St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-20
FINDING HIS INSANE SON.
The Hard Fortune an AOed Fi1aIander
Found in This Country.
From the New York Sun.

The Hard Fortune dyed FinI0nder
Found i,s This Country.
From the New York Sun.
About two and half years ago Jacob Kar-
nele, young Finlander, arrived in Cali
lorna, and found employment with vine
grower. He soon, however, became insane,
ana word was sent to his father in Finland,
and in due time his father arrived and started
with his son for New York on their way back
to Finland. On the night they started, the
son, who did not recognize the father, dis
appeared. He was found, however, and did
not escape again until their arrival in Phila-
delphia second time he was found, and
the pair continued their journey to jersey
City, where they were to take ship. This was
about month ago. One evening after the
OLD man had been sitting with his son in a
saloon he got up and started to 60 to their
hotel. He was followed by one of Jersey
Ctty's gangs OF hoodlums, who knocked the
old father senseless and robbed him of all
the money he had on this side of the Atlantic.
AT the first attack of the gang, the son, utter
ing scream of fright, broke from his fathers
grasp and fed. The police found the father
alter, and cared for him. When he had re-
covered consciousness it was evident to the
police that he was almost frantic to tell them
something, but they could not understand
his language, and couldn't even tell what
language it was. More than twenty-four
hours elapsed before man could be found in
Jersey City who could interpret his story.
Then he was kindly cared for and search was
made for his son. He could not be found
ant r. I'M
money, and in the meantime resumed the
search for his son as best he could without
money, friends, or a knowledge Of English.
Toward the middle of last month a story was
published that mysterious person was
frightening women in New Brighton, Staten
Island. Two women who were passing St.
Marks one night were pOunced upon and
frightened half to death. A family living in
lonely street were sitting at supper one
evening, when tapping was heard at the
window. head OF shaggy hair and grin
ming face was seen peering into the room.
They screamed and the face disappeared. The
intruder could not be found. 1t is also said
that this was the tramp through whose hat
Mrs. Gordon sent a bullet from her pistol.
AT all events, the frightener ofwomen was ar
rested, and was sent TO the Kings county
penitentiary for vagrancy and disorderly con.
duct. He could speak little English. Al
though his answers were wild, it was con-
cluded that he not really insane. He
would not tell his name.
About ten days ago the old man who had
been robbed in Jersey City called upon Dist
Atty. Gallagher of Richmond county and
introduced himself as Jacob Karnele. By
the aid of an interpreter he related his story,
and said he believed the man who had been
sentenced to prison for frightening women
was his crazy son. He was sent to Crow Hill
penitentiary in Kings county, and there he
found that bis suspicious were correct.
On last Tuesday Justice Pratt ordered
young Karnee to be released. remittance
had arrived from Finland, and father and
son sailed for home on Saturday.