The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-06-04
A BAD MAN FROM DENVER
a Well-Armed Lunatlo Captures a
Passenger Train at Kansas City.
ne DeaeG Arrest Until Ills Arrival In CHI
oago, where He IL Taken Into Custo-
dy After killing an Oflcor aud
Receiving Fatal Wounds,
Rattle WITH A MANIAC.

NlilNAHui juno y '-Olllctf IOfnelluA ltnf-
rett was shot and killed Ot the Polk street
depot Sunday afternoon by Louis Reaume,
m Insane passenger on the 9;35 Wablsh
train, Reaume was shot threc times In tho
back and Is not expected to recover lie Is
at the County Hospital,
When train No O. on the Wabash Iue,
which arrived In Chicago Sunday after
noon, letl Kansas City, Rolumc was among
the passengers llo was constantly passing
through the train wItha huge revolver In his
hand, saying that some persons In Denver
were trying 10 lynch him. but that ho intended
to sell bls life rs dearly as possible, When
thcncw crew came on Nt Peoria they were
warned to look out for him, Rcaume wan
derod through the cars while the train was
In motion, but whenever II made q stop ho
would lock himself In the saloon aud gaze
oul OF lhc window with Ills revolver In his
hand Az the outset he also had u big
knife, but q baggagemOstGr managed TO bOr-
row II AID did not give " back. When El
l'OsO, ILL.,, was reached the City Marshal
started to arrest Reaume. The latter fired
two shots NJ him, which were returned, but
the Marshal did not persist In his attempt
There were about fifty passengers ON The
train, twenty OF whom had been riding In
the same cara fcClnlng-Char car-wIth
keaumo, AT III PAsO ReOume drove them
oil out nj the point of his revolver An
attempt was then made 10 cut OIL the reCln-
ing-chNlr car from tho train, but Rcaume
again presented his gun and threatened 10
blow hole through any one who touched
his car Rcaumc remained monarch Of all
he surveyed until he reached Chicago At
Chenoa Conductor Putnam sent the follow
Ing dspOlch'
"CHESOA, May al,-TO Depot Policeman Cht.
rdgp' | have an Insane man In my train who
hhH possession OF one car, Policemen NJ Kan
hnH CITY, Jacksonville, Ond Peoria ull AFRAID TO
take him, plenso eond ten or twelve police.
mon out on No 10 take him whom wo arrive
IN Chicago Thoy hud bottor como n citilOns
elotho, and VIII have to look shnrp or 6cmo
ono VIII got hurt"
The conductor and all tho train men took
pains TO wan passengers not 10 go near tho
chair ear but Just 0S tho train was leaving
Engtewood Valentine Spuck, resident OF
that suburb, Jumped upon the platform OF
Reaumo's car The latter resented this
trCspass upon his peculiar domain by firing
u shot which grazed Mr.. Spucks chin
and cut OIL one OF his coat but
tons When the train arrived at the Polk
street depot fourteen policemen In plain
clothing were In waiting, The policemen
stood on either side OF whore the car was
to stop, AS II came 10 u standstIl smoke
was seen Issuing from one corner and the
report OF revolver followed Immediately.
Oncer Barrett staggered back, and exclam.
Ing ~ am shotW fell Into the arms Of
oillccr Herman, lie did not speak again,
and died ten minutes aftcrward In the
ladies' waiting room OF the depot,
ReNumc did not cease firing until no had
fired nineteen shots from the car-wndOw,
rapidly ioloOdng his slX.shootor as fast ~
II was omptied. Lieutenant Laughln crept
along tho west side Of the car and fired
shot through tho window near where
ReOumc was, This caused him TO emerge
from tho car and ho made dash north
around the head Of the train, lie continued
u discharge his weapon until II was empty,
and ran west toward Fourth avenue,
followed by the officers and q large crowd
Of citizens, Everybody who had q gun be.
gan TO fire, and probably 100 shots were
heard In the next five minutes. Lieutenant
LaughlIn headed the pursuit and soon
caught up with Roauno Tho latter
snapped his pistol In the Lloutenant's iaco
but the rlucly officer grabbed him by tho
throat aud soon had him on his back,
After desperate struggle the mailman was
dlsOrmCd and taken 10 tho Armory, whore
IN examination showed that no had been
shot thr1e times In tho back, twco under
tho shoulder and once In the small OF tho
back
ReOumo said In reply 10 numerous Ques.
tlons that hc was thlrty-throo years OF age
aud was born IN Crosse lslo, an island In
tho Detroit River llo belonged 10 tho
woll'Rnown CNnadlan.Frcnch family OF tho
Reaumoa Lilo was ffosco-
painter, and had lived most
OF his llfo In Detroit but for fow years
had lived In Denver Col. lilo said
they were going 10 lynch him there, but no
didn't know why as ho hadn't done any.
thing that ho knew OF. His wifo and only
child were now In Denver
Tho officers can not ngrco M 10 whether
ho IL simply insane, Victim Of dollrlum
tremens, or has committed some crime for
which his head was IN danger
DENVER, Col, June 2,-Louls Reaumo
left Denver on Friday evening for Detroit,
MIch,, To visit his mother Mrs, George W.
Thompson. lie Ind received lntelIgOnc
OF hla mothers Illness and loft here uncx.
poctedly, Reaumo bore n good reputation
here, lie seldom drank liquor, and was
dutlful 10 his family,