The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-29
AS MAD ASA
MARCH HARE. | ] A R I:
Crazy College Professor Causes Causes
a Great Colnrlotion at
Greensboro, ~. G.
ne Fl GIFTS LIKE Y ( Z: a MANIAC y \ q, G;
Fclls a Policeman With One.
5tft 1, n n al}s4
HE. ! f: FIGHTS LIKE A MANIAC
Fclls "a Policeman With One. One
Blow and Has TO be Bound
Hand and Foot.
37IHqy,l} IsgAs & s4tlgh i.5;.g iff.
.snoc,n, n i,rhc lnts-Dlspatch.)

(Spccial TO The Tlmts-D Dispatch,)
ii {C;REENSBORO, N. c., Dec. 2s,---Sta I. 4
tlonmnstcr White. at the Southern Rail
$way passenger depot. had an exciting t,l1:lr.s
and dangerous experience With a crazy crazy
man at the slatiorSfrom IL o'clock units
= q, clock this morning. The IN for /
tunatc man was Prot fcssor J. G. Este llle'. Z
Of Tho chair Of chemistry at Yale Uni Uni
svcrslty.
1n company witt, Il physiclan,3 he TOOK toe <.
d train yesterday at Springfield, $Ienn.,s J.,
5pcrfectly cool anu manageable, OnIreac;li-
|Sinug a Asl,svle he became violent. The
|Snrofessor3 seemed to lose Ills cquipbiso
5when4he began to dlsrobe to take u. bertli. ).
He suddenly jcrkcd off every ,restig igc5 : : g6 ot
|8clothtug and sprallg out among v the
i messengers raising IL terrible commotloIl,3
and was with great difficulty sbtluleeo
The physician thought it better wien it,
the train rea cl,ed here las III q q ~
q clock, to stop here and wal for anotn ner
train. Piating the man IN charge ot t,,e
sstr tlonmaster, the 8wearicd doc or# souG ht
ili}little sleep and rest. White seemed u
gieatly interest the most tintellgentii'alll1d an
,;lct omplishcd pro fessor, and to n nave u y
K soothing effect. on him.. \ @ #
About 3 o clock this morning the pro-
fessor, without a word Of warning. cou =
]Btcotlslys said good bye to his guardian rt! a
srGn rushed hntless out OF tho station,
lilunninE at brenkneck speed. Sprinelns
LATTER him, and calling tho policemen cn =
the n way to follow, tho statlonmaster
|Skept sight OF the fleeing rnadmnn. over err
l,a ulinE him sfourb ocks a wa
l4S,rhe lunntic; ;sWitt Ills ba clss TO- the wa
stood the p pursVcra off In first- class sp,gi +
l:stlc style and It was onl y by tho aid of
! tho two policemen aiiCl' y passihg mig ut
stroller that lie was overpo red. II G
was then coaxcd to tile depot and in an
hour seemed perfectly composed again.
|Sanu 5on excellent terms with his Ecapto:.
At 7 O clock, Just before the train was
| & ,ia, the man slipped out of the station
! su.reL (itiously, ,and when discovered Was
running like ut&frIghtencd deer, three
blocks away. summonlng four policemen,
| Mr.. White gave chase, i
r. When caught. the Eman was In n Iro1ts
yard OF the. Gillespie place, q mile from;
| lhis starting point IIc had been there
|, just. long enough To- VI scare the family
| almost to, death with his violent words
| nnd 5dcnlcanor. Seeing tho pursucrs ap-
| preaching, he ,sprang over a. high yard
fence. and made for a clumn of woods
near by. where hoiwns 5overtaken. lie Is
| III. powerfuL man, tof5splendid appearance
| and as he stood there, drawn to his full
|pheight, In an attitude OF magnificent
lsphysicnl defiance, the men who were after
| him say 1t was al imposing as we'll as
| q decomposngs sight II q
This time his capture was not effected
! without casualties One of TIL, }s stoutestl
or the policemen took hold Of him, aud in
a second he was sprawling on. tho ground
| ten feet away, being felled and hurled
| by the power Of the mnnrnull $ strong arm,
and, fist. ,rheqthers had to close III on
lin, and the unfortunate lunatic was
hound band and foot and manncled before
he could be taken a carrage was Sc
cured, and, thus manacled and bound,
hut struggling uA tho While Professor
Estclle was taken to n@cell In the county
TALL. reaching there at . o'clock. The
| physician was able, to carry him North
Tonight.