Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-30
INSANE on HIS WEDDING DAY.

Husband. Who Become suddenly Dcranged
In "a Theatre.
Apart from the molly crowd of Grim
nails gathered in the Jefferson market
rasterday morning stood three members
ofa sorrowing family condeling with
each other, says the New York World of
nee. 10. They were father, mother and
laughter. 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
Tour an was Mrs. Banbury, and she was
,ookiug for her husband William l.. Ban
burv. wao had been arrested on the night
nrevious. and when she saw him
inter the court room in custody of
policeman Boyle she ran towards him.
Ia embraced her afTectionately, but she
Suddenly drew back from him as though
sbe had been repulsed, and turning to her
nareuts. 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
cached their hotel in Brooklyn he had
becsme insane and was taken charge of
bv policeman.
Banbury is 80 years old, and for the
INST FIVE years has been employed in the
5rv GOOD house of Il. S. Jsffray 4. Co., No.
950 Broadway, as u commercial traveller.
mis- circuit included Oklo'and Tennessee.
He was looked Upon as model young
man. and stood we'll 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
tbird street and Tenth avenue. He de-
ported himself correctly, and in a short
| l.. "a, ~ 60 l.
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
yalisc and an umbrella. The wedding
ceremony was quietly performed in the
presence of members of the brides fam
ilv. none Of the bridegroom's family be-
inc 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 appointments at the st. George ho-
tel had been engaged. The honeymoon
was to be spent in the south.
Before going TO Brooklyn, Baubury sug
yestea to his wife that they go to the Ly-
ceum theater and see Helen Dauyray in
"One of Our Girls" They went to the
theater and during the first act nothing
unpleaeant 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 sp, saying,
We vast 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 III tell
You" he said As they were walking
down the aisls the young wife said:
You have forgotten your satchel and
umbrella"
"Neyer mind; that's all right" WAC the
only reply, and they passed into the lob
by and out 70 the vestibule. Policeman
BOYLE, Of Capt. Williams station was the
only person there, Walking up to the
policeman, Bambury said;
81 want you to arrest my Wife" The
policeman and the young wife both
looked with establishment at each other
why should ] arrest the young lady!'
inquired the officer.
"Never you mind. Arrest her and me
too, and l will tell you in the station
house"
The uewly-married couple accom- panied
the officer to the police station. As they
walked down Fourth avenue, the bride
sobbing bitterly; Banbury said, fiercely
addressing her: II will cut your heart
OUT and again, IN blow out your
braius.n In the West Thirteenth street
station the sergeant saw in an instant
4 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,
charge of insanity was made out
= against Bauburry III 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
vas told to give them to his wife. The
SUN of Sl35, a gold watch worth $3.50
with a valuable scarf pin and buttons,
We're delivered to the wife. Banbury
was then committed for medical examina-
ton. When Warden Lestrange received
the young man in the prison. Banbnry
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
"Aly dear, my dear" and did not appear
to realize his situation.
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 beng of the best, and his
employers could not understand how he
became so suddenly insane.
JuStlfying the Proyerb.