Telegram-herald., 1890-06-03
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collection - convict 'lunsys' under
your charge even fer saoFt journey,
for uzd - they are, Elost oi then kno"
that they are prisoners and enemies 81
society, and tAey coaple with t11'
knowledge al the reeElcssness whlch
insanity brings They zEe spt - be
both dangerous and Ugly.
We were transferring SIX prisoners Of
this variety fron Uuea 10 Au6arn.
There were eleven Ia the party, four
keepers besides the doctor. = slenc.er
young fellow and something Of dude
In appearance, with his fine clothes md
gold-siuLoed eyeglasses. which he pro-
nogncod "glawsos" but good man for
al that, brave as lion, and with nus
cles like steel springs o. his athletic
arms.
IL was hard 70 say who was the most
nervous OF the party-the mGdman, eX-
cited by their change ot base, the keep
ers, knowing well the perlls Of the en-
terprlse, or tho young doctor. keen and
alert, on whose shoulders rested the re-
sponsibilty for safely delivering his
charge within the walls of tho insane
pavilion al Auburn
On the station platform az Utica ono
OF the men, the most dangerous char
acter of al, broke loose and started 10
run away. Instantly ali four OF the
keepers jumped upon him and after a
most tremendous struggle threw him
down and oyeryowcred him, while the
doctor. after sweeping the others With
hghtning-lilIe glance and bidding them
IN Low tone OF authority to stand per
fectly still, whipped ont pocket case
with tiny syringe IN IL and squirted a
pacifying measure into the arm OF the
furious and foaming nadman. In mo-
mont or two no had become more tran
gull.
"Now, get up" said the doctor, "and
do not make Us any more trouble"
The keepers relaxed their hold and
tho "luney" sullonly obeyed. 1t was
wonderful what effect tho cool manner
and the strong will OF the little doctor
had upon these misshapon minds 1t
was like ol on troubled waters.
There was no further troublo until Yo
reached Syracuse. The dangerous pa
tient had been very quiet since his first
outbreak, suspiciouslY so the doctor
thought, who asked him several times
how he felt, If he felt al 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 getting of the cars at Syracuse his
opportunity came and be took IL like q
flash. With quick blow he knocked
the keeper off the car platform and
down on tho station, then ho was of,
upon the other side and running like a
deer along the railroad track. The Chi
,cago limited was coming dom the track
as fast pace, and l expected that tho
/ locomotive would forever settle tina,
troublesome patient, for it caught him
in a narrow place where ho could turn
neither 70 tho right nor left, but, with
all madman's cunning, he lay down
close to the rails just IN the nick Of time
and was passed by unharmed.
But what was that upon his heels-a
streak OF lightning? No, It was the
young doctor, and running like the
hound that overtakes tho deer. he es-
capped the limited by throwing himself
fiat against the fence, and, then be-
fore the other had time TO scramble
up aud be off again no was on
him with furious energy. He caught
the fellow by the scruff of tho neck
gave him a twist and sent him spinning
like peg top crash against tho fence
Then he had him down, and was jump
ing on tho prostrate body till toe fellow
howled for mercy. Cruel? Brutal
Well, perhaps it was, but l, who had
seen the whole business, and knew how
quickly the madman would stick knife
in him if he got q chance. could no
blame him for harsh measures.
A moment later the fellow was agar
in the hands OF keeper. The nor
phine was applied onco more and tht
doctor was serenely asking how be folt
It was not until the men were safely
lodged in their now asylum a couple o
hours afterward that The doctor brok'
down. and then. trembling, he won't t
the hotel. That is the most terrible
task Of any that have 70 do" he said
In transferring 'luneys' | sm Away
possessed by the expectation that on'
Of them will break loose and kill some
body. II is not for myself that l fear
but for some harmless and unsuspectinI
passenger / would rather carry losc
81 dynamite on tho cars than half