, 1880-11-24
1Ic Expected 10 Compass the
Death Of tho 600 pa-
- ttents.
The Naphtha Which He Put In the
Fena1e Wing Would Not
Catch Fire.
lie Was Considered Il Mild md L0ynillc
l.unntic, nml Dill ns lie
Pleased.
A ct. Louis Jury Do|iberating on tha Case
Of Bloody Murderer
THE S'r. PETER HORROR.

Special uspttth u jht Chssdo6 1ftuuhe.
sr. rAU1, Mimi, Nov. GA specln 10 tho
Pioneer I'rrss frt,u 1t. lctcr suys lieu linzleton,
M i,,,natc of tho Asylum WINS arrested ycstcr-
tlny on suspicion Ut hnsnx tired tho building.
He nni..n confession tp.1ay TINT llo lilsl cont-
1nltcd tho decd. lie says hu WIS ba'lly treated,
md tried 10 t,lrn tic building down In revenge.
lie snys he wishes nil hnd bocn burned. l1o
plnccd n cnn OF nnphtha III tho female wing. but
Il did not ignite when tc tried to kindlo It. 1lo
w,.s considered mild case, md allowed tho run
Of tho building.
An INTERVIEW.
1tazcton was interviewed by correspondent
OF tho pio,,ccr prtss tu-day. He gives his nn,nc
as len ilnzeiton, Of Worthtngton, MINI, and Is
fa,niliarly known nrouud tho hospital rs Unclc
uen." Ito was ordinarily 20 trnctable MS 10 be
employed around tho hospital performing
nlcn!nI duties, and was supposed to 1e 90
entirely harmless rs to be allowed the
liberty Of tho entire building. lieis
vEnY SMALL tn STATURE,
very closely knitted, i've feet eight inches In
hight, AMI wcghS t4o pounds. His hair Is slight
" tIngcl with griy, and, when re1ntlng tho tor-
rIble decd, which he acknowledges, hls email
delight which causes shudder to run through
tho veins Ut his hearers. When asked by tho
correspondent what ho set the building On ttre
for, his reply WIS llcrce: ~ Dunn them, wolill
like to burn AL Of them. Haven't they broko
my hcafl on tho stone ioor four or lyo timcs*
All am sorry for Is that
TIE HArIiTtlA UNDER THE FEMALE VINO
not burn. Then could have hal them nll-0d
Bnrtlctt as well rs tho rest I can only die once.
but only regret that lid not complete the
bus.ncss. um rcnly to stretch hemp, for |
mR.le thom sqnEr1n when was on top Tho
foregoing, With many moro blnsphemous md
,ncohcrent oxprosslons was nil that could bc
learned rrou, tho mnn hInsolf, but. nftor scv-
ernt hours OF dIugent soarch, tho correspondent
learned
ALL TIE KNOWN FACTS IN THE CASE.
which are as follows: It appcnrs TINT ncn
Iuzelton, having been employed upon sotue
outdoor work nround tho hospital, desired to
finish tho task, llo was detained n litto later
thau usun,, aud. on returning to supper, he
found that bis meal WAS cold and nnpalntable
upon which ho sworo yungeance on tho attcnd'
npts, ind tod Engineer Primo TINT he would
have revenge on thom X ho bud to burn dowr
tho whole hospital to II.
no ATTENTION
appears to have been paid to bis threats, md, It
nshort tnle after, tho tlre wns discovered IN tht
north wing, and tho manlac's story that he usc<
naphtha is confirmed by tho statement Of sew
eral frc1ncn. who wore earIy on tue ground, tha
they heard dun explosion from tho cclinr
immediately nftor his Incarceration. ho ln
formed tho captors Of
TILE OTHER CAN OF NArnTHA
under the female wing, which, by eosue proyi
dcntial circumstances. failed to ignite, thoreb,
saving tho lives OF hundreds OF helpless letnat
patients, aud q catastrophe tho bare contcinpla
tion Of which Is enough, to scnl shuddo
through tho stoutest heart.