New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-27
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From The stockton tCdi.) Independent.
On Saturday night Deputy sheriff Frank
MonAt OF OAK aud, arrived here wltn an insane patent
whose OF the most extraordinary on recold.
The crazy man. Roger Williams, Is aDoht t"onyeisht
wear. OF age tail and OF extremely slender bald He Is
graduate of an Eastern college OF hish repuie anu De
tore niA reason was Oycrtut1wn ne was rccoshl1eu
smonR hi assuraics a. a man Of line mind aad vigorous
Intellect lie employed IN professional capacity
nari Tor a doctors diploma He nad several thousand
dollars ne arrived ia san Francisco iroW Tue East
but health falling he was put 10 great OK p'hsv ia
travelling health resorts ana paying lor neultai
ADVICE and medicine, - ihat ms nif.hs "o1o rapty
absorbed Feeling unequal 20 stca,l WORK III enc oity
and Knowing that with diminished income no coulu
purchase The medical ass7ianor Ne ueee ne Con
cluded 10 study MA own disease anu pt'scI,Do iu mn
sell IL with this view that ne entered tue service
of physician OF the lower city. The APP
pcatOn proving too severe, be left hls place. ana ee
Ing tAat country aud outdoor WORK wOud Dc mo Dost
Tome for ni- 1ndtcrod Hystul, us VIM 10 .ad
tue ycnty oi IdVernlore. ror li'nc no sec.
Improve but uttcr thrcc or roar inphlhs ue sANc
dcucs, pulmonary disease, and mere was also vast
lug away o blood ana tiH'uo IhlV ieiC na'n rn,
skrletOu Among his fellOw-wOFKcrs on Tue I'rh was
yreuiiceahip with doctor. IhoJ became warm ireDds
aud IN tncr cOuversat hons II was Husststcu tha WIZ
ians submit o. experiment ~ TRANSMISSION OF oouu, IN
were secured, nut could DC tound wh" was wuhg
to Oc bea behalf OF Roger, and AFTER Some doay IL
was decided TO use the blood o an animal ~ was reuo
That IL proved that lte learning IL dangerous
but finally 4, Wa decided saoriiice cat, or Wuoe
colony OF cats Iho operation was perofea. que oooa
being taken from number OF cats anu luJectou 'hIo V1
VEINS %; Williams Tho experiment was TO an extent
successful Inc man gGned strength aud had nope on
consequences Of Incorporating the DlOod OF cats
INTO nis system and 80 heavily ulu ~ weigh
upon hs mind that hs friends feared Tor MS shn-
ity lilo refused o 30 bed, say ng tha ne DeeVeu ne
was being transformed n ca ana preiereu 10 sac9p
ON "A ring De ore the ire Al hight when mol asleep, no
would wander about the house, jumping mo safeen
fence untl Tired out. when he would So 70 hs oo
and pereu on tue chimney lilo sought mo society oi
other cats aud intervals would ry 10 hght WIN tne
only succreung, however, IN soaring thol away Whrn
he would rodre to the house until rested lie mani
tested greatest terror OF brsonhapaes a9d boot
lacks aud az his mania grew on hlm thai ne was
confined until examlned for commitment to the asylum
During the examination lie showed a wonderful pro-
peus Tor Jumping. several Tunes running on al! Tours
aud sprn sinR Over the dootor@ once no Jumped
hrou IN the wndO taking the sash with him. aud until
he was put IN straIacket could not BIO Kept still All
the time his ho Kept up an earpIerclnS mewng
ana nc The sight OF dogs frantic Wasn placed
charge Deputy Moffatt he was tvleraDy QUIET Dnt
sOon after geItQg tue trah nc tried 10 Jump through
the window, and he strapped to the seat Al the
Depot mere e got loose aud tried 10 escape under the
PLATFORM nut nDally lodged IN place OF safe Keep
ing IL Ia certain whether tho cat blood set nim
crazy. whether pre-existns mental weakness las
tened upon the Incidents VI transfusl0n 70 set him com
piete crazy,