The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-11-18
A STRANGE CASE,
Bridegroom Becomes Insane and
Runs Awayo
From the Detroit Free Press 9th


From the Detroit Free Press 25th.
Yesterday two farmers from Oakland
county, named Alanson Gilbert and
George A. Hall, arrived in Detroit III
search of the brother of the latter, a
young man named Emory Hall. They
made "a rather singular statement to
various parties with whom they came
in contact while searching for Hall, but
his appearance, when discovered, SEEM
ed to corroborate everything stated. 1t
seems that young Halls mother is a
widow woman, and that he lives at
home and has charge Of the farm, the
elder brother living innaother township.
Being Il young man of twenty-tllree,
1T was, perhaps, natural that
Emory should think of marriage,
and also natural that he should exercise
his own judgment in selecting a girl to
/ become his future wife His selection,
/ however did not suit the idea of his
mother, and for the past six months she
! has bantered him almost out of his it's.
She had her eye on farmers daughter
whom she desired to call her daughter
in-law, but this girl was distasteful to
! the son, and all that could be said ould
not induce him to pay her any attention.
| The elder brother had some knowledge
of how affairs were going, and it seems
that his plain talk created a family fuss,
and that he WAS as good as turned out
doors by the mother
Mrs. Hall, being wealthy, was able
to weld an influence which she could
not otherwise have had, and, by threats
to disiEherit her son. made him consent
about four weeks ago to wed the girl
she had chosen for him. He had never
visited the young lady, and, up to the
night before the marriage was TO take
place, had not entered her fathers
house. Last Sunday was the day set
for the marriage, and the young man
and his mother dressed up in their best
and started for the brides s house, which
was about four miles away. A few farm
ers and their wives had been invited, u
minister was on hand, and there was
nothing lacking to make happy time,
except better feeling on the part of
young Hall, who acted more as If he
was going to the gallows. His strange
conduct after entering the house was SO
generally observed that there was some
talk of postponing the ceremony, and
while this was going on he took occasion
to slip out of the house Search was
soon made for him, but he was not to
be found, although the country around
for two OF three miles was looked over.
Sunday night, young Hall arrived at
Pontiac, and got on board of train
for Detroit He was seen by some one
who knew him, and his brother got
word and came on after him In com
no
the young man in the vicinity of the
Detroit and Milwaukee depot, and after
a look around town, and call at the
Central Station to see If he had been
arrested, the searchers went to Windsor,
came back without t. ace, and then
to the Central depot. Making inquiries
of Officer Button, he remembered that
he had seen person of Halls descrip-
ton, and search among the saloons
brought the young man ont, but only
to show that he had either been made
insane or had lost his senses and be
came an idiot. He had lost or given
away his coat and hat, his shirt was
stained, he was without collar or neck
tie, and his general appearance was
that of a thorough vagabond, even to his
want of funds, having III some way got
rid of twenty or thirty dollars. When
found, he was singing songs and dane
ing to crowd of drunken wretches,
and it was IL long time before he could
be made to understand who his bro
ther was, even forgetting his own name.
He had not been drinking, nor could
the crowd tempt him to, but his actions
were us silly as those of a child, while
his conversation all went To show n u +
his brain was badly affected. He was
provided with new clothing, furnished
with dinner, of which he ate rave
nously, and was to be taken home last
evening.