Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-12-30
INSANE ON HIS WEDDING DAY.

Cruel Treatment of Young Bride by Her
Husband. Who Become Suddenly Deranged
in a Theatre.
Apart from the molly crowd of Grim
inals gathered in the Jefferson market
yesterday morning stood three members
of sorrowing family condeling with
each other, says the New York World of
Dec. 10. They were father, mother and
daughter, the latter, q years of age, and
who wept bitterly. The little group
eagerly watched every prisoner that was
brought in from the pen The young
woman was Mrs. Banbury, and she was
looking for her husband, William j.. Ban
bury, WAC had been arrested on the night
previous, and when she saw him
enter the court room in custody of
Policeman Boyle she ran towards him.
He embraced her affectionately, but she
suddenly drew back from him as though
she had been repulsed, and turning to her
parents, hid her face in her handkerchief
and sObbed aloud. Only on the morning
of the previous day the young woman
was married to Sanbury, but before they
reached their hotel in Brooklyn he had
become insane and was taken charge of
by policeman.
Banbury is 50 years old, and for the
past five years has been employed IN the
dry good house of E. S. Jaffray 81 Co., No.
$50 Broadway, as a commercial traveller.
His circuit included Ohio and Tennessee.
He was looked upon as model young
man, and stood well with the firm.
Four months ago Banbury met the girl
whom he married, and visited her at the
home of her parents, corner of Eighty
third street and Tenth avenue. He de-
ported himself correctly, and In a short
time asked her to become his wife. He
had bachelor quarters at the st. George
hotel, on Clark street, Brooklyn. Last
Wednesday was set for the wedding, and
on that morning Banbury called at the
home of his sweetheart. He carried a
valiso and an umbrella. The wedding
ceremony was quietly performed in the
presence of members of the brides fam
lily, none Of the bridegroom's family be-
ing there. Most of the day was spent at
the residence of BanbUry's mOther-in-law,
and at night they were to go to Brooklyn,
where apartments at the st. George no
tel had been engaged. The honeymoon
was to be spent in the south.
Before going to Brooklyn, Banbury sug-
gested to his wife that they go to the Ly-
ceUm theater and see Helen Dauvray in
Gone of Our Girls" They went to the
Is
unpleasant occurred. A few minutes
after the second act Banbury rose in his
seat and whispered to his wife, excuse
me- She replied, ''Why, certainly" and
he went out of the theater, but soon after
returned and resumed his seat but in a
few moments again jumped up, saying,
eve want to go now" She begged him
to remain and see the play out, but he
persisted in his desire to leave and she
inquired the reason. "COme and I'll tell
you," he said. As they were walking
down the aisls the young wife said:
"You have forgotten your satchel and
umbrella"
"Never mind; that's all right" was the
only reply, and they passed into the lob
by and out TO the vestibule. Policeman
Boyle, of Capt. Williams station was the
only person there. Walking up to the
policeman, Bambury said:
Il want you to arrest my wife" The
policeman and the young wife both
looked with astonishment at each other.
''Why should [ arrest the young lady?"
inquired the officer.
''Never you mind Arrest her and me
too, and 1 will tell you in the station
house."
The newly-married couple accompanied
the officer to the police station. AS they
walked down Fourth avenue, the bride
sobbing bitterly; Banbury said, fiercely
addressing her: 81 will cut your heart
out" and again, 'I'u blow out your
brains" In the West Thirteenth street
station the sergeant saw in an instant
that the man was deranged and locked
him up. The young wife, after recover
ing from the terrible shock, returned to
the home of her parents,
A charge of insanity was made out
against Banburry IN Jefferson Market.
He asked what they intended to do with
him, and Justice Ford told him that he
needed a physician, to which he replied:
''All right, Judge. Do everything for
the best" Policeman Boyle, who held the
prisoners valuables IN an envelope, ask
ed what he would do with them, and he
was told to give them to his wife. The
sum of $135, a gold watch worth $3.50,
with a valuable scarf pin and buttons,
were delivered to the wife. Banbury
was then committed for medical examina-
ton. When Warden Lestrange received
the young man in the prison, Banbury
inquired 'Have you gum" Being
told that the warden had, he became
quiet and was sent In an ambulance to
the Bellevue hospital. Before leaving,
he approached his wife, saying tenderly:
my dear, my DEAR" and did not appear
to realize his situation.
A reporter learned at Jaffray's store
that the young man had been employed
there for the past five or six years. He
was in the store Wednesday, they thought,
and they observed nothing the matter
with him. No one there had heard of his
intended marriage. His character was
spoken of as being of the best, and his
employers could not understand how he
became so suddenly insane.