The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-18
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r The Judge.
h1 r. b0mmeTscheim, q tall.
I u%nssne man, with the limbs Of =
11H.. Ie was borne into judge YeTkes'
Coult yesterday bv two tipslavos. shriek-
ing o.t: GLORY be to tie Lori Thv
kingdom come. am the voice ~ ncs
crying In the wilderness. Prenere W.
path" ''''
Bommerscheim had been arrested
Jour days before for disturbing n n.iio-
1ous meeting in Wesley Hall. 1t Tenth
and Arch streets. The Rev. Robert Sad
!er, the minister in charge, was called
70 the stand to testify as to the cirunl-
stances.
crier. ''
swear not at ALL" shrieketl the en-
thusiast, "nciti,er by Heaven. for it il
Gods throne, nor by the earth for il i.
his foOlstOol." He lay back and laughed
heartily after his sally.
The clergyman, having taken the
oath, said that Bolnl:ierscllcim had come
TO the meeting several times and in
ua'yed in such deinOnst atiOns rs he
Was then maniiesting. They had him
taken out by policeman two or three
times, but he always insisted in coming
back, and at last he was taken down to
prison.
Bless them that curse you; do good
to them that hate you," cried BONNER
scileinI, rs the preacher left the stand.
DIR. Butcher, the physician of the
County Jail, was called. ''Judge not
by appearances" cried Bommcrscheim,
rising up with his arm raised toward
0sA\ nd prss >w<l
disconnected scripture.
keep him down." said the Jutlve.
''lic must lie kept seated"
Get thee behind me, S,.tan." cried
the man, as y til~t:.ff seized him bv the
shoulder in nm effort to carry out the
Courts directions,
1.-THE Lord is on my side. Let no man
say aught against the Lords elect"
1.-The mans thoroughly insane" said
DIR. Butcher, AZ soon rs the lack Of breath
on tie part of BOinmersclleim gave him
an opportunity to speak with any effect.
'''Wllcn he first came to the prison he
said that he was tile Christ. l askc |
him whether he was u married man.
He answered: Eyes, am married to
Christ"
Hop ho!' laughed the defendant.
"He is beside himself. Much learning
doth make him mad. He hath devil"
DIR. r.. Wheeler, Mr.. Bomnlerscheiln's
family physician, said that the enthu-
siast's mental condition, up to the time
he last saw him. had been sound. Mr..
BommerscI,eim, however, he said, had
always shown an uncOmnlOnly profound
interest in religious affairs. He was not
prepared to say that the man was insane,
though he said such excitement could
not be kept up for any long time with
out causing insanity.
''Tl,e Lord bless yOu," said BONNER
scheim.
Oliver p. C0rnman, q lawyer, testified
that he had seen BOnllnerscheim on dir
fcrcnt occasions within the last year
and half behaving in the same extra
ordinary way at Open-air religious meet
ings on Broad street. He felt sure that
the man was insane.
MAY the Father forgive yOu," cried
BOmlnersclleim, heartily, ''you know
not what you say"
Judge Yerkes said that many Of the
acc,,setl's citations were strikingly APP
ropos, but thought that it was u case Of
either insanity or stimulation.
TIE jury quickly returned verdict Of
not guilty Of any Otfcnse, on the ground
ri insanity. l,,mmerschcinl WAS taken
out Oi Court ly three: tipstaves shouting
out Scripture rs he proceeded. He was
sent to tie asylum ut NorristOwn.