New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-24
ATTEMPTED MURDER BY 4 LUNhTIC.
A YOUNG LADY CHASED By A NAKED
DRUNkARD.
From The Rockford (IA } Neos, Jane -.

Fron Inc h0oDord fiH/ Neos Jhf o.
A desperate attempt To murder young lady Miss
Jane lie Roy made on Saturday morning last by
al Irshman named Patrick Ryan, while aboring an
der attack of frenzy produced by excessive aoo-
die Indulgence.
II seems that Miss L. Roy, who keeps house on
Main street, near the hill for her brother Mr. James
Ie Roy the attorney, WAS seated in tho kitchen on
Saturday morning, about 81 O'Clock, when she heard
the sound Of person chopping wood in the yard. On
king out q the window, she discovered a man,
sr,pped entreiy Naked walking toward the door, with
large AZ bic hand and sctisg ia wild and excited
manner Notwithstanding her alarm at the unwonted
sight che retained presence Of mind enough 10 lock
The front and back doors and to up stairs 10 her
bedroom, where she locked her-ef in. Presently sho
heard the msdmsn-ior such she ~ss now convinced
be was-breskug IN the back door, job he accom-
plsb-d Ia q sbor time. Ooce in the house, he went
around 10 an sinless TO upset everything no
could lay his hsld upon. He rummagea the drawers,
overturned the CHAIR tore papers, set things out OF
their placer, but apparently, without any intention.
bedroom AID broke open q satrhel containing sonno
law psperr which he tore he pulled out the drawer
of me washstaDd the contents Of shich he threR
about and committed other similar foll.s.
All this time Mrs lie Roy sst in her bedroom,
trembling with terror, and hoping against hope that no
would pass by her door without attempting TO enter
but it 'ces that the lunatic with cunong nos uau-
susl il such cases, all the while aware Of her
whereaboUts and finally came 10 her chamber door
ard demanded simit:arce. She not answering, hs
again called upon her TO open the door, or not ho
II
The terrified woman kept stil and almost frantic
win terror at the prorp-ct before her, Al length the
msdmen. grown impatient dashed in the chamber
door, and sprsDg into the room, ar In hand hiss
lie Roy, scarcely knowing what she wS about,
opened the window and jumped to the ground below,
q distance Of some twenty feet aLd ran for the
feLce which is some four feet high, and with
an agility that is truly surprising a. she Is
small delicate WOMAN, sprang over 1t with bound,
and ran across the corn-Ged toward the nver calling
fof help The mailman had cunning enough left not
10 follow Miss lie Roy out Of the window, but
.wn Stair, on which he dropped his AZ, but On
arriving in the yard he procured q club and gave
chsse 70 the flying WOMAN. She kept on running tho
| naked msdIlan at her heels until she got across
another f-nce, when she fell on heap Of sand, and
her woud-be murderer top Of her-the blow he hsd
intended for her falling the sand. He recovered
hinself Immediately, and was about aiming another
blow at her head, when several men who were 10 Al
adjoining field to her ASSISTANCE and seized tho
| lunsic before I've blow fell. 1t almost miracle
| that Miss lie Roy not brutaly murdered.
II that Pstrick Ryan, for that lie the Of
| the lunatic is an lIshmap carpenter by trade, Of
dseipated habiis. He has been building a house on
property owned by Mr.. Jesse Blinn but for the
last ten days he has been drunken spree, which
| had given him fit Of derum tremens. On Saturday
morning while still laborng under the effects OF nis
debauch, he went to get his tools at Mr.. Leonard
and then proceeded TO piece Of plowed ground on
Main street, stripped al his clothing from his person.