Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-11

The Man who Pointed Ous the RE-
fuge of the Assassin Declared In-
sane.
Baltimore Special to CHICAGO Tribune.

Baltimore Special to CHICAGO Tribune.
William S. Jet, the man who led the
soldiers to the hiding-place of Wilkes
Booth after the assassination Of President
Lincoln, and who, for his connection
with the capture of Booth and Harold,
has been immortalized in history, was a
few deys since sent to the Maryland State
Insane ASYLUM a raving lunatic But
little had been heard of him since the
shooting of Booth until recently, al
though he has always lived in Maryland
or Washington. A few yesrs ago he
married the daughter of one Of the most
prominent physicians of this city. She
was beautiful girl, highly accomplish
ed, and a belle in society. Jet was
also rather good-looking, but with few
associates, and appeared to be generally
summed in social circles. The father
protested against the wedding, and did
ali in his power to break off the engage.
ment between the two, but it was no use;
love as usual was blind, and one night
the young girl left her comfortable home
and was secretly married to Jet. She
soon had cause to regret her hasty wed
ding, for her husband did little for her
support. and his neglect and ill-treatment
FINAL caused a separation. His family
did everything they could to hush
up the story of the poor girls
troubles, and her father has since
looked after Jet and endeavOred to
keep him from ruin. Jett's name had
almost been forgotten by the public, and
doubtless few recognized it even when
they read of his crazy exploits in one of
the newspapers here last week. The
other night he entered a crowded street
car here in the northwestern part OF the
city and told the conductor to let him OIL
at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
station. He took a seat in the corner of
the car and went to sleep. When the
car reached the depot the other passen-
gers who were going to the trains got OH,
but the conductor forgot to arouse Jet.
Other passengers got on, and the car
proceeded to the terminus, when the
conductor noticed the sleeping passen-
ger. He woke him up, and as soon as
Jet found out that he had missed his
train he became. very angry, remained in
the car, and said he was going back down
town. The car started again, and when
some distance in the city the conductor
asked him for his fare. lie refused To
pay it, declaring that he had paid one
fare going out, and as the conductor had
taken him out of his way he would have
to give him free ride back. The CON
ductor then ordered him off the car. He
refused to 90. and when the car was
stopped and the driver and conductor
attempted to put him off he drew pls
81 i in
the car. A gentleman got behind him
and wrested the pistol from him. 1t
took several strong men to carry him
from the car. He was taken to the police
station, and when he was searched he
had in his possession besides the pistol |
new razor, several dirty napkins, a
box of quinine pills, lady's gold |
watch, a set of jet earrings, a
box of hair pins, hand looking glass, |
a child's rubber ball. and a variety |
of other trinkets. He seemed quiet and |
peaceable enough then, and the Lieuten-
ant in charge, instead Of having him put |
in one of the ordinary cells, confined |
him in room up stairs, which, although |
barred and bOlted, was supplied with a |
bed, chairs, and other comforts. About |
midnight the officers were aroused by a |
grating sound in one of the upper rooms, |
and the turnkey on going to Jett's apart |
ment discovered that he had broken off |
an iron piece of his bedstead and had |
dug out one of the bricks in the door |
way, thus lOosening one of the bars. He |
glared savagely at the officers when they |
entered the room and tried to throw one |
of them down the stairs. The next day |
the conductor of the car declined to |
appear against him, and he was
released. The same evening he |
was arrested for stealing a window
frame from a carpenter shop and a |
lot of valuable plants and flowers from |
Harlem Park The officer found him |
trudging through the streets with the |
window frame over his shoulders, the |
flowers punched together under his arm, |
and a crowd of boys at his back. The |
second night in the station house he be- |
came very violent, and to keep him from |
attempting to kill himself he was ironed |
and handcuffed. His father-in-law and |
several other physicians examined and /
pronounced HIM insane, whereupon he |
was sent to the asylum. When asked |
if he remembered Lincoln and Booth |
his eyes dilated, and in frightened |
kind of way he replied, Eyes" and |
then silently shook his head. He also |
stated to one of the reporters that he was
born in Virginia in 1846, and joined the
Confederate cavalry under General J. E.
B. Stuart, and was in Washington on /
that memorable night when Booth shot
President Lincoln. He pointed out the
hiding place Of Booth and saw COrbett
shoot him.