The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-01
THE JURY QUAILED
And All Chicago Stands In Awe
To-Day,
over the Fascinating story Told
nya Witness
Being nNamined for Insanity-'A Dr. Jekyl
ana Mr., Hyde Case That hurpaasea
Fietion,--othep Late pele'
graphic News,

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CmoA0o, July 25,--A most peculla
case OF insanity for rpsychlcal study wa
that OF Henry Munher which came be-
fore Judge Gary. According 10 the eY
idence II would appear that the strange
case of Dr. ,lekyl ana Mr. Hyde ANA thI
stranger case OF Archibald MalmalaOn
which have created much comment II
circles of fiction, ara not altogether
phyaloal lmposalblllQes'
The story which Harry MnnseE sane
told OF Harry Munaer lnHhBei was NJ
fascinating that the lnrymeu QuaitC
aud skunk back In their chalra, hal
afraid 90 bH go near tu one who could
admit himself 20 bb the victim OF auGl
physical aud psychIcal changes aa The
witness claimed 10 have undergone
Muuser IR about tWrntyfeyeu years OF
general practices OF lhstCliy young men,
his features bore q decidedly innocent
but intelligent expression Hh he entered
the WllnefR box, The soft, black hair
cuTled ns Hu actors about hts broad,
bualneasllke forehead For years he
had acted aa entry clerk for Edison
Keith, and his manipulation OF lgurea
was considered something wonderful,
lie had been subject TO gloomy spells
at periOdB about two wears apart, dur
Ing which be- would become Il rrcluSe
for weeks at Time He spoke OF
these
ojust tell us about the last one" said
the court listening 70 the MINOR details
given above
~ feel something approaching heay'
ily, said the wltnvsl, 'Uut can take
care Of my self here
Beads 0f peripIratiOn stood on hla
brow, but he displayed no nervousness,
"The queer sickness came or me agnln
about Il year ago" said he, "and this
time | became much alarmed 40 the de-
yOlopmentS, seemed 10 be approach
ingabute altogether different from the
natural one, An ague'like feeling
crept over ne, beginning lrst In my
brain, ! was then living at my fathers
housu on West Lake street My mind
did not seem growing weaker but 10
seemed % be- altering IN Iis functions
materially Presently the sight of u
tool or anything with u blade would
start every fiber aud nerve IN me %
tlngliug and ! became afraid of myself.
Afraid for my friends trlt an i'm
pulse growing upon me 10 harm or KIN,
knew what ! was about ] recognized
the lltcrs Ot my friends I mad q cool
control of my mental faculties, ! was
not ont OF my head IN The lelst, but
there was % desire which seemed % be
muscular H8 well ag mental, ana wholly
amtt from my natural yOluuns
my father saw only the outside OF
this and dared not Ap'Wn TO him the
complete revolution iu u being, He
sent me 10 Lake Geneva Du Uf treated
In u private institution th.. mud now
for seven months have been there un,
der the constant care Of several expert,
euced physicians, Trey have been uU
able 20 assist me-, grew worse, /
knew itBud realized the dread change,
Never have ] lost my senses The doc,
tors gave me chllrll but fear that
has nurt my nervous system and served
20 augment thOs lolriul development
rather Chan cure 10, We consulted and
thought q change would leglOd iOr
me ! now Insist mat be- placed some.
whore that | may be- watched and treat, |
cd differently The week have beeu |
here since lei,Geneya have not been |
40 home viii not 90 there believe |
that aOme rapid change for the worse
would take place immediately should / |
20 back, This mania would uuman |
me and force me 10 do that which
have been battling against, / would
XIII them, ! might XIII myself and yet
! would know what ] was about
The story itself was not 40 very differ
ent from what one GmighteXpeCt % hear
from % man who felt Himself becoming
insane What terrified the Jurors was
the complete change In his Textures ap
ho proceeded From nm inOCent, harm
less expression ~ the beginning thpv
oh nged to one Of extreme cunning ~ d
THE CHANGE
As he proceeded, deep lines appeared
In his checks beside his nose, The eye
br0wB fell dark aud the Cornerof The
mouth drew down. His forehead wrin
kled up ne an old mans and his voice
actually changed 80 that lstuer might
have supposed that u man OF forty live !
were talking, The words came from
deep down In his chest aud In fact the
tnllFo NbNttl VI lUt HlWU WIS NnUukVus [
lie bent forward Ia his chair, his shOul. |
derS stopped, aud his eyes became
watery. IL was remarkable The court
ga2ed no the phenomenon before him in
astonishmenf When the narrator
reached that portion of his recital
where he spoke of killing, the jury
gazed upon the face of a man about TO
commit murder,
"rhat viii do said the Judge, In n
husky voice.
Munser was Btnrledat the command,
IIe locked up wildly, then fell back in
his chair, half exhausted, with n sigh,
Tears fen down his cheeks The wnn.
kles disappeared from his forehead the
nendish expression left his face, aud In
II minute more he was the young man,
Harry Munser, again, with tho iuno'
cent face.
The jury brought In verdict finding
him Insane.
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