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Show BECOMES IAD IN CHURCH Insane Laborer Attempts to Occupy the Pulpit Spokane, Wash.. Jan. 2. Stark naked, nak-ed, Frank Mays, a strapping laborer, 26 years old. went suddenly Insane iu the Billy Sunday tabernacle about i o'clock last night, aud attempted to mount the pulpit to deliver an exhortation ex-hortation to the assembled early-comers early-comers on "The Devil." The mad man was prevented from carrying out his purpose by nsheis with whom he fought like a tiger. Wrapped in a blanket, the insane man was taken to the city hall, bound hand and toot. At the station. Maya declared he hr.d disrobed to prove that, be was an angel from God. Still manacled, tf.-.i man was locked up in a strong cell, where he squirmed out or tho blanket and began to shout thaThe was tho (!eUl come to put Billy Sunday out of business. He varied these state nc nts by singing hymns. Before making his spectacular attempt at-tempt to enter the tabernhcle. Mays went into a waiting room where he dlerobed. He was half way to tho pulpit when he was discovered. HU Herculean strength enabled him to fight his captors for several minutes before he was overcome and bound. |