Evening journal., 1893-09-28
A MANIAC DID THE SHOOTING
cASslUS BEL0EN, AN INSANE
PAINTER, SHOT RIGHT AND LEFT

Results of His Deadly Work In the Cal
lery Of the Chicago Board OF Trade at
Noon Yesterday-How He Was over
powered.
CHICAGO, Sept 2s.-Cassius Belden, a
carriage painter, residing at 365 Lasalle
avenue, who entered the mems gallery
of the Board of Trade at 11.45 o'clock,
yesterday, took a deliberate survey of
the crowded scene below him, drew a re
volver, and began shooting, very seri-
ously wounded Ammi Bennett, secretary
of the Board of Trade Mutual Benefit
Association, and shattered the face Of C.
w. Roswell. one Of the chief assistant
operators Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, who happened to be
crossing the floor st the time the shots
we're fred. Mrs. w. w. Lewis, of Titus
vile, Pa, was seated beside her husband
in the north gallery, when Belden began
to shoot, and one Of the shots entered the
middle Of her back, inhicting a severe
flesh wound. The bullet which struck
Bennett passed through the back Of his
neck and remained imbedded in the
tissues at the base Of the cerebellum,
and the surgeons are chary of attempt
ing an operation in the weakened state
Of their patient.
" hen the red-bearded man entered
the gallery, though his actions were
strange and he was muttering to him.
self, little attention was paid to him
by the crowd who stood beside him, until
be suddenly whipped a pistol from his
coat pocket and commenced firing The
weapon seemed to be directed toward
the gallery, which ever since the rush of
Worlds Fair visitors has been specially
set apart for the use of women aud
children, and Mrs Lewis was injured by
me of the two bullets which the maniac
6red In that direction
When the brokers realized that they
were targets they threw themselves be.
hind any shelter they could find Some
flung themselves hesdlong through the
doorway into the broad passages, which
speedily became choked with the strug
Cling mass Of men. Suddenly a cool
headed man was seen TO leap from the
startled throng and make his way to the
gallery where the red bearded man stood
with his revolver defying the panic.
stricken crowd below him. II was young
Tom Barrett of the firm of Boyden & Co.
and a noted amateur boxer aud athlete
He rushed into the gallery and con-
fronted the assassin. His big right hand
shot out, and the man fell half stunned
in a corner. Before he could rise Barrett
flung himself upon him and wresteC
away his pistol.
Then from the pandemonium below
/ arose cry from the throats of 1900
excited men thirsting for vengeance
Lynch him! Lynch himl Throw hin
overp was the cry. Up the heavy iror
staircase men swarmed by the hundred
II the mob could get at him he was sur,
e to be torn to pieces, and it looked fol
!. FIVE minutes as If that would be hi
y fate
Tom Barrett, REINFORCED by Henry
I Hudlum, Hi Waters, and Dick Eustace
n fought against the crowd Half 9
Y dozen Of the directors, who had rushed
j. to the scene of the disturbance from hl
y adjacent Board rooms, took in the situa
h tion at a glance, and they united will
l- the calmer few in endesvoring TO saw
y the man from the fury of the mob
For over six minutes they struggled an'
n fought and hauled. Then by a con
y centrated rush they forced their way
1t through the crowd and rushed thei
prisoner to place of safety in one o
the Board rooms.
The fellow is insane and said his sou
g was being sold.