Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-31
One of Them Kills a Man, and An
other Demands Money
FROM JAY GOULD'S SON EDWIN.
Both Have the Worst Kind OF
Wheels and Prove Conclu-
sively the Necessity Of Taking
Action to Put Such People
Where They Cannot Do Harm.
One Of These From West Vir-
ginia.

New YORK, October 30.-At $3.50
o'clock this afternoon a crazy man,
emulating the example Of the man who
on Saturday night shot down
and killed Mayor Harrison, OF
Chicago, fred two shots from six-bar-
relied revolver into the stomach OF
man whom he, in his insanity, imagined
had done him wrong.
THE man who was shot was Freder-
lex Matthies. The man who did the
shooting is said to be named Thomas
Bradley. Matthles is superIntend-
dent OF construction OF the New Postal
telegraph building at Murray street
and Broadway.
But for the fact that ten policemen
of the Broadway squad with their
bodies and batons defended the pros
trate. bleeding, mangled and shrieking
form OF the would-be murderer, an In
furiated mob Of over 1900 men, armed
with sticks, clubs and stones, would
have lynched the fellow.
The police had all they could do to
keep back the struggling crowd. and,
as it was, many head was cracked by
the police in their struggles TO get the
crazy man through the crowd.
The police cleared the place and
marched into the basement. Behind
the pile Of cornIce, in the northeast
corner, lay the man who had attempted
to murder Superintendent Matthies.
They took up positions behind piles
Of cornice which had been rapidly
thrown up as oreastworks.
The man had hidden himself behind
a pile about ten feet high, three feet
deep and about ten feet long.
The man beh.dd was crouching very
low down aud in one hand ne held his
pistol, already cooked.
To scare the man out the police
opened fire and about two shots were
fired. The man did not come ont az
the first volley, but when policeman
others were diverting the mans atten-
ton and pointed q pistol at him already
cooked and told him that unless he
came out in three minutes he would be
a dead man, the man threw up his
hands.
The policeman took out his watch
and called out at the second minute.
There was heard an ominouS clicking
as every policeman 10 the crowd cooked
his revolver.
The man started out with all haste.
Policeman Dan Gillespie had to rush
the man about ten feet before he got 70
the exit on Broadway and hit him on
the head with his stick.
The man, shrinking and crying,
striking out right and left with his
fists, was fslled TO the ground and half
dozen policemen fell Oh top OF him.
1t required three minutes steady
clubbing to subdue the man, who
struggled like a wildcat.
Then ensued another Wild rush and
the crowd tried TO get at the man TO
lynch him.
The policemen had the greatest diff
Guilty in getting the man through the
crowd to the station house.
From witnesses Of the shooting, the
men who had been working at that
place all day long, II was learned that
the man had been loaing around the
building all day.
He had been hiding behind piles OF
bricks aud saying that the policemen
and Superintendent were after him,
trying TO murder him for stealing $500.
The men paid no attention TO him.
At $3.50 o'clock the man came from be-
hind a pile. and stepping up to the
Superintendent. deliberately fred two
shots into his stomach.
Then waving his umbrella and yell
ing for the men to keep back, be took
refuge behind a pile Of bricks.
The man was locked up 10 the City
Hall police station last night as sns-
piclous character.
He told the same story about the po-
liceman trying to murder him for $500
he had stolen.
Matthies is 10 a critical condition ana
will probably die before morning.