Daily globe., 1883-07-10
THE MOOD OF A MADMAN.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 9.-On the 10
o'clock train from the east, Sunday, there
arrived man who registered at the Nor
gan house as Henry Seager, from SWANS,
n. Y, and after paying for his room in ad-
vance was assigned to fifty -four, next to the
southwest corner, on the third floor of the
hotel. Nothing unusual was noticed about
the fellows actions until o'clock, when the
occupant of room ffty-three heard him
talking in loud tone of voice. 1t was i'm
medlately evident the man was crazy. He
seemed to be holding colloquy with i'm
aginary persons whom he believed to be
seeking his life. He first demonstrated,
saying if he had done anything they should
arrest him and take him to police head
! quarters rather than kill him. This talk
became louder, and finally the occupant
of room fifty y-three stepped into the hall
with the intention of going down into the
Office. Seager opened his door and fierce
ly threw a quart beer bottle at him,
but it was lodged and the bottle
shivered in a thousand pieces. After
throwing the bottle Seager commenced his
work of destruction. Taking up piece of
crockery he pitched it through the window
into the street below. The R. 1. depot is
but short distance from the hotel, and a
large crowd had been attracted by the ar
rival of the Sunday train from the west.
After breaking the windows the crazy man
fourished a revolver through the open case
ment and the crowd stampeded to shell
ter behind the cars and around the corner
of the hotel. 1t seemed that every moment
the unfortunate man was becoming wilder.
Turning to his room again he commenced
a fusilade against the door and north wall
and the marks show that eleven bullets
were discharged i'll that direction. They
penetrated the door or passed through and
lodged in the plaster Oh the opposite side
of the hall. Every article of furniture was
demolished. The table, stand, bureau and
bedstead were split into kindling
wood by the infuriated maniac. The
panels we're knocked out of the
door of his room and after finishing the
work of destruction there he picked up
the small coal stove and threw it down the
stairway. Room So was next visited.
The door was kicked in and the same
scene of destruction was re-enacted. 10.
seph Holmes, the occupant, was struck on
the head with beer bottle, infiicting a
bad scalp wound, and his life was only
saved by flight. Seager then ran out
along the north hall to an unoccupied
room where he broke out a window, threw
out more crockery and hourished his re-
volyer, putting the crowd to flight as he
had previously done on the south sido.
His steps were then retraced, when he en-
tered room 50, Holmes was found, and the
latter fled through window which leads to
the room of lower portion of the hotel
Seager followed him with the revolver in
hands. Perhaps his escape from the house
had some influence upon him, for in
stead of following up Holmes he
ran along the north side OF
the roof of the west end, and there crossed
to the southwest icorner, where he climbed
upon the wall which is three feet abovestht
roof and standing erect for a moment he
glanced around and then put the pistol tC
his head and fired. After firing Seager
threw the revolver and it struck the ground
about three feet from the base of the
building and his body fell back upon the
roof. The police, who had been very &C
tive in keeping out of his way now rushed
out and captured the PROSTATE madman
He was taken to the hospital and examina
tion showed the bullet which struck hi
forehead, glanced and did not penetrate
the skull. There is also an ugly bulle
wound in the right leg just above the knee
but both are not necessarily fatal. There
is no evidence that the man had beer
drinking to excess. There were half a
dozen beer bottles in his room but nearly
all we're full. 1t is probable that he wal
stark mad, His mutterings before
the furious outbreak indicated that he had
experienced domestic trouble. His wife
was spoken of as having left him. It was
most remarkable case and one that the
spectators will not soon forget. Seagel
had some money on his person. This,
with everything else, was thrown out Of
the window, and was largely gathered up
by the street gamins, when his revolver
was not fourished at them. Seager is q
man of medium height, weight about 16C
pounds, complexion is rather light and hi:
mustache is light brown. He dressed as
man in moderate circumstances and car
ried no baggage. The battle lasted up
wards of half an hour and attracted a
crowd of fully 1000 people.
Western Associated Press.]
DEs MONIES, Ia, July 9.-Henry Sieger
of Swaet, N. Y, fired a dozen shots through
his bedroom door at the Morgan hous,
yesterday afternoon, destroyed furnitur,
anu I0lleu u man ndLn0Q holmes, VINO al
tempted to capture him. Five policemen
finally overpowered him on the roof of tn
hotel. He tried to put bullet into hi
forehead, but the ball glanced, leaving
furrow in the skull.
ATTEMPTED POISONING.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
VINoENNEs, Ind, July "a mos
: astounding and infamous attempt wa
made to poison whole family day o.
two ago near Mitchell, Ind The particu
lars as cleaned are as follows: Mrs. Sol
omon Bass was at the house of her SON
Mr.. Charles Lewis, two miles from Mitch
ell. The family consisted of Mrs. Bass
Charles Lewis, VIM. Lewis and two little
boys. One afternoon they were absent
from home and some one entered the
house and spread poison, supposed to be
strychnine, upon the cold victuals left in
the safe in the kitchen. On returning
home and sitting down at the supper table
Mrs. Bass ate some of the potatoes. which
immediately threw her into commissions
The others at the table simply tasted the
poisoned food owing to the bitterness OF
it. Mrs. Bass may recover. No clue has
as yet been obtained.