The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-11-20
Lost His Reason

Charles Lorillard is the name Of the
man who created some excitement on
Main street, Wednesday morning, about
O'Clock. He was first noticed at Green
wald's corner, being busily engaged cut
ting corn on his right foot with razor
/ To those who were attracted out of curl
osity the stranger paid his compliments in
profane language
Later on the man came down the street.
kneeling once or twice on the sidewalk to
engage in prayer AS he held the danger
GUS weapon in his hand, cautious people
kept at respectful distance, as Lorillard
had threatened to cut his throat. Then
he went up the street again and sought to
shed bis clothes in front of the Bell Tele-
phone exchange with the idea of diving
down into the large manhole. While in
the act OF getting out of his clothes the
unfortunate man was seized and disarmed
by Detective Parker, Constable Gaskill
and several other citizens, who soon re-
allied they had crazy man to deal with.
With difficulty he was placed on a trolley
car and taken to jail, and confined in cell
in murderers' row. Once inside the walls
Lorillard undressed, put his iron cot
against the cell door, ripped open his bed
and hid under the straw
About five years ago Joseph B. Fleet
wood took Lorillard to the asylum at
Trenton, and after the prisoner had been
in Jail for several hours he identified
Fleetwood and called him by name. but
the Deputy Sheriff could not at first recall
the circumstance
During the past three months Lorillard
had been working for Atwel Wright, a
farmer living near Mount Holly Mr..
Wright went to the Jail, On Thursday
morning, but Lorillard only cried in his
presence, being unable to recognize his
employer. He asked Mr. Wright to enter
the cell and tie a handkerchief around his
head, as it panied him so. During fair
week Mr.. Wright sent Lorillard to the
fair grounds to collect bill of So The
man got the money and spent it, Before
warrant could be served for his arrest,
Lorillard returned to the farm and agreed
to remain and work out the amount of his
theft, which he was permitted to do
While engaged on the farm of Mr.. |
Wright, Lorillard told his employer that
he had brother-in-law who kept saloon
in Camden, and that he had sister living |
in Connecticut. At no time did he show any |
symptoms of insanity At one time he |
was found under the influence of liquor, |
but to Mr.. Wright he promised never to /
touch drop again. The desire for liquor
SoNA w llC dSkeQ 1OE d |
dollar with which to purchase some, but
this was refused and Lorillard came to |
Mount Holly. On that evening he was
by Detective Parker walking the
streets and looking at his clinched fists.
When Mr. Wright got up on Wednesday
morning at O'Clock, he found Lorillard
in the hallway, and that was the last he
saw of him. The prisoner created lot of /
in his cell to the ANNOYANCE
of other prisoners. He will be taken TO
the asylum at Trenton.
This is the second crazy man which Mr..
Wright has employed, and he don't like
his experience in that line, both having
razors as a weapon of defence The first |
man cut the throat of horse which re-
suited in death. He is now ia the asylum
at Trenton. On Monday Mr.. Wright
went out cunning, leaving his family at |
the mercy of Lorillard. He shudders !
when he thinks of what might have oc
Cured had the man gone crazy during
his absence.