The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-05
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A Desperate Fight for Life with
an Infatuated Madman.
One Nan Fatally stabbed and tnotiie,
BADLY Hurt.


Especial Dispatch to the -. Louis Clole.l
CHESTER. lLL.. December AIT lr,-
ington. Washington county. H., Il small
town on the lllinoi, Central railroad.
few day since occurred irigltfIl trag-
ely.
The conductor ofthc northumberland
freight train put of Il man who appeared
to be labornQ under temporary insanity.
with the request that he BE- closely looked
after. rs he was not in condition Ia take
care Of himself.
The man was taken To the railroad
station by \. L. Marsh and {. Rohlnam
but sometime about midnight the luna
tie made his escape. and made terrible
effort Ia break into the residence at Mrs.
Barton. Again he wa, taken back to the
station house by Marsh, Rohman. John
VI. Driver and j. l.. Womack. who
bolted the doors of the station house. IT.
manning on the inside with the mailman.
The mailman seemed not To be- satisfied
with this Kind of procedure and drew
Il pocket knife and advanced toward
Driver. saying, II will Kill you. or YOU
must Kill me-
Driver attempted to pacify the mad
man, when he struck ut him with the
knife. hut Driver cyaded the blow. The
| nadnan next turned to Marsh. who wa.
| sitting near the door, AMI stabbed him IN
| the throat. the blade entering To tn,
! right of the wind-pipc and passing
oft on the lcit side of the neck behind ia,
| ingl'lar vein. Marsh sank TO the f,oor
saying. Boys. hc has killed me-"
| Leaving Marsh. with 1icnd-likc icrocit,
the mailman sprang toward Womack
| who lodged his first blow. and cilnchc,
,li II,
but lac was Il large, powerful man, an,
much more than match Tor his intendc,
victim, and soon succeeded in getting hi
right arm free. and commenced To ,tal
NOmack IN the back and head. who erie,
To Driver TO knock him down. ne /
killing me. Driver procured Il crOwhar
and made AN attempt to strike the mad
man, but he, with wonderful presence o
mind. managed to keep Womack between
himself and Driver. Driver still made fo
Womack', antagonist. but the blow in
tended for the mailman fell with terrible
force on Nomach'> right hand. cru,hin!
il completely. rendering Womack hclp
less, who let 20 his adversary. who thrl
>pr;lng AT Driver and was received with
blow from the crow-bar acro,, the lrt
side of his head, which brought hin
>cnSclc>s To the iloor.
| -NIt'l Ail> lUIl'ttlIt bl all;llf-. Drive
and ROhman started out for help, lrayin,
Marsh. WOmack aud the maniac Vin,
upon the floor, But scarcely had the,
left when the mailman recovered himself
and seeing hi knife upon the door
started for it. and WOmack. anticpatin,
his Intentions. secured an iron poker an,
again commenced the combat for litc
Wonack this Time had equal chanc, AN,
fought with the knowledge that hi li
was at stake. SIX times the demon all
Vanccd toward Womack. aud j,
timc- lac was brought to the iloor IIy!,
soon came. and the inSaUc ~, ~, ,,'''' III
near the Baptist church. almost frozen {,
| death. having stripped himself of nrarlN
all his clothing. Ills wounds wrr,
dressed, after which II warrant wa, issued
| and the unfortunate wretch was commit
ted to Jail. Young Marsh received ever,
attention at the hands of his friends. hui
died the next day "Wednesday, November
y, and at ) O'Clock, Thursday morning
| his murderer brcalhrd hi, last. Wo,
mack : injuries were not serious. and he
will soon recover. What fearful niuht
| was that ut lrylngton railroad station
and, no doubt, it will long he rcmcnl.
! bcrcd by the people OF that place.