The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-10
tOOBORNE'S VISITOR.
He Announced Himself as
Major Mckinley of
Canton, Ohio"
OFFERED THE WARDEN A JOB
The "Hajor" is Now Resting Quietly
in the Insane
Ward.

Warden Osborne of the City HospftaI.
ana ms family. were seated IA their parlor
iast night enjoying a social chat. while
9ney were talking steps were heard on
the hard walk outside and a minute Or
so later the doorbell rang The Warden
arose, and thinking his visitor some friend
OF the family, carefully arranged his tie
and stroked into position the silky at,
Iaohment to his chin while on his wsxl
to the door. Throwing open the door khe
Wsrdsnl pesred o.sss szsts, eae daxsEness to
see who lis visitor was
That individual promptly proclaimed his
presence with a''Good evening, sir.s The
Warden noticed that the man spoke with
rich. pleasant brogue. plainly telling
the nan's nationality
Good evening" answered the Warden
what can do for You, sir?''
The Warden nearly fell in a faint when
the man answered.
Il am Major William Mckinley. and
came from Canton, Ohio. have come TO
ask you to accept position in my cabin-
et''
The Warden instantly realized that his
visitor had wheels in his head, so he an
swered:-
why, WON'T you come inside. Major,
and talk the matter over2 I think I
should like a position under your admin
istration. but 1 am not over anxious for
a cabinet position If you would make
me Governor of the State Of Cuba, I
Be 1t so them" answered the man,
but stand aside and let me enter''
The Warden did so and the man step
PED INTO the hall. He was a mediuu
~od xx~fr5 5xlxr e.~-sT
hair. The Warden ushered him into
the parlor and without attracting the
crazy mans attention despatched a
member of the family for assistance.
Sit down, good str,' said the War
7 will" said the Major" suiting the
As they were talking an assistant en-
tered the room. Vow shrieked the
wild man, causing the hair on the as
position, while the dignifed Warden
nearly turned a back fip-fap through
the handsome mirror.
You, have you followed me cen to
this place to taunt me? You shall
taunt me no longer, for I shall now do
away with you"
BY this time the assistant was a lit
tie weak in the knees and his face had
lost some of its color. Turning to the
Warden he said. .'W-W-Warden, / have
made bolt oE tb a6or to and
grabbed him and said sternly, Stay
here desire that the medicine be pre-
pared properly SO l shall do it my
self and he prepared to leave the
room.
Stopi' again shrfeked the crazy man.
much to the discomfort of the War
den, who gave a start and lost his eye
glasses. The assistant stepped back
ward and put his foot into cuspidore
Il shall go and prepare the medicine
for myself I do not feel well and wish
to be better by the time I am to be in
augurated.'s said the Major" while he
started from the room followed at a safe
distance by the Warden and the assist
ant.
When the procession reached the hall
the crazy man stopped short, as did also
the Warden and his assistant, the latter
looking about for a means OF escape.
The Major said: sT have changed my
mind; am going to bed" He then
mounted the stairs and It was an easy
matter to get him to bed.
1t was afterward learned that his name
was John Mcknight and that he was fifty
years old He lives no where IN par
tfcular.
The Major is recuperating now IN
the insane ward and refuses nosta EN-,
phatically to be interviewed