New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
4 QUEER CLIENT.
PRACTICAL, CONMo>-sSNsE MAN SUDDENLY
DEVELOPING AMAZING FREAKs.
safe stateIneII
G. W. s.

A PRACTICAL, CONMO> SENSE MAN SUDDENLY
DEVELOPING AMAZING FREAKS
Among the brilliant array of counsel which
Colonel Rogers, whose unsettled mental condition re-
Gently got him into trouble with Staten Island hotel
keeper had called his relief Ira ID. Warren The
colonel fanced that great people were earnestly
engaged In doing him serious INJURY. and had intruse
variety OF litigation 70 Mr.. Warren, Clark Bell Roscoe
Conking. Lucas L. Van Asn aud others In regard to
this remarkable phase OF dementla Mr. Warren said
"The case Of Colonel Rogers nothing to the extraor
dnary insanity that bcfe client OF mlnc some years
ago Hs came OF fine family and was wellknown
about town. flo quite much my friend as my
client knew him and all his family Intimately. His
affairs had In my hands nearly twenty years. and
during all that while knew him rs one OF the most
practical. on.scnss men had ever met Indeed
he was the embodiment OF vigorous and robust man
hood
lone day hc came into my Office and told mo he had
contracted TO purchase ten houses. thought know
his financial condition almost to dollar and was sur
prlscd at tho announcement, for did not see how
In the world he could 1t out IIe spoke very de-
csIvely however and he did not seemed disposed 10
condc his plan TO mo- assumed that he had got hold OF
some money somehow other. and knew what ho was
about lie wanted search the titles Of the property
that he intended 10 and added that the menwoud be
in my once at noon day to sigu the agreement
OF purchasc Sure enough Mt noon they were hand
and according his instructions drew up tho papers
for both the contracting parties TO sign. Then to my
infinite astonishmcnt. no said he was going TO pay
-, 900 down on the bargain
"'ThIs Is absnri,' said 1T will take me n week to
look up those titles and these people arc strangers to
What II the titles nrc not goOdr
".Oh never mind that ho answered Indnerently
they're all right Besides have plenty OF money.
lots OF II, oceans more than know what to do with.
n Knew that this was all nonsense but supposed
that he had his for wishing TO impress the men
%n n gave them his check day or so afterward
lie returned aud said brsky Warren, do you want to
make fortuncr
"I'n let you into It, he said. Ihave arranged to
T,ghtnays up to sovcntcth.t and I'm gong to erect
a building them thirty stories high
-" looked ntcnty at him "a he made this bo~ilderng
opposition. His face straight and AZ serious as
n he were considering scheme to buy simple building
GUS aud consequently that his mind disturbed. SO
an,wered that thought well of his plan. and would
now. added 'Fm a little short. and should like to
borrow a few thousands OF you. How much have you
Half million. he answered as cooy cond bo.
| I knew we'll enough what he had ana asked hn for
ShpO ists III. i" oaco and within fve minutes
and her reply WA. convincing that he clearly
his mania being that no was Immensely rich day or
two later he came into my Office II company with another
man whom recognized as picture dsalcr Then for
the first time. saw symptoms OF Insanity In hia face
tortrd as IL In rage immediately concluded that
were TO have lively tae that $4,000 and quickly
rose to my feet to prepare for IT,
"Is walked rapidly up 10 me- grasped my hand. and
pulling me toward him. whispered Old nan lend me
$500 till tomorrow
wasn't prepared for that and hardly knew what to
sav Int reaching into my safe took out old
check book. long since disused, and pointing to
stub that showed balance In bank OF less than 800,
answered, Does that look as II could
aNo' he replied. 1T don't and wheeling around he
dareJ out OF the oice suddenly he had come In.
"The picture seller remained andI asked him what
all this meant He answered that my client had bought
cartoad OF ohromos Of him to he sent TO his friends
told him he had better kee his chronos. In week
client became violently insane and we removed him to
Dr Barstows asylum In Flushing, whore he died only n
few weeks later We found that he had been buying
jewelry diamonds. pictures, bronzcs, houses aud any
v,rei OF things All which returned slight
compromises Ny action In obtaining that $4,000
check saved hts family from poverty But what re-
narkable case OF sudden and ineSplicabo insanity"