The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-02

rpHS OF TORMENT.
60, Voices Whispered to
Printer Frank Lee.
swayeo HIS ACTIONS.
To DO gsaIcniens and I'M
.,t Thlass-HaI1aeiaatlon Of
victim Of slcoheI.
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70. = printer veil known in every
.he Rocky mountains. and who
- 81 the Pesr-IsTsLESeEscER
-. vas adjadeed insane At Los
geek ago. afla sent 10 the asylum
a. tie lbs Angeles Tines, is {. fine
- "a intelligent man. about 10
For two years past he has
s,v7la- double existence. During
- BE has followed his business as
.9r marty aH the time. and 70 al
- aas quiet. weIl-Enformed
samstinaes INDUCED too much In
Atshe sane time. however, be
= s.8er the influence OF voices,
ssss sos stantly been With him and
- 70 guide his thoughts and nc-
~ this influence be has done
astonishing things. and al other
o., ased almost an entirely differ
The matter has 50 pfeyed upon him
ss.s.sav. while himself. be hunted
4. s.nu ssiouers and begged them TO
n b C8unterAessng the warring tn
= a. work Ia his nature An ez-
a. uas held, and while it was going
go ngular exhibition Of Mr.. Lees
). a..fs took place.
.enr.e. direct manner he related the
q the past two years OF his life,
IA r. q hrs other self a. q siIafinet per-
Which in come remote. but abso-
s.v uas himself but not himself
$50 Years ego. he said, his knees
xsr and he fell 70 the ground. lie
: sss up. but could not, and al that
noment 4 voice said distinctly:
81 q 81. and You will lie 81 right
50. aud Immediately etood up.
sroe that time yalces have been con-
60 giving him messages, even while he
xssstne 0r eanversing ABOUT entirely
xsas things As a rule they do
msgrrupi him Shile others are
se bal often break into the
eys-satsoa and cause him 10
ssssly, so ihht bis friends look at him
j ssader He realizes that he is acting
sskeg. bui cannot throw of the feeling.
yaees come to him at night aud tell
I 10 things, and when he DOES not
I ihsy punish hign By jerking bis head
4 an forth, causing his body and limbs
4 pEsars. and be eones forth from the
a,s hack and blue. He formerly re-
q these infiaeuce7. and the torture was
sssaste that he finally yielded to IT,
5 voice Told him % stick his head in
/ soFar. and he bad TO do 1t.
aaolher time enc Of the Invisible
seaess whispered TO him TO make
Il a lady who was passing him on
gsset lie felt ashamed OF himself.
sssyed much 10 tie asionishment of
4ly some of the veices urged him 10
Z psi things and Others just the oppo-
+ lsa bttween them both he was in
aa n The stTaneest complications. A
- came TO him in the night aud told
IL take a knife ==r7-1 kiii himself.
lnFag goice told hsm not 10 do IL. This
|6gessa twice. He was taking 80 a lady
sfaing, friend of whom be is very
and voice told him TO tell her that
III snub nose He did SO, and his
|zsd sas yery indignant 81 Sueh an out
81 but be could not help il. In fact,
d situation has become so unbeaFable
- be appealed 10 the physicians for re-
NJ Lee ield his story In a perfectly sane
sssnsf ard said that the voices were not
Hnis.nr aita. When he finished. how
~. bis features assumed a different APP
eaFsase and he did not seem Ike the same
Esh HIS lips moved as II holding con-
sw Eith some ore, and by an indeSerib-
" change be looked malignant aud Gun
IS.
BE hsd nothing more "a ssg 90 the ply
cans. u spite OF questions with which he
y piled and Il was rs II another man had
~ Substituted for the Mr. lee who bad
pgaletiy told his story : sew minutes be-
n After few minutes he seemed 90
his Oh the demoniac iatissenoe and told
= rlssirians that crowd Of voices bad
ssa frying 90 keep him from opening his
essh. The poor man was very ma eh
lsissssed and there vas no doubt that the
= struggling mAnially to resist The hallu-
ssssons. The commissioners decided 90
81 BIN 20 stockton. where he vail receive
salmeat for his strange condition. II IS
p q the most singular eases that has
n teutp up ia the county