The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-25

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VICTIM OF HEBEPHRENIA.
Young weeden Is victim of "hebe-
| pbrenis," disease that develops after
| puberty. IL Is we'll known among medi-
| cal men and there are. at least, three in
stances In this state whore the disease led
| TO serious results. The victims are now
| all In the state institutions at CranstOn.
The boy VINO fired the chapel OF the Union
Congregational Church, several years
ago, was tho first prominent victim of
| the disease, and Fanny Taylor, the
muiatto girl who attempted TO wreck
trains on the New York, Now Haven &
Hartford railroad at Siocumville. last
June was the next most prominent vic
tim.
Now comes young Weeden to add his
terrible work To the product of the dis
ease IL first iS~>se its appearance in his
case while he was pupil at the East
Greenwich Academy two years ago. He
became namored of Miss Grace Lsntz, a
young lady with whom he was we'll
acquainted at East Greenwich, and on
her marriage TO Frank Church, Weedcn
seemed TO be much disturbed. He could
not refrain from continuing his attcn-
tions To the young lady and steps we
taken 10 prevent his persecution. Ho was
arrested after repeated attempts To get
into the house where the object OF his In
fatuation lived. and at the trial no was
adJudged insane and sent 10 the nospital
for the insane.
Weeden was committed 10 the Rhode
Island hospital for the insane. Feb. 20,
lS95 The record at the hospital reads as
follows Frank Wooden. aye Is COM
mitted from Kent county; height feet
inches: complexion sandy; delusionary
insanity; love affairs; inclined TO morose-
ness and retiCence. broo1ing much over
fancied sights from women; detained at
request of friends.
Weeden was taken from tho hospital ty
bis mother Mrs. Avip a. Weeden, July
!. last. since thai time it has tesn
noticed that lie has been inordinately
font of women, and he has been fro-
quently seen acting the part OF Peeping
ION.
TERRORIzED TIE FAMILY.
He began his attentions to his cousin,
Miss Coulters, some time ago, and his
actions terrorized the family. The i'm
preston that harm would come from
the luDatio was - strong that the Coul-
tars house was kept locked whom no was
about and precautions taken TO prevent
his appearance on the premises whenever
te ssemed TO bo In particularly morose
mood.
weeden noticed the caro- taken when he
was present and made remarks about the
locking OF the doors when he was In the
vicinity. His Toculiarities were well
known as the Coulters family lived with
his mother for short time after their
house on Reservoir avenue was burned
down. 1t was mt this time that the at
tentions Of Weeden for his cousin were
hrst noticed particularly. He was fre-
quently noticed looking at the girl from
behind doors and around corners. After
the Coulters mov,d t) their new home
Wesuon visited the place frequently, but
there was no thought that the boy would
commit violence.
When these facts were made known to
Chief Of Police Binbee the case became
comparatively easy sailing. Weeden s
personal appearance Tailed with that of
tho man seen near the house on tho night
OF the shooting. 1t was also known tnat
the young man was not mt homa when
the shooting took place and tho finding
OF tho lead pipe from which the sluvs
that went into the gun were made, and
the wDds lifting l2-bore gun, set up
circumstaptial svidence enough to war
rant tho arrest Of the suspect, as told in
The News Saturday afternoon.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER.
WeeGen who evidently had murder in
his heart for soinetima as the prepar-
ations for shouting the young woman
demon nstrate, left his home early on that
Wednesday evening and after wandering
about for nearly two hours. waiting for n
favorable opportunity To carry out his
fearful design, saw bis cousin sitting at
the window studying ana unconscious of
tho extreme peril she was in. This was
exactly the opportunity the 6end was
waiting for and he raised the gun and
fired its contents into the breast of his
victim.
His mother wont to the Coultcrs house