Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1896-02-01
KILLED TOR SOCKS.
The b:ath Of Simon baum, a GhASuy
Tragedy.
HIS FOOTWEAR WAS ENvtrp

The l,ord, IT., il,nI u' hu -. ha.
III" following account NJ the Death II ~.
mon baum gentleman we'll known ~
this cit,
The death ~ simon baum. Mmrh lt.
lpen reported ~ thr-, columns. Wd. 4
ghastl, tragedy.
~ has hreu ,iatr,i. baum wa adJuIv~l
Insane IN the ruuntt court lees than 4
month agn, and was committed IT, The lu.
san" asN luu AT jacksonville, When taken
thrfr hr Wa incapable II frrdiuy hm-,ll
aId had H. hr feet with \ -lss,u ~" ir
infaut llr began tu show .igu- VI uu.
pt"Nrncut and ahout q week agu ~, alI"
H. feed himself IT, tdmlN gtlnpi
strength hnd HI ptugtr-- WA 50. ,dtI,lac.
tory that The superintendent informed hI,
father h> mail a few dn,, aga that hr
would -,.,u lr I,-lutri lu M, fIgll miuI
The next thing the father heard Was that
hi- ~nu hal been assaulted ~ 4 fellow pa
tlrut. AMI late cam" thu new ~ hs
death Ju~rph baum The father. went lu
jacksonville, ,r-t"t,la, AMI returned last
evening be l1siN Of hl- -pu Viii ull,v
to-day.
IN lupu-t VA h,ld pu the l.,h ~ ~i
DEVELOPED q WrirI story. Il appear. that
baum l~calnr socially miImat. With a
patient naiurd kIlmrt Whu va. -uplr,,,al
1" lr u hatmlr-, luuh,ic lh,N mnu-l
III ~ companions AMI were rutifrN Iu
zach other company tut tour ur i've
daNs. en- Monday li-t baum felt 800 we'll
that hr asked the attendants Co. pu' uu
hi- decking AMI supper, -n that he,
could Nnlk up ant Town TIE. rufrIIut amt
tan" u little exercise, ~imuu ~ alNtN-
a very dfr--N fellow auI NJ. -luckInr-
and SLIPPERS were 81 the h,-i matriml.
His companion watched hun with ruu
siderable interest ~ hc was assisted With
his fu't covering. AMI a. -s,u u, hr VA
EQUIPPED tuuk his arm AMI walked hun
~ AMI down the curriiut uu the .,rnfl
il,Dr NJ the asylum. II va near in,
hour ~ u'"n AMI un" hN one tn patient.
moved toward the dining rrrm. lh"IIu
urt went uu AMI neatly htlf an hour
ELAPSED before baum AMI hl, companion
w"t" missed Va attendant went lu,tIl
them AMI the tr-t thing hr -IW Nt-
baum wrlt"flng IN ii. hh-L Nhlir his
companion Wa shutting w. AMI down
AMI clad ~ the dNIus man. stockings
HlIi slipprf- Assistance W.. called. TIE.
insane murderer wa lrd I'll Ihiua cell
Will" baum va taken a. the hospital
II VIZ found that his ilth. sixth amt
seventh ribs had hrcu broken aud driven
into his lungs, That hl- nos" Wa- broken
and his -kull injured. It, ur.rr hrrhm,
rul-ciuu- AMI died di -uuduwu the utNt
day.
The circumstance attendant upuu iI,
death AZ, easily accounted tot he com
paulun had seen simon, superior stock
ingS Hnd slippers, a. the attendant pat
them ulI his feet, anh spirit 81 ruNrt
uu-n"-- began IT, Wurk upon hi- ii~rt
l"fri mind. llr rr-nl, 81 IT, IH-~rs- them,
aud With thu cunning 81 the mailman
waited until all tho other patients un that
llIt had gone to dinner. Then hi rN"t
"r~ AMI hunclhal pf"cllNitlr~ burst forth,
ana dragging the weakly simon into a
little r,SIm GNS feet III Dimensions he
threw him down, jumped upon hl- h"dN
until he had ,fatnplrl the lie almost out
~ him, aud then deliberately sal down.
drew Ui the dying mans i,-tWrat. IT,.
moved his own, put un the stolen articles
AMI -tfuttrd oil into the curfiluT ~ proud
~ u peacock. lie Wa thus -tr,itting
when found. while vHHt simon was dis
covered lying IN II p"nl ut hl~h. The
doctor told the father YESTERDAY that the
man who committed the awful deed had
never been violent before but wn~ sup
pn-,'d 10 hr a harmless lunatir llr could
"nlN account for Il upon IA" theory ~
ahuNr given.
The b"i, ~ simon lAum will h,
brought {" t!is city thl- morning, arrlN
ing at 1880 O'clock The funeral uro
r,ssiun will /" formed ut the d"Irot aud
will proceed direct I" Nwing,ldr GENE
terry.