Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-14
and clippers he had stolen from the

whenever the opportunity presented IT.
self would relieve a luckleos woman OF
a handful of hair. Both Of these fell
lows carefully preserved their spoils and
kept them arranged and labelled in a
way that would do credit to scientific
cabinet
CASES N VIENNA AND BERLIN.
1.-TWO other instances, one in Berlin
and the other in Vienna, were OF very
different nature. In each of these the
maniac assumed set Of clothes that
were almost a Disguise, consisting of a
slouched hat pulled down over The face
and q military cloak drawn up around
tive neck until the collar nearly
met the bStbrim. Thus attired,
they would start out in quest OF VIC
tins. Whom an attractive woman APP
preached they would hide themselves
he hind atree or projecting building, and,
If the coast was clear as she passed,
glide nolselessly behind her aud stab her
In the arm or back with sharp pen
knife. The wound was always psiniul,
seldom dangerous, and never fatal.
Both Of these wretches were captured
finally by tho police and convicted
by the courts. They were examined
after the trial by expert alienists aud
pronounced insane. They were sent
10 asylums for insane criminals and
died not long sftervard from paresiA
"a common form Of tho disease. which
is found IN nearly all large asylums, is
where the victim imagines himself the
object Of the admiration and passion of
Dumberlcss beautiful women. recall
one case where the patient, who was
seemingly sane IN al other respects, kept
a diary Of the imaginary women who VS.
tied hlm hourly, and who spent all his
leisure time IN writing love-lettero Of the
most intense type 10 himself from his
fancied parsmOurs and admirers.
Or. Bronartlel, distinguished ply
sician and writer Of Paris, hos given this
subject great study, and has collected a
vast number OF CAGES He instances not
less than seven men who killed women
or children while under the impetus OF
mania, and five Of the six mutilated the
corpses in the same losthsome way rs is
done by the Wbitechapel fend. One Of
the seven. a quiet and well educated man
named Menesclon. confessed to the
authorities that he knew perfectly well
what he was doing when Le murdered
his victims, aud suffered the pangs of
rcmorse during ns well as after the com
mission Of the crime. but that he WIS
seized with an irresistible frenzy to kill,
which he could not control.
"Iho monOmauia 30 iutllct pGin and
shed blood IA much more common. In
the past SIX years three men have been
convicted IN Strasburg and two i'll Paris
81 making passes at women with sharp
bteei-poiutcd canes.
"Ibese mOnOmanias make their ap-
pcarsnce usually toward the commence
meut Of general paralysis or paresis-in
other words, towards the close Of the sui
ferers life. At the outset he generally
displays the remarkable cunning and
quickuoss for which crazy people arc
noted. This disappears as the disease
progresses, and the brain becomes more
and more impaired. Ia many cases the
pcrpctrator Of this kind of crime IL never
detected and dies IN few months or a
year afterwards 10 some hospital or asy-
lum Ia all probability the Nhitechspel
murderer IS q monomaniac OF this class,
who, if he is captured, will probably
cheat tho gallows by the natural progress
Of ms disease.
1wo INTERESTING NEw WORKERS.
I'm a flying trip through New York
Sunday / ran across two rather eminent
men IN fbe Grand Central railroad sta
tion. and both Of their names begin with
"A. one WAS Erastus Wiman. tho On
madam. and the Other Francis Wilson.
the comedian. Wilson had come on
from Boston 10 see lis family, and
N imam had lust con. I'D from the West.
Tho Canadian D. "a rouerrllv built.
oroct br.oh+-,,.d mann .I ,I.tYs forty
give yeors vl.ba.i..rc,t rrlf ID and a
manner that or.... alert end yieor-
am. lie IL .t. .. alr ICES, takers
sroon, fine mn ..... men. ..r Navy ,rk In
mach as Ina ...... ,...... ..viat news
,,,,,or-p,en caU ........- lie seems 10
.. l,o9.J 4, fila QUAD ,..n facts and he
sboots fh.m off with rocket-hke force
ono after another as he talks. Speakipg
of poLt,rs be sai5
"NWby i, n tbot the Canadian vote Mt
t-sots a. l,ttIe attention Thore ara T.. 70
uo0 ballots east NV Cenndions in Mime
sofa and tbev have IL i'm their rover to
elect a President under certain coutin-
ccrcio4 Netnohody ever thinks of try
iry ~ Influence tins DC GER. ALTOGETHER
.l.ro an. "a million ,snadians In tho
l.r,teJ gtet.s and nm olad to see that
tbe, az, l,eeiuui,,o ~ apnesr on the sur
f,,. Pers.u4llv." he added with
sw,Ie 81 AM doing sll ! can TO bring
tlor into ,,ror,iu.rce
Sir Winnn's pos,tion in the United
States is somewhat UNIQUE. Without
occupving any Official station or be-
coming citizen. he Is one az tho best
known men lu the land. Frank Thur
Der said IN sreech not long since:
The beet advertised individuals in
North America to-day arc Ssrah Bora
hsrIt and Fustus Wiman.' Wiman Is
constantly cutclins the puhlic eye IS
successful businessman and an earnest
promoter OF large enterprises. and above
all bg lis iudeiopgable efforts IN trying
TO bring together tAe interests Of hs ma
tive land and those O.. tle country OF
LIE o1.r,ft,p ENer.Iv "a he~a Mr. WlmAn