Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-11-14

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s'Did you think him out of his mind
by looking at his nose?"
mo"
Eat his eyes?"
y did not judge altogether by that.
took al the features into considera-
ton
"Do you pretend to tell this Jury that
you can tell whether man is crazy by
looking at him?'
81 sometimes have done so.'
"Will you then look through this au-
dience and pick out some person who
is insane, from the appearance of his
features?"
''rhat would be difficult"
"No, sir, it would not be difficult, If
your testimony is correct" argued the
prosecutor testify. II insist you shall
make the test"
Every WE'LL" said DR.. Swain, quite
composed and calm. Erect and digni-
fed, the witness began to point long,
lean finger toward the benches, moving
it as he passed from one to another,
and searching all our faces with his
keen eye.
The silence was intense. The gas
/ jets in that dingy old court seemed to
1 shed on every countenance dull pal
lor of apprehension.
DR.. Swain passed the middle section
of the amphitheater, when he suddenly
paused, raised his arm still higher and
pointed at young man, well dressed
and of athletic build, who sat in one Of
the upper seats.
Then he said firmly and gravely.
"That young man is insane-not con.
firmed in his mania, but at the present
time under a manifest delusion."
The spectators were GREATNESS. Tom
Tetlow, regardless of his surroundings,
turned upon me with sparkling eyes
and cried in loud tones:
II thought so. 1t is Burke johnson.
And he wrote that
But he was not permitted to finish
the sentence, although readily guess
ed what he would say. Like flash, in
reply to the accusation of DIR. Swain,
the young man sprang from his seat,
angry and cursing, and rushed down
the narrow aisle toward bench and bar,
shouting:
"You lie! am not mad. And you,
Tom MISUNDERSTANDING furiously at my
companion-"I tell you my name is not
Burke Johnson; it is 9-11-13-15w with
other manifestations of violent mania.
But here the court officers interfered,
seized the wildly gesticulating youth
and bore him from the room to the
sheriff's chamber, where, above the
clamor, we could hear him distinctly
vociferating: HE stole it; he stole it!
Give it back; give it back, or ZIP
But suddenly his rawlings died away in
titful mutterings.
Forgetful of my GRAND, followed
and called the chief usher to the door.
"Mr. Jacobs" l said hurriedly, you
know me well and my standing at the
/ bar. See that this poor maniac is tax
en- to his home at once. His own peo
" pie will confine him there, for doubt
less he has escaped their CONTROL
every well, sir. will attend to the
matter carefully"
My heart stood still lest the maniac
" should get away and appear before DR.
e. Tetlow. That would be a catastrophe
-, whose consequence shuddered to con
template. Then Tom and l speedily
ur made our way to the street.
re "Well," exclaimed Tom, with al
effort at calm speech, I'VE know VIII,
gu wrote that letter, and that's all we d
ale | Tho5 hpfyyaan fin
an beastly old monograph and my poo
fathers sufferings to shield the rea
ass thief-how we are to get on to thi
&c. riddle beats the very devil"
=, "That is neither here nor there jus
now, Tom. Well untangle skeins a
soon as we hurry to the house and tel
him he has nothing to fear from
~ crank safely Gagged. Meanwhile wha
about this maniac?"
= "What about him? Did you neve
hear of Burke johnson, the great hal
back on the X university team O
n two years ago?'
Never. My education has been neg
lected l don't know football from
carving knife"
81 know him personally just little
But all the football fiends will tell 70
Of his awful crack in the head who
he rau up against old Boggs on Maj
haitian field. Those numbers, DILL:
10, were the signal for the play !
which he was hurt, and while I'm tol
that Burke is sane as Judge three
fourths of the year, every fall, whe
|. the excitement of the season is at II
height, that old dent in the skull b,
> gins to throb. Then he plays curiou
t tricks, so the fellows say, and one {
] 'em is to write warning notes to a
sorts of people whom he has heard &
by reputation. Never violent, though
n and the family let him go about carr
10 fully watched, and after a time h
- turns up right us trivet."
,"What about his outbreak in til
court today? Don't you call that VII
lent mania, TOMB"
"What can you expect when that oil
- sawbones of an expert fixed him wit
his glittering eye? Burke drifted ii
quiet us mouse, but that lean for
finger charging on him and everybod
looking that way set him off lik
Der blazes. Hang 1T, Mr.. Flint, l fe
creepy myself. But may be Graz
too. l shall be if you don't clear u
. this mystery at home" added Tom di
consolately.
I "But does this crazy half-what d
you call him, Tom ?-does he know you
Use father?"
"Half back, Mr.. Flint" replied Ton
wondering at my ignorance of til
. great game. Don't know him at a
~ beyond his name. Very likely Burk
IL saw the advertisement for the man,
ccrint In tho nnnar and narformad hi