The morning call., 1893-09-28
CLEARED THE PIT.
Chicago Brokers Given a
New Deal.
BIG TUMBLE IN BULLETS.
Rained Down From the Gallery
by a Maniac.
TWO MEN WERE LEFT FOR DEAD
And the Bulls and Bears at Once
rlade a Wild Rush to Get
Under Cover.

CHICAGO, Sept 27.-TEere was battle
In the wheat pit at the Board of Trade to-
day, the like of which has never before
been seen there. though 1T has been the
scene of many a great struggle and many
a man has gone down there struggling for
his life. There were tragedies. too. in those
struggles, though the men fought merely
for financial existence.
The affair to-day was of different sort,
resulting more directly in bloodshed. At
the noon hour, when the men in the pit
we're busiest and the roar OF trade filled
the place like the humming OF great hive,
a fusilade OF bullets was fired from one of
the galleries, and in moment the traders
were scattered in hurry, business came
20 a standstill and the widest excitement
ensued
When the crowd had cleared the pit two
men were left lying in their blood upon
the floor. They were a. n. Bennett, u
broker, who received frightful wound in
the neck. and Charles Roswell, telegraph
operator. who was shot in the chin. shat
tering the whole face. Both meE it was
thought would die.
One of the spectators in the other gal
lery. woman, started downstairs as soon
do Tue oLOOlluk OcEdus AO laob OuiICb
glanced and struck her in the back, caus-
ing flesh wound. from which she tainted.
and was removed from the building. At
first 1t was supposed she had tainted from
fright merely. Her name was Mrs. W.
w. Lewis of Titus Vile, Pa, and her wound
was not serious.
The shooter was red-headed man in
the gallery. and as the crowd poured out
of the building he stood at the rail gesticu-
lating wildly with the empty revolver still
held in his hand. Officers rushed up at
once as soon as the shooting began, and
the shooter was taken into custody and
hurried away to the secretary's Office after
lie had fired five shots At random into the
pit. He had gained access TO the visitors
gallery but few minutes before he began
shooting
The man after being taken in charge by
| the police gave the name OF Cassius Bel
den Of 800 La Sale avenue. Chicago. He
seemed to he a maniac. and after he
had been removed TO the police station he
at once asked TO see areporter. He said
1 he was carriage painter by trade, and told
a long. rambling story about having been
| hypnotZed by nan named Jones. three
years ago, and having been under hypnotic
influence ever since. He at last reached
an exalted stage. He declared it had been
a hard struggle for bread; but when they
began to sell his soul on the Board of
| Trade he resisted. They had already sold
his two children in Philadelphia, where he
| says he has wife. He was dressed as a
| laboring man.
! The shooting caused the widest
! stampede on the floor, and the panic
| stricken brokers dashed for the exits,
| creating jam which threatened 10 become
serious for an instant.
The sound Of shots and the hurrying out
| of the board habitues notified the out
| siders that something unusual had trans
pired and in few minutes thousands had
| gathered in and around the big building,
and the utmost excitement prevailed for a
! time.
Benefits secretary of the Board of Trade
Mutual Benefi; Association and promi-
| nent member of the board.
Bennett and Roswell. who were thought
! to be fatally wounded, are reported to-
! night as likely to recover. The man who
! did the shooting has been Identified as
| Cassius BeldeD, a sign-painter, who lived
with his sister, Mrs. A. Williams, dress
maker, and who is a brother of II. A.
Belden. Board of Trade speculator. Mrs.
/ Williams saws her brother became insane
| five years ago, when he Was divorced from
| his wife at Camden, y. j. She thinks he
acted to-day under the belief that his
brother was being robbed by the Other
traders on the board. He was released
| from the insane asylum at Kankakes only
n few months ago