Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1895 — Crazed by a Fall. [ARTICLE]

Crazed by a Fall.

Ray Berton, the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burton, of Spencervllle, 0., last week shouldered a gun and started for the woods to hunt. lie was found wandering about the streets at 6 o’clock in the evening, but could give no information as to who he was or where he lived, his mental faculties being entirely gone. A careful investigation of the woods showed where he had climbed a tree to a height of thirtyfive feet, from which he fell to the ground, striking on his right temple. The gun had been discharged and wag broken to pieces. The lad is still mens tally unbalanced and may not recovefc It Is a mistake to speak of accepting the inevitable. People don’t accept tt) they simply get it