Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-10-09
QOrtester Daily Spy.
THE DAILY SPY.
From the Austin (Nevada,) Terr'tori@l Enterprise
FrighI ful Occurrence--A Maniac Rum
ming a Muck.

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One of the most frightfIl occurrences that
ever occnrred in this region happened last
week. One OF the employees of Mr. Burell
the mill man at Austin, was an emigrant
named Cornell peaceable, quiet person, and
very well liked by those who knew him. For
the past three weeks he had shown svmp-
toms of insanity, and although these were not
OF nature to excite much attention. ii was
deemed best to deal with him with caution.
lie went to bed on Saturday last about eight
O'Clock, and about ten o'clock his tent mate
followed his example. Fearful of exciting
Cornell if he entered his tent abruptly the
man first awakened him by calling him softly
by name; he then drew aside the curtain, and
was in the act of stepping in when Cornell
struck him blow with an axe, which cut his
nose and forehead badly, and almost feled
him to the ground. Recovering in moment
however, he ran for his life, and Cornell after
him; bat the latter stumbled over rope and
fell, and the accident enabled his victim to
escape. The madman ran down into the
midst of the town, entered crowded saloon,
and began to lay about him with his axe, be-
slowing the blows upon any that came in his
way.
The first cut mans arm badly, the Second
severed another'S hand from the wrist: the
third inflicted a wound upon bystander's
head, also smashed the chandelier, shroudinr
the saloon in perfect darkness in moment.
The invisible scene that ensued was of the
widest description the crowd broke with one
Impulse toward the door, making chaos of
chars, tables and everything that was suscep-
tloie OF being dismembered, and were met
there by another crowd attracted to the SPOT
by the shrieks and shouts of the wounded
who appeared as anxious to get into the sa
loon a = their brpt ; G,
body in the saloon, in the hope of dispensing
the new corners by the wholesome fear of fire
arms, discharged pistol, which had the effect
OF increasing the panic at last. But in the
meantime the crazy man had escaped.
AS the news spread abroad, the citizens, by
common consent, took shelter behind bolted
doors, and awaited the coming of the DESTROY
er with whatever of comfort the circumstan-
ces permitted. After a while, man came
running from the direction of Clinton, with
CHASTITY wound in the side of his head, which
had almost taken off one of his ears. He only
begge for water, and was too much stunned
to answer questions intelligently. When
somewhat recovered, he said that, as he was
coming in from Clinton, man came running
by, struck him with an axe, and continued
his flight without stopping. The man, whose
name Mr.. Frankenthal had forgotten, will
probably recover. A posse of citizens, arm
ed with revolyers,s started at once in pursuit;
but they were too late. Cornhill had slaugl-
tered three foot passengers already between
Austin and Clinton. At least he had desper-
ately and perhaps fatally wounded three men.
One, named Anderson, was reported dead on
Sunday morning, at the time Mr.. L. left.
Another called Frenzy, had his head gashed
in such manner that the brain protrudcd.
The third, German baker-name unknown
If S thDnUbt pSSibIV trltH plI A.
Cornwcll entered Clinton, he came upon dep
uty sheriff ChaS. Tourman and Nick, a
barber, formerly a resident of this city, en-
gagged in conversation and, without a word of
warning he leveled murderous blow at the
latter with his axe. Nick warded it off with
his hand. the bones of which were crushed to
pieces, and away the mailman flew down the
narrow street of Clinton, (Which was still
lighted and many persons traversing it with.
out turning to the right or to the lett, and
without offering to modest aIy one. Nothing
more was seen of him till early next morning,
when his body was found about half mile be-
yond the village with his throat cut from ear
to ear-in fact, the head was half severed
from the body the windpipe was cut in two;
the back of the head was crushed in, and
about the heart were five stabs, either one of
which was, perhaps, sufficient to cause his
death.
The people were undecided as to whether
he killed himself or whether some one else
killed him; however, that could hBrdly be,
because no man could intlict the stabs or Ell
thcr of the other wounds upon himself, and
then survive and retain his consciousness long
enough to consummate both the others; con-
sequently we infer that some benetactor of
mankind disposed of the desperate lunatc.
Thus eight men received wounds worth men
tioning, and II dozen others got scratches from
random blows Of the ak in the saloon. As we
said before three out of the eight just men
toned will die. Mr.. Frankenthal saw all the
wounded men, and also the dead body of Cor
nell, and was on hand when the bloody work
1irst begun