The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

and / carried a revolver in my
pocket for protection. One day went
for walk in one of the parks of the cap
ital. Hearing the sound of firing | ran
toward it, moved by curiosity. and as
turned a corner came suddenly upon the
scene of the conflict. Standing near were
two Spanish soldiers firing as rapidly as
possible at four or five negro soldiers.
The two white men were slowly retreat
ing, so drew my revolver and rushed
forward TO reinforce them. As ! ad-
vanced one of the negroes who
was concealed behind tree, reached
around his revolver close TO nv head.
and fired. / fell unconscious, but the
Spaniards revived me and / soon got
over the effects Of the shot and felt no in
convenience whatever. A few DAYS after
ward my patient died, and / Immediately
sailed for California. Here ] secured
position in a hospital and remained there
all last winter | knew there was a ball
in my head, but could get no one 10 oper-
ate on me, Last February l arrived in
Chicago on my way to New York Here
! commenced to have trouble with my
head. While waiting on Milwaukee ave
nue. one day | suddenly lost conscious
ness, my last sensation being that of haV-
ing been struck on the head with club.
That was my last rational moment
until | recovered from the operation per-
formed here. The two months that in
| tervened seemed like a horrible night
mare. l remem Der waking uD In the
woods at night cold and hungry. / i'm
| aRined that cows in the fields were wild
beasts ready To devour me. / find card
in my pocket showing that / was in Cook
county hospital Chicago, for two weeks.
! remember being incarcerated in private
lunatic asylum in Chicago, from which
must have escaped, but don't remember
how. ] imagined | was over 80 years old
with long, white hair and beard Ishunned
all human society, fearing that / would
be put in a mad house Once, how
ever, | hunted human being I was
thirsty, and il seemed to me that If |
could only murder someone and drink the
blood / would be perfectly hapvy. For
tunately was in desolate country and
searched in vain for victim Had met
any one at that time ] know / would have
committed murder fell into lake one
night and imagined that IL was fun of
drowning people. / diyed and swan
around endeayoring to save them until /
was thoroughly exhausted and could
scarcely drag myself out of the water
That is the last / remem Der Of nv wan
behring's. How / got here do not know.
LANCE cannot find words TO express his
gratitude 20 the officials and physicians
here who arranged and performed the op-
GRAFTON that has once more restored 10
MIN his reason He exhibited TO your
representative the bullet. hattened out to
the size Of a 5-cent piece, which was taken
out Of bis head. LANCE Is finely educated.
speaks four or five languages huently, and
| is a most skillful nurse. He has written
| 10 his relatives In Denmark. and ia re-
Spouse 70 their urging, viii soon sail for
home Sheriff Ward ana Trustee Krue-
per Of this city are receiving great praise
/ for the part taken by them Ia restoring
10 LANCE his mind These men saw 10
| him something more than common Luz
matte and did not follow the usual custom
: Of sending him 10 the next town.