The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
A MADMAN IN Losg BRhycu.
mr.. ~. r. Heimbeis'r Escape FROM Kirk
brides - His Franks srd Reca pture.

brides - Hts Franks sud Heeapture.
At the window OF one OF the cells in the
jail at Long Branch a man stood all day yeeter-
day beating his bleeding nsts against the iron
door screen. and uttering violent and discord mt
speeches to the few stragglers that stood In the
broiling sun to listen to him. 1hls man was
DIR. II. Y. helmbold, who used to spend a huu-
dred thousand dollars In q season at Long
Branch.
On the Fourth OF July DR.. HelmboId escaped
from Kirkbrides asylum IN West adelphia.
Men were employed In bestowino Independence
Day decorations upon the place, and while at
tenuon was centred upon the patriotic display
Of bunting the Doctor struck out for liberty.
His first visit was to a neighborinR farm house,
where he told an eloquent story Of bis suffer
ings, and obtained Is In monev In addition TO q
substantial meal. Between that farm house and
the Camden depot Of the New Jersey southern
Railroad the doctor managed to spend his
money, for he boarded the train without a cent.
An the attaches OF the train knew him. how
ever, and when he said In % tone OF ruined
grandeur, Pm DR.. u. +. HelmDod." he was
allowed To ride free t. the Br Jnch. Once there
he called carriage aud was driven to Lei nd's
Oce n Hotel. Walking to the desk he scizod a
pen ana fned four lines with DIR. II. 4. Helm
fectly ratipDil, recognized old acqu intaDce,
and conducted himself Ike a gentleman. lie
demanded the best SUITE Of rooms all the same.
lie got them. lie ordered bottle OF wine with
"Cnsrge it 70 me, DR.. IA. I. lieinooId' Of phils-
delDh 3, tdc boss druggist OF the world"
For the next two days he was very calm, and
10 all appearances most RATIONAL lie reUeated-
ly said that he mad come to Long Branch simply
to demonstiate his sanity, aud to tins end pro-
cured numoer " sadly ridiculous letters, Of
which the following are fair samples:
Ihsve seen DR.. II. 7. HeImbold and | sn t6e coach.
IT, JonS jonssos
was no shoI ia It. aud Knew it, and so did e Doctor
sides. we're friends. THIS is four ys rs ago.
. is to certify tina, Dr. H. T. peS SSar O. cds s.o no,
owe me eent-nor did he ever. IF. CmANBHRLIS.
Ihave been gent for DR. H. T. Hcm6o D. md snov
- ''''N 'D j. " MosHIs.
July o. 1875.
TO The Great Av>rfcdn Proph
This IL to cerity that we nave known Dr. II. T. Helm
m sentiens1 aud he is a, ali times Welcome At our
CmARLEs a w,RREs LELAND.
On Thur,dsy morning last, at o'clock. there
WIS n knock at the Doctors door In he Ocean
Hotel. lie promptly =, . ened and two men
sprang In upon hin. Tnoy we're Samuel Yoder.
a Phiidclpnia detective and his assistant. The
Doctor resisted VITA all his mignt, but notwith-
ried Gown the stairs ana placed IN a close car
rage. At the depot the detectives found them
selves half nour too early. while the irty
VS. waiting the Doctor broke loose. aud run
mug across the street secreted himself In the
barroom 81 the American Hotel. ealing upon
the prourietOr. Mr. fav, to save him from the
men VINO we're trying ~ kidnap hin. Mr. Fay
locked him In the parof, aud when the det-o-
VIM. II. mover, Jr., VINO protected the Doctor
In his departure for the Mansion House.
ON Friday night, In the parlor Of the Mansion
II 1use, the doctor became very louuacipus, and
frequently spoke OF hts wife as the " Empress
josephine Of America, the nan soonest woman
IN the world HIS random speeches and
cited deme nor alarmed tne guests, and at last
the proprietor Of the Mansion House was furted
e. eject him. He Immediately repaired to tue
Ocean Hotel. where he told the dancing guests
In the parOr that Gen. Grant ma gwen him
thirty days longer In wnon to stiy { Long
b. anch. Violent conduct eventual, neces-I-
tdt-d ms arrest. hut rs hc was being led to the
III air Gus HocAter. a reporter, rescued bun
from the police. promising tho Ulcers that he
thropy was wor-ted. Once ack In the Mansion
House the Doctor raised such yelis Of - Muir
IA So violent manner, that the ON ers Of the
law had TO De sent Tor. During RMS delirum the
Doctp' imagined tAat ne was back al kirkbhdes,
ana IN I the friends ar1uud MN were the keep
ers. lie was taken to tine county jail and
locked pin tue Commissioner room.
Ala o'clock yesterday morning, whsn IL WA.
supposed that the Doctor Mas asleeI In a chair
IN tue county jail he spran4 FROM his seat and
took running jump through uns Of the large
sense enough To- extend his arms in front Of
hin. and 20 shield his face. lie was little cut,
aud wn~n they rec ipturcd him a half hour AZ
ierward the onl' signs Of hi mad freak were a
lew slight wounds On his wrists.
Immediately upon his return to the Jail ne
was placed under lock aud key In a rear cell.
looking out upon hot, sandy street, along
wnich, painting and perspiriug peoI le D ssed ia
vtfiuus stages OF collapse Ihe Doct or began A
wild haaugIe, N which he declared repeatedly
That ne was ~ Ue starved to de IN. And hs Kept
up his mad oratOry as long - even one snail
Ia ~ ram mad ffar HFAF
shift sleeves, anu frequently In MS paroAysms
hs struck the Iron wlro screen un. II the blood
II we'd iron MS hands.
At ii O'Clock Yesterday morning the Commits
sionefs una. IN special session and discussed the
llrlinbOld case. Ii Was agre ed e. send him home
ID ring tie meeting a u5p-tCh was received
I ON Alfred Helmb I'D, brother Of the Doctor,
VINO keeps the Continental Hotel drug store, In
Ihi udvl3nii, stying that N oficer would be
dispatched from Philadelphia to take the Doc
tlr back T. kirkDride's GA the nrst available
train.