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Show CRAZY M AS AGUARD Escaped Lunatic Hired to Protect Express Drivers r New York, Nov. S. Francis Mags-Lidt, Mags-Lidt, who has been working as a strike guard for the New York express ex-press companies since the strike began be-gan a week ago, is under arrest here ls an escaped lunatic from the state asylum at Middletown. N. Y. In a letter advising the police of Moglstadt's escape, Dr. M. O Ashley, superintendent of the asylum, staled 1 that he. Is a dangerous man and that j he would send guards for his patient as soon as he heard of his apprehension, apprehen-sion, i When arraigned In court, the man produced a card from a detective agency asking the police to "render eery courtesy to bearer" He was' heavily armed and carried a, two-foot club concealed in his trousers. According to the police. Magletadt, until eleven years ago, was the president presi-dent of the American Electric Fuse company, an Illinois corporation, and ma do his homo in Chicago. I lie had invented several electrical appliances and hal organized this company to put tU ?m en the market. Ho drew a mibstar.tlal salary as president, of tho xt'n.pany and got royalties from his inventions After severing his connection with the Chicago Chi-cago company. Maglstadt went to San Francisco, taking with him his wife and two sons. Two years ago he drifted back to his native town, Monroe, N, Y.. and last May was sent to the Middklmvn asylum by the Monroe authorities. He escaped on August 1C. "Things have ome to a fine pass." said the magistrate before whom ho was arraigned, "when Insane men carry clubs and detective cards. This man might have gone violently in-F.ano in-F.ano any time Are you the "man that escaped from MHdletown? " "I did not escape," said Mngistadt. "I simply walked out." |