The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-10-25
BRAIN some TOPSYs
TURYY;; HITS WOMAN
J. w. WiSEMAN MADE ATTACK
WITH FIRE EXTlNGUiSHER
Did So While Laboring Under
Deiusi0n; Cut Own Mouth
While In Cell

Suffering from the delusion that
someone was following him with the
intent of robbing and injuring him,
J. w. Wiseman last evening attacked
Miss Marie Eller, with large fire ex-
tinguisher that stood in the hallway
on the third floor of the Hotel Heinrich
and inflicted bad cash on the young
lady's face. 1t appears that Wiseman
registered at the hotel early in the
evening and went to his room with
out creating any disturbance.
Provided About The Halls.
Later in the evening he became
obsessed with the idea that someone
was following him and dressed and
went down stairs. He called Chief of
Police Ed. Ario at his home, and told
him someone was trying to get him
to go out in a car. This was about
1880 o'clock. Going back upstairs
Wiseman apparently thought his sup
posed pursuers were close upon him
and begin prowling about the halls.
Miss Eller went up in the elevator to
see what the trouble was and evil
IDENTIFY as soon as she appeared the
man seized the fire eXtinguisher and
struck her with it,
Girl Greatly Frightened.
Luckily the full force of the blow
did not strike Miss Eller and al
though greatly frightened she sue
ceeded in escaping before suffering
injury.
The young lady is now confined at
her home, and although she suffered
a cut on the face near her lip and is
very nervous after the experience
otherwise she was not seriously hurt
Wiseman was taken to the police
station and his mind seems greatly
befuddled.
Was In Thursday Night.
Thursday night he was taken into
the station and kept because his
mind appeared to be wandering but
yesterday afternoon he was again
allowed his freedom. Asked about the
occurrence this morning he remem-
bered calling the chief of police on
the phone and told in a disconnected
manner about someone being after
him and trying to get him to go out
with them. He denied ever having
touched anyone at the hotel
Wiseman has owned second hand
store in this city for several years
past but recently disposed of his bust
ness to Charles Lans.
Wiseman Sashed Himself.
After being placed in the cell last
night Wiseman gained possession of
a table knife and cut his mouth and
gums badly in an apparent effort to
pry his teeth out. This morning the
knife was covered with blood when it
was taken away from him. Thurs
day night while locked in the cell
he had pair of plyers in his pos
session that apparently had not been
taken from him and with these he en-
deavored to pull his teeth. The man
seems under the impression that his
teeth are badly in need of attention by
a dentist.
Girl Appeared in Court.
At nine o'clock this morning Marie
Eller appeared at the police station
AS witness against Wiseman for
striking her. At that time it was
thought that he was not in a proper
condition to be brought before the
court and the case was not taken up.
Chief of Police Ario stated that as
soon as Wiseman was able to appear
he would be brought before the court.
Marie Eller, the woman he struck
with a fire extinguisher, is house
keeper at the Heinrich.