The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-03

out for walk with him. Marshal
Williams and Guards McNair and
Knudson, with their prisoners, viii
resume their Eastern journey today
the former, upon again reaching Sitka
having accomplished a journey of near.
ly 10000 miles.
Beside the transient insane prisoners
at the county Jail last night four 9TH
ers, all suffering from more or less
acute mental arrangement were locked
in padded cells, where the fought i'm
aginary foes, raved against eonspira-
cies against their lives or covered in
corners from purSuerS, whom, in the1
'vagarleS, they could not escape. Each
: enc Of the insane persons were exam
ined by DR.. Brimhall yesterday, and
three of them will be examined in the
probate court today. They are James
Smith, Daniel -Curren and Frank
Krupp, who have lately been picked
up for their strange actions on the
street by the police.
Smith is the most violent He was
arrested by Officer Goven at Ninth and
Wabasha streets Saturday night, and
at an early hour yesterday morning
tried to hang himself with his suspend
ers at the central station. Two knives
were taken away from him at the sta
ton, and he was sent to the Jail for
safe keeping. He labors under the de-
fusion that he is pursued by five COLI
spirators who seek his life. All day
yesterday he fought his imaginary as
sallants, tearing his clothes and the
bedding in his cell to pieces in his vio-
lent struggles. Last night Smith pro-
duced a keen-edged razor, which he
had cunnfngly hidden beyond the
search OF the officers when arrested.
and began cutting the bedclothes to
ribbons. crying the while that he had
one of those seeking his life beneath
BIS clutches and was cutting his throat.
fortunately Deputy Sheriff John
Hammes observed Smith with the ra-
zor, and, after struggle, managed to
disarm him, though taking chances in
entering the madman's cell while his
rawlings were of so violent a character.
Deputy Sheriff Hammes had been in
Smiths cell several times during the
day without realizing the danger he
had faced in being alone with an armed
mailman, who might have ended his life
with one slash of the tool
frank krupp. who was picked up by
OH1cer HOFFMAN in West ST. Paul FRI
day, appears to be undoubtedly insane,
though evidencing no violence He re-
fuses to talk, and spends his time look
ing intently at the ceiling of his cell.
He has remained standing in one SPOT
since being confined Friday
Frank Curren was given into Sheriff
Wagener's keeping through the munic-
-ipal court several days ago, and is not
considered dangerous, though by DR..
Brfmhalfs orders he will go before the
probate court today.
John O'Brien is also supposed to be
insane, but will be further examined
I before Judge Willrich. O'Brien, who
/ has spent most of the last year in the
workhouse, is an ex-prfzefghter. who
no sooner gets out of Jail than he gets
into trouble with his wife and begins
wrecking the household furniture. His
offendings have become so regular that
they are thought to have become a
mania, and he will be officially in
quired into. O'Brien is not now vio-
lent. though when first confined ragged
and exerted his strength against the
padded walls of his cell.