The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-04-03
With 4 MADMAN.
iArililg Struggle en- a Chicago
Hotel Roof.
STRATEGY ALONE SAVES
The Maniac Tries 10 Thres Him From The Roof 70
a. Street Relow an APPEAL for Tine 70 PAY
Gives Him chanse % Escape

CHicAoo. April with every nerve
and muscle at tile highest tension, Geo
Doyle fought with maniac $50 feet in
the air. Friday. and cnly hy a bit OF
clear strategy escaped being thrown 70
the ground by the maltnaa.
1t was p. M when Robt. Gedney
and Doyle stepped On 10 the roof Of the
Grent Northern hotel Ia look out over
the Worlds fair city
Tho two had met in the lobby Of the
hotel, when Gedney, Philadelphia
man, who has been at the Great birth
crn for week, informed Doyle that he
intended going to the Masonic Temple
observatory 10 look at the town. Doyle
who lives at the Great Northern. told
the PhilaGelphian that good view
could be had By going on the
roof Of. the hotel He proposed
to accompany him, and in carr
rying out the proposition took the last
step that came near sending him to
eternity. When the two were on the
roof Doyle began pointing ont the vari-
Gus buildings that rose on all sides.
Away off to the south the white peaks,
towers and domcs 81 the white city
could be seen, and around them from a
score or more Of chimneys came the
smoke that created cloud, through
which the wagons and cars on the
streets below could be only -indistinetly
seen,
Gcdney took hold Of Doyle's hand,
ard going to the Dearborn street side
Of the roof looked directly down at the
many men and women iiurrying along
the pavement The grandeur Of the
whole scene was too much for the
young Philadclphian's mind. He step
ped back from the Dearborn street
side Of the roof and, as II he
considered the whole thing q joke,
laughed most heartily. He threw
his arms around Doyle's neck and
took him across the roof in merry
dance. All this astonisled the Chicar
goan, but not until later did he realize
its meaning. Suddenly the manner Of
Gedney changed All the demons Of
hades seemed toAbc working on him.
Doyle noticed the change come over his
face in wonder Before he could realize
what was being done Gedney caught
him and threw him violently on the
roof Then Gedney shouted; Get up
here. man, I'm going to throw Won
over the side.
Then he chuckled lila, ha, you'll
look nice keeling somersaults on the
way down to the ground; won't that be
fun thonghi''
Doyle now knew in what perilous
position he had been placed. Gedney
grasped him and the two wrcstled about
the roof, one for his life, the other to
satisfy an insane fancy. Doyle was
much inferior in strength, and Gedney
was aided by thatf superhnman power
that comes in thA place Of departed
reason.
The tactics employed By Doyle were
to keep as far as possible from the
edge Of the roof over which, he was
now satisfied, 4the maniac intended
throwing him. Yet every moment the
two men were getting nearer and
nearer the edge, and Doyle, chang
ing his method, concluded to use
his brain against the maniac
He concluded to try strategy,
tsWait a. moment, he said, before you
throw me over give me moment for
prayer The maniac stood still for a
moment then released Doyle and stood
respectfully back. Doyle stood looking
directly upward. Suddenly he dashed
toward the scuttle and ran down the
stairway out of the danger that
threatened him. The hotel people were
informed Of the trouble and the house
physician took the maniac in charge.
with absolute quiet he viii be all right
in few days