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A MAN LOST HIS REASON
At the old police station in East St. Louis, the officers wrestled with a man who said his name was Thomas Phillips. Phillips was picked up while aimlessly walking about the railway yards and lodged in the station. As soon as be was brought in he displayed unmistakable signs of insanity, and attempted to make a break for liberty. He contended that the officers wished to murder him on account of the part he had taken in the late tornado, and as he was a man of standing he would sell his life dearly. The next instance he quieted down and said that his name was Thomas Phillips; that he lived at Greenville, Mo., but afterwards held that he had just arrived from Canada. As soon as he was placed in the cell be fought desperately for freedom. Several policemen ran to the assistance of the turnkey and the man was finally overpowered. He then paced up and down the corridor and denounced in unmeasured terms the action of the police in firing at him so often. The police believe that the poor fellow is a victim of the storm. Some claim that he was seen on the streets a few days ago, and if he is the same person something since has caused him to become demented. He is a fine looking fellow, tall and stout, with light hair, sandy mustache and blue eyes. His hands do not indicate that he is a laborer, and in his lucid moments he uses language with characterizes him as a man of fair education.
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