The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-22
BY Frederic j. Haskin.

C j. Haskin. 8
sailant followed him from one piace
to another, carefully meGiat1ng ms
attack. Garfield's murderer went
down to the foot of Seventh street
the morning before the murder.
and practiced shooting at it in order
to be sure of his aim. Both men be-
lieved that they were carrying out the
will of God. and riskiEg their ow-
lives for their country. Booth, the
slayer of Lincoln, was also of the mat
told type. The conditions growing out
of the war had excited him to the
po!It of fixing the blame upon one
person, whose death, to his deluded
mind, would revenge the slaughter OF
the battlefelds and the losses or I.c
South.
Think They are Justified.
The assassin of Mayor Carter Ra~-
rison, of Chicago. before the close OF
the worlds fair, claimed that he was
justified in his action, as did a.se
the man who attempted to take the
life of Mayor Gaynors of New YORK. =.
man who had suffered loss through
investments in railroad stocks under
the control of Jay Gould, believed
himself justified in concealing his
identity and entering the employ of
the Gould household as a put1er m
their Hudson river home in order
that he might kill the railroad mag
nate. For three months he was a
quiet, efficient servant, showing sus.-
usual facility In the performance of
duties absolutely new to him. But,
when the time came for his assempt-
ed assassination, as thetmHIfonairc
lay resting in a private room; he
slipped upon the floor and FER proc
frate across the form ofahis intended
victim. the sharpened fruit knife with
which he had intended to kill, falling
from his hand. Goufd's quick nerve
enabled him to promptly grapple with
the man. He was quietly disposed of
IN private sanitarium, IN order that
no publicity might be given ito the
affair. s.l. eg4-- -
sMattoids are usually of a QUIET de-
meanor, frequently students, and are.
therefore, unsupported until after
their crime Is accomplished. Their
mentality is normal. save upon one
point. In this respect they diner not
ably from lunatics, who are restless
and unable to follow an continued
course of action aside from those In
dicated by their manias. The contfn-
uous attendance of secret service men
was most distasteful to Presf6en,
Roosevelt during his serm m; the
White mouse. Yet their vigilance
doubtless prevented attacks upon his
person by seemingly HARNESSES 1ndr-
viduals who presented tya.r.y pa.n.-
bic excuses for personal interviews
with him. Every nlillionalre recox-
n1zes the fact that the crank or mat
told, is his greatest menace. Even
the well-organized body-guard, such
as maintained around John. d, Rocke-
Teller around his country home. some
times fail to detect the menace of a
visitor who at first appearance seems
harmless enough. .e yits
Wall Street In Panic.
The attempt upon the life of Rus
sci Sage inEhfs own ONCE threw Wall
street into panic of terror for few
days. Since then, the entrance TO the
Office of great fnancier has been
closed to many persons VINO wou:o
have been admitted, but for the fea,
that an unknown visitor may turn OUT
a crank" of murderous intent.
Dr.aMacDonaid claims that the first
step toward overcoming this danger
Is a better understanding OF the sub
ject-that Is, of the mattoid hfmse1l>
/ The Russian government has az
ready acted upon SUCCESSION or or.
MacDonald's, and has expended near
Iy million roubles on a Bureau IN
connection with its large prisons. 1H
which young men having mad medical.
psychological and antnroporog:cal
training are permitted to study tho
inmates. This study includes tae
conditions and causes which lead to
the commission of an offense. 1t IS
believed that this study will be es-
pecially helpful in Russia, which has
been the scene of so many political
crimes. most OF which have oeen due
to dissatisfaction with prevailing con-
ditions. z~s
The mattoid. or crank, IS not ar
ways criminal. He may even be .
genius of certain type. Edgar Al!
len Poe and Walt Wn:sman both ex-
|hibited many mattoid tendencies, ana
d considerable amount Of literature
more or less eccentric IN character has
been produced by mattofds OF various
types. Philomneste. the Belgian
scientist. claims that all men of reni
genius believe themselves invested
with divine mission.
A Mild For1z.
Ego mania Is a mild form OF mat
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