The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-09-09
FUR Gus FANATI
An Erie Madmm Nails HIS son to thet
Cross, aud Tries TO 8uen Hts ushterS
the StAke

An Erie Madmm Nails His SON to thet /
Cross, aud Tries 10 8urn uts Diu shter&
the stake
A Budalo telegram 10 the St. Louis Globe. /
Democrat saws; The eastern part OF Erie, /
Pennsylvania is intensly excited over the |
blood-ouriling freaks ola mau crazsd by |
religion, Sylvester In tt, well.to-do |
farmer, liy ng ius compa -atiyely Isolated
spot on the bank Of Lake Erie, is the iauat.
&c whose deeds are the theme Of public con.
yersation Some months ago he attended a |
meeting 1T the Salvation army, at Frank. /
lin, where the first seeds OF in anity were
sown, Since tnen his brain has by de. /
grees grown mote and more iniamed, and |
now his frenzy knows no check For two
weeks ! asst he has wandered up aud d0wn
the lakeshore, regardless OF sunshine or
storm, declaming on salvation scheme,
picturlDg the horrors OF judgement day
aud calling upon sinners TO worship God or
be eternaly lost Yesterday morning he
planted large cross IN the woods upon
which TO nail his S'year-old.boy, believing
the boy would be tormented ia hell-hro
forever unless he died the death OF man
'|?d's.dmhe "7Ny Win strength well.nigh
white driving larg' held the lad firmly
tie fellows hand, unh,u tbtough the M.
Meas Tor mercy. The dfe4ng ~ nitso"s
| interrupted by some woOdcuE,l wort was
penei to hp passing Leaving H. Who ban.
| iny the maniac hsd first str,k ,on han,,.
! one of the resouers with hammC down
leaning into the lake, A hen
for his hiding place pro NJ
had been drownded, hut such WAS not the
case. Before miinight the crazy hend re,
turned. smashed the door of his house, ana
Knocked Nj Knott insensiDle alta single
blow Euteriug chamber whore his onl'
daushter. Minnie. beautiful girl OF IL lay
sleeping, he bound her hand ana 1901 anu
carried her TO u lonely ylaoe IN the lorest'
4 where hundreds OF cords OF wood werer pll
ed. An alter was quickly built ana upoi
II the mailman secured his chud' 81,
4 Even a. Abraham did with Isaac, VIII !
:, offer Won a. burnt on ring unto the LORD
y cbanted the madman, setting the iunera
nyre on fire. The climbing iiames aooi
> licked the exposed limbs OF the girl whos
shrieks of agony aud prayers for NOR
q merciful death were music 10 tne mau
q mans ear. He implored the Almlgnt
h to accept the sacrifice as an MoheWen
IS for the sinful deco op COM, wv
III Inv him i'm years long gone, and added res
u, ~ fuel to the altar But help arrived 10 tim
!" to nreyent the contamination OF the iearlu
oa design. Two young men crossing W
~ woods on their way home from party sa
a5 a bright light and heard the young ,ady
ha screams one ielled the demshieu 81
In while his companion scattered tne ulah,l
81. iagnts aud lifted the almost nude maui.
',a from her fiery bed, wnen the cords that tt
nc tered her limbs were transferred to those
~ the unconscious maniac. Miss khou
,cs painfully burned about the lower exIreh
,s lies. and there are large blisters on !
~, shonlders. arms aud sides. SO awful "
~. ~. her experience thar the doors OF an asylu
"n. NAV open 70 the daughter as well AS
~ father. She raves night ana gay, anu
the feared her reason Is permauonVy
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