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The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, January 4, 1885
pg. 1

Mr. S.A. Goldstein, who has been rusticating the past summer in New York city, returned to Denison last week and has again taken his old position in the office of The Popular Star Store. Mr. Frank Chase, who has been attending to the duties having resigned to accept a position elsewhere. Mr. Goldstein has few equals as a book-keeper and businessman, and no doubt Messrs. Waterman, Star & Co. were pleased to see him return at such an opportune time.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, June 7, 1885
pg. 4

S.A. Goldstein, a former book-keeper at the Star Store, who unluckily sprained his wrist last winter, returned from Hot Springs Sunday. He had been there through the hope of obtaining relief. Not doing so, he left Monday for New York, for medical treatment.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, August 16, 1885
pg.1

Mr. A.L. Goldstein, for several years book-keeper for Waterman, Star& Co., whose return from New York City was announced in the Gazetteer, about two weeks ago, has acted so singularly that his friends were soon convinced he was of unsound mind. The most notable symptoms were a disposition to talk with everyone he met upon religion, another idiosyncrasy
was that everyone should be more lavish in works of charity. He seemed to be continually worried about certain debts he owed a number of years, when he failed in business, and said his religion demanded their immediate payment, to the last cent. Those who watched him closely could see that his mental condition was growing wrong day by day and assuming
new phases. At one time he was urging his Israelite friends to erect a tabernacle, at another time he was trying to contract for the publication of a paper to be devoted to the work of bringing back the Israelites to the primitive faith and to convert
infidels. Walking along the sidewalk he would pick up or remove peach stones and pebbles for fear some one would step on them and break a limb, and took the singular freak of picking up things in his peregrinations and carrying them to his room, as curiosities. He had about $2,000 in the hands of Waterman, Star & Co., when he came home which he transferred
to the National Bank, and in a few days commenced checking against it for various purposes.
He wanted to donate sums to charitable institutions, and had given checks to pay the fines of one or two persons arrests for vagrancy, or other misdemeanors. His derangements became so marked that his friends were alarmed, and to check his extravagant expenditures and provide for his protection, it was decided to have a court of inquiry as to his sanity. Judge Greggs came over from Sherman last Thursday, accompanied by County Attorney C.B. Randell, and an examination was held at Col. Person's office that night.
The following jury was empaneled: J.M. Lea, Tobias Porter, Wm. Stromberger, G.L. Giersa, Thomas Fox and Thomas Foley. A number of witnesses were examined, including Drs. Field and Hanna, as medical experts. The jury was out but a few minutes and returned a verdict that Mr. Goldstein was of unsound mind and should be placed under restraint. The Judge
appointed Mr. Sam Star as guardian. Mr. Goldstein asked if he would be allowed to have his money. He said what money
he had had been taken from him, and that the banks refused to honor his checks, that he had been compelled to borrow money of his friends for actual expenses, which he wished to pay, as well as other debts. The Judge informed him he
would be provided with funds for this purpose, which seemed to satisfy him. Mr. Star will probably make arrangements as soon as possible to get him back to New York where he has relatives and where he can have professional treatment for his malady. Last winter Mr. Goldstein sprained his wrist at a skating rink in New York City, which proved to be a very serious injury. When he left here last spring for Hot Springs to try the baths, his arm was partially paralyzed. He subsequently went to New York to be treated by Dr. Soyers, an eminent surgeon, and he says he was permanently cured, but it is the opinion of many that this injury afflicted his brain. He claims his cure was the result of faith prayer and electricity.
This case is a very sad one, Mr. Goldstein is probably without a superior in the city as an accountant, and is a fine business man in every respect, a man of strict integrity, temperate and correct in all his habits.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, August 16, 1885
pg.4

Dr. Yeidel was an important witness in the Goldstein insanity inquest last Thursday night, and while giving in his testimony narrated an incident when Mr. Goldstein called his attention to an old sign in front of Yeidel's place of business, advertising Buck beer. He asked Yeidel if he had buck beer on tap, and being informed he had not, refused to take beer of any kind in the house, as the sign was a deception, "and you know," added Yeidel, addressing the court and jury, "I always keep good beer." This taking advantage of the witness box to advertise the superior quality of Yeidel's beer is one of those
aggravated cases that calls for immediate investigation, and we understand the Doctor will be brought before the Kangaroo Court tomorrow evening.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, August 16, 1885
pg.5

LOCAL CONDENSATIONS
Thursday - A.L. Goldstein was declared insane.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, August 23, 1885
pg. 4

Mr. S.A. Goldstein gave his custodian, Mr. Sam Star, the slip at Sherman last Wednesday.
The next heard of Mr. Goldstein he was at Galveston, he met Father Buford there and borrowed $1,50 of the father. Mr. Sam Star received a telegram from Mr. Goldstein Thursday stating that he wanted $100 to proceed to New York with. Mr. Tobias Porter left for Galveston Thursday night and is authorized by Mr. Star to conduct Mr. Goldstein to New York city where his people live.

The Sunday Gazetteer
Sunday, April 30, 1911
pg. 3

Early Days in Denison
Week Ending September 12, 1885
Tobias Porter returned from New York City where he placed S.A. Goldstein, who was mentally unbalanced, in the care of his friends.