Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-01
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Il which Effects senator Fair.
For some years past the friend
of James @. Fair have limited a
a mental malady which affects tn
Senator. and which they believes
would in time end in insanity. 1
appears that some years ago j,
California he received severe in
iuries st the hands of . minor WHIT
beat him about the head with .
pick handle and from the effect o.
this murderous assault he has never
recovered. Fair had promised The
miner the next vacant place in tbs
mine and kept him several months
lingering about the hosting works
Ono day the miner learned that
Fair was simply b wing ittls sport
1t his expense and made the as.
sauit described.
STRANGE HALLUCINATIOE
Took possession of Fair and pur-
suel him night and day. He to d
several of his friends that he was
destined to die by . stroke of light
Mug and this means of death
seemed to him to be worse than all
others. Several physicians treated
him for his ailment and one day he
told doctor in San Francisco that
was that if he ever told the truth he
would be struck dead by . thnn-
der. boldt from heaven. At first
people thought that Fair was sim
ply amusing himself at their e1
pense but it soon became evident
that he was
IN DEAD EARNEST
and was trying to aver: the calamity
b. every means in his power. He
avoided the truth with care born
of long watchfnlness and studious
training. Ever on his guard be
lied systematically to all whom be
met and never suffered anything to
escape his lips which could be
twisted into q semblanse of veracity
Sometimes in . moment of absent
mindedness he would Craze it
rather close and then with Q shud.
der the thought of his fate wqhld
all him to his senses and lifting
his eyes . moment toward heaven
no wonld 70 ! out . miscellaneous
Of the most de ightful
charming all who heard.
He lied automatically about the
sms 1est matters. If he came up
from Reno in his private convey
ance be would assure the house
hold that he arrived by the train
When he started for Carson b. a.
pays gave ont that he had business
in Truck 60 and if he attended
horse race he would come home
.n'l and gale tho family with the
minute details of . cock fight.
A MASrERPTEcE OF DECEPTION.
He wound always in the morning |
all up his servant for his black
init and after tho man was out of |
light Fair won d hide the black
'uit and put on . pepper aud salt
.ttirs.
: Hitch mp the team and take me
Town to the Union" be would say.
md then sip of on foot to the
savage.
He would often stop men or the
treet and tell them that Mackay
santed to see them in the Curry
'ffice when he knew that M.ckay
vas up At the Sierra Nevada mine or
lowa at San Francisco.
HIS PRANKs AT THE CAPITAL.
A few months ago he called
lpon one of the heads of the De-
,artments at Washington and asked
10 assistance in q new scheme Of
philanthropy. He proposd to
rect an asylum for the orphans of
he officers who died during the
'ar. His idea was to expend S10,-
90, 600 on the building and then
ndow it with . million . year. He
'anted his dupe to get a bill
ramed which would make Con-
ress tho custodian Of the fund and
nsurs the honest use OF the vast
onation. The man he toyed with
Or several weeks became almost
,sane with the idea of tho vast re-
possibility Of the scheme. for Fair
,sisted that he should direct all
He told him to
slect . site for the buildings and