The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-11-05
Love and Madness.


Norristown. Since the first report Of
his insanity it has been ascertained
that the death Of Miss Lenbcck, n
lady acquaintance Of the clergyman's,
had much more 10 do with his loss
of reason than was at first supposed.
Prior to the interment Of the young
lady the Rev. MIR. Schltz entered the
chamber in which she was laid out,
and, grasping her hand, raised it 20
his lips and fervently kissed it.
"Sho is not dead," SAID the maniac
minister ''sce she is not dead; she
has ressurrected," lie exclaimed, Mt
the same time again kissing her
bloodless hands ard carcssing her
head by gently stroking back her
wavy hair.
The friends Of the yourg lady took
him away with considerable difficulty,
and he was urged to go to his board.
ing house and try to reconcile himself
to the death of his friend. Instead of
that he went i'll 4 carriage to the resi-.
dence of another young lady friend
and vchemcntly urged ali the inmates
of the house to prepare themselves
Immediately, as the day of rcssurrec-
tion had come, and his dead friend,
Miss Lienback, had been rcsurrccted.
lie then went TO his boarding house
and turnc>. on the ,1as n every burn
er. When demonstrated with he be-
came very angry. One after another
OF the articles Of furniture in the par
ler he demolished. Oil paintings
were torn into shrcds, two mirrors
were smashed, and the house turned
topsy-lurvey. Then he ran into the
street and knocked down and injured
five persons. The sixth person he at
tackled knocked him into the gutter.
He was very badly injnlcd, and re-
manned unconscious until early Sun
day morning.
AT brief intervals OF apparent sani.
ty during the day he summoned the
inmates of the house, with Il number
Of visiting ministers, to stand around
his bed, and told chem that the day
of his resurrection had come, because
the lady ho SO much admired had
been resurrectcd. lie did not refer
to the resurrection Of Miss Lciaback
when he preached her funeral sermon
on Friday last. Mr.. Schultz in
the discourse spoke of the pleas
ure Of carriage driving with ladies,
and their company, Of love stories
and other matters lorci. n TO funeral
discourses. lie was not interrupted
until many Of the mourners had be-
come alarmed at his nonsensical re-
marks. Yesterday all The Reformed
clcrgymen in the city assembled in
his rooms, and it was decided TO bavC
him sent 10 an asylum for treatment
The Rev. Mr.. Schultz is ~ years
old, and unmarried. He has had a
weak mind for several years, but it
was belieyed that lie had been perma-
nently restored, and he was allowed
TO preach as usual. He mingled in
the hest society. and it. is generally
admitted that the death OF tho young
lady had much to do with again nn-
seating his reason, Miss Leinhach
was much attached to him. and it is
known that he entertained feelings of
the highest respect for her. At the
first news Of her death, and when her
lost dying request was made known
TO him, he wrote IL letter to her par
ents, saying that under The circum-
stances he in all probability might
decide that he would not ofliciate.-
that he could not. 1t was sur,nised
that he could not preack on account
Of his feelings, and lie was not qucs-
toned on what was considered mat
ter too delicate to talk about.
Other arrangements were being
made. when the family was greatly
surprised on receiving another letter