New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
INSANE MEN IN JAIL.
THE STRANGE MANIA THAT AftLICls
THOMAS wILsON-HE WILL EAT MOTH
INC AND IS SLOWLY STARVING

TUT STRANGE MANIA THAT AFFLlCTS
THOMAS W1LsON-HE WILL EAT MOTH
ING AND is SLOWLY STARVING.
-. pr,,,.w,ck. Aug. "a (speciaD.-Thomas VIII
- n,,soner In the MddleseX County jail, has
toor,e dangerously insane Wilson is al least nifty
aars old He was lodged in jail on Angus 3, on a
charge OF abducting Jennie Demorest, iour'eeh-
vear-ol6 girl and taking her with him 70 places IN
Pennsylvania Virginia and other States against her
will Since his Incarceration word has been received
from Reading. Penn. that Wilson IS wanted there
Cor stealing about $50 from the captain Of the sal
vstjon Army corps in that city. Wilson had joined
the Army there.
ror the last week Wilson has been acting queery
in fail He talked incoherently TO himself ana
sn7iches Of his nut;erings which feiiow-prsoners
heui Indicated g disordered mind He remained IN
his ell and would not avail himself Of the liberty
G. The Jail corridors or converse with other pris-
o-e-s He has eaten little and from insufficient
rcurishrnent Is very weak On SATURDAY ~hne
sone ia his cell he up into shreds all MS pee
,lo.hing and with the straw in the mattress mace
hig heap in the corner Of the cell. Food has been
vassed in 10 him. but in the last TWO days ne has
eaten nothing and has broken several plates ana
peces of crockery by throwing them 70 the moor
He hss apparently wished TO keep in utter dark
-Ass The cells Of the jail have TWO iron doors one
cra,cd and the other solid. The latter which is the
outer door Wilson has kept shut tight ana not
ray Of light has penetrated MS cen, .oa tho coll
afternoon Sheriff SerNlss OpeHtu
doors md for a moment could see nothing. flnaly.
I. darkness me heap Of straw in the corner was
risoernihle Wilson Has nowhere 10 he seen ana
The sheriff became anxious lest another OF ms prls-
orers had escaped. A movement in the corner was was
d.,ec,ed and the head Of Wilson was seen apUte
.te straw His body completely covered WIZ
con fben buried his head and became inVlsiole
The floor OF The cell was Uttered with torn sneets;
cro~kerv straw and newspapers and untoucne1
<ood The man refused to move. and wou.d c no'
onsNe- srv OF The Sherlfs questions. Sherin ser
riss cos4d nc doors and left him alone. "llsui s1
t.s be4n y mined by Or. Samuel Long me Soun-
~ phrsicisr and pronounced insane He VIII douo'-
less % taken 20 the asylum, -.,. ,r;sore,
I've ,aI IN this city also holds another prisoner
Who is probably insane Charles Jacques coo,sG, .t
tlrtv-Hve years old living on the OUTSKIRTS OF tns
Cty has for The last few days been waking af0uno
ris house nesrl~ nude. Frequent complaints nave
been made THIS morning he rushed out on me
street only partially dressed He was chaseo. d1u
was ralghi in ScA0reman-st. by Detective houSsII'
Jacques imagined that no was in BordentoWh- De-
tecive HouseN said TO MIN.
Where you gong
ITO WnS'-e- QUICK
Come wi'h ne" said Housen Your SISTER is
trere waiting foT YOU
Ia 7ues followed the detective until the latter
rea ned the jail Then he tried 10 escape. and II
took FIVE men 70 overcome his resistance and JOCK
cell