Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1913 — MAN WENT INSANE; STRIPPED OFF CLOTHES [ARTICLE]

MAN WENT INSANE; STRIPPED OFF CLOTHES

Sam Manson Slipped Out Of Bed At Night and Took Stroll Down A Public Highway. A sanity board today pronouneed Samuel Manson, of Walker township, Insane, and papers were sent to the asylum" at Long Cliff today, asking that he be admitted there for treatment. Manson is 35 years old and married. Early Saturday off all his clothes, bade his wife off all his clothes, bad nis wife goodbye and started down the highway. Mrs. Manson, who had been alarmed at his conduct for some time, took their two children and went o the home of her brother-in-law, David Peer. .Neighbors were given the alarm and after some time succeeded In getting him back home and getting him dressed. Dr. Johnson was called and found that Manson was suffering from irn sanity. He recommended that he be taken to Rensselaer and locked up pending the sanity inquest. Sheriff Hoover went after him Sunday and brought him to town. The quest was conducted by Squire Irwin, the doctors being E. N. Loy, M. D. Gwin and F. H. Hemphll. Manson was formerly a motorman in Chicago. He imagines thaj; he has direct communication with God and talks a great deal about having lost several gallons of blood from his head on several occasions.