Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-10-24
SUDDENLY INSANE.
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NHicAge. Oct 2L-ArTn-1 with a r.-
Peating rife and doubls. action re-
vo4ver, "aus :. Mcrwin def-.i the u-s-
lice and everyone else for sixteen hours
fron II o'clock Saturday night until 7
O'Clock yesterday aft@ruooa. Mr M~r-
win IS man who grew wealthy in the
iron trade and retired some time ago.
saturday an iRdrmity Of The minG
which hAd been threatening him for
some time came upon him vita r~-
newrd force. and be locked himself ia
ooe OF the rooms OF his palatiag houae
At ss Woodland park. where the sen
satioual events ot yesterday were
enacted
II was ii3o Sasurslav nivh, when
the mans insanity touk a really via-
ieat form and he attacked his wife,
who II in extremely debate health.
He forced her 70 leave the house aad
IN fact ejeeted her from tie rear as,r-.
Her neirhbor, cared Tor her aad
sent word 20 the police station at
ihirty-nfth and Rhaadez av-aue
Lieut. Boudeld. who = u eommsns of
that district. with four ofi-~-s. vent
at once - the houS-. They fssnd All
OF the doors locked aad the xfnao-sx
fastened They eoaiA s~~ Merwin ia
one Of the upper roosuS rnsrchi ~ t.aei<-
ward ani forward with the RE over
his shoulder
They thought h~St u lave hiua uasil
morning. and when dav aagwas.i th@w
we're 7sfoaudesi 81 seeing hina aps,rea~h
The window o~eriaokinx the street
and after raising the sA.h. take ain
with his rife ani Gre directly "a
aestrfAn acra~s the street Before the
street enaid b. cleared BE hnd re-
Pea'ed the Dangerous performance sev-
eTal times but h5S am vas hat aus No
"n- was hiE A p.1ifc- osi-~r xas sta
tloaed a. either eat os tire bss.-l az.s
the Hav vas barred 20 al fi.as pas.~n-
ger~ Thea the occupaass q hsa~.-> IN
the uppnsit- sifis. - the sr5s.n--zt7-
F4r< drew the curtains aaa Sbu.s~r~
a. th~ir -iafusvs. -in~-sf their fraas
Doors aud u~e9 the rear exits "a. ~
1aiusier % the dsy.
he question a. % the mesha-I 70 -
easPioyrd Ia secariax The zza ufth-
out inJurlnz him or permitting hirss %
bart any one was har,i on~ = s.slr~
Every few niaat-s Gurin- the a.v The
r-'iiee vruit bar shot fra aa- =
the wespous N the hauds - the rrazsss
man. hut uuthiar coull =. aaa-
Severai year- ago a similar eas~ eat
the ~. q on- q th~ h.-~s plli-~nsu
% the force- asa Lieat Rasa.-sa aE4
not care - risis a s1srfass. - that kir.E
IL Wa hnaily d~eisiesi shas an a.
tempt 20 oTrrensue him with tie fau..s
q salPhEr might result saser.Sfallv
Accordingly the heat uaS shat out q
the other rooms q th. haase anss
s1iphur was har-~f IN the furnace. A
small anuant did not have the desired
effect Rnd a. theT did not care To en-
danger the mans life the p.aE was
ahan10a@sL
fiaallF i was Arrauxed that ea.rv
should he maste - the room At two
doors simuitaneouslr. Zach man hal
small hair h--,i-nastre-S for shield
The plan worked perfectly. the crazesi
nan ngt having an opportunity 10 fire
before being aErrc1rse and manaeIesf.
tie Vas thea taken 10 the hospital for
the insane
Mr. NerTin Is - years % age.
About a year ago he was kicked on
the head bT horse and it = known
the injury affected his brain The
sappo=itiou i that the attack % YES
teut4F vas the result After he was
rescued Merwia talked ineohereutIv
about buying wheat at fortv-eighs
ce1ts per bGsheL FROM this il : h.
lieved he has been either making or
losing money IN grain speculation