The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-10-26
VERY PECULIAR CASE.
WHAT GREER MAN GENT no rnE
ASYLUM Nv HIS wIFE's FAM.
ny 10 RELEAsEp.

Romance SUFFICIENT 20 make best
selling book" is found In the story OF
Jacob Gelman, merchant OF What
Cheer, whose family ontanglements
resulted In his Jeing arrested and do.
clarod insane by the insanity commits.
sion OF Appanooso county, and while
lda wife and brothor.m.iaw assumed
tho management OF the money.m making
store at what Cheer. Golman, though
no was sane, was held Dy the state In
the hospital at Mt Pleasant. The un.
fortunate man has Just been released
by Judge wetherell, OF Henry county.
upon writ Of habeas corpus, obtain
ed by his attorneys, IA, II. sheriff os
this city, and Judge Babb. He is
again In charge OF MS store az What
Cheer.
A woman's kiss brought 10 a focus
Gelman's troubles according to the
story recited In the court at Mt. Pleas
ant. The kiss was his wlfe's. Before
the kiss there had been for some time
a smothering fire OF trouble between
Gelman and his wife's people, but no
outward manifestation had been maze.
Jacob Gelman Is a good orthodox
Hebrew. He was betrayed by the
kiss while celebrating the Jewish New
Year with his wife and family at the
home OF her family, the Rosenbaums,
at Centeryllle. Mrs. Gelman, who had
been in tho nabit Of paying lengthy
visits TO her people, had preceded her
husband a few days, and during his
stay for the celebration Gelman kissed
his wife. He was slapped By her for
his palms.
Gelman's wife's father came into
the room and In quarrel that follow.
cd as result Of the slappIng Gelman
fought for the second time a hosen'
baum. The result Of his night was his
arrest and mis- detention in the Mt.
PHEASANT hospital.
Gelman's first fight with d Rosen.
baum was with his wlfe's brotnor,witn
whom he came TO What Cheer several
years lgo and started up tho depart
ment store in which Gelmans proper
", q considerable, Is invested Gel.
man and mis- partner did not agree and
after n FIST fgnt in whicn Rosenbnum
was yanquished. Jake Gelman assum-
cd the entire business, purchasing his
brother.in.law's interest. Rosenbaum
left for other fields II was tho DO
ginning Of the trouble between the un.
fortunate Gelman and his wife's fam.
lily.
A sister OF Mrs. Gelman caused 70
be fled before Judge wetherall the
petition for a writ Of habeas corpus
she didn't believe the man insane.
The case was first brought in this
county, but taken 20 Henry county be.
cause OF lack Of jurisdiction.
When Jake Gelman failed TO return
TO what Cheer, and when his wifo and
her brother returned without him and
took charge OF the store, the town OF
What Cheer wondered. What Cheer
had watched Gelman's success since
the man had gone apout tho country
with q peddler's pack, and liked him,
because he was square man and a
hard worker Whispers that tho man
was wrongfully held at MT Pleasant
began 10 circulate, and took on more
definite form. What Cheer had never
seen anything wrong with Jake Gel.
mans mental force
John r. Fletcher, prominent lodge
man, was appointed by friends OF the
unfortunate Hebrew 20 investigate.
DR.. Williams, ono Of What Cnoer's
prominent physicians, took q hand in
tho case. rhey Joined with II. H..
sneriff and Judge Babb in securing
the mans release.
After legal battle Gelman's attor.
neys. won from the court their writ OF
hab&ls corpus and the nan returned
TO What Cheer and took charge OF his
store, relieving his brothcrinlaw, Max
Rosenbaum, who had been placed in
charge by Mrs. Gelman.
His many friends In What Cheer
welcomed Jake Gelman back home,
and heartily synpathized with him in
the unfortunate affair which badc fair
10 rob him OF liberty and bls wealth.