The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
Strayed From Home While I'm
balanced and Wandered
Many Miles.
RAN AMUCK ON THE STREET.
Sad Scene in the Courtroo When He
Was Examined as to His
Sanity.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 23.-General
a. B. Campbell, the Republican orator
and politician, became violently insane
last evening and had to be locked in q
padded cell. He has been suffering for
some days past from Inflammation of the
brain and has been acting queerly, but
last evening gave the first indication that
his trouble was likely to prove serious.
He became very violent on Spring street,
attempted to kill several persons who ap-
preached him and rushed down the street
yelling at the top OF his voice. Nothing
could be done to quiet MIN, so he was
taken in charge by the authorities. He
fought desperately at the County Jail,
yelled as loudly as he could, and even at
tempted to do himself bodily injury. 1t
was necessary to put the cuffs on his
hands to secure him.
On Sunday last General Campbell wan
dered from the city while temporarily un-
balanced and when. he partially recovered
it was to find himself in the town of Al
hambra, ten miles from here.
To-day he was committed to the asylum
at Highlands. There Is lingering hope
that he may recover in some degree his
lost mentality and be restored to his many
friends in condition to resume his place in
the community, but the basis of such q
hope is meager indeed.
This splendid man of yesterday pre-
sented a pitiable spectacle this forenoon
when brought into court, manacled, for
the examination. He had ceased his
paroxysms of grief and rage and was quiet
and self-possessed. He fully understood
his sorrowful plight and with grave de-
meanor asked permission to make state
ment in his own behalf and answer the
usual questions. Judge Smith, evidently
affected by the scene before him, lndulged
the orator.
The general, with perfect GOODNESS and
in his choicest English, explained that his
father had been subject to fits of melan-
cholia and had died when so affected at
the age of 63.
DR.. Tuttle testified that he had gone to
the house OF Mr.. Young in Alhambra in
response to telephone message on Sun
day night and found General Campbell in
his nlghtshirt raving violently. He
brought him back to reason after giving
him some bromide. The doctor also testi-
fed to several other attacks of violence
which had overcome his patient on subse-
ouent occasions.
The general then cross-examined the
witness ably and wound up by asking him
if he believed him insane. The answer
was Eyes, SIR" upon which the cross
examiner replied that that was what he
wanted to know.
Then General Campbell went into dis
seItation on spiritual control, under which
he claims to have acted for the last six
months. Spirits, he said, wrote his CORE
spondence and did all his work for him.
He could bring the faces of his familiar
spirits before his audience. If he could do
that, the court would be convinced that
he was not insane. II he could not he
was crazy.
The case excited great interest and the
courtroom was full of people. Judge
Vandyke came in early during the exam
ination, sat with Judge Smith and listened
with great attention to General CampbelPs
talk.
While telling his story the general tried
to hypnotic DR.. Ainsworth, one of the
medical examiners, and seemed quite dis
appointed that he did not succeed. There
being no doubt about Campbell's Iunacy,
he was ordered to Highlands. The GER
tifcate was signed by Drs. Ainsworth,
Cochrane and Brainerd.
General Campbell came here from
Kansas and was prohibition advocate.