The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-03
FanAns op A -MANIAc-Hs Escapes from a

FREAKS oP A -MANIAC-Hs Escapes from q
Lanatie Asyiuni, Marriss n Rich WIDOW, and
BAGS B!oek of Buiidtngs-About a year
since a gentleman in the interior of Wiscon- :
sla became in sane, and was sent to the Luna
tic Asylum at Madison in that State. He was
ply sician by profession, and was a gentle-
man OF superior cultivation, and of remarka-
bly, prepossessing appearance. He was about
thirty years old. Some six weeks ago he ca
capped from the Asylum and went TO Chicago.
There lie encoun ntered an old friend, who
loaned Inn q ute a sum Of money, having no
suspicion OF his insanity. With this money
he supplied himself with new and elegant
clothing and started for Laporte, Indiana, a
thrifty village on the line Of the Michigan
Southern Railroad. He remained there long
enough 10 win the affections Of n young and
wealthy widow, and was married to her
During his brief courtship, he exhibited no in
dcations of iunacy, but shortly after his mar
riage he commenced conducting himself in a
manner which startled and shocked his wife
and her friends.
Among other mad fances he believed that
he was sheep, and insiste upon crawling
arou nd on his hands and feet, bleatin in the
most absurd manner. He would then fancy
himself a rattlesnake, and make frantic att
tempts 10 bite the members OF ais household.
The unhappy lady, at length worn out with
watching him. and endeavoring TO restore his
reason, made preparations TO send him to the
hsy ium at indianapolis. But, as is frequently
the case, insanity had sharpeEed his wits, and
he adroitly escaped. We next hear of him in
Syracuse, N. Y, where he actually purchased
block Of buildings. The necessary papers
were made out, and he was to call the next
day with the money. He was to pay An out
rageous sum for the property, and 1t is said
the parties with whom he made the bargain
chuckled vastly over the propitious winds
that had blown them SO profitable and fresh
subject. But they saw no more Of him. me
lunatic started westward. At Buffalo he bar
gained for an immense amount of corn, to be
delivered in New York city, and then pro-
ceeded to Cleveland. He arrived here last
week, and endeavored to negotiate for some
real estate on Kinsman street, but he talked
| so absurdly that the parties with whom he
had i'll nterviews refused to treat with him.
| Mean hile his friends, aud partic ularly his
| wife in Wisconsin. (for he has wife ana two
| children in that State were making every ef-
| fort 10 ascertain his whereabouts. ] hey traced
him 10 Syracuse, and from there TO TINS city
| His brother arrived here on Saturday morn
ing last, but found that the iunatic had left on
the previous evenings train for the West. lie
| followed Cn Saturday morning. AT Toledo ne
| learned that he had gone West on the MIchi-
| gan Southern train, and he perseveringly con-
| unued the chase. AT Adrian he found and
| captured him, and took him home.
| When not in his rabid fits, few would dis
| cover the unfortunate mans true condition.
| de would make very absurd propositions, and
| that hit his fancy, but he would do 80 Ill 80
| candid and captivating manner us TO, In most
! cases, disarm suspicion.-C!ereiand P|dtndsdIe'