The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-28
MADMAN ON THE ROOF.
Could Not Be Caught or Coaxed but Was Lured Down by a Crafty
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Deception.
 Dr. o. c, Wilhite completed his third day as superintendent of the Dunning Institution last evening by turing from a roof and rescuing Joseph Daily, an insane patient, who had defied hos pital attendants and others for 12 hours.
 As twilight came the guards, fremen and voluntary helpers were sent away. Daily apparently was to be left to his devices aloft on the eornice of the five story main building. Then the super intendent crept up the ladder left by the firemen, under cover of the gather ing darkness, disguised as a patient. Pretending to cover his movements with utnliost secrecy, he edged his way to Daly.
 I've been here as long as you have" the superintendent whispered; "this is our chance. Let's climb down and run while it is dark
 Daily, who had spurned every bait offered during the day and had threat ened to hurl himself to the ground and to death if any one tried to put hands on him, was charmed. He followed Dr. Wilhite down and was seized by hidden attendants as he stepped upon the ground.
 On arising in the morning Daly, who is powerful and weighs 1SO pounds, and who once was a guard at the house of correction, crept from his ward to the back porch, where inmates take their walks, There is porch on every floor, all inclosed by a stout iron net ting to prevent escape. This netting runs fgrom the ground to the roof.
 Daly worked whole in it, and, worming his way through, found him. self on the outside clinging to the mesh. Instead of jumping was on the first fioor-he began climbing up, clinging to the heavy wire by his fin gers and toes. Before he had ascended to the next story he was seen by at tendants. But as he refused to descend it was thought best to let him have his way, the guards believing 1t would be easy to induce him to come down later Several attendants followed Daly to the roof. He seated himself on the stone cornice and watched them ap 4 proach. They mounted to the summit of the ridge of the roof and as a first venture tried soft arguments. Daly was scornful and defiant He warned l his purstiers to leave him alone or he would jump.
 Firing of this Guard Creff was low. cred by his associates to Daly's percl on the brink. The escaped man grap- pied his visitor and for some minutes the two swayed and leaned and how cred on the edge of the roof and specta-
 tors held their breath, fearing boti would be precipitated to the ground.
 These attendants had to give up tn, task and the city firemen at the Jeffer son Station were called. They ran { ladder to the eyrie perch of the maniac As a fireman mounted to the roof Daly drew back, munIbling and renewing hiS
 threats. The plan was a failure ani was given up, the ladder being left 1T place.
 It was now the middle of the fore noon and the roof grew hot in the ray; of the midsummer sun Daly shifted
 from one foot to another to save hi, shoeless soles. He could not sit dowi
 with comfort and he could not stanC without pain. The crowd that hat gathered saw him remove most of hi
 clothing and wondered what form hi dementia was to take next. This clothing was laid on the ledg and Daly stepped on it. He had fount cool footing and cheated the sun. Fo hours, through the middle of the day he was seen standing erect, silhouttet against the sky, or finding temporar7 : relief in sitting on his inprovised cush
 ion.
 As dinner time came many of tn
 watchers left the grounds. Supt. Vii
 hite asked the others to depart, an,
 soon there was not a person to be see'
 in the vicinity of the building. Mum bers having failed, Dr. Wilhite though
 he would see if Daily would not com down of his own accord when lef : alone.
 , Daly, however, showed no signs o . quitting his perch. It became dusk 3 and at length it was impossible to dis , cern his figure. Then Dr. WilhAte's in ! spiration came to 11im.-Chicago Trib une,