The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-07
MORE OF THE MYSTERY,

UihsORefy OI VINO 'MNry' hwN0uur'
nation ~ ,bs Report that ihe MAN
IN the Woogs IN Insane 0n ths Fin.
Aneiai Question,
After close watch being kept on the
Trinity bottom near the gas works
Sunday and Monday, from ten TIL
twelve O'Clock, the woman who was
mentioned Ia connection with the In
sane old man who IL living In u
tree In the Trinity bottom has
been discovered her name learned,
aud something more OF tho history OF
the Insane man obtained,
Yesterday morning nj half past
eleven O'Clock, In company with Mar
sbal Morton, prominent physician
and several other citizens, reporter
OF this paper proceeded TO the banks of
the Trinity, about three hundred yards
northwest OF the gas works, and saw q
woman, with basket on her arm,
making cIrcultous route 10 get below
tho place where the party were In
waiting.
Boldly walking up to where she
stood, the marshal told her that II was
useless to conceal tho object OF her
visit to the locality, and the reporter
made known his mission, asking
her TO give what she knew about tho
man In the woods.
She hesitated at first, but finally
said: swell, / am niece OF the man.
My name Is Mary Fishback, | have
resided at No. 1885 Bryan street for
nearly five months. | have some
dinner for poor Uncle George in the
basket, but that Is the place." pointing
to II bending white oak tree short
distance of, "that he was to have
met me, and the time Is now passed,
and | won't get to see him to-day"
"What Is his name, and what about
him?" qulred the reporter.
"George Kaufman Is my poor un-
ce's name, l suppose you want Ia
know why he Ia insane. He was O
member ofwhat Ia known as the green.
back club In Indiana u year or two
ago. He attempted to do something
let's see--I forget the word -anyhow,
he tried to make every ono In the
neighborhood Of West Lebanon be-
lieve his doctrines, and when any
Of them talked with him,
he would get mad"
"Where Is West Lebanon ?n asked
the reporter.
"Indiana where we used to live.
Well, after he had n number Of fuses
we moved out to Oregon. Uncle
George sold wood In Portland. He sooD
began to talk about that hateful old
politics aud 1t was soon whispered
about that he was insane. He was
taken care of by brother OF mine
who had family living near Port
land. We soon afterwards came to
Texas. My husband works on farm
six miles rom town, and | with my
two children help to make living by
sewing. But | must 20 now. II you
come here at eleven O'Clock to- morrow,
you can meet Uncle George. He
will not return to our house, for
fear OF being taken back to Oregan.
He has been here about four weeks,
most Of which time he has stayed out
In the woods. He Ia harmless, tut has
knife which | am anxious to get
away from him, as | fear he might
hurt himself"
After bidding us good morning she
walked up the bank and was lost to
view. She Is about twenty-five years
old and is rather prepossessing in ap.
pearance, but very plainly dressed.
The party deliberated for some time
as to whether they would go to the
tree, but it being near on to noon, the
visit was postponed until to-day.
Charles II. Maybery, the young
man who on Friday last, informed
the HERALD reporter OF the
insane man, called at this office
yesterday morning ana said that a
mistake had been made In saying that
he returned to the river bank.
He returned to the city, he says, not
caring to be In the peighhorhood any
longer than was necessary. He lives
at No, $50 Jefferson street, and ex.
pressed a willingness to show the tree
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