Omaha daily bee., 1891-09-27
ESCAPED FROM THE HOSPITAL,
Brockway, the would-Ee Suicide, Die
appears, Leaving no Trace.

BroCkway, the would-Ee Suicide, Dis
appears, Leaving no Trace.
A. $. Brockway, the travelling man, who
made such n desperate attempt at suicide in
Forest Lawn cemetery last sunday morning
and afterwards tried TO kill himself at tho
city jail, is not at the County hospital ms has
bcon generally supposed, and worse than that
no one In authority seems to know where he
II. n. Brockway, an uncle OF the would DO
suicide, lives at Wellsvillc, Kan, and n fow
days ago received u copy OF TnE BEE con-
tanning an account OF his nephcw's attempts
at scli-dostruction. He Mt once tolCcraphcd
DIR. Gapen inqulring of the young mans con-
dItion. The answer, received Friday,
both surprised and shocked MIR. Brockway.
II was to the effect that young Brockway had
escaped from the county hospital last Nlon-
day.
MIR. II. n. BrocRway immediately took the
train for Omaha, arriving here Yesterday,
and at once started n search for his UNI
fortunate nephew. lie went to the police
station and was there referred to the county
physician. He found DIR. Kcogh who, in
turn, referred him To j. j. Mahoncy, s]uperin.
tendcnt OF the county hospital.
al was very badly surprised and greatly
alarmed at Mr.. Mahoncy's report, - SAID MIR,
B~rockway. "Ho told mo that my nephew
had escaped from the hospital and that he
had no idea where he had gone. | asked IL
any search had been made for him and re-
Cclved tho reply from Mr.. MahOngy that ho
had sent a man out. The scarcher had found
trace of the unfortunate man. Some farmer
told him that the escaped man had climbed
into n farmers wagon and so scared the
driver that he jumped from the wagon and
ran and that Brockway continued on his
way, driving the farmers team.
THAT continued MIR. Brockway, seems
to have been all the effort made by MIR. Ma
honey to find the patient left in his charge,
and he didn't even report the matter so that
the mans friends could look after him. | am
almost cra2ed over tho boys disappearance.
| must hone for the best, but | fear he has
ended his life, as he tried SO hard to do lasu
Sunday"
Mr.. Brockway secured q team and
started in search OF his nephew. He says he
can conceive of no reason why the young
man should attempt to take his life.
In speaking about the matter of Brock
ways disappearance, Poormaster Mahoney
said last night:
"Our patient was taken out to the hospital
in the ambulance and placed in one OF the
rooms used for insane patients. We had q
man watch him all night, rs he raved a good
deal. After daylight Brockway Quieted con-
siderable and the Waterman left for his
breakfast, 1t was between & and : o'clock
that the man got away. lie tore the wire
netting from the window and leapcd to tho
ground. Once outside he ran like
a deer for q clump OF trees. Be-
fore our men could catch up
Brockway was lost in the woods. 1t was re-
ported that he got into n farmers wagon
near Rusor's. ! sent II man there who fol-
lowed the trail to Springfield, where all
trace was lost. The county hospital is not q
Jail and we have no regular guard there to
detain patients. | hardly think il is of any
use to look for him around here. 1t is more
than probable that Rockway, with hrs mania
for suicide has managed to kill himself be-
fore this time"