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

ing taken to the insane ASYLUM in
Norristown. Since tho first report of
his insanity it has been ascertained
that the death of Miss Lienbcck, n
lady acquaintance Of tho clergy mans,
had much more 10 do with his loss
Of reason than was at first supposed
Prior to the internent Of the Young
lady tho Rev. Mr.. Schltz entered the
chamber in which she was laid out,
and, grasping her hand, raised it to
his lips and fervently kissed it.
"Sho is not dead," SAID the maniac
minister "scc she is not dead she
has ressurrected," he exclaimed, Mt
the same time again kissing her
bloodlcss hands ard carcssing her
head by gently strolling 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 in q carriage to the resi-.
dence Of another young lady friend
and vchcmcntly urged all the inmates
Of the house to prepare themselves
Immediately, as the day Of rcssurrcc-
tion had come, and his dead friend,
Miss Lienbacll, had been rcsurrccted.
lie then went TO his boarding house
and turnCG on the ,Ias =. every burn
er. When demonstrated with he be-
came very angry. One after another
OF the articles of furniture in the par
lcr he demolished. Oil paintings
were torn into shrcds, two mirrors
were smashed, and the house turned
topsy-lulvey. Then he ran into the
street and knocked down and injured
five persons. The siXlhrpcrson le at
tackled knocked him into the gutter.
He was very badly injnrcd, and re-
maincd 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 them that The day
Of his resurrection had come, because
tue lady he SO much admired had
been resurrec.cd. lie did not refer
to the resurrection Of Miss Lciahacl
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 rorci, n to funeral
discourscs. lie WAS not interrupted
until many Of the mourncrs had be-
come alarmed at his nonsensical re-
marks. Yesterday all The Reformed
clcrgymcn in the city assembled in
his rooms, and it Was decided to bavr
him sent 70 IN asylum for treatment
The Rev. Mr.. Schultz is AZ years
old, and unmarried. lie has bad a
weak mind for several years, but it
was belieyed that ho had been pcrma-
nently restored, and he was allowed
to preach rs usual. He mingled il
the best society, and it is generally
admitted that the death Of tho young
lady had much to do with again un-
seating his reason, Miss Lcinhach
was much attached TO him. and it is
known that lie entertained feelings Of
the highest respect for her. At the
first news Of her death, and when her
last dying request was male known
10 him, he wrote letter to her par
ents, saying That under The circum-
stances he in all probability might
decide that he would not oiliciate--
that lie could not. 1t was sur,nised
that he could not preach on account
Of his feelings, and lie was not Qucs-
toned on what was considered mat
ter too delicate to talk about.
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