The herald., 1898-04-10

refers to this, but exactly what kind of un-
cleanliness she had reference to was not
stated although the indications are that It
related to his spirituality. In any event,
this preyed on his mind to terrible extent,
and was one of the things which doubtless
drove him insane. Finally he could stand
the thought of his uncleanliness no longer,
so on Wednesday he went to the Hammam
bath and took Turkish bath, including
the steam and vapor rooms and plunge.
During all the time that he was in the
bath he was talking in rambling sort of
way about religion and being unclean and
filthy, and it was evident to the employees
about the place that they had demented
person to deal with. He returned the fol-
lowing afternoon and took another bath,
and continued with his talk about being
unclean, and wanting the Lord to be with
him. This was on Thursday, when he was
accosted by Officer Broadhead and sum-
moned to serve on a jury the following day.
Broadhead stated that the man acted per-
fecty rational when he subpoenaed him.
Early Friday morning Ettwein again ap-
peared at the Hammam bath and took an
other hot bath. He had not got into the
place before he began acting queerly again,
and after he had left the rubbers hands
Aic lHlO llS Ildil eUtlTely naked, ana
clared that he had to appear in court to
act as a juror. The proprietor took him
back into the room, and Ettwein immedi-
ately fell upon his knees and began pray
Ing. In a statement which was found at
his home Ettwein described the process of
the bath, and referred throughout the let
ter to his being unclean and filthy, and his
desire to be cleansed as pure as the snow
a nf al,
evidently inspired by a disordered mind.
After leaving the bath he went to the
police station, and was found wandering
around the basement by Officer Mckenzie,
but became so irrational in his talk that
he was locked up. He quieted down,
however. and his mother and a friend
named Ben Mitten called at the station
and took him home. When Ettwein got
hcme he asked AIitten to go walking, for
he wanted to show HIM the "Rock of
Ages" He took Mitten for a very long
walk. almost to the mountains, in search
of the famous rock but failed to locate 1t,
but not wishing Mitten to have his trip for
nothing, pointed out rock which he de-
clared was the head of a god. Mitten
warned Mrs. Ettwein not to allow her son
to leave the house, and in any event to
notify him If Ettwein succeeded in getting
away. Mtten then went home. About
z o'clock Friday night Ettwein informed
his mother that he had to go out to get his
watch. This was the last seen of him alive
He wandered to Echo park which is but
short distance from his home, but what
time he made the fatal journey is not
known. He evidently walked to the
northwest section of the reservoir, and
then, in the presence Of such large vol
ume of water, his mania returned, and
he thought to immerse himself again and
try to wash away his imagined uncleanli-
ness. He removed his clothes, leaving
them under tree, and jumped into the
water Tho reservoir is quite deep at the
point where he entered, and he was
drowned.
His mother did not report his disappear
ance until some time after he had left, and
then Mitten searched Intellectually for him.
Officer Johnson's boy discovered the
clothes, and Mrs. Ettwein soon after
wards came up and identified them as be.
longing to her son. A search was made
for the body. which was then naturally
supposed to be in the reservoir, but not
until about three o'clock in the afternoon
did party, consisting of Mitten. Ralph
find the body. entirely nude, floating near
the clothes. The remains were removed
to the undertaking rooms of Orr & Hines.
where Coroner Campbell will hold an in
quest.
Mrs. Ettwein assigned her sons IRA
tional behavior to the effects of the baths,
He had told her that the blood had gone
to his head as the result Of them. She had
not noticed anythipe ,ypucuoJ q bo,,+ 1T. -
tons. The deceased was native of
Wadsworth, Ohio, and about ~ years of
nge. He has brother here, one in Fair
mont, Antelope Valley, and two others in
Kansas City.
Fullerton Fragments
FULLERTON, April 81. H. Will
lams, and wife lett Thursday for Idaho,
: &Iacixs Easkaa l.