The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-05
LIKE A WILD Man
DR.. SCudder Either Insane or
Shamming.
SAYS PEOPLE PURSUE HIM
The Hospital Attendants Do Not Be-
lieve He is Crazy.
AVS PEOPLE PURSUE H1M.

In His Calm Moments lie Declares He
Committed No NIurder-The Rev. John
L. scudder, of Jersey City, Brother.
Believes Harry is Iusane-He Says His
Father Wrote Him Two Weeks Ago
That His Brothers Mind Was AfTected.
CHICAGO, March 5.--Dr. Henry NJ.
Scudder is either insane or giving a
clever imitation of insanity
The attendants at the detention hos
pital take the latter view of it, When q
reporter stood at the door of Dr. ScuG-
der's cell the man raved and spoke of
people who were pursuing him, and
sprang at the bars like wild man. In
calmer moments he declared he had COM
mitted no murder.
''Murderp' he screamed "It's a
damnable liel know nothing about it.
Oh, yes l believe that they did say
something about it, but / was too sick to
pay any attention to it.
When he became more rational he
said: ''It is preposterons. Do you
think / would kill an old woman who
had only a few months TO live at best?
Rot and nonsensep'
Then the doctor grew wild. Making a
spring at the grated door, he yelled:
''You look like the man that came
sneaking around and peered through
the window at me last night. He was a
fiend All night long he peered and
smirked at me. You are he, and have
come to torment me. Go awayW
All further efforts at conversation
were fruitless. The attendant in charge
of DR.. Scudder declares that the man is
shamming and not doing it well, either.
The Rev. John l.. Scudder, brother of
the accused man was seen at his home,
81 Varick Street, Jersey City He had
just received despatch from another
brother, the Rev, Doremus Scudder of
Chicago which read
owe believe Harry insans. Put no Gre
dence in press Statements
"Of conrse my brother is insane, "
said Mr.. Scudder, q" that is, if he did this
horrible thing at all. We know nothing
definite about it except what the papers
say, but | cannot believe that any sane
man would attempt to murder anyone
| with man in the next room and a SER
| want expected any moment. Since my
| brothers return from India, eight years
| ago, he has been a physical wreck, and
| he has always been inclined 10 brood
| over any thing that worrified him. He
has recently lost his place as medical ex-
| aminer for two insurance companies in
| Chicago, and my idea is that he worried
| about the financial loss until he con
ceived this plan, granting, of course that
| he did Kill Mrs Dunton. My father
wrote me two weeks ago that Henry's
mind seemed to be slightly affected.
| Some of the papers say there was bad
feeling between Mr. Dunton and my
brother. This is false. They were the
| best of friends" P"
Mr.. Scudder also said that there was
insanity in the Scudder family, his
uncle, Joseph Scudder, having died in
sane. An aunt of his father, he said,
| had also died insane
The Rev. Mr. Scudder Henry NJ.
Scudder's father, was for nearly IL
years pastor of the Central Congrega-
tional Church in Brooklyn He left
Brooklyn for Chicago in 1884 and has
frequently visited Brooklyn.
1t is about year since he made his
last appearance in his Brooklyn pulpit.
The books of the Long Island College
| Hospital show that his son graduated
in 1874, and it IS supposed that he mar
ried while still student at the hospital.
| None of the old professors or instructors
of that period is now attached to that
I institution