The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-05-11

sunday and Monday, from ten I'll
twelve o'clock, the woman who was
mentioned Ia connection with tbs in
sane old man who is living in a
tree in the Trinity bottom has
been discovered, her name learned,
and something more OF the history of
the insane man obtained;
Yesterday morning al half pact
eleven O'Clock, in company with Mar
shall Morton, 8 prominent physician
and several other citizens, a reporter
of this paper pfo,eeded to the banks OF
the Trinity, atout three hundred yards
northwest OF the gas works, and saw a
womaL, with basket on her arm,
making circuitous route 10 get below
the place where the party were 10
waiting.
Boldly walking up to where she
stood, the marshal told her that il was
useless To conceal the object of her
visit to the locality. and the reporter
made known his mission, asking
her to give what she knew about the
man ia the woods.
She hesitated ut first, but finally
said: "Well, / am niece OF the man.
Ny name IS Mary Fish back. l have
resided Mt No. 1885 Bryan street for
nearly five mcnths. have some
dinner Tor poor Uncle George in the
basket, hut that is the place." pointing
to bending white OAK tree short
distance Off "that he was To hsve
| met me, aud the time is now passed,
aud i WON'T get TO see him to-day"
"What Is his name, and what about
him2' quired the reporter.
"George Kaufman is my poor un-
ele's name, / suppose you want &c
know why lie is insane. He was d
memb Der of what Is kuGwn as the green
back club ia Iuditna q year or two
ago. He attempted to do something -
let's ses--i forget the word ANY how
he tried to make every one in tn,
neighborhood of West Lebanon be
lieve his doctrines, and when sns
OF them talked with him
he would get madn
"Where is West Lebanon 90 askec
the reporter.
"Indians where we used TO live
Well, after lac had number OF fusse.
We moved eut to Oregon. UEcl'
George sold wood in Portland. He soot
began to talk about that hateful oil
politics aud it was soon Whispers
about that he was insane. He Wa
taken care of ty brother of min
who had family living near Port
, land. We soon afterwards came &
Texas. My husband works on farm
six miles from town, and l with NJ,
two children help TO make II living b.
sewing. But | must go now Ii 20
, come here at eleven O'Clock to morrow
you can meet Uncle George II
. will not return to our house, 70
fear of being taken back to OSegaI
He has been here about four week,
most Of which time he has stayed 90
r in the woods. He is harmless, Tut ha
/ u knife which ! am anxious to ge
; away from him, as tear he Nigh
: hurt himaeifn
. After bidding US good morning SD
walked up the bank and WAS lost I
. view. She is about twenty-five yeat
{ old and is rather pTepossessing in al
pearanee, bat very plainly dressed.
: The patty delioerated tor some tim
! as to whether they would go TO til
tree, but il being near on TO noon, ia
= visit was postponed until to-day.
d Charles Il. Maybery, the youn
e man who on Friday last, informe
D the HERALD reporter of To
3 insane man, called al this Ollie
yesterday morning and said that
5 mistake had been made in saying tbs
8 he returned to the river banl
: He returned 10 the city, he says, M
' caring to be in the reight'orhpod an
E longer than was necessary. He live
: at No. $50 Jefferson street, and e,
e pressed a Willingness to show the tire
10 any one who desired to see il.
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