The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-10-21
NARROW ESCAPE.

d, FUL1ON COUNIY.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Penitentiary Chaplain in the Hands OF
Madman.
A Prison Guard Arrives In Time TO pre-
vent the sscrince-The wouId-Be
| Murderer Taken to the Hospital
| Where lie Anerward Dles
Columns, o., Oct Is-Last Satur-
day VIM. Ferrctcr, convict No. 2276s,
serving a sentence from Ashta bula
county for house breaking, began TO
act peculiarly, lie refused to eat any
dinner on that day, stating that the
lord had commanded him to abstain
from food. lie ate nothing from that
time until Monday morning. just be-
fore noon Monday he went 10 the Office
Of Chaplain Dudley and talked strange
ly on religions topics He said the
Lord had commanded him TO make
a sacrifice. OF human blood. Mr. Dud-
ley told him that was unnecessary, as
the Saviour had been offered up as a
-tUutrsUosgs ~YUryeter usnssa II, umuGHz
er father ia the Bible had not been
COMMANDED 10 shed human blood, and
Mr.. Dudley, who was alone In the Office,
began 10 get decidedly nervous, as he
replied that Abraham had been com.
manded 10 offer up his son. Ferreter
suddenly seized the chaplain's arm in a
vise-like grip and glared at him in de.
moniacal frenzy.
| Mr. Dudley, who Is a man Of slight
1 build says he was badly scared. and
4 when he saw a guard approaching lost
no time in calling Oh his assistance. As
soon as the guard entered Ferreter sud
denly departed, going back To the hoe
shop. Here he procured a draw-knife
and took II TO one Of the grindstones TO
put razor edge on H. lie again pro-
| claimed that he had been commanded 10
shed human blood. and was disarmed
and marched of TO the deputy warden's
Office.
While being searched here he became
| wild and raving, aud, although hand
cuffed, required the united effort OF
Deputy Playford, Guard Gump and At
/ tendant Ashton to hold him. He frothed
at the mouth, CRASHED his teeth In
frenzy and attempted TO get Ashton's
fingers in his mouth. IL was evident
that he had been captured Just in time
to prevent O tragedy. DIR. Rowles tried
To quiet him with medicine and u hypo-
dermic injection, and he was led away
To the asylum.
Ferreter was locked In a padded cell
Ferreter had been porting over a small
paper circulated In the prison called
The Prisoner of Hope, which contained
n paragraph about the DEVILS trying to
squeeze into a mans heart
A frightful scene at the penitentiary
Monday night formed the closing chap
ter of the very peculiar case. Ferreter
died under the most mysterious circum-
stances, and his death was preceded by
an unusual trial of medical skill. At
$50 p. m. after being taken to
the prison asylum. Ferreter ceased
his rawlings and his condition became
one Of utter collapse. II. fell into
a deep slumbcr. from which II was i'm
possible TO awaken him, and Assistant
Penitentiary Physician Heinlein was
! summoned. lie pronounced 1t case
OF opium poisoning, and ordered thc1
man transferred TO She asylum. Before
the transfer could be made Ferreter
ceased TO breathe. His limp body was
carried to the hospital, then began
struggle 10 rekindle the spark of his
life that his family beating heart
told was there. Hypodermic in.
jections Of aromatic ammonia and
digitalis were given. A stomach pump
was brought into use. He was placed
on a canvas cot and given shower baths
of hot and cold water alternately. Arti-
fetal respiration was attempted for
some time in vain. Mustard plaster,
hot bricks, flagellation and every meth |
cd of restorative known to the med |
ical profession was brought into serv-
ice A corps of ten prisoners was kept |
busy in the effort to revive the man |
II was seemingly useless, however |
Ferreter was apparently dead. His |
limbs became rigid and his flesh blue
like that OF corpse. The prisoners |
ceased their work, and gave the man up |
for dead. Presently there was another |
slight breathing, and operations were |
resumed. Ii was impossible TO even |
produce artificial respiration for time |
but finally Ferreter began breathing in |
spasmodic jerks. lie opened his eyes |
and asked for a drink of water. 1t was
given him, and he again apparently died.
The attempt to rcsuscitate Ferrcter was
continued until, as DR. Heiniein ex.
pressed IL: The man died and was
brought 10 life ten times" At 4
o'clock Monday night 1t was eyiden,
that he could not again be revived and
the physicians pronounced him dead
1lIe died breathing," said one of the
hospital attendants, "for we kept his
lungs working by artificial means. How
the prisoner obtained the poison with
which TO end his life is mystery. ,Dr
Rowles, who first attended him, states
that five grains of bromide and ten
grains of morphine were given Ferrcter
TO soothe his nerves while he was raw.
ting. This was all the medicine admin.
istcrcd before he was found In coma
tose condition. Fcrrcter has wife'aunI
daughter living at Tcrre lIaute, Ind.
THE Coiumbus Records.
WASHINGTON. Oct ls.-Cardinal Ram.
polls, the papal secretary OF state, has
replied TO Secretary J. w. Fosters let
ter inviting the pope TO allow the Co
lumbus records and relics now in the
vatican TO be exhibited at the Worlds
fair, in which he says the Columbus rec
ords will he sent by the holy see TO the
exposition which is Ia be held next
year at Chicago in honor Of the immor-
tai discoverer of America
Old John browns Fort Removed.
CHICAGO, Oct ls.-John Browns fort
to gaze upon which tens OF thousands OF |
people have journeycd annually TO liar-
pcr's Ferry, has now permanent
abiding place in Chicago, having
been purchased and brought 10
this city by company organized for
that purpose. 1t occupies the CEN
ter OF u large and ornate structure
erected for its reception, and the formal =
opening day drew to Wabash avenue
and Thirteenth street an immense as
semblage, the majority o: the partici'
pants looking for the first time upon
the fortress that has been written
about In every known tongue.
A Houug Mothers Crime.
nASyurr Ky Oct 1s A horrible