Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

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When Louis Reaume boarded the
Wabash express train which left Kansas
city Saturday morning there was moth
ing in his demeanor to alarm. anybody.
Hardly had the train sped on its Eastern
journey, however, before he was no ont
Of his seat and pacing the aisle Of the
coach with . forty.four calibre Colts re-
volverin his hand and maniacal express
sion on his face. Il know they are
after me, he would shrek. swinging
the revolver il q circle, ''but u sell my
life as dear as know how. They can't
lynch me. The mailman would permit
no one tocome near him, and eli through
the night he continued his insane ges-
ticnlations and shouts. kilograms were
sent to towns ahead, but none Of the
local authorities dared to attempt his
capture.
After the train had pulled out Of
Peoria, he rushed into the chair car
which had been attached and, brandish-
ING his pistol wildly, ordered the passen-
gers 70 vacate, which they lost no time
IN doing. Re remained ia possession Of
the coach until the train arrived IN Chi
cage. The Town Marshal Of FL Paso
had been requested by telegraph to
arrest the maniac. When Reaume
caught sight Of the gilded buttons and
blue coat Is the tram slowed up at the
station, be bIazed away through the car
window. The Marshal returned the fire
and fIed around the corner Of the build
ing.
A telegram was then sent to Chief
Doyle, Of Chicago, asking that he send
q force Of disguised policemen to meet
the train when IL came in. Chief Doyle
in turn requested the police OF Lake,
one OF the suburban towns, to arrest
Reaume. Meanwhile the news had
flown al along the Wabash line that an
armed mailman was running the east
bound express.
The police Of Lake wired back to
Chicago "Can't make the arrest; men
oil of at O picnic. Fifteen officers
were then detailed from the Chicago
force with instructions to repair TO Polk
Street Depot in citizens clothing and
well armed. An immense crowd of
people filled the platform and waiting
rooms In anticipation OF Witnessing q
tragedy. They were not disappointed.
AS the train pulled in it seemed that
everybody on board, from the engineer
down, had gone mad. The locomotive
whistle was shrieking and the bell
changed loudly. Women and children
were huddled together on the plat
forms, many Of them shrieking from
fright. A number Of the male passen-
gers were standing on the brake-sup-
porters, while others had even scram-
bled over the brake wheels to the tops
Of the coaches. Everybody was gesticu-
lating wildly, pointing to the chair car
in the rear and shouting to the people
to keep away.
Officer Con Barrett and Lieut.. Laugh
lin sauntered down the platform to get
the lay Of the land. Reaume appeared to
instinctively know they had come to ar
rest him, and just as they passed the
window at which he sat, he fred.
Officer Barrett fell, shot through the
left side. He died IN ten minutes. Lieut..
Laughlin crawled under the car swiftly
and shot through from the other side.
Reaume then rushed ont to the plat
form and commenced shooting indis-
criminately. When he had emptied his
revolver he leaped TO the ground and
quickly reloaded it Is he ran up into the
centre Of the depot, firing nineteen shots
IN quick succession. Fifteen policemen
were all shooting ct the same time, with
as little discrimination as the insane
man, and IL seemed as though the depot
would be the scene Of E general
slaughter.
The detonations Of the $50 shots which
were fred, mingled with the cries which
went up from over 500 people. suggested
. border massacre. People trampled
upon each other n their rush for places
Of security and soon the platforms were
cleared Of everybody save the murderer
and bis pursuers. Lieutenant LauehIin
followed him closely up toward the
street entrance and finally, while the
maniac was snapping the empty pistol
ia his face. the Lieutenant grappled
with him. The two men fell, locked il
9 desperate cliuch, ID Polk street. and E
negro. misfaking The Lieutenant for Z
ruhian, ran up and struck him over the
head with brick. The detail Of police
men then closed "a and wrenched the
pistol nom Reaume's grasp. He was
incapable o. Offering further resistance.
Three balls had passed through his
BODY. he was carried to neighboring