Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-11
POOR SOL. WARING.
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Solomon Waring, who has beon for
years to Rockland county what the
"Lime Kiln Man" was to New York
city, has been adjudged lunatic il,
New York city, and has been sent to
one of the State lunatic asylums. For
years he has been a rowing lunatic,
known to every man, woman, and
child in the county. The history OF
his life strongly illustrates the trlism
that fact is stranger than fiction. Thir.
ty years ago Solomon Waring was 9
very fine looking young man, Of more
than ordinary intelligence. His parents
were well-to.do farmers residing near
Nyack: and left at their death a goodly
estate for their children. At twenty
years of age Solomon engaged himself
in marriage to beautiful girl living in
Spring Valley, and the celebration OF
the wedding was set down for a day
Just three months after the making o1
the engagement. During the interim
Solomon could think of nothing else
but the approaching union, and his
whole business was to make prepare
tions for the life after the wedding.
He was thus engaged one day when
tidings of tho illness of his betrothed
reached him, He repaired to her bed
side, and for q month watched her and
waited upon her with the tenderness
and patience of a fond mother. She
died, however, and Solomon, though
hoping against hope, while life lasted,
yielded to despair. His mental powers
were completely wrecked. He did not
attend the funeral, but confined himself
to his room in his fathers house, and
refused to leave it until the day
on which the wedding ceremony was ia
have been performed. Then he left the
house never to return. He was attired
in his wedding suit, and carried in his
hand heavy stick. In answer to their
inquiries he told his parents that he
was going to look for his wife, and had
provided himself with the club for the
purpose OF killing the scamp who had
taken her from him.
From that time forward Solomon
journeyed repeatedly through the
country in furtherance of his mission.
He has steadily refused to change his
clothing, and to the day of his confine.
ment in the asylum he wore the same
suit, or what was left of it, which he
had worn when he left home on h1s
wedding day. His shoes ran out. He
wore them until they would stay on his
feet no longer. Some one stole his
coat and hat, and for several years back
he has been travelling without either.
Shoeless, hatless and coatless he trav.
els with nothing but his undershirt and
ragged wedding pantaloons upon his
Limbs, and still carrying the stick with
which he first started out, from house
to house, begging his food during
warm weather and lodging in the
Court House in the cold season. Dur.
ing court season he appears in this at
tire in the court room. He saws that
he is waiting to redress the WRONG done
him in the carrying away of his affianc.
ed. He has ever been considered
harmless; but the other day a woman
in Nyack refused him some little favor.
and he attacked her with the ferocity
OF an enraged tiger. He was arrested
and lodged in the Court House. An
inquiry was made into his sanity. and
as result he was sent to the Asyium.
where his board is paid out of bis es-
tate.