The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-24
INSANITY RESULTS
FROM A RUNAWAY
Peculiar Case of George Raj
stin Comes Up.
IN THE PROBATE COURT
Cause of Mans Condition Not
Apparent
IN THE PROBATE COURT

George Ralstiu. a young man 20 years
- ,, ,diudged insane yesterday after
noon in the probate court.
His malady is thought to be only tenn
.-orv and is the result of injuries re-
ceived in a runaway about two weeks
ago. Ralstin and friend were driving
east on Douglas, late in the evening
when the accident happened The pole OF
The buggy became unfastened ana feii'
striking the horses legs, causing them 10
run. AS the team started at a high rate
of speed the occupants both jumped
pelstin,s friend ESCAPED without injury,
but Ralstin fell TO the pavement he
was taken to the police headquarters, anu
upon examination his injuries were not
thought serious. In the morning ne ieIt
the station presumably as well as ever.
Late that evening the officers We're notl-
fed that he was much worse. The am
bulance was called and he was taken TO
the Wichita hospital, where ne mas Deeh
for the past two weeks.
His mind is badly affected, though 9TH
erwjse he appears well. When any OF
his family would call to see him ana ask
ST he knew them, he would always repiy
that he did. but when questioned as TO
their names he would say, Il don't know
their names, but I've seen them before
One afternoon last week, when the nurse
entered the room. sch found Ralston
standing by the radiator, which he mad
turned on and was letting water run into
the room The nurse asked him the rea-
son for this and he replied that he was
"takine a bath" AS he continued 10
grow worse. the doctors thought best that
he be taken to a hospital for the insane,
where he would receive the proper treat
ment which his case requires The COM
plaint which resulted in yesterdays trial
was filed Tuesday by DR.. Taggart.
When Ralstin was taken to the hospital
his head was examined, but no injuries
were apparent About two days later
small black spot appeared back OF his
left ear and about day afterward SIM
t,ar spot appeared behind the right ear.
Otherwise he appears TO be uninjured.
In attendance at the trial yesterday
were Ralstin's father, who resides In
Oklahoma: his sister-in-law. Mrs II. r.
Ralstin. and his brother, John Ralstin, of
Eiowa. Kan. All through the trial Raj
ston was very quiet, seemingly paying
the closest attention to the testimony
given by the different witnesses. and fire.
uuently nodding his head as if in acqui-
escence with the testimony of the wit
nesSes.
When Mrs. H Ralstin was called as
witness Ralston was asked if he knew
her. He replied that she was Mrs. Raj
stin, and he had seen her somewhere,
and that she lived on the West Side, but
ne did not know whether she was his
eister-in-law or not
His brother, from Kiowa county, who
has assisted in taking care of Ralstin
for the past two weeks at the hospital,
stated that while he did not consider his
brother dangerous, he had threatened at
different times to fight those who attended
him.
DR.. st. John, the physician in attendance
ut the trial said: Il think that Ralstin
will come out all right If he is taken to
q hospital for treatment. His mind,
think, is only temporary affected and is
the result of his severe fall"
RaIstin said that he was willing to do
whatever they wished him to. and he
parted from his father and the family in
the best of spirits. He was removed to
the county JAIL where he will await the
acceptance of his application for the hos
pital at Osawatomie.
A New Jersey woman has become the
mother of five children during the past