The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-13


child, who had lost his hat. and was
crying because he could not End II.
Willie" Gipp was twenty years old
when something In his brain went
wrong. three years ago. and when he
aWOke recently be believed he was on
ly twenty still. As far as can be learned
there Is no faint Of insanity or epilepsy
In the family. Well reared by loving
parents. the boy. when be was grown.
obtained employment as a ear inspec-
tor for the l.ehlgh Valley railroad. lie
worked hard and steadily and assisted
In supporting the home which he
shared with bis parents. so far com
monplace. But the boy Of twenty fell
In love with Miss Mary Dyews. who
was twenty-three. There was some
talk Al home about his being too young
10 devote serious attention 10 n woman.
but the boy gas determined % marry.
and knowing his parents thought be
was too young. he anticipated a row
when be told them Of his decision. The
matter weighed upon his mind. He
was firmly determined 10 marry. but he
feared the consequences % announcing
Il 10 his parents. lie was but twenty.
II stood thus when he went 10 his work
on November l. 1885, Il vas cold. and
al I o'clock on the following morning
he told his companions that be would
20 home and get his heavy overcoat
His mother LEFT her bed 10 admit him.
and when he had the coat and was 90.
ing she followed him into the Kitchen.
Intending 20 lock the door after him.
Up 10 that moment he was the loving.
stalwart son Then. a. she moved into
the kitchen behind him. something IN
his brain worked abnormally. ne when
a well-ordered machine Is destroyed By
a defective bolt or cog. Suddenly he
turned. drawing a pistol. and without a
word shot her through the head SO
suddenly was u done that the woman
was dead before she could scream AZ
the horror Of reading murder on her
boys face The noise % the pistol
brought the father 10 the kitchen. His
son stood above the mothers body. pls-
tol In hand. silent. ready Tor another
crime One glance. and the elder Gipp
ran straight AZ the pistol The ma
macs aim was true. and a bullet pene-
trated the fathers cheek. but he closed
and seized the weapon. The maniac
seemed capable Of fear. There was a
brief struggle Ia which De lost the pls.
toll Then be dashed through the
kitchen door. scaled a fence and was
gone In the darkness The father gave
the alarm and the city was searched.
the police By hundreds looking ior a
desperate murderer. They found. after
twcnty-four hours. a foriorn human be-
ing crouchlng IN barn. man In
frame, a child In intellect. Murder
frenzy. fear. childlshness these had
come In turn as the poor, wrecked brain
worked on like o crippled engine. I've
lost my hat. be said pite0usly. a. they
rushed upon him Please End d Tor
me" And be fell 90 mumbIing inco-
herently The expression 90 bis face
was that Of a troubled child Later Il
became less intelligent The lines which
made the face seem nrmly moulded APP
pearcd 90 relax and TO give the effect
Of nabbiness. In the face there was
no trace OF horror at any tine. only
one o. trouble and bowilderment. will
lle' Gipp existed no longer. Some men
tai derangemen, had slain him before
he killed his mother. In law. there was
no one 20 eXpia,e the crime. and be.
cause We are a kindly folk and do no,
destroy lives which are useless. but
have lumber rooms and store rooms In
which 70 prolong them. they moved the
helpless creature 10 the state hoypital
for the insane and waited Tor him %
die.
They who wonder about the soul
may wonder about the immortal part OF
Gipp during the long trance which wa.