Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-19
R. WAYNE PARKER.
: ILL, REMOVED TO
CITY HOSPITAL
Congressman Suddenly Over
come by Heat and Resists
Policemen.

Richard Wayne Parker, representa-
tive from the Ninth Congressional
district, was taken from his resi-
dence, at 90 Saybrook place, to the
City Hospital today. He was re-
moved to the institution on the order
of DIR. j. Henry Clark, police de-
partment surgeon, for further ex-
animation. At the time Mr.. Parker
was received at the City Hospital
he was in his bare feet. 1t was said
that he was suffering from a sudden
illness, probably due to the heat, and
which affected his mental condition.
Mr.. Parker was taken from his
nome in a private automobile. He
was in the care of Sergeants Harry
F. Corbitt and Charles OGara and
Detectives Frank Donnelly and
Luke Conlon. of police headquarters.
They went to the Parker residence,
where 1t was said the congressman
ordered them to leave the place. Mr..
Parker grew violent, 1t is said, and
the three policemen were forced to
use the limit of their strength to con-
troll him. 1t is said that Mr.. Parker
has been suffering from mental at
tacks since the recent warm spell.
Rode Into Town.
Mr. Parker was at his country
home at Hutton Park, West Orange
last night, and came into town on
horseback this morning. Soon after
reaching his home here he an
nounced his intention to go to Wash
ington in order to make arrange
ments for trip to Europe He went
to the Market street station of the
Pennsylvania Railroad about $3.50
O'Clock, where he caused a stir by
declining to listen to the request of
his brother, Cortlandt Parker not
to go to Washington. but to rest rat
home until he was feeling better. The
congressman broke into incoherent
talk about various matters. 1t was
necessary to summon help in order
to care for the ailing man, and Po-
licemen Arthur G. Schaible and Ber-
nard Firner were called. They had
to struggle hard in order to prevent
Mr.. Parker going aboard the train.
The patient finally consented to go to
his Newark home in the company of
DR.. Joseph Fewsmith, the Parker
family physician, an automobile of
the Public Service Corporation being
used by the party on the way to Say
brook place. Near the hudson tubes
entrance the machine passed Traf-
| fic Policeman Frederick Hickman.
Cortlandt Parker addressed the
| policeman, telling the latter to be
ready for possible call for his SER
vices.
| In the Saybrook place residence
\ Congressman Parker became un-
! manageable, and a member of the
I party telephoned to police headquar-
! ters for assistance.
| The congressman will be held under
1 n g., h. t.sey
! and then will be placed in a Sani-
tarium where he can obtain a much
needed rest. Mr.. Parker has been
busy of late with law Office cares,
as we'll as national legislative mat
ters. OF late he sent out many con-
gressional speeches through the mail
to newspapers.
Cortlandt Parker explained after
his brother had been sent TO the City
Hospital that the patient had been
excitable for some time.
I'VE don't know how serious his
condition is said Mr. Parker. 1.-THE
hot weather had a great deal to do
with the attack. He rode down from
his West Orange residence on horse
back today, and was a little late in
starting. He felt he should go to
Washington on public business but
the family thought he should not take
"At the Market street depot his wife
and myself demonstrated with him,
and he finally consentt to go home"
Elected Last Fall.
Mr.. Parker was elected to Congress
last fall. He previously served as
congressman from 1894 to 1911, corr
| tinuously.
He was born In this State August
g. 1S4S, the oldest son of Cortlandt
and Elizabeth Wolcott Sites Parker.
He attended Pingry's School in Rose
vile, and the Newark Academy.
graduated from Phillips Academy,
| Andover, in 1864, Princeton College In
| 1867, and Columbia Law School in
| 1869.
| He was admitted to the bar as at
torney in 1870 and as counsellor in
| 1873. In 1876 he formed. with his
! father. the law firm of Cortlandt &
| Wayne Parker, which still exists
| with Cortlandt Parker jr., his broth
| err, as junior member.
| He served in the State Legislature
as assemblyman in 1885 and 1885, was
defeated for Congress in 1892, but was
elected two years later In Congress
he was a member of the committee
on military affairs and the committee
on judiciary Part of the time chair
man of the latter committee
| He married Eleanor Kinzie Gordon
| of Savannah.