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DEMENTED BY TROUBLESJOHN NEELS, COUNTY- CHARGE, BE-BECOMES RAVING MANIAC. . .Wife Proved Faithless—She and Boarder, an Italian, Were Once Charged With Arson—Brooded on Trouble* Past Few Months. 'His wife proving faithless, his store anti home destroyed by fire and him* s'eif forced to subsist at the County Poor house, a- dependent upon the county, the mind of John ‘Neels yesterday gave away and he been me a raving hi an inc. Neels was brought, to this city, lodged in ja.il nnd was today committed, to .the honpitftl for the insnne at Mendota*The troubles of Jack Neels '.have bpen manifold' during the past year, and. :t is nov/'said that the accumulation of misfortunes were the cause of his losing his mintl. Neels is well known in fU-oin* where ht has lived all of hw life, •Wife aad lodge* Arrested.Less. than. u. .year ago, he whjj giver, mucb publicity when a small store connected with his home..was destroyed by firp. The eirciimstances surrounding the fire were sufficiently; peculiar, to. arcmsc the suspicion of Fire - Chief Cape and Chief of Police Baker, and after an investigation, Mrs.. Neels was arrested, together with au Italian lodger at ihoir home, one Vito Pelligge. At the trial, although much ■ incriminating■ evidence was brought out. the state failed . to convict the two defendants of the charge of arson and they were rdcn-scd. The evidence disclosed was of an agreement between the woman. and the Italian, however.. *nd Neels left the house..Brooded on His Troubles.-One -misfortune followed another and about a month ago the man nought aid and refuge in the home for the .county poor. Here he remained, brooding on the -trouble* with which he bad beta stricken until yesterday he became violently insane. U riders her iff Derricksmarie the trip Ibr -Neels in a motor car ami-he was confined in jail. He .will lie taken to Mtndot* at once. After their discharge Mrs. Neels is said to have left her hiifibfl'nd, being-no-longer willing to live'with him. •SEEK BRIGHTON MAN.
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Racine Journal
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Tue, Aug 04, 1908
Page 9
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