Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-02-02

condition. and, rushing to the door,
took three or four breaths of fresh air.
Returning, he advanced toward his wife
in menacing manner and demanded
TO know whether she would consent TO
send him to the hospital. She replied
that she would not, and this seemed 10
pacify him. a few minutes afterward
she went out, leaving him in the charge
of a neighbor of very diminutive size
and strength. She returned TO find
the neighbor shooting through the door
Ike bolt from a catapault under the
impulse Of her husbands enormous
strength, increased by acute mania
He had suddenly arisen from his
lethargy, and, catching the unfortunate
neighbor by the throat, with the words.
"hospital. will YOU" hurled him
through the door. Mrs. Miller. al
though terribly alarmed, entered with
the hope Of pacifying him, but he
elected her with equal violence, and
when alone in the room said, I'm
have some amusement The few
chairs were first broken into kindling
wood; table was demolished; the few
mantel ornaments were smashed. and
in the wildness of his craZiness the
maniac turned over the stove and scat
tered the burning Goals over the floor.
In minute the room was all ablaze.
NeighbOrs came promptly with buckets
of water and the fire was eXtinguished.
4 policeman was summoned and Miller
was taken to the police station ut See
ond and Queen streets. This was nine
D. M. on Saturday.
DIR. Duval had gone with Miller from
his house TO the cell, and advised that
he should be taken at once TO some hos
pital where there were appliances for
treating the violent insane. The officers
on duty, however, said that they had
no authority to send him TO any place
except the alnshouse, and they could
not send him there until they had the
authorization of the guardians of the
poor. Hence, he remained in the I'M
comfortable hospitality of police cell.
His violent mood shad now become very
frequent. The janitor discovered him
hanging by a slIspender in time to pre-
vent suicide. Once during the day he
WAS brought into the front room 10 ac-
commodate DIR. Duval, who continued
10 ameliorate his condition as well rs he
could. A hypodermic injection of NOR
phia of unusual strength, so far from
quoting him, seemed rather TO excite
him the more. and seven stalwart off
GERS had all they could do 10 return him
to his cell. In another paroNysm he
made frantic efforts To jerk the cell door
open, and actually bent the heavy iron
bars. Efforts were made TO persuade
him TO eat and drink. but he hurled the
vessels containing the food at the per-
son who offered il. At ten O'Clock on
Sunday night he was sitting. seemingly
tranquil. with his face buried in his
hands He seemed to be breathing reg
ularly, and. in spite of DIR. Duvars re
mark that he would not be surprised to
find him dead in the morning, the po-
hcemen thought him all right. An hour
afterward he was found dead on the floor
of the cell. which he had occupied for
twenty-siN hours.
As to the cause of his death there cIn
be little doubt The inconsiderate jokes
of his. fellow-workmen had preyed upon
an infirm mind until mania rs deadly
as hydrophobia thoroughly possessed
him. Philadelphia Press.