The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-06-16
A DOCTOR GOES INSANE.

One of the saddest sights we have
seen for some time, was DIR. Kruse, who
on Wednesday afternoon last, suddenly
became insane and going to the sheriff S
Office he there appealed for protection,
believing that murdcrers were after
him. He Eept, he prayed, he struck the
wall, and soon became verv boisterous
and unmanageable. DR.. Foster, county
physician, was called in and at once
attempted to get his raving patient to
take medicine, which he finally did. A
jury was at once summoned and prompt
ly agreed that the doctor was insane,
Judge Hartman ordering him to be taken
to the Warm Springs asylum. Soon
after he fell asleep, and renamed in this
condition few hours, for the first time
in five days. After he awoke he calmly
tore up his blanket into surgeons band
ages and amused himself by sounding
the wall in the same manner physician
sounds the chest Of a patient. On Thurs
day afternoon Deputy Sheriff Templeton
started to Warm Springs with the doc
tor, who offered no resistance, being
almost too weak to talk At the depot
his wife interposed an objection to his
being taken away. To this he replied
in a lucid interval: ~ should like to
remain quiet for few days; 1 know
where they are taking me. They think
me crazy; am not. All want is res"
Doctor Kruse came TO Bozeman almost
two years ago from Illinois. He is
man nearly fifty years Of age and had
practiced medicine for several years.
While without diploma, he had certi-
ticate permitting him to practice medi-
cine in that state Some months ago he
attended man of his nationality, Ger
man. who died, and neglecting to bring
in his bill for medical attendance until
after the administrator had settled with
all the known creditors; it was then too
late, fact which the doctor failed to
understand, and consequently began suit
against the administrator for the sum Of
500. In this suit and soon after, he
was publicly and truthfully accused Of
being without diploma. This seems to
have caused him great uneaslness of
mind, sleeplessness, and finally de-
throned his reason.
it is well known that the Montana
law allows doctor to practice medicine
without diploma, provided he has been
a physician for ten years. We have no
sympathy with quacks, but we win
charitahly say that there are to-day in
Montana infinitely more dangerous
ouacks than DR.. Kruse. Men are allowed
to practice unmolested, whose loud
mouths and nefarious advertising
schemes bring them loads Of business
and immense profits. Our brother edi-
tor has cause to be incensed, for obvious
reasons, and cannot be expected to write
upon this matter in calm and unbiased
manner; but we have no cause for in-
dignation. Although the doctor has re-
sided here for nearly two years, we have
never known him, have seldom seen
him, and if he was quaek he was the
most transformations one we have ever
seen and ontwardly possessed none Of
the obnoxious characteristics Of his
kind. The fact that he was sensitive To
reproach and criticism is also plain, and
this is also a feature unnsual to the
quack. For bis wife and chiIdren's sake
we trust that he may soon recover.
ArAUsE FOR INDIGNATION,