The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-14
SLEEP WALKERS
NOT TO BLAME
Many Cases Cited to Justify
ManoI8y's Defense.
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Claim Is That the Slespers Are Not Con-
scISus and Are Not Really RsSpll-
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Baltimore July l4-The claim made Dy
Frank Manoley that he shot and killed
his wife while dreaming that he was
being attacked by burglar has brought
forward persons who tell OF many cases
OF record which justify the plaus.bllity
OF his defense.
Isaac Lobe Strauss, Baltimore law
yer. says there are in legal books of ref
erence many instances in which the de-
Tense was established. "A case in point"
Mr.. Strauss said, is that OF Bernard
Schmedmaizig, who awoke at m!GD.slt
ara imagined ne saw iearlu! Spectre
threatening him. he called out l~.ce.
Who is that?'
Receiving no answer, AID actl3s gn1eT
the de.l1slon that the Spectre Was 49,
vancing on nm, he selscd "a nalcAet al
the beuslde ana attacked A. " AeA iu4.
consciousness ret4l 4lned lac lound THAI Ae
HAD killed his wife. lie was charged
witn muraer. but Was acquitted VA l.e
srounu tnat ne was not conscious u .lIs
G<Lons al the time.
KILLED his CHILD.
Another case is that Oi Simon FFa@S..
who " na.s tried Ia scotland a. Ieio lor tnc
mu?Cer Of his ch1d il was peoyel ta1t
he uIted the child from ptd d4lA uasnc.
its head against the wal
The defense was that the deed was
done while he was In state somnambuiisgn
lie dreamed that he had seen a Wild
beast jump into his bed ani attacked IL.
Inc court Instructed the jury 10 1nd
that he had killed his chsd while uneon-
scious OF his actions. by reasons Of his
condition as a somnambullst. and that
he was not responsible for the deed,
There IS a similar case Of "A GaV Ia hnr-
er who Killed his wife with wagon tire
the blow being struck immed -ately upon
h~s being aroused suddenly from p9o-
found sumber. The evidence showei
that the accused man was seized, when
waking, with a dels.on, that a woman
In white had snatched his wife from mis-
side and was carrying her away.
His agony OF mind was so great tnat
his whole body was covered with per-
spiration. 1t was determined that there
was no doubt of the defendants irie-
sponsibllity."
ent OF the Nurses Training school OF the
hospital OF the University Of Maryland,
recalled the following instance Of SOM
nambu.ism:
SLEW HER MOTHER.
THE daughter in Boston family,
while In sleep walking state. shot ana
killed her mother vita whom she was
family was Ward. | think they lived on
fremont street and che case look place
acquitted after rigid trial. IN which it
was proved that the daughter 5 relations
with her mother were or the ,enderest
nature
While Mrs. Taylor was directress Of
nurses at the Medical and Chirugical hos
pital In Philadelphia she discovered q
nurse whose night gowns were always
torn and jagged rents near the feet II
was explained that since childhood the
young woman had walked In her sleep.
The other. nurses pinned her in BED each
night by fastening her gown 10 tiIe mat
tress with safety pins. Her efforts 10
release herself were sufficient to awaken
her. The utnost Efforts 20 overcome the
habit proved fruitless and Mrs. Taylor
guard.
MINISTER PLAYED HORSE"
Or. John Fulton. secretary of the
state board Of health. says: II vividly
ago with Methodist divine. who occu-
Iied room with me during a visit IL
dorchester county. We both retired ana
my room mate was soon asleep. Dur
Ing the night was awakened by sound
and discovered that | was alone in bed
The divine was cantering about the room
Ike circus horse. Thinking he was
ill ! sprang out OF bed and laid hands on
him and piled him with questions. After
a struggle lasting several minutes | sue |
ceeded in awakening him Although the
weat ther was cold, the divine was perspir- /
Ing freely. He said he had dreamed M. |
vas surrounded by flames and was run |
ning around the room TO find some place
OF escape"
San Appleby. Baltimore editor, went
with the crew Of the Baltimore Athletic !
club TO Saratoga In 1896 He slept with !
Prof. Doyle. athletic instructor OF the /
club. As they went to bed DOYLE said: /
Say. Sam. what would you do n a bear
or catamount should come through that
window
THOUGHT HE WAS A BEAR
Crawl under the bed and let you get |
hammerlock on him." was the reply. |
Prof. Doyle laughed and both dropped |
OF to sleep.
Suddenly there was q commotion DOYLE /
leaped up in bed, planted his knees on !
Appleby's chest. got vice-hke grip on |
both arms and. with his extraordinary
strength was on the verge OF breaking \
the newspaper mans arm
John, John, wake up" Applehy |
screa med. Doyle leaped from the bed TO /
take firm grip. Appleby disengaged
one arm and struck Doyle. This |
awakened the latter He said he had
gone 10 sleep with the idea OF bear
coming through the open window. He
fancied he had remained awake 70 catch
the bear II he came. Suddenly he saw
the bear as he thought, and ptcned into