Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-11
CRAzED By HER DEATH.


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Attacking Strangers.
The following dispatch from Reading
to the New York Sun relates to Re-
formed clergyman of middle age we'll
known in this city. Rev. Shultz some
ten years ago resided here for quite
period, during which he frequently attended
the exercises of F. & NJ. college, his alma
mater, though at that time he showed
evidences of "queerness threatening to
break out into some such manifestations
as are described herein:
There was great excitement in this city
Readipg) this (Saturday) evening when
it was learned that the Rev. James A.
Shultz, a well-known young minister of
the Reformed church, had been picked up
in the streets by the police after he had
received severe beating in fight on the
leading thoroughfare of the city. His
identity was at first unknown. His en-
counter was with several rouShs and fish.
ermen. At the police station it was found
that the man had been fearfully cut on the
head. He was placed in a cell as COM
mon offender, but shortly afterward it was
learned that the prisoner was minister,
who to-day and yesterday has shown man
ifestations Of insanity.
1t appears that Mr.. Shultz yesterday
preached the sermon at the funeral of a
young lady. The funeral took place in St.
Paups Reformed church, Reading. Report
says that Mr.. Shultz held the young lady
in very high estimation, and that he was
warmly attached to her. Her dying re-
quest was that he should preach at her
funeral. The Rev. DR.. Bausman, the
regular pastor of the church, occupied the
pulpit also during the funeral. Mr.. Shultz
made some very strange remarks during his
discourse. He spoke of his associations
among ladies, and his various acquain-
tanccs, bringing in illusions very foreign
to a funeral discourse. DR.. Bausman in
terrupted the young minister, and the SER
mon was speedily closed.
The Rev. Mr.. Shultz then went to his
boarding house and behaved like person
out of his mind. He made all sorts of rc-
diculous requests, piled the floor of his
study high with books, and requested his
friends to make preparations for the COM
ing of seven ministers. This evening he ran
out of the house, and coming down town,
got into an alteration with a number of
roughs who did not know him. He was
very belligerent, and was soon knocked in
to 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 at the
police station Mr.. Shultz was carried
home. His rooms were found to be in
Il uo IoI al n
furniture, pictures, ornaments and other
decorations. His watch, eyeglasses and
slippers were found among the debris.
Moreover, he had played havoc throughout
the entire house during the absence of the
family.
At late hour tonight lie was still un-
conscious from the effects of the blow he
received on the head from the billy in the
hands of one of the men he attacked Oh
the street. 1t is learned that during his
discourse at the funeral he alluded to sew
eral carriage drives he had had with sew
eral lady friends. The assembled mourn
ers were shocked, and a number arose and
went out. Finally his rambling discourse
was stopped. Mrs. Gchman, with whom
Mr. Shultz boarded, says that when she
came home and found the minister in his
frenzy he chased her and neighbor, a
woman, quite distance, and struck at her
with stick. He then ran back, and meet
ing man on the sidewalk. the minister
knocked him clean into the gutter. Mr..
Shultz attacked number of inoffensive
people, battcring them considerably. FL
nally he encountered the gang of roughs,
who treated him as said. At late hour
tonight he was not expected to recover.
This recalls a similar occurrence in which
Il Clergyman was concerned. In Laurin-
burg, N. c., on the 9th inst, Miss Alice
S!lirr, one of the beauties of the place
became raving maniac on account of the
action OF her lover, young clergyman,
the Rev. John Rattcrling. He recently
determined to go to China as missionary.
She refused to 60 with him, and when he
announced his intention to go without her
she became insane.