Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-06-16

Belief That His Wife xs Mentally un-
 sound - Violent ExsyciEe Injured His
 Nerves, and He Kicked Her.
 The developments iu the case of the Poland medical student, E. D. Carp mael of Berkeley, who is seeking to have his wife sent to an insane asylum, reveal one of the strangest instances of mania in the history of insanity-
 According to Mrs Carpmael her hus- band is insane, and one of the eccentric ities of his mania is his belief that his wife is unsouDd mentally.
 Both Mir. and Mrs. Carpn1ael are English people Mrs. Oarpnael says that three years ago her husband matric- ulated at the University of London with great hondrs and promised to be one of the brightest students at that 1n- stitution of learning, He was yoQng and of very fine and delicate nervous organ 1 ization. He became infatuated with football aud played with great 2est. The violent exercise injured his nerves and has played sad havoc with his mind. It was shortly after their marriage three years ago that Mir Carpnlael took to playing football Up to that time he had treated his wife lovingly aud with deep respect, But after he began to inr l dulge so much in football his wife ob- served a change in his manner. His sleep was itful and his mind became overwropaht.
 He grew moody at times, and when his wife noticed his peculiarities and tried to help him he became apprehen- sive aud intimated to his friends that he thought his wife's mind was becoming deranged.
 Things went on this way for some time until one night he kicked his wife cruelty. She realized that he was not in his right mind and kept the matter se- cret
 In other ways his mania, Mrs Carp mael says, began to assert itself. Final ly his health began to fail, and he was induced to leave college and England and come to America The young stu dent and his wife went to California. For awhile his treatment of his wife was better, and she looked forward to his complete recovery.
 Some time after he tried to introduce tbe Rugby style of football game in San Francisco and became we'll known in college sporting circles. His insane treatment of his wife returned, she says, with the renewal of football playing. Finally she had to defend herself, and he left her one night and did not return for three months
 Worry and ahuse and lack of food for he spent the main part of the allow ance on himself, Mrs Gsrpmael says had made her ap invalid But sick and weak, with two little children, she went out to make her living in San Francisco and got position, working fox 8 cents a day.
 After three mouths be returned and for awhile seemed to be getting better But again his peculiar malady came back, and his treatment of his wife be- caIne unbearahIe. She tried to reason him into bis old gentleness and gallant ry, but he grew moody.
 One morning, after one of these spells, he began an action in San Francisco for divorce.
 Friends of the family now thought it was time to interfere, and the news was sent to Caxpmael's father in London He sent reply to Dr. Shiels of San Francisco. stating that if bis son did aot recall the suit his allowance should be stopped.
 Dr. Shiefs Is friend of Student Carp mael's father. The latter, realizing that his son's mind was, temporarily st least, disturbed, had been sending the money monthly to Dr. Shiels, Co be gwen to the young man Dr. Ehiels oonlmunicat- cd the message to the student, and 1t had the desired effect Be withdrew the divorce proceediDgs He was also in dnced eo give up football
 He has not kicked me since he stopped playing football, said Mrs Oarpmael recently, "but in many other ways his actions show that his mind is becoming more disturbed am willing that he should have divorce It seems to me it would be better.
 At the medical department Mr Carpmael is making a particular study of insanity. One of his manias is to ana ly2e my traits i'll his theses as indica- tions of insanity. He has taken me Into his confidence at times and told me he was going Go outline my pathological condition to the professors and see what could be done for me have looked at his papers after they have been marked by the professors, and in every instance the instances of insenity founded upcn his observanoes of me have been marked as being erroneous San Francisco Ex- aminer.