Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-03
THE WEST.
Illinois.

l A Lunatic at LarSe-Running Amuck il the Streets of Chicago-Shooting Do,vr Every One Before Him-His Mad Career
 Checked by Policeman's Bullet.
 CHICAGO, Sept 2.-Henry c. Neal, of Troy N. Y., ran amuck through the streets of thif
 city this morning, shooting at every man he
 met, mortally wound1ng seven and danger
 ously injuring three others. Neal is 8 young
 man and has been some time in Chicago
 working as grocer's clerk He has alway s
 been a little queer, and his oddities lately
 have been such as to secure for him the repu- tatlon of being a s'crank" But no one of his acquaintances ever suspected that there was any likelihood of his becoming danger ous, he was so soft-hearted and amiable Lately Neal has been boarding at No. 363 South Clark street, where he roomed with 8 cook named Roderick Fagin. Both retired at the usual hour. About one o'clock this morning Neal awoke from some wild dream
 He jumped up in the bed with 9 terrible yell and at once began to dance around the room with no covering but his undershirt. He then armed himself with loaded six shooter, and going over to the bed shook Fagin and h piteous tones said to him: 'sOh Fagln! For Gods sake get up and help me protect my wife and children" Before Fa- gin could thoroughly realize his situation Neal placed the revolver against the side of his head and sent bullet into his brain. The lunatic then ran from the room yelling at the top of his voice. William Springfield, the night watchman in the house, hurried up the stairs to see what WAS the matter He met Neal midway on a flight of stairs and stopped in amazement at the young fellows appearance and costume. Neal took Spring field firmly by the shoulders and said to him, sDon't look," turned him fully about and then placing the muzzle of the revolver against his back shot him straight through the body, the ball entering exactly midway between the shoulder blades and emerging at the breast. Springfield fell heavily down the stairway. Neal uttering an unearthly yell Of satisfaction sprang over the bio ody body and reached the floor below with one leap The people in the house focked out into the railways from all the rooms and the madman dourlsh1ng his deadly weapon made plunge flown the last flight of stairs and rolled down ] to the ground floor, scratched, bruis ed and bloody. Reaching the sidewalk | ne started on swift run up Clark
 
 ounging a number of negroes, who huddled l 'ogether at Neafs approach as If he were | ghost. He bolted right into the group, l 5rasped William Johnson tightly by the left | wrist and fired a shot into his breast directly | over the heart, holding the muzzle so close to | he h man as to scorch the cloth of his coat l I he negroes were so completely terrorized | hat they fled in all directions, leaving John on weltering in his blood upon the pavement Neal stood over the prostrate negro for a ew seconds and yelled until his voice ave out. He then examined his re 1olver and ran up Polk street At the tock Island freight house he saw lght In one of the rooms and threw himself ! 'lolently against the door for the purpose of orc1ng It open. It withstood the shock, and I jharles Flynn, hagman, and John Wolf, I lght clerk, came and opened it to ascertain l he trouble. Neal asked to be let in and the ! nen refused. He then shot at each one I juliet lodging ln the fagman's neck and the ther ln the clerks breast When the luna. lo saw both fall he turned around, fiourished ! Us pistol over his head, uttered yell as oud and ugly as his torn and rasped voice | 7as now capable of and started on run I he noise of the shots had attracted Police lan Boolt towards the freight house, and he nd the lunatic ran against each other while l he officer was rapidly turning a corner, with uch force as to throw each to the ground l 'oolt took in the situation, but Neal, quick cat, sprang over upon him and death truggie between the two was at once inaug l rated. While the two were fighting for life | a each others hold upon the ground, the ! 1aniac managed to discharge his revolver at he policeman until it was empty, none of | ne shots, however, taking effect Boolt ur1ng this time had also shot twice at Neal l 1thout hitting him. As Neal continued to l nap his trigger, Boolt fired a third time and I le bullet entered Neal's neck, producing a angerous wound and completely disabling i'm. An ambulance was at once summoned l nd the young lunatic was removed to & hos ltal, where he now lies in critical condi- on. Neither Springfield nor Johnson can l osslbly recover. Fagin's wound is pro- 1 ounced extremely dangerous and it is more | Ian doubtful if either Flynn or Wolf can 1 ( ,cover. r iscovery of Extensive Bond Counterfeit-
 ing. a CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Two years since t ans coat was stolen from the Sherman ouse. The thief was arrested and the off ITS in examining the coat found counter it coupons of some bonds. Later l : l the man who lost the coat left in his | ouse the picture of woman. The detectives
 und the woman to be the wife of a coun- ] rfelter, and have traced clues since. To- b orrow morning the officers will fl art for Charleston, Washington, Philadel- 1ia, New York and Boston to arrest mem- G ITS Of an extensive gang of counterfeiters Y Lo have uttered $50, GOO worth of bogus H. a 2, aois Central railroad bonds and $1OO,OOO D orth of bogus Cooke county, H., bonds. ]unty Treasurer Johnson of this city has .