The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-05
CRAZED.
An Extraordinary Case OF Insanity.


petual Notion.
II appears that that is.is tatsss, perpetual
motion, which has ledso many brilliant and
scientific men to financial wreck and men
tai ruin, has found another victim in our
midst. Like the tabled Siren, its charms
are irresistible to those who suffer them
selves to come within il influence. and they
seem drawn By superhuman power into the
whirling vortex in whose 6erce eddies the
brain is overturned.
The particular of this case Of los Of res
son, attributed to the above mentioned hob.
BY, are % follows:
MICHAEL cosGRIFF
Is the name Of . young man wall and favor.
ably known in this city, whose parents re-
side on the corner Sixth and Brown streets
in East Sedalia. He has worked in the
foundry % IN iron moulder for about .
year, being very intelligent and skillful.
ard displaying great mechanical ingenuity.
We are informed that for some time his
whole attention has been absorbed in en-
deavoring to invent . machine that would
demonstrate that perpetual motion Was no
longer mechanical inpossibility.
On Friday night the Emmett Guards. Of
which Mr.. Coagriff is member, held .
meeting 1t their hall in the Catholic school
building.
EARLY IN THE EVENING
Cosgrif asked for and obtained .
leave of absence. He descended the
stains, but soon returned and said in rather
an excited manner that there Was somebody
down stains in the school room. A number
went down to investigate when Cosgrif
started of and left them, going in the direc-
ton of Father Graham's residence. Moth
ing serious was thought of the event, al
though his manner occasioned some little
surprise.
1t appears that after Cosgria left the
hall, he went direct to
FATHER GRAHAX's,
and that gentleman opened the door in
response to his summons. He asked
Father Graham if Mis Downing was in,
and was answered in the affirmative and in
vited In, after which he was left alone in
the ladys company. it being supposed the
object of his visit was to talk over the de-
tails or arrangements of some festival or
entertainment.
Father Graham. having been up greater
part of the night previous With Daniel, At
WarrensburR. was preparing to retire,
when Miss Downing raped At his door,
CALLING HIN QUICKLY
in an agitated manner. Father Graham
asked what Vas the matter, and was told BY
the lady that Cosgrifi was acting very
strangely, and she vas afraid that he (Cos-
griff) wanted to kill him.
She was then asked If Coegria had . re-
volver, and Miss Downing replied that she
thought he had. Father Graham then left
the house and went over to the hall to get
Coegriff's brother and some assistance.
Miss Downing said that after Father
Graham had gone out of the room. Cos
griff suddenly caught hold of her and
asked if Father Graham WA we'll, that he
must die, ETC., and
TALKED 50 WILDLY
that she became alarmed and Hed from the
room. What seemed . remarkable coinci-
dence VA, that CosgriAFs 6t Of insanity came
on Immediately after that vivid fash and
startling peal of thunder, little after eigh.
o'clock Friday evening.
Father Graham soon returned with
assistance, and Coegrif was induced
to start for his house. In leav-
ing the house he fell off porch,
about two and . half feet in height.
He proceeded along very we'll until he got
on Third street. when he became very
violent again, but vas finally got home.
Here he grew 30 frantic that it was
to
TIE HIM FIRMLY
10 his bed. DR.. Trader vas sent for and
prescribed for him. but'h continued in the
same coalition al day yesterday. When
he was given his medicine he would spit it
out at anybody who approached him.
1t il stated that unlers his malady yields
to medical treatment, he will be conveyed
to the asylum At Fulton tomorrow.
This IL .
STRANGE AND XoURNFUL CASE
and has caused great grief to his parents
and brothers and sisters, - we'll as to his
numerous friends BY all of whom he was
highly esteemed. We trust that his condi-
ton may improve, and that he NAV