Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-09
A SAD TRANSITION.
The First Kiss ola Blushing Bride
Transforms Her Husband Into
q Maniac.
He Disperses tho Wedding Guests,
and Then Runs Amuck Through
the Streets.
The Young Wife Dying Of Grief
Marital Irregularities In an
Interior County.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, September S.-Wil-
liam Judson Garrison, a farmers boy liv-
ing near here, was married yesterday, and
Immediately after the ceremony, on re-
alizing what he had done, became raving
maniac.
Lizzie Bogert a comely country lass sew.
enteen years old, spent the morning yes
terday with her lover looking for clergy
man to make them one, but all the reyernd
gentlemen refused on account of the youth
of the would.be bride. Then the girls faith
er went with them to a rural justice, and
on his approval the Squire consented to
perform the ceremony. The ceremony
soon was finished, and after Squire Ander-
son had kissed the bride he sat down to
his desk and wroteout the marriage certifi-
cate.
Inspired by God.
Young Garrison had Just kissed his
bride, and while the Justice was writing
he observed in quiet, ordinary tone OF
voice:
II am inspired by God"
The bride blushed at the strength OF this
compliment, but she grew pale when Gsr-
rison suddenly overturned the table,
wrenched the leg off chair and charged on
the astonished wedding party. They all fled
in a moment and the newly made husband
enjoyed himself by smashing everything
in the room. The stove was broken 10
pieces dishes were smashed and the door
was splintered.
A Wild Chase.
When he had finished the work OF de.
structien he went out on the stoop OF the
house, quietly removed his clothing and
| then started on a run through the village
small crowd pursued him over bridge
| VIII ch spans a creek, and called out to
| Thomss Siller, who was fishing in a boat,
| to head OFT the maniac. He did so, and
| Garrison was at last captured and led back
| to the Justices Office. There he was
clothed and bound with ropes.
with His Bride.
A commitment was then made ont, and
| the party was about To start for Wi!kesbarre
to have him placed in Jail, when he said
| that if they would go by way Of his father
| in.law's house he would accompany them
| quietly. His wish was complied with and
| his frenzy appeared TO subside; for upon
| arriving at his wife's home he said he was
| hungry and asked for supper. He ate q
| hearty meal and chatted pleasantly for a
| while, after which he retired and was not
disturbed until o'clock this morning.
| He Becomes Crazy Again.
He was then aroused and told that he
would have to 60 to Jail. The news an
gered him and he made vigorous fight.
but was eventually overpowered, bound
hand and foot and tied up IN blanket
| Limp and helpless, he was then placed in q
wagon and brought to this city. 1t was
with difficulty that several policeman
| could bold him or conduct him toa padded
| cell which is provided for muniacs Deputy
Warden Mcdonald had half his beard torn
out and several OF the officers were badly
bruised. Garrison held on to Mcdonald S
beard until his wrist was pounded with a
bunch of keys and nearly broken.
Refusing 10 Eat.
As soon as he had been turned loose in his
| cell Garrison tore off his clothing and de.
| stroyed his bed-tick. Then he flung the
| fragments through the bars Of his cell.
| Food was offered to him, but he refused to
eat and threw il out into the corridor.
| Sometimes he becomes quiet, and then
| be pours out a stream OF profanity and
obscenity, mingled with pious platitudes
| To the correspondent of the World who
saw him in his cell to day he said that he
was the Lord OF lords and the King o.
kings and that he was now in the bonds oI
| inuuitv. He was never insane before, but
his mother passed sometime in an asylum
| The young bride is prostrated with grief
| at the strange effect the marriage has had
| upon her husband. She has taken to hei
| bed, and it is feared that her terrible mis-
fortune may affect her brain.