Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-18
A HUMAN CYCLONE.
1HE peelLs OF CONVEYING A PARTY
OF CONVICT LUNATlCS.
A slender But Courageous Young Doctor
subdues Ono OF the Most Dangerous
Of This Glass.
New York Heraldl

II isn't the plcasantest thing in the Iworld
10 travel with A convict. IL ~ sun less
agreeable 10 have a. your companion au w,
ne lunatic who il liable 80 break ouI am
be violent at any moment. But ! tnluk
the worst Of all Is 20 have COLLECTION OF
convict "lupevs" under your charge even
for n short tourney, for, mad as they arc,
most Of them know that they, are prisonei,s
and enemies Of society, ana my oDulio
with this knowledge all the rechl.' 81 is
which insanity brings lhcy arc app ~ W
both dangerous and ugly. .L;,
We were transferring six prisoners Oh .nIs
variety from Utica to Auburn. lhere were
eleven in the party, four keeper, pesiues
the doctor. n slender young feloW ana
something OF a dude in appearance win
his fine clothes and gold-rimined eve,
glasses. which he prOnounced sli"7tes'
but o. good man for al that. brave a. non
and with muscles like steel springs On Ills
athletic arms. A.. ...
Il was hard 10 say who was inc lliosg
nervous of the party-the madmen' eXcil'u
by their change Of base. the keepers, know
inc well the perils OF the enterprise or the
Young doctor keen and alert, on Wh0se
shoulders rested the responsibility Tor
safely delivering his charge within the walls
Of the insane pavilion at Auburn.
On the station platform at Utica one q
the men, the most dangerous character OF
I'll, broke loose and started 10 run away;
Instantly all four Of the keepers jumped
upon HIM and after most tremehdou53
struggle threw him down ana oveIl;,o~ , "a
him. while the Doctor, after sweeping the
others with a Iightning-like glance ana
bidding them in low tone OF authority 20
stand perfectly still. whipped out apocket-,
case with tiny syringe IN 1t and squlrted
a uacifving measure into the arm OF the
furious and fOamiug mailman. In q mo-
mcnt or two he had become more TRAM
quil. - I'D
Now, got up" said the Doctor, and
DO not make u any more troupe.
The keepers relaxed their hold and the
"luncy" sullcnly obeyed. II was wonder
ful what effect the cool manner and the
strong will Of the little doctor had upon
these mlsshapen minds II was Ike OIL on
troubled waters.
There was no further trouble until we
reached syracuse. Tho dangerous patient
had been very quiet since his hIst out
break. suspici0usly so the doctor thought
who asked him several times how he ieit,
if he felt all right, and so forth. IN the
cars he was between his keeper and the
window. and really had no chance
! for mischief. But as they were get
| ting off the cars at Syracuse his OPP
portunliv came. and he took 1t like fash.
With a quick blow he knocked the keeper
| of the car platfOrm and down on the sta
| ton. then he was of upon tue other sldt
and running ike deer along the railroad
| track. Tie Chicago Limited was coming
| down the track at fast pace, ana eH'
pected that the locomotive would forever
| scttlethat troublesome patient, fort caught
| him IN a narrow place where ne conld urn
neither to the right nor left. but WI h All "A
madman's cunning he lay down close e
| the rails Just in the nick OF time and wa
passed by unframed
But what was that upon his heels
| streak of Lightning No. II was the young
doctor. and running like the hound thal
overtakes the deer lie escaped tho Limited
! bv throwing himself fat against the fence
aud then before the other had time u
| scramble up and be of again be was on hin
with furious energy. lie caught the teuoN
| bv the scruT Of the neck. gave hun q tWlst
and sent him spinning like peg-top crasi
a-ninet the fence. Then be had him dowT
| and was jumping on the PROSTATE body III
| the fellow howlrd for mercy. Cruel
! Brutal? Wei. perhaps It was: tut !. wh'
| had seen the whole business and knew nov
quickly the maudman would stick knit
| IN him if he got the chance, could no
| blame him for harsh measures.
A moment later the fellow was again N
| the hands of "a keeper. The morphine wa
| appIied once more and the Doctor was Sc
ronciy asking how he felt.
lt was not until the men were safely
| LODGED In their new asylum couple @
! hours afterward that the Doctor hrok'
| down. and then. trembling and with iut
/ tcrIng voice. he went 30 the hotel auI
! eked for a long horn Of brandy. " That i
! the most terrible task of any that have e
| do" he said. In Transferring iuneys
ana always possessed by the o1prctatioi
| that one OF them will break loose and XII
| somebody. IT is not for myself that fear
| but for some harmless and unsuspectlnl
passenger. would rather carry a load O
! dynamite on tho cars than half dozen o
! those fellows