The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-20
rHE CRAZY SENATOR,
Jones shl Lingering In DeiTOit-stOry Of
HIS Mad IsfRtuAiiOn.


he is completely ostracised by society o.
all kinds, avoided and deprived Of all
human sympathy Even the Catholic
Church and It's priests have deserted him
The United States Senate has eliminated
his name from all committees and has
practically closed its doors against him.
Senator Jones rooms are on the parloI
floor OF the Russell House, the beat suite
in the hotel, Here he enters, throws open
the blinds and windows, stations himself
in front OF large Mirror, which he imag'
ines 10 bs the Senate Chamber, and makes
long, vigorous aud lusty speeches, while
people gather on the walk below to wit
ness the strange spectacle, His self.vRn'
ity is boundless; he struts up and down
before the glass in q pompous manner,
making sweeping gestures and oratOrical
hourishes, He dresses like q dandy walks
4 hRli.doZsIl times per day up and down
Jefferson avenue in front Of the Palms
mansion, maintaining this form Of silent
persecution with unvarying regularity.
He does not know Miss Palms by sight,
He has passed her twenty times on the
street without recognizing her, Often on
such occasions he has glanced at her
sQuarely without showing the least visible
symptoms OF recognition.
In the Fall OF last year Senator
Jones passed through Detroit and was in
yited to q dinner party, where he again
was presented to Miss Palms, but no par.
tiCular conversation was carried. on be.
tween them. The next day he called on
the young lady, proposed marriags and
was Indignantly rejected. all Of this oC.
Cured 60 long ago that the. facial features
li the lady have completely escaped from
the Senator's mental imagery, Il he ever
had any, .,4
PERSISTENT sUITOR,
Up to last June the Senator made sever
al visits to this city, He was invited by
the Sister Superior to deliver an address
for the benefit of the Charity Orphan
Asylum, and on his way homo after the
Chicago Convention made the address.
He stopped here on several occasions, con.
unuIng severe persecution OF the young
lady Rt all times. He wrote TO her daily
after his rejection the most endearing let.
ters, whlCn were placed in an envelope
and remailed to him. When In Washing
ton he sent 10 her realms Of his speeches
and all newspaper articles about him,
good, bad and Indifferent, all OF which
were returnedt to him by express. When
n Detroit he sent flowers to her
daily, which were returned to
him by the messenger. Last June
he arrived here and registered at the
Russell House, where he has been the
hotels best customer ever sinCe-so gooG
a customer that naturally the proprletors
oppose any move to have him taken away,
From the moment Of his last arrival his
presents OF flowers, deluge of letters and
walks In front OF the Palms mansion were
kept up with wonderful perseverance.
Finally the friends Of the lady advised a
scheme TO suppress some Of the perseCu.
tion. At their advice Mics Palms drew
her pom through her name on the letters
and packages, inserted his own and sent
Ihem to the hotel. Alter several doses oi
,uCll treatment and Cowed by the lnerCi.
less ridiCule att the Russell House he ceased
!endiug missves and flowers, and ever
sinCe has contented himself with wal ks
past her door.
CHILLING RECEPTIONS. --.--
The reason why Senator Jones sudden
y ceased his calls at the lady's door is
worthy Of note. After lis rejection he
was denied admission 10 the Palms resi-.
lence. For several days lie would call at
the door, however, and was always told
that Miss Palms was not In to him.
Then the door would slam in his face.
II iB needless to say that Senator Jones
soon wearied Of such receptions.
One Of the strongest efforts made here
10 diBlodge the Senator from the city has
been by the Catholic priests ot Detroit
and other parts Of the country. He wrote
10 Bishop BorgeBs, Of this diocese, begging
the prOlate 10 assist him in his love affair,
The Bishop wrote to him an indignant re.
oily, reprimanping him on daring to ad-
dress such communication on such a
subject. The Senator then denounced the
whole Catholic Church as in q vast con.
spiraCy to prevent his marrying an heiress
whose fortune Il was trying 10 secure.
Since then he and tho priests have
separated and he Is violent against the
church.
His eldest son spent two months here,
trying by every artihCe TO lure him away.
His friends have come here all the way
from Florida prominent Democrats from
all over Michigan and United States Sena-
tors have expended In vain their ener-
gies at dislodging him. When tho Irish
meeting was held hOre not long ago to
raise funds for Mr.. Parnell, Senator Jones
was invited to address the aBSemblage.
When called upon to speak, he arose and
began stump Democratic speech having
no reference 70 the Parnell matter and
greatly disgusting the Irish Republicans
present. Finally the presiding officer
called him TO order anl compelled him to
sit down.
FORMER AIPAIRs. L
This particular mania Of Senator Jones
Is only one Of many affairs Of the kind.
some years ago when making tour Of
Ireland he perseCuteda o young lady until
her friends we're obliged TO interfere. Sub
sequently he fell In love with a Boston
datnBel and 90 annoyed her that her
parents had to close tho door on him.
The Senator has had some little reputa.
ton as a handsome man. He is tall,
broad.shoullersd, with q massive head.
His hands, however, arc large and un-
calmly. His once smooth face 10 now
bloated and blntChed, and his long indul-
genCo is telling In various ways on his
powerful physique. lie has nothing for
bis support except bis salary as public
official, which he draws with great regu-
lsrity without doing anything TO earn II.
He has four children dependent on him
for support, one a daughter,
Rfaheis Palms, the father Of the prose.
cuted young lady, made bis vast fortune
Under peculiar circuHstAnDes. In early
lie he began investing his savings In
choice pine lands, which he purchased Of
The Government al 81 % per acre. His
wife, although q most estitnable lady, was
eccentric. IL the lands grew In value
Mr. Palms desired 10 sell and realize on
them, Mrs. Palms, however, could not
be persuaded 70 sign the deeds, 80 The
lands accumulated and gradually inpreas-
sd n value as timber decreased In quaint.
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