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READ THIS, HOKE SMITH!THE STORY OF ADAM BEARD AND HIS PENSION.It was. Kt'diH't-ii from #13.00 to #S.OO per Mnnlli-Tlii' Sliaim-tul Art CaiispiI (lie1‘ohi' 31 an to Law Hi* Mind—Taken to the Avjlum at Toledo.Poor, demented Adam Beard was taken to the Toledo hospital for the insane this morning', where it is hoped that under , proper treatment his sanity may be restored. For about two weeks Mr. Beard has been considered insane, and he would have been removed to an asylum before this but for the absence of his son, Chas. Beard, from his home in Marion. The latter had been away on a fishing trip, and his address could not be learned. Mr. Beard's relatives in this city did not wish to act in the matter until his son arrived, and he came aware of his father’s mental condition. The son arrived in the city yesterday, and it was decided to have the father removed to Toledo at once.About two months ago Mr. Beard, who is a Grand Army man, received a communication from Washington, stating that in future his pension would be reduced from $12 to $8 per month, This affected Mr. Beard very much, and he laid the whole matter at Democracy’s door, He became bitterly opposed to all Democratic principles, and the mere mention of the word “pension” stirred him up to a very excitable pitch.He fell to brooding over what he considered his wrong, and inch by inch his mental powers relaxed, until at last he became but- little.better than a maniac. About two weeks ago he became involved in an argument in regard to politics, with a friend. Both men became very much excited and used rather abusive language. Mr. Beard said something uncomplimentary about the Democrats, which so incensed his friend that he raised his fist and struck Mr. Beard. Since then he has rapidly been growing worse.He imagined that he was the vice-president of the United States and that McKinley was President. He thought that the people were all his friends, and he was going to give everybody a large amount of money. He would increase the pensioner's pay, would buy candy for every child in the United States,would change Massillon’s name to Beard City, would buy the water works if he ■ had to pay $360,000 for them, and in fact he had such ideas in his head the entire time.Mr. Beard was a contractor and builder, and has been a resident of this city for many years.
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Massillon Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Thu, May 23, 1895
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