The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-06
A ,uNAi.c's PISTOL

Gs~sses - Panic mn the Chicago board 81
Trade Three Persons seriously Wound
ed The shoottst Ovcrpowcrcd, After
Firing Five shots, and Carried out
Wildly i;aving Identity Estab-
lished.
cincAoo. Sept. as.-Five shots fred
an quick succession echoed throughout
ahe hall Of the board of trade shortly
after noon. while the floor Of the ex-
change was crowded with operators.
a panic resulted. the operators rush
inG pell nell from the door and tum-
bling over each other in their efforts 70
reach the outer hall. The shots were
Hired by a middle-agcd man who had
been observing the proceedings from "A
seat in the extreme southern corner of
the gallery. What Immediately proceed
ed the tragedy Is not known. for those
who had been sitting near him fed for
Their lives. When the first shot was
heard the operators. who looked in the
direction from whence il came, saw the
individual in question flourishing his
pistol and endeavoring To pull the trig-
ger of the weapon. which appeared to
be ~momentarily caught on his fin
-, '"' 49, Aittl va tlit liNAt
aimlessly when il was discharged four
times in rapid succession. Three of
the five shots took effect. The injured
are:
Amri Bennett, a prominent operator
and president of the Board of Trade
Insurance Co, bullet in the neck; be-
lieved 10 be seriously wounded.
Mrs. w. W.. Lewis. Of Titusville. Pa.
Worlds far visitor TO Chicago. who
was sitting in the gallery; flesh wound.
e. w. Roosevelt, assistant chief opera
tor of the Western Union Telegraph
Co. on change; fractured jaw by bull
let.
Before the lunatic could empty the
remaining chambers Of his revolver he
was caught from behind by Tom Bar
rctt. the floor officer of the board. and
a noted athlete. who threw him 20 the
moor and pinioned his hands. He was
then taken down to the private room
~ the executive committee of the
board shouting at the top of his voice:
II warned them before and they would
not heed me; | gave them plenty Of fair
warning
The lunatic proved TO be Cassius
Belden. living with his sister and
brother in a flat at 365 La>alle street,
He was place under arrest. and made
the following statement. which clearly
proves his unsettled condition Of mind.
~ am "A carriage painter, and live
Mt 800 La Sale avenue. I've been I'M
der hypnotic influences for three years,
but it is only recently that | have
.sa.h. a.. - j
the vulgar state for a long time. |
have visited the board of trade quite
frequently. 1t has been a struggle for
bread with all of US, but when they
began to sell my soul in the board Of
trade to-day / resisted. Before they
sold my soul they sold my two children,
who are in Philadelphia. / saw these
sold in the board Of trade
once before and could not endure To
See il done again. Now, ] figure il out
that when a man is in bondage ne has
a right TO help himself out if W can.
] have a grievance. II is a struggle
for bread. Once they sent me 10 Kan
kakce. That was several years ago.
The asylum did me no good. but : have
thought lately that | would like to 90
% some asylum again. went tO the
board of trade to-day because ! thought
they would put up my soul for sale.
l bought the revolver on Clark street.
] have a wife in Philadelphia and w
children, but the latter have been sold
On the board Of trade. ! belong TO an
INVISIBLE society. which demands one
per week as a membership fee.
could ] pay my fee, with nothing
do and my soul being sold AZ the
board Of trade? The Bible and the
laws Of hy;snotism saythis is not right
Belden was cool and collected while
He changed frequently fror,
the subject Of %hypnotism to his vagary
about his soul being sold. After his
talk he was locked up in a cell.
lie is a medium-sized man about 40
old, with a brown mustachc. He
Is slightly bald in front. The man was
dressed in brown clothes of material
such as laborers usually wear.