Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-04
is A RICHMOND BOY.
UNFORTUNATE WILLIE GIPPERICH
nut RECENTLY LEFT HERE.
lie Went 90 Baltimore 10 worm
md Under 10 Mental HniIuci""'""
NATAL In Take His Iife-Imngined
lie Was Beins Pursued

Frederick william Gipperich' VIM "
on Tuesday night taken to the ""' ,'''N
University Hospital. Baltimore WI" "
cash In his throat. and whose s'rd"s'
ac,,ons and weird story. as CLEANED from
naners on his person. were narra'eu III
a special to the Dispatch OF yes.eruaS' -
a son Of Mr.. A. Gipperich' the "e"-
known matchmaker Of this city
yee.craay evening the latter receiver
-, TELEGRAM from the hospital autho'lueS
saving that his son was doing very "'"'
There Is nothing In the details OF the az
oorr, telographed the Dispatch incohsis'-
ont with what might have Deem "a
nected OF young Glpperich. cohslue''is NO
necullor mental malady Young "iPpe-
rich was reared here and Is a shoe-cu''e'
nv trade. and very expert one. FOR
lone fine he worked for Mr.. II. {. bos-
ohor and was an enthusiastic member oil
poechen's baseball team. He leit hic"-
nond about ten years ago Tor 'he vs.
where he played baseball Tor "h'ie'
hut some five years ago settled down u
work at his trade in a shoe-manuiactur'
tory In Cincinnati.
RETURNS TO RICHMOND.
Ahou, twelve months since he injured
ono ~ his fingers so as 10 incapacitatc
lin, for work. and his father, hearing OF
,bc accident. invited him to come with
his family to Richmond and make NM
a visit. This invitation was accepted anu
ON his arrival here II was noticed 'nal
no was very desponlent and listless. IN
deed. for weeks he could hardy De III
duceI to talk about anything Du' MS III,
iured finger and the poor prospect oi
,,.,tl,c q "iob." Gradually, however. he
brightencd up. and during last summer
vent TO work on the farm Of MI BoScnr II,
noar Glen Allen. Here ne and his wife
and child resided until Christmas when
tbev returned 10 Richmond, the husband
working occasionally in the shoe-!actoiy
OF Mr.. BOschcn.
SECURES \ PLACE.
Early last week Mrs. Gipperich, who IS
an Indiana lady, left Richmond for a
short visit TO the home Of her parents.
and on Friday young Gippcrich received
a telegram from Baltimore firm s-a-
ting that they could give him situation
If he would be ready TO 30 70 work on
Monday. He talked the matter over
with his father ana the result was that
Saturday afternoon, in company with
Mr.. Wcider. who had secured work with
the same Baltimore firm, he started for
the Monumental City via the York
River route. on yesterday Mr. Boschen
received a letter from Mr.. Weilder say
ing that his companion had acted very
strangely on the boat. and had cried Il
good deal over being separated from his
wife and child. and that he (Welider)
had lost sight Of him Monday
SUBJECT TO HALLUCINATIONS.
MIR. \. Gipperlch. the father. is one of
Richmond's most esteemed German citi-
zcns. and the news OF his sons condition
was a great shock 10 him. In conVersa-
ton with a Dispatch representative he
said that for long while willie had
been at times the victim Of hallucina-
tons. which took the form Of belier
that he was being pursued and plott d
against Especially dil he imagine
more recently that an effort was being
made To separate him from his wife and
child. To both, and particularly to the
latter. he was devoted. Indeed. he was
completely wrapped IN in the child.
Mr. Gipporich spoke in tn most af-
fectionate manner Of his daughter-in-
law, and said that Willie and his wife
were a most loving couple. The nus
bands fancies about any one wishing
to come between them were. Of course.
he said. baseless and the outgroWth OF
temporary mental disturbances.