The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-22
RETURNS To CLAIM
HIS AOOREO ONE
INSANE HUNGARIAN DECLARES
ms LOVE FOR WEST END
SOCIETY BEAUTY.
|LANDS BEHIND BARS
LEFT CRY ONCE BEFORE TO
ESCAPE ASYLUM AND WILL
VOW MOST PROBABLY
he DEPoRTED.
ILANDS BEHIND BARS
he DEPoR TEL

returning after an enforced exile
OF more than seven months, John
Roller, Hungarian who had been
fadjudged isanc and ordered from the
state because OF his unconventional
attachment for a young society wo
man or West Franklin street, arrived
in Richmond on Sunday. and yester-
day afternoon presented himself at
the office OF Christian l.. Droste. vice
consul of Austria Hungary. who has
Offices at l0-12-14 South Twenty-first
street, and there renewed his decira-
lions OF devotion to the young wo-
| man who he had never met and
| whom. because of their varying po-
sitions, 1t would be Impossible efor
him ever to meet.
Roller seemed calm and collected
when he first presented himself to
the vice consul, but made threats of
| killing several parsons during his
| stay In Richmond. apparently be-
l.eving that II was necessary to get
! them out of the way before he would
have chance to press his suit. Mr.
Droste promptly called Up police
headquarters. and Detective Sergeant
Wren and Clerk William Teler were
SeHt post haste 10 the wee CONSUL y
Offices with patrol wagon. When
they arrived Roller was still talking.
but had not become violent. He rec
ognized Clerk Toler at once. and ex-
tended h S hand. Toler suggested a
ride in the automobile.
All, yes: the chiefs Office you
! mean. l shall be glad to meet him. -
Major Werner Intercepted Roller
| infinitely. reminded him that he had
been adjudged insane; had been BALL
ed and had been allowed to- leave the
State uner promise OF never return
ing.
But, my friend" expostulated
Roller. 81 was on a train coming
from Rochester. and there was a
beautiful piatars before me -of 3
handsome young woman. and All, but
she was beautiful. l saw that ! must
return. I had left my heart i'll Rich
mond when you forced me 10 go
away: a nd must see her. went
Ito the house tftts morning. but her
mother would not let me see her.
It was so cruel. She loves me am
sure. and II she is not allowed to
marry. me. she wili-ah. you know 1t,
my dear chief"
He rambled on. telling OF his trip
back to Richmond. frequently having
come before his minds eye. and told
a story of one halucination which
came to him in Newport News, where
he wished to meet q young woman.
She was In love with him, he said,
and told him that ne could not visit
her. but that she would visit him,
Instead six other young women came,
and a shrug of his shoulders express
ed his disgust and disappointment.
Frequently he relapsed into his ma
tive tongue. But Major Werner, who
is something Of lingutst himself.
was equal to the occasion. and Inc
yoluble Roller was pleased.
Roller was we'll dressed, and appear
ed to have been well supplied with
money. He had on brown suit, tan
shoes. a derby and dark overcoat.
Except for the wild look of his eyes
and his excited talk. he would have
been taken for sane man of some
Importance.
Adiudgsd insane.
Roller was arrested here last Feo-
ruary, after his attentions 10 Young
woman of West Franklin street had
Ihscoua so marked as to cause alarm.
He was in the habit Of following her,
though always at q respectful, dis-
lance. and finally wrote her letter
expressing his ardent devotion. lie
went to Major Werner. and explained
Tho situation. He said that in his
Z country-Hungary~~ young man
desired TO meet young woman ne
wpnla go to his father, whose duty II
was to seek and obtain the necessary
introduction.
As his father was not here. he asked
Major Werner to perform father
Office. EIe became excited and was
,immea sttra Bile in his expressions OF ad-
,niratien and love. Then he wanted
Ito show Major Werner how strong he
was. and offered To lift him up ana
lcarrv him out of the office. But the
chief warded him off--he had had ex-
peyienees before. - The matter finally
Tended with Koller,s arrest, though the
family OF the young woman, wishing
tn avoid notoriety, desired the case
moi to be prosecuted.
But Major Werner would take no
chances, and koller was adjudged IN
sane by a eommission Of lunacy. AT
itt1e tehest of friends however he was
bailed, and the vice-consuis nfnces
4 were requested to see that he lert
Richmond forever 1t seems that ne
4 had arst seenA the object of his devo-
tions In charleston. s. G.. and had
followed her TO Richmond. He is a
tailor by occupation, but claimed to
be well connected in Hungary. He IL
Ithirty-two years old.
steps will be taken now either to
have him committed 10 an ASYLUM for
I.he insane or IN have him depart f'
frorf, tie country he IS an alien,
never having been naturaiized After
his inferyte@ with Naior werner HI
was arrested IN a luracy warrant. and
was committed 70 the City jail.