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Show People in Courtroom ' Wilaess Awful Scene Man Accusod of Stoalinp; Body of Iroquois Flro Victim Suddenly Becomes Wild. J CHICAGO, May 27.-Cboldng and gasping and with eyes rolling with terror, John A. Mahnkon. accuKod of fraudulently identifying Che body of Mrs. Frank R. Greenwald, an lroouols fir victim, In order to steal her money, suddenly Jumped to his feet in Judgo Clifford's courtroom today and pointed frantically at an Imaginary spectre which he thought stood confronting con-fronting him. While the spectators looked In terror, tho man frothed at the lips and waved his arms wildly In the air. Ho was overpowered and thrown to the floor, wlicre it took half a dozen police officers to hold him. Paroxysm after paroxysm shook him and he had to bo manacled and taken into an anteroom. ante-room. When quiet was finally restored .Mahnken's lawyer decided to let the caee go to the Jury without argomenL Almost Immediately the twelve mon filed back and the foreman announced a verdict of guilty. The technical charge against Mahnken was perjury, ajid It was proved that he had taken tho body of Mrs. Greenwald from a morgue and had It burled as IjIb aunL His motlvo was to gain possession of the 400 found on the body. |