Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1901 — A Vicious Swede. [ARTICLE]

A Vicious Swede.

George Heliengreen, the young half witted Swede at the poor farm, got violent one day recently and scratched Mrs. Clark’s face badly before being subdued. Hellengreen becomes violent quite often and takes delight in destroying anything he can lay his hands on. Superintendent Clark is the only person about the farm that can control him, and he seems to exert a sort of hypnotic influence over the boy. One time Hellengreen attacked Mr. Clark, but was knocked down, and since that time obeys his every command. During a recent visit to the farm we witnessed the power that the superintendent has over Hellengreen. The demented boy had been standing in one spot on the grounds for some time making curious grimances, when al) at once he began crying at the top of his voice and holding his hands to his jaw. Mr.' Clark went to him and asked him if his tooth ached. Hellengreen nodded yes. In a soothing tone of voice Mr. Clark told him he would get a glass of water and the aching would stop. Getting the water from the well, he gave it to the boy. “Now they don’t ache, do they?” said Mr. Clark. The boy nodded no, and instantly stopped crying. Hellengreen is dangerous and should be placed under restraint in some asylum.