Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-04
With Good Care, Landis Der
niger, Of Creston, May Be
Restored to Reason
TROUBLE BRINGS ON INSANITY
Recent Death Of Son, After Weeks
Of Constant Care and Watching,
Caused His Already Weakened Mind
10 Give Way-Was Hiding in an
Orchard, When Captured.
Special to Times-Republican.

oOSClal 10
Creston, May 4. - After hunt OF
three days by officers and friends of
his family Lands Deringer, dement,
/ Cd man whose home is in this city,
( was captured yesterday afternoon In
an orchard where he was trying to
hide, about eight miles west Of Cres-
ton on the farm of Mr.. Jonson. He was
almost exhausted, weak from want OF
rest and food, and his appearance
showed that he has waded streams
and slept In hay stacks and outbuild-
ings during the three days since he
suddenly left his home. Deringer was
brought to Creston, where he was fed
and clothed and then friends took him
{ to Greenfield, where his family Is To-
Gated, at the home of Deringer's faith
@er. He Is dsmentsd but 1t Is thought
4 that with good care the man will re-
cover and soon be able to care for his
family.
Deringer has lived In Creston some
time and has been employed by tho
Gas ard Electric Light Company. He
Is an Industrious man, OF quiet dispo-
sition, poor, and has had hard time
to make both ends meet. His son has
been sick for weeks, the boy having
met with an accident and lost a leg.
He. then became afflicted with cancer
and the constant care and watching
wore I0eringer out and his mind gave
away. Last week the boy was taken
to the home Of his grandfather in
Greenfield, end on Thursday he died.
Deringer was notified and the family
at once made preparations to go to
Greenfield to attend the funeral. Der
niger suddenly disappeared and all eff
forts Of the family to locate him We're
futile. The officers were asked to as
sfst I'M the hunt and the sheriff Of
SAdair county and Sheriff Armstrong of
& Union county, with a party of citi-
xens from Greenfield and ,Creston,
scoure,l the country Sunday and Mon
day hunting for the demented man.
They could get on mis- track but. in
some way Deringer gave them the slip
and managed to keep out of their
reach. Finally Mr.. Huffman, of Knox
Vile. was wired to come to Creston
with his blootlhounds to aid in the
! 0cS1IC1ls G1c# dtIiSCu VA uSSAAy INV
Ing, ard the hounds were put on the
track Of Deringer, but before the dogs
sGould get iii their work word came
Creston that the man had been
I ben by farmer, Mr.. Purviance, just
B It OF Cromwell, and the officers at
once went In that direction. Deringer
was tracked west from the Purviance
farm and finally was located in MI.
Johnson's orchard. He did not resist
when approached, but seemed to fear
the men who had been after him. He
had gotten into, his head the idea that
somebody was after him with the in-
tentioll OF doing him harm, and he
: did not want to be taken. After being
I assured that he would not be injured
Deringer was perfectly quiet and the
officers had no trouble with him. It
I It thought the death Of his son after
the trouble OF the past few months
unbalanced his mind and that while
in that condition he wandered away
and simply continued to walk about
the country to keep out Of the way of
those that he thought were after him.