The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

| OF the Go nduptat
Sunday morning when John Lind
sag went to his watch box, near the
Cumberland Valley bridge, he found in
lside well-dressed man who was badly
bruised abont the face, ard had his
s,lothiEg torn and covered with dust.
He said that he had fallen from train
No 10 Of the B. & a. Mr.. Lindsay
sent the man to a drug store where he
had his wounds dressed, when he came
back and enqnired the way to the de-
pct. He was given the necessary di-
rections, and started out, but it seems
that he wandered into the hills, where
he was picked up by George Creque
and brought to town in a buggy. At
the time he was found he was
bathing in the Tuscarora in the vi
cinity of Arden. When brought to
the city he developed signs of insani-
ty and it became necessary to place
him in the jail At times he seems
rational, while at others he wanders in
his mind. Tailor Simmons mas ascer-
tanned that the mans name is Herman
Fischer, and he says that his home is
No. 1913 Grant street, Jersey City, N.
IL. He claims that he is an engraving
and designing jeweler, in the employ
of John Harris, his brother~in-law, at
No. 1856 East Houston ST., N. Y, and
also formerly worked for John Prick,
at Nos. and 6 Liberty Place, N. Y.
City. Tisehler is evidently Hebrew,
and he says that he was on his way to
Chicago, to personally invite some of
his friends to mis- wedding, which was
to take place next Sunday, December
18th. The girls name, he says, is Miss
Lilly Davis, and she lived where he
boarded, at No. 1923 Grant street, Jer-
sey City. He also has another brother
in-law named Abraham Isaes, living at
418 Grant St., Jersey City. Fischer
is about 25 years of age, aud had
$120. 80 and valuable watch. It is
not known whether his mental abera-
ton was caused by the fall from the
train or whether he was thus afflicted
before leaving Jersey City. His friends
will be communicated with and he will
probably be retained here until they
can be heard from. There are no in
dications that he had been drinking,
and he declares positively that he fell
from the platform as the train was GO
ing around curve. If no word is re-
ceived from his relatives he will be
turned over to the Baltimore & Ohio
authorities, to be taken to Bay View,
Baltimore.
1t now appears that the man Her
man Fischer, supposed to be insane,
and who is in jail here, was placed on
the B. & O. train in the custody of the
conductor at Pittsburg. While the lat
ter was attending to his duties he
missed the man, and reported the fact
at the depot. Superintendent Fitzger-
aid was telegraphed to, and he imme-
diately wired back to Geo. E. Creque
and Daniel Sloan, to put forth every
effort to capture him. After a chase
of two hours and half they found him
at Arden, as stated in yesterday Is
WORLD. As has been the custom, the
prisoner was placed in the jail for safe
keeping or until further information
from the superint andent. The officers
volunteered. to pay the cost of keeping.
This morning, when Messrs. Sloan
and Creque went to the jail after the
prisoner, with the intention of taking
the man to Bay View, they were told
by Tailor Simmons that he could not
be given into their possession, as an
order to that effect had been issued by
Sheriff Miller. The result is that the
man is retained in jail here, and the
county will have to shoulder the ex-
pense of disposing Of him unless his
friends put in an appearance. Supt.
Fitzgerald yesterday telegraphed that
he was glad that the county officers had
taken Fischer in: charge, and hoped
! they would give him proper care as the
| B. & O.. Company did not want him.
The county officials are now very anx
ious that the B. & O. officers take the
prisoner, but they decline to do so. (
i Sheriff Miller states that he was per-
lfectly willing to turn Fischer over to
the B. & O.. officers, and had no desire
or intention of keeping him here.
There may have been a little delay, he
says, in consequence of a desire on the
/ part of Tailor Simmons to be satisfied
that he was doing the right thing in
turning over the money he took from
the prisoners pockets over to the off
GERS. Mr.. Fischer seems to act more
nationally this morning, and there is now
no question but that he was clothed III
his right mind yesterday. "A telegram
sent to Miss Lilly Davis, his intended
bride, brought back the following re-
cnonsa This mnrninp.
i 1928 Grand St., Jersey City, N. j., Dec. 8.
Send Herman here at once, under careful pro
lection L. DAVIS.
/ 1t now looks as if his mind might
have been affected by the fall from the
train. The county officials are in hopes