The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-06-05
a MANIAc.s FREAK.

BE Takes Possession of a Chair Car on the
: Wabash Road .nd Holds 1t Against All |
Corners at the Pistols Muzzle--Captured |
on Arrival at Chicago After Killing One |
Officer and Mortally woundlng Another
-Excitement Along the Line.
CHICAGO, ILL, June IA strange |
story of murderous a hallucination which
resulted in the death of one and possibly
two persons, developed here yesterday
afternoon upon arrival of the Kansas
City express over the Wabash Road. Be-
fore the train was due, the city police had
been telegraphed to that an insane man
had cleaned out the reclining chair car
shortly after the train left Kansas City
and had held the fort, successfully thwart-
ing any attempt of the train hands. and
the authorities along the route to secure
him. Lieutenant Laugtilin, three detec-
tiyes and ten policemen, were on hand
when the train arrived at $3.50 p. M, and
fierce battle ensued, during which Con
Barrett, policeman was killed outright.
The crazy murderer was secured after
the most determined struggle, and is now
in the hospital suffering from two wounds
in the back, which are believed to be fa-
tai.
When the train left Kansas City Satur-
day at $3.50 p. M, Louis Reume, a tray
cling agent for the American Eagle To-
bacco Works, of Detroit, was one of the
passengers. There were In all about
twenty people on the train, which con-
sisted of baggage car, passenger car,
reclining chair car and sleeper Reume,
who was evidently the worse for liquor,
had large flask of whisky, with which
he paraded the cars during the first few
hours of the trip, trying to persu ade the
passengers to drink with him. When his
offers were refused he became
sullen, and finally, at about nine
O'Clock, he retired to the chair
car, without, however, going to
| sleep. There were but three or
| four passengers beside him in that car,
and these left when Reume's strange an
tics became too obvious. AS soon as
Reume was the sole occupant of the
car. he evidently determined to remain
SO, and he resented all expostulations to
the contrary by fourishing huge bowie
knife in one hand and firing with the
other from heavy six-shooter when
ever the train stopped at stations.
/ Rcume retreated to the wash-room, firing
out of the windows of the closets, and
threatening in the most determined
manner to kill anyone who would
dare come near the car. Be-
tween stations he walked the aisle,
watching the door of the sleeper, and
the passenger coach between which the
chair car was run. He never slept min
ute. At Peoria, ILL.,, where the train
changed conductors, Jo. Hazleton, of
Jamestown, N. Y, passenger agent OF the
Southern Kansas Railway, who was on
the train and knew Reume, made an at.
tempt to quiet the man down; but Mr.,
Hazleton had to beat hasty retreat, be-
cause he was greeted with demonicsl
veil and Che threat:
stI'll shoot you as well as any other.'
The threat was followed by two shots
from Reume's revolver. Some bananas
prepared with morphine were thrown in.
to the car and Reume ate them, but the
drug was not strong enough.
By this time the authorities all along
the line had been notified, and at FL Paso
ILL.,, the Marshal made an attempt to Sc
cure the maniac. About a dozen shots
were fired by both parties without avail
An effort was made to side-track the ca
in which the madman held sway. Th,
sleeper was detached, but then Reum'
rushed out on the platform of his car AM
compelled the terrified train hands at tn,
point of his revolver to desist from
further interference.
At Englewood Valentine Spuck tried t,
board Reume's car, not knowing tn
! state of affairs. He was warned off b
bullet which grazed his throat withou
inflicting serious wound.
At Twenty-second street Reume too
the platform, and at Twelfth street he re
, turned to the washroom, firing occa
sionally through the windows.
, As soon as the train reached the Pol
street depot, the police under Lieutenar
, Laughlln,s made q rush for the car, an
the rear end of it was literally riddle
with bullets. Amid the flying missile
Reume dashed from the train, firing {
Policeman Con Barrett who attempted
0 board the car, killing him instantl.
Reume, followedb by bowling mob heat
s ed by the police, ran up Fourth avenu,
receiving two shots in the back.
: At the corner of Fourth avenue an
Polk street Reume faced his pursuer
j, The mob scattered, but Lieutenal
r Laughlin jumped at the madman's throa
!, and a terrible hand-to-hand struggle el
!. sued, during which Reume buried tt
JUL VI HIS IcNolfeI Al tue pIdfe1 v
'ficer's skull.
} During this scuffle negro, who mi
y took Laughlin for the maniac, hit the 0
= |fcer fearful blow with brickbat, b.
9 the officer held on, and Reume was S
10 cured.
i At the Armory he refused to speak e
l. cept by nodding, when the question
IA L'put to him were correct. On his perst
\, s.were found cartridge belt for six
shots, of which fifty were done, and
forty-four-calibre Colt revolver of Il
l., navy pattern.
Or From papers found on his person it a
of pears that Reume lived at 80 Antelo
rz street, Denver, last year. Passeng
as Agent Hazelton says Reume recent
r- lived in Oswego County, Kansas, and
an ugly character even in his senses.
l. Reume was born thirty-three years o.
,t at Crosse Isle, near Detroit, being
rs French h-Canadian parentage. He is So
,. to be married and the father of CHI
- ,one year old.
70 George Thompson, of Detroit, one
III the near relatives of Reume, is in a dYi
condition at the hospital.
at r. f. Brown of this city and Fred.
S3 Wheaton, OF the Pullman Car Compai
he who were among the passengers duri
n the terrible ride, say that Reume was
a. circumspect in his defense of the car
" monopolized, that capture was out of I
IN question during the trip. Conduc
st VIM. Putnam had to give up all atteml
bs because he was fired at as soon as espi
by Re9me