Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-15
RUNS QUICK WORK
A Chicago Youth Ruined In
Six Months.
Wild WITH DELIRIUM TREMENs,

He Fierceiy Fights the Police and Near
ly Kills One of Them with Knife--A
Terrible Struggle to Secure the Maniac
Rapid Progress OF the Appetite for
Alcohol - Only Is and Habituai
Drunkard.
CHICAGO. March l5.-William Isaacson,
Is years old, is behind the bars at the East
Chicago avenue station suffering the awful
fortunes of delirium tremens. The police
were summoned to the boys home at So East
Chicago avenue shortly after o'clock last
evening by the terrified neighbors The
officers found young Isaacson insane with
drink and with desire to kill any one who
furniture in the house and was roaming
through the rooms shrieking and bowling
like demon. In his right hand he held
long, wicked-looking knife.
Fearful Fight with the Madman.
Officers Maloney and Dascelle, detailed to
take the boy into custody, only succeeded in
obeying orders after terrible fight with
the frenzied youth As they entered the
house young Isaacson with yell sprang at
tucii WIN " PANhSo
into thu first bluecoat's heart. Officer Ma
loney happened to be in the lead and as the
weapon descended was fortunate enough to
catch the maniac's arm and turn the blade
aside. Officer Dascelle then jumped for the
boy, but he lodged and ran for the back
room, both officers following. Young Isaac
son then turned and threw the knife with all
his strength at the nearest him.
Close Call for Murder.
The officer was scarcely five feet away, but
the ugly weapon missed him by a hairs
breadth. Then came a hand-to-hand en-
counter the strength of the boy was pro-
digious Three times he broke away, and,
grasping fragments of the broken furniture
hurled them at his would-be captors Both
officers were struck in the face several times
At last the crazed boy was overpowered,
but not before he had sunk his teeth into Ma
loney's arm. He was bound hand and foot
and carried to the patrol wagon.
While all this was going on great crowd
assembled and the most intense excitement
reigned. Aided to the din were the cries
of Isaacson's aged father and mother, who
had bolted the door to save themselves from
being murdered.
The Work of Six Months.
Six months ago young Isaacson began to
drink, ana frequently came nome III d SldIS
of beastly intoxication. Neither the tears
of the mother nor the fathers reprimands
had any effeot. To the saloons he would go,
and soon he became confirmed inebriate
For the last two weeks he had not drawn
a sober breath. "Wednesday afternoon he
was brought home stupefied with whisky
He was put to bed, where he slept until mid
night when he awakened the entire neigh
borhood with his unearthly yells of "Mur-
der" "Fire!n and Thieves" Presently the
neighbors heard cries for Help in an
other voice, and two men broke in the front
door.
Drove His Parents from Home.
They were confronted by young Isaacson,
armed with a knife and a bar of iron. He
attacked them, and they were glad to beat
a hasty retreat, his parents in the meantime
having escaped to the street They were
given shelter at a neighbor's house Later
that night several men overpowered the boy
and tied him down TO his bed In this posi-
ton lie remained until yesterday afternoon,
when he seemed SO much better that he was
released He went directly to saloon and
remained and soon was again wild with liq-
uor.
At the station it was found necessary to
chain him to the bars 10 prevent his commit
ting suicide.