The New York herald., 1878-10-15
Drained BY A LUNATIC.

TRAGEDY ON WARDS IsLANp-oNE or rau
ATTENDANTS MURDERED BIZ 'sHARMLxss's
MANIAC.
One Of the sections ef the Lunatic Asylum Wards
Island was on last Sunday morning the scene Of .
shocking murdes-ths Draining OF Of the keepers
by an Inmate
William Scott, negro, mad been for years sasr-
get,c and deserving steward In the United States
Navy, aud was time regarded important
adjunct to the STAFF Of tho flagship the Neditsr.
ranean squadron. He. however,, took 70 drink, and
his resulted th6Hnal dsshrohs.
ment OF his rsason. Three years ago he vas ID.
mitted to tho asylum on Wards Island, carefully
treated BY shs physicians there and vas discharged
as cured. In August, 1877, however, no was 70.
admitted. suffering enoe more from dsmsnsiA He waa
. harmless iunat,c. it vas thought and hence was
permitted about sne grounds wish h,s fellow
inmates and even assigned TO ward L, specially set
apart those VINO, Though demened, eau nsvesthes
occupied by Scott was also burly German lunat,c,
nad during Saturday night last . dispute b.
twecn them u came 70 blows and Ia ths melee scoss
far req second best. he restless remainder Of
the night, alter his wounds had been dressed.
aud bright and early the noxI morning ne abouS
nali clad, and Richard J. Harrison, one or me
attendants, urged him 70 finish dressing. TO this
Scott hurhshly replied that he would when he got
ready. Hsrrison thea went into anothss dormisosy,
forming part OF tho ward, and began 10 clean
the room generally, when Scott made has appoArAneeS
swinging his pantnioons his head.
MrRDKRous ASSAULT.
Harrison urged him 20 put on his trousers and Kept
fixing the bedcovsrings. with hts back turned toward
the half dressed negro, when suddenly he rcccvsd
powerful blov ON the lett side st tho head with an
earthen vessel hands OF the mailman The blow.
wnIcn caused the blood 20 now IN toarIui ssrsama,
rendered Harrison uroons scous, bus Scott continued
70 rain blows on hs victim ti the solitary attendant
IN the netghboring bathroom rushed IN aud dragged
rsddon,ns The whit. osdoioshss ): hsd jos. Sesa
arranging, whom some Of the ksepsrs rushed Into the
room and removed Scott 70 other quarters.
HARRlsoNs DEArH.
The medical stsf Of the asylum was al once noti6e1
and possible 10 alleviate she sat
isrings Of Harmon, whose wounds were ~ onco pre-
n0uncsd fatal Dr. Macdonald The Superintendent,
sens word the dying mans friends, who reside n
East 130th street, and Mrs. Harrison, accompanied ~
her four grown up children surrounded the bed.
man fingered, and a. ten minutes Of 100 ths same
afternoon he brsathsd hts last.
The maniac murderer, who vas immedtatsly pas
into q strnitjackst, began and mas nince eonsses
usd TO talk In an iDcoherent manne.
THE CoRoNKR's INQUEST.
The remains OF Harrison we're convsycd - nn rs:ls
dencs In Eass 130th stroot and there Coroner wolf.
man yesterday afternoon cmpaneiied jury. wnos
without entering upon IN Immediate invosslgasaony
were dssnlssed amer viewing me o'6y q The mar. %
made autopsy. which revealed lacerased woundo
the cft stoo Of ths nsod. seven IN mum Der, and
compound fracture the skull the skull waS iound
10 nave been crushed and broken into oighs pisces
rnn surERxrxxpRxrss sfArnnnrS.
AID. MacDonaid, chs Suportntendsut Oi the asyluns
stated 70 ths wrlier yesterday such paroxysms
ON tho part OF Scott could not have been foreseen
II one Of The rsxs, no said. 70 which ell those en-.
miahs 70 pears vishous showing violence, In
\ sudden moment would become most iearfully
ragged. William Scott had not been violsns Osiors.
Mother was there any necessity tor having large
number OF attendants IN hand " watch shs army se
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