Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-03
AN INSANE WRECK.
Robert Garrett Fifteen Years Ago and
TO-Day

Robert Garrett fiteen Years ago ana
To-Day.
"One fine autumn morning fifteen years
ago, says writer in the C0mmerc al Adj
rertiser, "the writer of this sketch stood at
the corner Of Charles and Baltimore
streets, in the city of Baltimore. waiting
for street car. A young man who was a
perfect athlete in appearance stood waiting
for the same car. We got on the car to-
gether. The conductor seemed to know
the handsome young man, and they chat
ted together for several blocks. There was
glow of health on the young man cheeks.
His eyes sparkled with intelligence. His
face was broad and honest looking. There
was CHEEKY ring in his voice. His step
as he got off the car was quick and elastic.
His whole makeup was that of pros
porous young business man.
Yesterday l was walking along the
country road which runs near the border
OF one Of the most picturesque little lakes
in New Jersey. 1t is lonely spot and ut
the point where stood there was no sign
of human habitation. As l stopped mo-
ment admitting the wild scenery of the
place heard the grinding of carriage
wheels. A moment later carriage turned
bend in the road and passed me. Besides
the driver there were three men in the car
rage. Two Of the men looked like prize
fighters. The third man sat with bent
head between them. He looked old and
feeble. His hair was prematurely grizzled.
His face was haggard, his cheeks were pale,
| and his eyes had vacant, wild look in
them. His form was lean and bent. His
companions watched him narrowly. As the
carriage passed me this man had his hands
clasped in front Of him. He seemed
| wrapped in deep study. A moment later
he raised his head threw up his hands, and
with frenzied look started from the seat
| as if to leap from the carriage. At the
| same time he uttered terrific shrek. The
| two rough looking men caught hold of him
| and pressed him back into the seat. He
sank back helplessly with pitiful scared
look. The carriage passed on around
another berd in the road out Of sight. Tht
| prematurely old man had again bent near.
| II double with his hands covering his fact
as If he was crying.
The young man that saw fifteen year,
ago on b fillmore street car and the bent
haggard man in the carriage yesterday wer'
one and the same man. The man was
Robert Garrett. But what change In IF
| teen years. There was not the slightes
trace in tho form or the face OF the man II
the carriage to indicate the young, spright
~ anu Wtll-QIcSecu 1sUDctb OhlAGSS Va AA
4 teen yeare ago, nor III t the man d ono,
been the president Of great railway and {
power in the financial world. Robert Gar
rett is now prisoner in the old Mile
mansion Of Ringwood, N. j., and in spit
ofwhat is said by his physicians II 10 eyi
dent b never will be q well man again. HI
may live for years but his reason is perma
nently destroyed. He is as completed.
restrained Of his liberty rs convict. HI
is never allowed ont Of tho sight o
the two men who look like Triz
fighters. They are hired to watch h,I
4 and prevent violent outbreaks Of b
mania. Their services are frequent
II in demand for that purpose. Only fey
weeks ago Garrett had q violent spell i
the Ringwood house. He then came nea
breaking away from his bury attendant
and jumping from the window. Aservan
who Was III tbs room 1t tho time Va
Knocked spravline By tho derneutsd mil
liona-c.