El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-31
HE ACTED QUEERLY
PENNSYLVANIA BELIEVED.
HE HAD BEEN ROBBED
He Complained to Various Persons and
The Police of His Imagionary Trou-
bIes and Was Finally Sent to the
Hospital

Judd Shoemaker, stranger from
Scranton. Pa, was taken to Hotel
Dieu this morning suffering from
mental arrangement.
Shoemaker arrived in Ell Paso over
the Texas and Pacific Tuesday hight
and registered at the Zeiger hotel.
Nothing strange was noticed about his
conduct or appearance that night but
next morning he began acting strange
ly and contending that some one had
misused him..
The hotel clerk made every effort to
learn what was the trouble with him
but to no avail. Shoemaker came into
the Office and said, Il know 1 am right
and l am going to have that matter
Strengthened out"
With this he called a cab and drove
to the city hall to see the mayor.
When he got to the hall he turned
around suddenly and drove back to
the hotel. He said a few words to
the clerk as if he thought the clerk
could explain the matter to him and
would not do it. He then went to his
room and remained there all day. Sew
eral times he ordered bottle of beer
and continually complained at the
porter.
About ) o'clock yesterday afternoon
he came down and again began talk
ing in a mysterious way. He said that
all his kilograms had been opened and
his letters had been tempered with.
He also said that he had sent several
kilograms but the telegraph Office had
not sent them. Going into the bar
room he found the proprietor and de-
manded that his kilograms be return
ed and the matter fixed up. Before
the proprietor could do anything he
left him and went into the club room
looking for kilograms. This myster-
ious conduct was kept up for some
time when he returned to the Eotel
office. He had paid for room for a
week but the clerk saw he was de-
ranged and asked him to register off.
He did SO and was not seen about the
hotel until this morning.
Nearly all night he went about town
claiming that somebody was shadow
ing him and interfering with his bus
mess Il am going to settle the mat
ter if it takes everything 1 have" he
would say and go in another direction.
Early this morning he called at the
police headquarters and began acting
strangely again. Still claiming that
some one was after him. he asked the
assistance of the chief. Chief Lockart
saw at once that something was wrong
and asked for his letters. He had
good references that proved him to
be a man of good position and stand
ing. He also has letters of credit on
which he could have drawn money.
Lockart asked him to go to the hos
pital which he did without a word. At
times he seemed to realize that his
mind was wrong but did not discuss
that matter.
The police think that he is q man of
and has lost his mind.
1t is also learned that he came in
night with a detective and it
is thought that the conversation with
him on the train deranged his mind
and if not. made him think some one
was following him.
At the hotel he wrote a telegram to
his wife in Scranton which read as
follows: do not listen to any one but
me- The telegram was not forwarded
for fear of exciting his wife.
Shoemaker is rather handsome
man about 50 years old. He is we'll
dressed and had considerable money.
II is thought by some that he is in
financial or criminal trouble in Scran-
ton and the strain was too much for
his mind. This is hardly probable.
however, as his papers seem to be gen.
nine.
President Eddy of the White Oaks
who is very well acquainted
n Scranton, said that he never heard !
IF that name there. He wired to Srran- |
on this morning to know if he lived |
here and what his business was but
It press hour he had heard nothing.