Daily Republican., 1883-09-08
THIRD EDITION
Maddened BY AArsiag Q.


WILKEsBARRE, Pa, September T.
William Judson Garrison. farmer
boy living near here, WAS married OH
Thursday, and immediately af er the
ceremony, on realizing what he had
done, became raving maniac. Lizzie
Bogert, comely country lass IL years
old, spent the morning yesterday with
her lover looking for elergymen u
make them one, but all the reverend
gentlemen refused Oh account of tn.
youth of the would be bride. Then the
girls father went with them to a rural
Justice, and on his approval the
SECURE consented 10 perform the cere-
mony. The ceremony was soon finished,
and after Squire Anderson had kissed
the bride he sat down to his desk ard
wrote oat the marriage certificate.
Young Garrison had just kissed his
bride, and, while the Justice was
writing, he observed in quiet ,ordi-
nary tone of voice: 81 am inspired by
God" The bride blushed at the strength
of this compliment, but she grew pale
when Garrison suddenly overturned
the table, wrench.d the leg off chair
and charged ON the astonished wedding
party. They all fled in moment, AND
the newly made husband enjoyed hiIg-
self by smashing everything il the
room. The stove was broken to pieces,
dishes were smashed and the door WAS
spllntered.
When he had finished the work Of de-
struction he went ont on the stoop OF
the house, removed his clothing. and
started on run through the village. A
small crowd pursued hun over bridge
which spans IA creek, and called out TO
Thomas Stiller, who was fishing in "A
boat, to head off 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.
A commitment was made out, and
the party was about to start for Wilkes
barre to have him placed i'll Jail, when
he said that if they would 60 by way of
his father-in-law house he would ac-
company them quietly. His wish WIS
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 ID hearty
meal and chatted pleasantly for awhile,
dAUeI WDltu Bt Itlllch anu was sl't ulo-
turbed until o'clock this morning
He was then aroused and told he
would have to go to Jail. The news
angered him and he made a vigorous
fight, but was eventually overpowered,
bound hand and foot and tied up i'll "a
blanket. Limp and helpless, he was
then placed in wagon and brought to
this city. 1t was with difficulty that
several policemen could hold him or
conduct him to the padded cell which is
provided for maniacs. Deputy War
den Mcdonald had half his beard torn
out, and several Of the Ulcers were bad
ly bruised. Garrison held on 10 Nc
Donald's beard until his wrist was
pounded with bunch Of keys and near
ly broken.
As soon as he had been turned loose
in his cell Garrison tore off all his
clothing and destroyed bis bed-tick.
Then lie flung the fragments through
the bars of his cell. Food was offered
to him, but he refused to eat and threw
it out into HE corridor. Sometimes he
becomes quiet, and then he pours out a
stream of profanity, mingled with
pious platitudes. To the correspondent
who saw him in his cell he said that he
was the lord of lords and the king Of
kings, and that he now was III the
bonds OF iniquity. He was never in
sane before, but his mother passed
some time in an asylum.
The young bride is Frustrated with
grief at the strange effect the marriage
has had upon her husband. She has
taken to her bed, and it is feared that