The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-28

ruined by the crowd as the owners dropped
To the floor and hid their heads behind
chairs and ratings.
THE VISITOR wER AFRAID
liz the gallery from where the revolver
was being fred not q move was made by
the visitors to disarm the crazy man. Az
one broker put 1t: Our visitors might
nave let that fellow keep shooting ct us
for the rest of the session before they would
have made a move to stop him. / suppose.
they were so sur prised and frightened that
they did not know what 20 do. 10 was
lucky FOR us that Tom Barrett made that
daring rush upstairs and into the gallery
or more of rs might have been hit. don't
think that there is anything from q dyn
mite fire cracker to u krupp gun, that
Tom Barrett wouldn't face If he thought
that he ought to-"
ID. II. Helm, O w~ell-known vessel agent.
was right 10 the west of the wheat pit
when the first shot was fired. "As quick
as | heard the shot" said he. Il glanced &C
the gallery and saw that the revolver was
pointed directly at me. 1 started on q dead
run To the westward. keeping my eye all
the time on the revolver. Ii was with
great satisfaction that | noticed thst the
fellow wasn't following me with his gun.
bnt was pointing IL. i should say. twenty
feet east or the spot where 1 started from.
i stopped still and waited for the
shot. 1t came. and ouce more | set my
eyes on that gun. Once more It
pointed in my direction. and L started the
other way. In about a half second L was
out of Its range and again stopped. fou
may depend upon it that was ready for q
quick move il q revolver had been pointed
In my direction again. lt reminded me OF
the old game / used to play when L was q
b0v. which was called sock EN- 1 never
ones Thought of getting In behind any
thing, for it seemed as If | could dodge him
better IN open fire. Now that it is all over
IL seems O lsughabie matter. bet IL waS not
then, by a long shot
Hugh MacMIIlen, agent OF the New York
Central. stood directly below the man
when the first shot YVES fired. lie said that.
like every one else ia his vicinity. retreat
seemed the better part of valor. and ne ran
at full speed toward the wash room. where
he watched the other shots.
Thomas Barrett. who became the hero OF
the board 10y his courageous act In rushing
into the gallery, has long been known as IN
athlete. and a man W no Is afraid OF nothing
that walks. lit would have made no differ
ence TO Barrett" q leading commission man
SAID. whether the fellows revolver
was empty or not. l don't sup
pose that Barrett ever thought for
= minute whether all the balls
had been fired from the revolver. He
wonld have rushed mp to him. have no
doubt. with a loaded revolver pointed di-
rectly az his head. This IS not the first
time that Barrett has distinguished him.
SELF by courageous daring. HIS friends can
TEL many Stories wherein D6EIoLt mas
pIayed the part OF q hero. OF all the men
on the board l do not think there Is ono
that Is quicker IN action or more fearless
than Barrett. and | am in favor Of him as
our next president of the Board of Trade"
THE HERo's STORY.
Mr.. Barrett modestly disclaimed any
special bravery. Il vas standing in the
corn pitt" he said. when / heard the re-
port OF q pistoi. It was repeated before |
could locate the shooter. He was stand
ing in the little gallery under the clock
looking over the balustrade. rushed ous-
side the hall and ran mp the north stairs to
the gallery. When ] got there there was
nobody In the gallery except the man i wac
after. All the others had rushed out OF the
gallery when the first shot was fired. l
caught hold of the fellow by the back of
the coat and grabbed hold of the mpty re-
volver he held III his hand. He must have
been taken by surprise. as he did not make
n res stance for about = minute. Then /
took him down stairs and turned him over
TO officer EustIs."
The president of the Board of Trade,
Charles Hamill. had q lively experience.
81 was over in the northwest corner of the
floor" be said. when / first heard the
shots. Three were fired before L knew
where they came from. Then. IN looking
around. i noticed the man IN the south gal
lery under the clock. 1 lodged out of
range. for he was firing 10 wards my end OF
the floor. Then 1 saw Mr.. Barrett rush up
TO the gallery"
Mr.. Hamlll was asked il VISITORS would
be prevented from entering the galleries IN
consequence of the shooting.
AZ don't know that any action will be
taken" be replied. But. personally. L
have no present intention of issuing any
ORDERS"
Broker A. o. Mason, who was in the
wheat pit duringSrhe shooting. said: The
fellow with tie revolver acted IN every
----l L.. IL -
was In disorder, and every time he would
shoot he would laugh very loud"
Il want TO talk 10 q reporter said the
prisoner TO POlIce Lieutenant Golden. as
street police station. My name Is Cassius
Beidin." the man said: Il ain q carrisge
painter and live at No. SEQ
Lssalle avenue. Pve been under hypnotic
q man named Jones ny pnotizsd me at No.
22y Huron street. Hypnotism Is SLOW, and
IL has only been a short time since l reach
ed the exalted state. / was in the vulgar
state for a long time. L have visited the
Board OF Trade frequently. knew | was
In bondage. 1t has been o struggle for
bread with all of Us. but when they began
TO sell my sOul In the Board of Trade to-
they sold my two children. who are in
Philadelphia. / have II wife in Philadel-
phIa. besides two children. We are all in
bondage. IL Is u struggle for bread"
DeiOlu llNtQ WIN HIS slSLoI, MIS-. a.
Williams. "a dressmaker. and his brother.
4. A BeldIn. n SPECTATOR on the Board OF
Trade. According TO his sister, domestic
trou5lesu nseated his mind five years ago.
when be was divorced from his wife at
Camden. \. j. She thinks that he acted
to-day under the belief that his brother
was being robbed by other traders on
Change. The man. only q few months
AGO. vas released from the asylum for the
insane at Kankakee. ILL.,
As soon as the physicisns arrived they
examined Bennett and at first pronounced
him fatally shot. Streams of blood flowed
from the unfortunate mans neck. and a
gaping wound presented itself. Bennett
lay on the table gasping for breath. Ros.
well was picked up senseless, and laid on a
table. He was standing ehind the st.
Louis wire giving some Instructions when
the shooting commenced. This did not de-
ter him from continuing bis work. but the
third shot. fired wildly By the man in tho
gallery, struck him in the mouth and
lodged under his tongue. He 10 married and
has a family.