The times., 1901-06-13
A FRENZIED FATHERS ACT.
Puts His Sons Life in Peril and
Makes Weird Statements.

While an excited. and wildly clamoring
crowd blocked the street--in front of his
residence last night, Joseph Krahling,
iI-tlrfrty-eight years of age. who lives 81 3l6
| Ninth Street southeast, lost his mind ana
held dangling out of the second-story win
| dow of his home his five-year-old son. He
| waved his hands wildly, and threatened to
drop the boy into the street. Both he and
the child wore no clothing, and as he held
loosely to his sons arm, the cries of the
child created intense excitement among
the crowd outside.
Captain Cross, Chief Inspector of the
local police force, who was on his way
home, Immediately ran to the scene of the
disturbance. but Krahling. despite the
pIeadings of the captain and the crowd,
refused to allow him to enter the house.
Krahling had barricaded the front door
and locked all the windows.
Finally, after a great deal of persuading
on the part of the police official, Krah-
ling disappeared from the window and
descending the stairs, opened the front
door, and threw the child into the arms
of one of the bystanders. The police cap
tain Immediately overpowered the
frenzied man, and sent in a hurry call
for the Fifth precinct patrol wagon, upon
whose arrival Krahling was removed to
the stationhOuse.
The badly frightened child was turned
over to its anxious mother.
On the way to the station krahling re
QuestCti that he be allowed to see Presi-
dent Mckinley before he died, as he had
had quite a lengthy interview with Jesus
Christ and was certain that he had not
long to live. When asked by Captain
Cross as to why he had tried to Kill his
child he said that as long as he was going
to die he wanted his son to accompany
him on the long journey. His talk and
actions were Of such character that he
was placed in one OF the witness rooms
in the station and policeman detailed TO
watch him in order that he should do
himself no harm.
Herman Krahling, the mans brother,
who is well-knowu cunfectioner in the
Southeast section of the city, and who is
the complainant in the case, stated that
he had become alarmed at his brothers
strange actions for the past month. The
latter's strange act came as no surprise
TO him, he said. Joseph, he said. seemed
to have a mania for discussing politics
and religion. and II was only yesterday
that one member Of the family went to
headquarters and requested that the man
be locked up, but was informed that II
was necessary to have him examined by
the doctors before such action could be
taken by the police.
Mrs Krahling, 1t was learned last night |
was compelled to leave the house with her |
two children several days ago, owing to |
her husbands strange actions, and go to |
her sisters home. Yesterday, however,
the five-year-Old son, VINO was quite pet |
of his father, went around to see him. 1t |
was then that the man became excited |
and refused to let him go out.
The mother herself went to the house |
two or three times to get her son, but the |
father refused to give up the boy. Krah- |
ling became so enraged that his cries and |
shouts attracted considerable attention, |
and the excitement for a time was at |
fever heat when he appeared at the win
dow with the child.
\The police surgeons, it is expected, will
today examine Krahling to determine his |
sanity. after which he will probably be |
cd to an ASYLUM.