Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-14
A HUMAN. CYCLONE.
PERILs or CONVEYING A PARTY OF
CONVICT LUSATICs PROM
JAIL To ASYLUM.

1t isn't the pleasGntest thing In
the world 10 travel with a convict.
II Is still less agreeable 10 have as
your compagnon Gu voyage a lun-
attic who is liable 10 break out and
be violent at any moment. But
think the wort Of all is to have q
Of convict 'siuneys" I'M
der your charge even for a short
journey, for, mad as they are, most
of them Know that they are prison.
ers and enemies OF society, and
they couple with this knowledge all
the recklessness which insanity
brings. They are apt to he both dan
germs and ugly. ~
We were transferring six prisoners
of this variety from Utica 70 Auburn.
There were eleven in the party,
four keepers besides the doctor, q
slender young fellow aud something
Of a dude in appearance, with his
fine clothes and goid-rimmed eye
glasses, which he pronounced
''glawses, - but a good man for all
that, brave as lion, and with mus
cles like steel springs on his athletic
arms.
1t was hard to say who was the
most nervous Of the paIty-the mad
men, excited by their change Of
base: the keepers, know ing well the
perils of the enterprise: or the young
doctor, keen ana alert, ON whose
shoulders rested the responsibility
for safely delivering his charges
within the walls of the Insane pa
wilton at Auburn.
on the station platform at Utica
one Of the men, The most dangerous
character of all, broke loose anu
started to run away. Instantly all
four Of the keepers jumped upon
him and, after a Tremendous strug-
gle, threw him down and over
power,d him, while, the doctor,
after sweeping the others with 4
lightning-like glance and bidding
them IN a low tone Of authority 10
stand per cctly still, whipped out "A
pocket case with a tiny syringe IN
/ il and squirtel pacifying measure
| into the arm OF the furious and foam
| ing mailman. In moment or two
he had become more tranquil.
.'NOw, get up" said the doctor,
ssand do not make us any more
trouble"
Inc keepers relaxed their hold and
the s'luney'' suddenly Obeyed. II
was wonderful what effect the cool
manner and the strong will Of the
little doctor had upon these mis-
sharon minds. IL was like oil on
troubled waters.
There was no further trouble until
We reached Syracuse. The danger,
Gus patient had been very quiet
| since his first outbreak, suspiciOusly
% the doctor thought, who asked
/ him several times how he felt, II he
| felt all right, etc. In the cars lie
was between his keeper and the
window, and really had no chance
for mischief. But as they were get
ting oil the cans at Syracuse his Op'
pOrtunity came and he took 1t Ike
/ flash. With quick blow he knocked
the keeper of the car platform and
down on the station, then lie was OF
upon the other side and running
like a deer along the railroad track
The Chicago limited WAS coming
down the track at Il fast pace, and
expected that the locomotive wOulC
forever settle the Troublesome
patient, for il caught him in a mar
! row place where he could turn
neither to the right nor left, bu
with all a madman's cunning he LAY
down close TO the rails just in th'
nick of time and was passed by un
harmed.
But what was that upon his heel
a flash OF lightning No, 1t wa
the young doctor, and running lik'
the hound that OveItakes the deer
he ecsaped the limited 10y THROWN:
himself Hat against the fence, ant
then, before the other had time 4
scramble up and he of, he was OF
him again with furious energy. HI
caught the fellow by the scruff of tin
neck, gave him twist and sent hin
spinning like peg top crash agains
the fence. Then ne hal him dow
and vas jumping On the prUstratl
body till the fellow hOTled 70
mercy. Cruel? Brutal. PeThap
it was, but l, who hal seen tn
whole business and knew how
quickly the mailman would stick :
knife in him II he got the chance
could not blame him for harsl
measures
A moment later the fellow wa
again in the hands Of 4 keeper. Tn
morphine was applied once NOR
and the doctor was serenely askini
how he felt.
twas not until the men wer
safely lodged ia their new nsy lum
couple VI hours afterwEri that tn
doctor broke down and lien, trcnl
bling and with nut;ering voice, IA
went To the hotel. 'irlIat i The mos
terrible task uf any | have to do,
Inc said. lin transferring 'luneys'
/. am always I ossessed by the expecta
ton thai one OF them will breaI
loose and kill somebody. II Is no
for myself that fear, but for som
harmless and unsuspecting passen
ger. / would rather carry load q
dynamite on the cars than half :
dozen Of those fellows. ''-Ae:r fOTl
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