The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-05
.CLUBMAA CHARGED
WITH MANY CRIMES
A.an G. Mason, Of Boston, Arrest
ed for Assault ng Women.
SUBURBS ARE TfRRoRIz re:
The Man Arrestedis Harvard Grad
uate andIs Prominently Connected
in Business World-Has Three
Tunes Been IN Insane .Asy.'n,.
(Bv Associated Press.)

Z
Z BOSTON, MASS. November 4.-1n
conneclun with the fifteen ruuruerous
assault cases when have occurred III
Gamn1icse. Broohllne and Somerviile
WITHIN the last few months, two OIL
when RESUMED fatally, the police to-
Jay arrested Aian Il. Mason, OF Boston.
q We'll hnown ana wealthy business
man, 4 nemper OF the Plaiiu
manufacturing rlrn Of Mason and HAM
III, u p.vn.liluul Gao .iieIncer, ants Il
ttaryaru srstuuate. lie ponce suspects
from evlue.ce IN their hiiuus thai Ir.
Mason has been involved in nearly All
OF The cases referred to. as the CIR
cunStances of each have been very
similar. MIR. Mason is a niddle-aSeu
man, but he has been q victim OF mental
trouble for which he was treated at the
Mclean Asylum at Waverly. About a
year ago ne was permitted to leave the
institution. Since that time, it is said
he has been permitted to go and ocme
at Will, and the fact that he had been
frequently seen about the localities in
which the assaults occurred, led to sus-
piclon against him.
0 The peculiar assault cases which have
terrorized Cambridge and vicinity, as
We'll as other suburban sections. began
last June. During the summer there
were half dozen victims OF an TN
known assailant. each OF which vas
struck down and beaten with blunt In
strument- Early III October Miss Agnes
NcPhee was assaulted in SonlerviiIe and
died from her injuries, an iron wrench
was found and fixed up as the weapon
used. During the same month eight;
~ I1I.,~ r,ff ,S.y,
occurred last Saturday night when Clara
a. Morton. laundress at the Mclean
Asylum. was accostetl on the grounds OF
that institution and beaten with d blum.
instrument. Miss Morton d'efl Sunday.
ARRESTED Al, HOME.
Mr.. Mason was taken into custody at
his mother's home. on Newbtlry Street
He m no objection and on the way
TO pol. Headquarters it is said, Mr.
Mason admitted to the officers that he
vas in Somervi'le on the night on
which Mss. AIcPhee was fatally injured
The prisoner. is about thirsy-nine years
Of age and Is q son of the founder OF
the firm of Mason & Harnln. organ and
piano manufacturers. He was sraiu-
ated from Harvard in 1855 and entered
the firm OF which his father was the
head Mental trouble developed with
ing a few years OF his graduation and
he went to the Mclean asylum for
treatment. After q time he showed
improvements and left the institution
"A second time it became necessary for
him to return, but soon improved and
was released a second time. In 1891. how
ever, symptoms moro sario',s than any
one of the previous ones developed. and
his mother and brother found it unsafe
to be with him 1T their Newbury Street
home. He had threatened both and 4 Pc
tition was filed to have him taken away
on the ground of insanity. and Mason
was sent to Navery for the third time.
REMAINED SIX MONTHS
The man himself protested against
what lie termed an Injustice and said
that ne was perfectly sane ard would
conduct himself as we'll as nossble while
he was there. Ffe remained six months.
Since then he has been free and has been
a stock-taker a the Mason and t1anlln
organ factory at Cambridge.
4 Mason has a mother and three bro.
thers Edward Palmer Mason. Henry
Lowell Mason and Daniel Gregory Ma
son. He is a cousin OF John Mason. the
we1-.snown actor
wfile In college Mason Displayed
pronounced musical taste and was presi-
dentaof the@G'ee Club. He was also an
athlete Of some rote.
Mason was detained at The sta tion-horse
Until nearly 3 o'clock when he was taken
to cambriaee. where he will remain un-z
der surveillance by insanity experts for
q time.
Throughout the examination ne ahso-
|lutcly denied that8he knew anything about
the assault case. The police assert that
fau, or five witnesses declare positively
THAT they saw Mason in WaverIy Satur-
lav night.
Mason,s brother says Alan is in better
mental condition than he WAS some time
ego. but he realizes that Alan IS m IN
- ne, 6rola il.6 One fact considered significant
IL. the police is the admission that it
mas been che habit of@Alan Mason to take
a car ride almost every evening before
going 10 bed. The ride was taken as
usual Sunday evening, but Mason de-
clares he did not go in the direction Of
iaaverly.