Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-01
DR.. LUTON'S SAD CASE.
Story of His Life and His Sudden Re-
verses

Story of His Life and His Sudden Re-
DR.. r. NJ. Luton has been taken to
the asylum at Flint for safe-keeping.
"Pity It's it's true" will say all OF his
friends and acquaintances. The doc
tor has been in failing health for some
time, but his real condition has been
kept from the public, for there was
hope that rest and medical at
tention might restore him. 1t
was not known that he
was affected mentally and bis depart
IRE to Hot Springs, Ark, few weeks
since excited no attention or comment.
HIS real condition was known only to
his kin and attendants. The change of
scene. the natural restoratives of the
springs, together with the most assidu-
Gus appliance of medical skill, tailed to
bring about the Improvement that was
hoped for. His condition grew worse and
1t was evident that he was surely losing
strength mentally. This unhappy con-
ditlon at first manifested itself in q
mild form, but it gave his attendants
serious Apprehension. and DIR. Sinclair,
who was the physician in charge,
brought him to Detroit and placed him
in Grace hospital. His dementia in
few hours assumed q more excited
form, sufficient TO convince one that
his case had become too violent for
treatment in the hospital. When he
was brought TO his home here, it was
decided that it would he necessary to
remove HIM to the state institution
where he could be controlled.
DR.. Luton's case is sad one and his
sore affiiction has been brought about
by business troubles. The story Is one
full of incidents, of successes and re-
verses. In his early years when he
first engaged in MS profession he was
a resident of Newaygo. His practice
was profitable. He removed to Grand
Rapids IS this was a larger field and he
was full Of ambition and anxious to
accumulate money. He was of spec
ulative turn of mind, and any scheme
that involved risk and chance had
a fascination for him. II was about
ten years ago when bucketshops flonr-
ished here. DR.. Luton found in these
opportunity to crafty bis passion and
craving, and his investments proved in
the main encOuragingIy successful. so
much so that he abandoned medicine
and formed partnership with Frank
V. Taylor and opened \ commission
house in Sweets hotel building The firm
dealt in options in produce and stocks.
They prospered and extended their
field OF operations. They went to Chi
cago and bought seats Oh the board of
trade. In that great mallstrom of trade
the doctors life was full of excitement.
His nerves were strung to tension all
the while. He had all of the nerve and
daring of a pluDger and came out on
top in several big deals. Money came
fast and in large sums and this stimu-
lated his efforts and inflated his ambi-
ton. His life was one of constant strain
and unceasing excitement at all times
beset within nervous apprehension.
Like the story that has been told O!
men who have dropped their millions
in few moments fuctuation of the
market, the firm had the reve.ses and
the doctor, with hopes crushed, came
back TO Grand Rapids two years age
and resumed the practice OF his profes.
| sion. He never, however, recovered
from the condition INTO which his fitfui
Chicago career had placed him. Ths.
experience plyed upon his minc;. Ills
nerves relaxed, the mind welded to
the strain, and today he is raving 10 a
strait jacket in Flint.