The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-08-24

| A TRousLEsoxE cHARoE.-A strange az
going the rounds Of the papers about the
bles Of crazy man and his brother. on .
| from Texas 10 New York. The afflicted
| had gone from New York 10 Texas and onvaM
In some business enterprise which proved 4
| astrous, and after repeated misfortune. Al
heavy pocuniary losses, he finally Alost his mind
His brother. learning the condition Of Affairs
went 70 Texas TO look after the demented mi an
and % necessary, take him hometo MY 4
DC found him, aud tho two started 4, north.-
they went by way Of Mobile, aud WI f..o 10 thai
city the crazy man escaped from hisi Aoaretaker
aud could not bc found. msn had fcen him
gong Out IA the bay IN skih. and pa ~ rom ron
| ~ The police authorizes Of Mobile. hd aNtertwo
days the lunatic was discovered "a n secluded
cave on shore. lie made stout Resistance, and
was captured with difficulty. His hands were
| then secured with leather hand cuifs aud thongs,
aud In this condition his brother took him aboard
the train ~ continue the journey north. Once,
when the brother. back was turned, the crazy
man FASTENED IA the ear door aud attempted 10
jump from ia. platform, but was fortunately
| caught by th. brother ia time 10 prevent him
| falling Ia IA. ground. As Il was, he hung for
some time IN his brothers strong grasp, the lat
| ter holding a. the railing with the other hand.
| The train was passingO over high einbank ment,
| aud the unfortunate man struck several posts
| aud other obstacles. aud hung between life aud
death over a fearful abyss for some minuies.--
| Aid came. aud he got safely into the car.
| Further On ia the trip the crazy inah asked
his brother ~ loose his hands. and promised "
be- quiet aud orderly The request was com
piled with. Seeming the hrat opportunity. he
crawlcd 90, IT the car window while the train
was going twenty miles nn hour, aud dropped
| a. the ground. The conductor would not stop
the train and went un ~ the next station, where
the brother got ~ aud went back D. search for
| his charge. H. locked several d. - aud nigLt-
| Ms IN dean 4
he came upon crowd II men making prepar
atoms b. hang man g. "a tree. The victim was
struggling against hs fate hni acting ia
manner which u-de bis csptprs believe be was
playing crazy. The trfr fed inau saw tina, u
was his brother. although deep gash "a The
forehead 81 the victim had dishgIfed him ~
most beyond ~. recognition. H. pleaded ipf
him. aud t1id his piiilui story wtlch soitensd
the heart Il the lynrhers sud the mob became
HE friend. The offence II the crazy man bad
been going nip house and At mptiAg 10 out
rage the person % - mrr 81 lady " bpis moth
81 coming o. her rescue nAi q ctsi 10 wound
by which IA. pour man was h4nts4 Down aud
identified hy The outraged cit1. The rfsEy
inhu aud be brother t,1a the LrNl tran aud
ieii that place. wtieh va. Macedonia Tenn.
since which time nothing has been heard 0i
them. n they taat lu better !4rs sl the Do
uiaindef ~ TIE tr.f 10 Wllli ~ b. -lfpfislus
y both we're crazy t 'Hfs they reach Sea YY-r
- Los'' hsp4th.a.
las viCs va, sptscY -k,eal' dsc.sfaueus
concerning ib, hAtI's ~ tht fatumasy caldi
date 'of Wee Ff,s.druct cause. iLr l.-s.siop
lNainsj Jssfhli o. fmaft 'AA' ths Asbfiry ~
the dsa'h ~ a l'r..1ra a4I tl, c.esaa1r ~
~ Nicr Pfrsl1rf iY 'lat t..h tflot Ought 10
mae every mat .a-sts. 800 .4s.fz be- vrIr Tot
VICE ffesdsnf az 30 ffls.1et' ~ Ne oaL
hafce ts.Isst t.a. 4l. .url -lf 'rie1c ~ tie
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