Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-22
CRAZED by HER DEATH.
= Noun= Preachers Funeral service
over the w oman He Loved and his
sudden insanity.

sudden insanity
New Work sun.
There was great excitement ut Read
Ing, Pa, ON October 9th, when il WAS
learned THAT the Rev. James \. schultz.
Il well-known young minister of the
Reformed church, had been picked
up iii the street by the police after he
had received n severe beating in fight
ON the leading thoroughfarc If the
city, His identity was ut first unknown.
His encounter WAS with the several
ruughS and fishermen At the police
station it WAS found that the man had
been lcartully cut on the head. lie
was placed i'll Il cell rs common If
fender but shortly atlcrward ii was
learned that the prisoner was 4 minister
who to-day and Yesterday has shown
manifestations Of insanity.
II appears that MI Schultz Yesterday
preached the sermon nj the funeral of
Il young lady, The funeral took place
at st. Paul's Reformed church. Read
ing. Report says that Mr.. Schultz
held the young lady in very high esti-
nation, and that he was warmly at
tachcd 70 her. Her dying request WAS
that lie should preach 1T her funeral
The Rev. DIR. BauSman, the regular
pastor Of the church, occupied the rul-
pit also, during the funeral. Mr..
Schultz made some very strange re-
marks during his Discourse. He spoke
of his associations among young ladies,
and his various acquaiutauccs, bring
ing in illusions very foreign "a tuner
nj discourse. DR. BauSman interrupt
ed the young minister, and the sermon
was speedily closed.
The Rev Mr. Schultz then went to
his boarding house and became like II
person ont Of his mind He made all
sorts of ridiculous requests, piled the
floor Of his study high with books, ana
requested his friends to make prepn-
rations for the coming Of seven minis
tors. This evening he ran out Of the
house, and coming down town got into
an alteration with n number Of roughS
who did not know him. He was very
hchgercnt, and was soon kicked into
the gutter by fisherman. The minis
ter was severely beaten, and among
other injuries received blow on the
head from billy.
After his identity WAS established Mt
the station, Mr.. Schultz was carried
home His rooms were found to be in
terrible disorder. He had smashed all
the furniture, pictures, ornaments. and
other decorations His watch, eve
glasses, and slippers were found among
the debris. Moreover, he had played
havoc throughout the entire house
during the absence Of the family.
At Il late hour tonight he was Still
unconscious from the effect of the
blow Inc received on the head from the
billy in the hands of one the men he
attacked OH the street 1t is learned
that during his discourse nj the tuner
al he alluded toseyeral carriage drives
he had with several lady friends. The
assembled mourners were shocked,
and a number rose and went out.
Finally his rambling discourse was
stopped. Mrs. Gehman with whom
Mr.. Schultz boarded, says that when
She came home and found the minister
in his frenzy he chased her and
|neghhor, y woman, quite distance,
and struck ut her with stick. He then
ran back, and meeting man on the
sidewalk, the minister knocked him
clean into the gutter. Mr.. Schultz at
tackled number Of inollcnsiye people,
battcring them considerably Finally
he encountered the gang of roughs.
who treated him rs said. At il late
hour tonight lie was not expected to
recover
This recalls i similar occurrence in
which Il clergyman was concerned In
Laurinburg. y. G., on the 9th inst.
Miss Alice Skirr, one Of the beauties Of
the place, became a raring maniac on
account Of the action Of her lover, il
young clergyman the Rev John Rat
terling lie recently determined to go
70 China It's a missionary. She refused
TO go with him, and when he announc-
cd his intention 70 90 without her she
became insane.
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