The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-30
JERMIN OIL PRATT.
IIFE STORY or Az Al
Ig.ED INSANE MAN.
ne says His ssisd Is All Right and
That All His Troubles Are
Caused by a Woman WHOM He
Ran Awny From Hassschusesf-
With sharp Deal with n File
semrrny-fsoxven said to BE
Prasrs Real Name

..saasfieis destined TO o. the gTsatesteify
~sss 81 Chicago. and have the greatest
sstnx ~ tie age In vermin oil I viii pat
!, into every state in the Union aud make
-ree greaksr vas r. Pratt, famiHarig
1 s,re-yn sx ssversnin Or Pratt, who was
ssken In charge b. the police "Wednesday
afternoon 81 the request al Mrs. Pratt.
.hoe eafd that ne WAS tearing up the
tnase sna removing the furniture. II IS
r. belief q the police that Pratt s n
,vsa@ or ais mental balance but Pratt
says that he 81 all right, and that the
woman who ia known az his VIE is the
cause OF his present trouble. II have
stood b. her through thick ard thtn.''
SAYS Pratt, and now she turns against
sne
According to Pratf's ossn story. his real
name Is Bowen. and he changed his name
when be ran away. from Lyndon Mas.
Evil this woman !, IL possible that Pratt
has made a mistake In the name OF tins
ssste. There Is q Lyndon. Vt. which
state Pratt claims as the home OF his
childhood. but Lyndon. Aazs.. is new
place.
II Pratt IL Insane II IL one OF those eases
where a man has gone or his base on one
syseiai subject. lie talss tlEe a windmill,
sut appears q ho yegfeo oily rs.ioaaI ex-
cept when hs eoaeS around 10 vven1tn oil
bnd his scsie-7. fsr 8 s-cynt restaurant.
Tho history CT his life would ru q
book 80 large as Nc5s.eTs Unabridged
Dictionary, and set lie Interesting re
Mas. according 70 his o.En admissions.
rf.d by aid gaze his parents no end OF
t-su5lc, the r@s1it being that he ran
es2y when they Proposed sending him 10
taa reform school. His education was
commenced when he vas years old. At
tse age Of y he entered Sesoary aca-
1ary, and Immediately commenced TO
make Rome howl. One Halloween night
be and some OF his chnrns followed the
sslsf course or events observed Ia aca-
<sEny life. and wound up by raising the
stswards COW 10 an exalted position on
sse roof OF a shed. The next morning
Csc worthy ola steward went out 10 the
barn and wAs surprised 10 ind the cow
Eane. Surprise gave way 20 Indignation
when he caught sight OF his fayorite
4radruped performing the Office OF a
weather vane. Not Only were the sen
abilities of the steward shocked. but also
thoss OF the principal who sfraightwgy
Instituted vigorous Investigation 70 dis
fover the guilty parties. Pratt and his
thunls conceived the idea that some Of
he boys were acting as spies. and IN or
DER To get even put sharpened brads in
the chairs around the dinner table. The
| RESULT can be imagined. This had the e.
| feet OF bringing a private detective TO the
4
his boon companions were expelled
The principal wrote u letter to Pratt's
parents. but young Pratt took the same
train home. and BY hrihing the butler got
the letter before II reached bis father and
destroyed H.
Why are you homer asked his faith
''oh We have n vacation OF a week. -
repled the young man. Al the end Of the
week the elder Pratt asked his son IL
3 had any unpaid bills at Newbury
II owe about slpa at the school" replied
fhe youngster. The old gentleman gave
pr the money. and after warning him
fhat the reform school was the next step
he was bad boy. sent him hack 70
Newhnry. Young Pratt took up his resi-
dence at the NeWhury hotel and lived high
a. long as the money lasted. Then he Sc
cured the position OF runner for the hotel.
IL the summer hts parents started out for
trip tn the White mountains. and In
eidsnfaily took run up To Newhury 10
see how their son was getting along The
nFEt object that greeted their eyes on
steppinE Oft the train was young Mr..
| Pratt. yelling cut. This Way 20 the New
bury house" They were shocked. hut
said nothing and went ta the hotel That
evening the elder Pratt went oyer 20 the
academy and learned that hts son had
been expelled three months previously
On returning 70 the hotel Mr. Pratt said
q hts sou Get ready. you will go with
ne 10 the White mountains" The young
Ran oheyed, and 10 was not unfit he sss
back AZ home thar be heard the verbs
De- had dreaded. He waR doomed 10 the
Feforfn, school. That settled It. and the
y0ungster Tan away 20 Boston. lie Sc
cured employment az So a week with a
Ieal estate man named Bangs. Pratt SAWS
Hangs was the Eharpest man he mot. One
ncrnina Mr.. Bangs came in after = sp-ce
FFfttN ffasF ~, .f.s 4.
earniug mere than s. wees.
Row ain I Solas 10 Go it:.' ASKED
Pratt.
Ir. Bsnss picked sr paper and showed
hsfn on advertisement hy The Whippie
Flle compsny for a salesman.
Pratt went down 20 tta store. ard after
ions taik. during which his extreme
foath was painfully pug before him, was
snssgod az a salary 81 500 a rear. Pratt
htd he could cell the goods and started
et. lie Soon forgot the names Of an tho
fts. and had been al over his territory.
acept Springfield, without making a sale
Then rs reached sspringflcld ne received
Telegram 10 come home lie paid no at.
Hfticn - n. and finally soia the United
Safes armery q bill o. s. 90 After the
Tier was made out Pratt took II and
aade = systematic roand Of ali she hard
sAro a,oros, securing good orders, IN thu
ssautinae ho received another TELEGRAM
q or-cr ana went to Providence. whore
had another phenomenal success. The
Ane luck followed sim A Holyokc. on
vs. return 20 Boston he vas net At the
seer ~ hts ''hosS.'' who remarked IN q
afcastic tonc 90 voice. u suppose You
~ the Springfield asgnory. &c up stairs
- get your money
Uf course 7 sold the armery" rcpllcs
sfsft Inc man looked ~ htn IN amaze
sent. ard continued. 'Wel. 40 on and
eFt}c your account
7 am solns." replied Fratt. ~ you vii
q me"
When the orfers were Piled upoa the
ssk, the nan asked Pratt why the ss0
- was 50 dirty.
WY showed g % every man dealt
" replied Pratt
fratt got his money ana ieft the sfeve.
- fhe assistance CT hts former fs@end.
~ tNauEs.
~ I VIII set you "a raise Is 81 go viii
- give nH ssEs' sa5d Bangs
le4 bct | will~ rerliea Pratt paure
a = Pratt - out in the country ana ss4re
81 NnEh the people connected with $50
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