Huntsville gazette., 1885-06-06

| Wabash Road and Holds 1t Against All
Corners at the Pistols Muxzle-Captured
on Arrival at Chicago Alter Killing One
Officer and Mortaily Wounding Another
Excitement Along the Line.
CHICAGO, ILL, June IA strange
story of murderous 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 hal held the fort, successfully thwart-
ing any attempt of the train hands and
the authorities along the route to secure
him. Lieutenant Laughlin, three detec-
tives and ten policemen, were on hand
when the train arrived at 80 p. m, and
a fierce battA 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 ia
tai.
When the train left Kansas City Satur.
day at $3.50 p. M, Louis Reume, trav-
cling AGENT for the American Eagle To-
bacco Works, of Detroit, was one of the
passengers. Their. were in all about
twerty 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 q large flask of whisky, with which
he paraded the cars during the first few
hours OF the trip, trying to persu ad. 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 flourishing huge bowie
knife in one hand and firing with the
other from a 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 a min-
ute. At Peoria, Ill, where the train
changed conductors, 10. 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 a hasty retreat, be-
cause he was greeted with demonicA
veil and the threat:
"I'll shoot you as we'll 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.
Bv this time the authorities all along
the line had been notified, and at Ell Paso,
ILL.,, the Marshal made an attempt to Sc
cure the maniac. About a dozen shots
were fred by both parties without avail
An effort was made to side-track the car
in which the mailman held sway. The
sleeper was detached, but then Reume
! rushed out on the platform OF his car and
compelled the terrified train hands at the
point of his revolver to desist from
further interference.
AtEnglewood Valentine Spuck tried to
board Reume's car, not knowing the
state of affairs He was warned off by
bullet which grazed his throat without
| inf letting a serious wound.
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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 Polk
street depot, the police under Lieutenant
Laughlln, made a rush for the car, and
| the rear end of it was literally ridiled
with bullets. Amid the flying missiles
Raume dashed from the train, firing at
policeman Con Barrett who attempted to
board the car, killing him instantly.
Reume, followed by bowling mob head
cd by the police, ran up Fourth avenue,
| receiving two shots in the back
At the corner of Fourth avenue and
| Polk street Reume faced his pursuers.
| The mob scattered, but Lieutenant
Lauchlin jumped at the madman's throat,
| and a terrible hand-to-hand struggle en-
| sued, during which Reume buried the
butt of his revolver in the brave Of
| ficer's skull
; During this scuff1e negro, who mis-
took Laughlin for the maniac, hit the Of
ficer fearful blow with brickbat but
the officer held on, and Reume was Sc
cured.
At the Armory he refused to speak ex-
cept by nodding, when the questions
put to him were correct. On his person
were found a cartridge belt for sixty
| shots, of which fifty were done, and
| lforty-four-calbre Colt revolver OF the
navv pattern.
From papers found on his person it ap-
| pears that Reume lived at 80 Antelope
Street, Denver, last year Passenger
| Agent Hazelton says Reume recently
| lived in Oswego County, Kansas, and is
an ugly character even in his senses.
| ! Reume was born thirty-ihree years ago
lat Crosse Isle, near Detroit, being OF
| French Canadian parentage. He is said
| to be married and the father of child
| .one year old.
/, George Thompson, Of Detroit, one OF
| the near relatives of Reume, is in dying
| condition At the hospital.
| . r. f. Brown of this city and Fred. s.
Wheaton, OF the Pullman Car Company,
who were among the passengers during
thu forrihlo ride saw that Reume was so