Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-27
AN Ex-.aNaroH,q pAlGHr.
Mr. Jones OF Florida Leading
Heck less Ilre-Eais Mind Givins

Nfr. Jones of Florida Leading a
fkeckiess Iare-fais Mind Giving
way.
Philadelphia Press special
DETROIT, March 23.-An effort will be
msds this week to have ex SENATOR Johes
OF Florida, sent to the Kalamazoo insane
asTlum, There Is fear that he may do nim
self or soma one el5e Injury unless he u
plRced uuGor restraint.
Senator Jones has been In Detroit five
years. lie came hare figst on the invitation
OF several prominent citizens, ant almost
Immediately fell In love with Miss Chlo'ildo
Palms, tne spinster daughter OF Micbigan's
weathie5t ciiiaan. Miss Palms Is deVout
Catholic, and when shG refused to accept
the attentions that tina Florida senator de-
sired to lavish upon her, he appealed 70
the church dignitHries for assistance, though
without avail. His suit WIS failure from
tue start, but senator Jones never wa7ered
Ia his devotion, but spent his days In writ
ing verses to his beloved, while bis nights
were given up TO protnenadlng In front OF
Miss Palms' home, until he became to her
source Of terror and the authorities werJ
Invoked put an and to the nuisance. Nj.
| JOnsB' friends undertook TO reason With
him and he gave up his nightly vlgils,
| though Ne con lnued sending notes and
| floral tributes to the object OF his affection.
Tho story of Senator Jones' poverty has
| been frequently told. After the expiration
| OF his term as senator he became psnnles5
| ard WAS turned OFT OF one hotal after an
| other, until lie literally had nowhere to lay
| his head. 1t WAS then Post-offlcs INSPECTOR
O'Selll provided him with food and lodR'
| ings. Jones lived with Mr.. O'Neill for two
years. A change of circumstances led Mr..
| O'Neill to abandon housekeeping and Sam
ator Jones again found himself out 10 the
| street, and for months he has slept Ia motel
| Hobbies, In Railways, or anywhere ode that
| Afforded shelter. His feeding place las
been the Tree lunch counter.
Occasionally Lon. Don NJ. Dickinson OF
| some other large hearted citizen, whose
pity has basn touched by Jones' sad cassi
mas provided him with funds, hut invaria'
bly, the money has gone TO sRtlsty tho ex-
senator's growing appetite for etlmuiants
until even these friends have closed theii
ears to hia appeals.
Mr., JONAS Baytas to realize that his mind
Is di4'u sd, tNough he has periods OF hlt
OLD tma brightness and intellectual vgor
when ne cnnversas intellig ntly upon al
subjects except that of women. Oncs le
women be mentioned and he ates OF INFO {
rage, deuouncinR his enemies who arr
keeping him from his "trne Catholic wife.
The ohj4ct of his insane love Is now In Eu
rope, tho wife of a ID 3troit physician, bu
Jones psrsists In believing that she is Ii
Detroit, hold prisoner in her own hom'
to prevent her marrying him. He bears a
such times every appearance OF madiy IN
cane man, and his old friends tear that I
one of these attsc of violence he may d,
some person harm. To guard against sucl
a contingency a commission will be az
pointed this week to inquire into his case
and the evidence, showing his mental all
; ment Is so overwhelming, that he will b
no doubt committed to the asylum.
Senator Jones knows that such move
: meat is sioot and declares that he wi
: never be imprisoned alive.