The Dawson journal., 1885-07-23
Is CiIEEES CRAZY?
DR.. Boring, the Fulton County jail
Physician, Says So.

dt'1 4notA CadLF uS uttl
bug" said DR.. Boring, the county
physician, yesterday, as he
emerged from the Fulton county
Jail.
The man of whom Dr. Boring
was speaking was G.. W. Cheyes,
of Dawson.
Cheves has been confined in
the Fulton county Jail since he
killed Colonel Pickett, IN Dawson,
last fall, and has been under the
eye of DR.. Boring every day.
Several weeks ago, the jailers
and the prisoners observed that
Cheves was acting very strange
ly. At first no attention was paid
to his conduct, but about four
weeks ago
TIE PRISONERS BEGAN TO AVOID
HIM,
and whenever an opportunity pre-
sented itself they declared to out
siders that Cheves was crazy.
The jailers, however, only laughed
at the assertion, and DR.. Boring
smiled when he heard it. But
within the past four weeks DR..
Boring and the jailers have chang
ed their opinion,an now they are
strong and vehement in their dec
larations that Cheves is crazy.
His insanity has not assumed
any violent form, and with a sim
gle exception he has caused no
trouble. He is the same quiet,
affable man that he was when he
became involved in his trouble,
but a casual glance at him viii
convince anybody that something
is wrong. When Cheves was
first incarcerated in the Fulton
county Jail he
MINGLED SOME WITH THE BEST
PRISONERS
in the jail and quickly established
himself a general favorite. He
eonyersed with the prisoners, read
to them and discussed what was
going ca ia the world at large.
Within the past month, however,
all this has changed. He now
avoids everybody, will speak to no
one and rarely ever leaves his cell.
When this change was observed
the prisoners who had learned to
like Cheyes thought that he had
become offended at something, OF
that he would decline to again
make himself soeiable with q
grade of criminals inferior to him,
self. The prisoners generally re-
GREETED Cheyes' withdrawal. They
did what they could to break down
the barrier, but without success
Finally, however, they began to
notice some strange freaks Of
Cheves, and in a few days the
prisoners began to avoid him, as
serting that he was insane.
WHAT TEE CHANGE Did.
Cheves would not mingle with
the prisoners and would speak to
none Of them. He would enter
his cell early in the day, close the
door behind him and remain alone
all day long. AT times he would
stand perfectly still and look, APP
parently. at a spot for a half houl
to an hour without moving a mus
Gle. Cheyes has always been a
great reader, and since being inn
prigoned he passed all his time
reading. However, he has not
picked up a book, or touched a
paper, in more than a month.
Soon after he was incarcerated in
the Fulton county jail he met DR..
Boring, and soon became quite
friendly with the doctor. Every
time DR.. Boring entered the jail
Cheves would meet him, extend
his hand, and in pleasant way
pass the compliments Of the day.
Or. Boring soon took quite a fan
cy to Cheves, and Cheves became
quite fond Of the doctor. Cheves
was then in good health, and
when
DIR. BORING TIMED uIs PULSE
one day soon after the two became
acquainted it ranged from 50 tc
81. Since the change has come
over Cheves he will not speak tc
DR.. Boring, and when the doctor
enters the Jail Cheves seeks his
cell. The doctor noticed the
change in Cheves' conduct and
heard what the prisoners had tc