Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-03-11
SCUDDER is WILD
He Springs At His Old Father
and Tries to Choke Him.
STARTLING SCENE IN THE JAIL
TAs psissass ovsspowsssd BY Attendant
--An Esuu - Have Him Returned
- The ssospisal

exoAeos nascn sv' ecuucss
made : muruesoue assault upon nls
yeneFahle father. the Rev. II. ~. 6cud.
der. ia his cell a the county iaIl chs
rnoruinr. Only the tinaly nssistauce
AZ nr. Noble and an ass,stant saved
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at the Jail during the morning. DR..
Noble was ia the prisoners cell Ut the
time Attending 20 his needs. The three
visitors we're admitted 20 the narrow
corrider into which cell No.
II. occupied by the alleged muir.
dercr, ouens. Mrs. Scudder and
the cousin renamed outs,de. while
the doctors father went iuside the cell.
At eight Of his father the prisoner .
face frightened little and he showed
the first sign Of interest since his incar-
ceration IN the iail. III am glad to see
you," he asid in low voice. Then be
rrssped his fathers hand and kissed
him. "Wouid you like 20 zee your
wife?'' was asked. DR.. Scudder made
no reply. "She ls outside and would
ike 20 Gee you." continued the father.
"She told ma to tell yuu that she loved
YOU dearly and would give her life to
serve YOU. Won't you see her, Henry,
and let her comfort you?''
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Will. III. fe,h.r W.. rls:d;rv v;th
hin, . w;,d loor came ;ntn the dcctnr's
avs. - Smddeniv he ,,tt.rnd a n;cyc;ne
scream. and snrinring from the cot.
where he had been sitting, grabbed his
father by the throat. DR.. Noble and
an attendant grappled with the en-
ragged prisoner, ana after severe strng-
back on the bed.
On hearing the scream his wife sprang
To the cell door and stood = frightened
witness to the struggle. When 1t was
over she burst into fit Of hysterical
weeping, and wildly demanded to see
her husband. JxiIer Morris led the
woman in . half.fsinting condition to
his Office and 4 few moments later the
party left the iail.
Attorney Hyncs this morning made .
futile attempt to have the prisoner re-
turned to the custody of DR.. Noble.
States Attorney Lonre, ecker, how
ever. defeated the possible success of
the movement by instructing DR., Noble
not 10 pass on the condition Of the pris-
oncr, and to have nothing to do Will,
the matter. The plan was 20 have the
doctor examine the prisoner. and. il
possible. get him 20 aver that his con-
dition neccsNtated the prisoners re.
turn TO the Detention hospital.
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