at
Beekman st. Hospital. Being a
third offender, Verne, who some
times went by the name of Russell
FarriS, automatically faced SEN
tence of not less than five years
in prison. From morning news
paper, May II.
Even Shorter Story!
Mr.. Bobby Connolly is among
the better known gentlemen of
Broadway. He has staged in
his time some of the Flo Zieg-
fields offerings, some of the
musicals of other producers, in
Guiding his own "Sons O. Guns"
to say nothing of figuring prom
inently in several film musicals.
In fact his talent, as well as
his name, Is so we'll recognized
that the Coast sent for him, as
the saying goes, and he's there.
even as write this, working