The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-14

A Mailman Attempts to Com
NIT Suicide.
A NewburypOrt Priest Mutilates Him.
self and ASsaiIS Others.
FRIaHTFux .scHM n ..
The Maniac Still Alive, but in p
Critical Condition.

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The passengers on the mail train which left Boston OF
Tuesday night for this city called upon witness
one of the most appalling horrors Of railroad travel ever
recorded In this country man named Peter Hami,
passenger and, as it proved, frightfuf maniac, at
tempted to terminate his life by violence and endangered
the lives of various others who nterposed prevent the
| tragic deed.
It was about three O'Clock A. NJ as the black clouds
Of night rolling off, that the observed by
the dull lampight TO be sitting uneasiy in his seat
With face buried his hands he would groan deeply,
II in unnatural Sleep then suddenly sit erect and
stare boldly into vacancy and finally langudy reclins
backwards grooming and striking his forehead with his
| open palm as If in great misery.
There some twenty passengers in the same car.
All noticed the strange bearing Of the apparently
happy yet all RETAINED from ntruding on his inner
! thoughts y
THE TRAGIC ACT.
As the train neared Norwalk however the passenger
suddenly stood up down his vase extracting there
from razor which he opened, displaying for second
its blade in the glare of the lamp Them with flourish
quick as lightning he drew the blade twice his
throat having exposed the part by casting back his head
and whole frame, with most piercing uterance Of some
exclamation attery unntegibe to the horror stricken
| passengers In instant the in the widest
fusion. Ladies screaming and rushing wildly from
the terrible spectacle. The unhappy man, still erect and
the blood squirting out the seats looked with weird
but blank and stOld gaze what passed The conduc
tor summoned the fleeing passengers who needed
in their horror the grave danger beneath
them they plunged the space between the two
cars, which at the time rushing in full speed
FRIGHrFUL FREAKS OF THE LONE MANIAC.
The sight Of the conductor entering the space Of
which he had been sole occupant for these awful min
utcs seemed to rtae the CORY maniac who plunged
about in manner to be dreaded by any human being.
The conductor seeing he could be OF possible use
and that the fury of the maniac intensified with every
second of his presence withdrew from the car
whose doors he had locked
In the meantime the lone and hapless man became
violent than ever He bounded and plunged wildly
about in the fastened car kicking the windows smash
ing the lamps and gratings, frequently attempting to
tear up the benches and them stopping for instant
apparently from exhaustion he would grasp at the
escaping gushes Of blood and slap his face with both
! hands. more horrid appearance never did man or
| beast present.
| THE ESCAPE AND PURSUIT.
When tire stopped at the Norwalk station tho Of
Accrs set about opening the door, seeing which the
maniac plunged head foremost through window carrying
fragments OF glass with the frame his shoulders and
apparently receiving shock by the violent fall
which was one of several feet Recovering himself, he
attempted TO escape, and swiftly but some half
dozen OF the brakcmen followed quickly with clubs and
other weapons The maimau then turned u"on them;
casting stones bricks and in fact perfect shower Of all
sorts of available missiles, appearing to possess super.
hunu power. The tight Of day being vet dim the pro-
icccs flew wide Of the brakemcn' and fortunately none
hurt.
Ahou, twenty minutes after the escape from The car
the poor maniac tcI' down in abicci e Shn,stion.
The mon upon rannipg forward found him na upon
the ground, t0amine from thc mont, and surrounded
with bleed iic bcrding had been stopped by the Old
air; bn rpon hls being moved into inside the
It commenced afrc-h whcrcHpon DR. Musscy, Cinctn
matt piir. ian occupying a birth N The sIeclny ear
was ,al'"r n who s.anchcd the bleeding by applying
per snpiate OF iron The patient becoming uneasy and
violent ara n Il was found necessary post four
hold hn sIl tho berth til the arrival OF he train in
th,s ti 3. ahoul aix o'clock Yesterday morning.
From he depot hc conveyed upon litter to Belle
vuo Ii1 pal where he was received without f,c usual
queries rsaihi lis SURROUNDINGS owing ra dcspc-
rate uls" OF his case. He lay dultand hfccs did
speak Tor many minuias after arryinga thcwardrn
q,nricrs. Is sad he rute upon . card tlar NJ al
tempted death IN r,t avoid horrid