The Osceola times., 1885-06-06
A MANAGES FREAK.

| He Takes Possession OF . Chair Car ON the
Wabash Road ana Holds it Against All
Corners at the Pistols MurEie--csptured
ON Arrival at Chicago After Killing One
Oncer and Mortaiiy wounding 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 IAughlin, three detec-
tives and ten policemen, were on hand
when the train arrived at $3.50 p. M, and
fierce battle ensued, during which Con
Barrett, a 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, a trav-
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 q 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 adc the
passengers to drink with him. When his
offers were refused he became
suiien, ana fual!y, c. 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
car, he evidently determined to remain
so, and he resented all expostulations to
the contrary by iourishng q 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. lie never slept 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 hasty retreat, be-
cause he was greeted with q demonical
yell and the threat:
"I'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,
H., the Marshal made an attempt to Sc.
cure the maniac. About q dozen shots
were fired by both parties without avail
An effort was made to sde-track the car
In which the mailman held sway. The
sleeper was detached, but then Reume
rushed out on the platform of his car aud
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
a bullet which grazed his throat without
inf letting serious wound.
At Twenty second street Reume took
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
LaughlIn, made q rush for the car, and
the rear end Of it was literally riddled
with bullets. Amid the fiying missiles
Reume dashed from the train, firing at
Policeman Con Barrett who attempted to
board the car, killing him instantly.
Reume, followed by bowling mob head
ed 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
Laughlin jumped at the madman's throat,
and terrible hand-to-hand struggle en-
sued, during which Reume buried the
butt of his revolver In the brave Of
icer's skull
During this scufile o negro, who mis-.
took Laughlln for the maniac, hit the Of
lcer fearful blow with brickbat, but
the officer held on, and Reume was se-
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 we're done, aud a
Colt revolver OF the
navy pattern.
From papers found on his person 1t ap-
pears that Reume lived at 80 Antelope
street, Denver, last year. Passenger
Agent Hazelton says Reumc recently
lived In Oswego County, Kansas, and is
an ugly character even in his senses.
Reume was born thirty-ihree years ago
at Crosse Isle, near Detroit, being OF
French Canadian parentage. He is said
to be married and the father of a child
one year old.
George Thompson, OF Detroit, one OF
the near relatives of Reume, is in dying
at the hospital.
X. +. Brown of this city and Fred. S.
Wheaton, OF the Pullman Car Company,
who were among the passengers during
the terrible ride, say that Reumc was SO
circumspect in his defense of the car he |
that capture was out OF the
question during the trip. Conductor
WIN. Putnam had to give up all attempts
because he was fred at as soon as espied |