Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-28

CHICAGO, September 27.-A panic on
the Chicago Board OF Trade was wit
messed to-day more extraordinary than
anything possible from causes merely
financial. Nearly TWO thousand people,
brokers and spectators, men and women,
were held helpless In terror for mo-
ments that seemed an age at the mercy
of a maniac sending death In their
midst.
Casslus Belden. poorly dressed and
incoherent talking sign painter, stood
In the south gallery OF the main trad
ing room and deliberately discharged
bullet after bullet from pistol into
the crowded pits on the door below and
into the throngs OF Worlds Fair sight
seers In the surrounding galleries.
Three persons were unable 10 disen-
gage themselves from the confused
mass, into which all were thrown, in
timeato save themselves from the dying
bullets. These are;
Amri Nj. Bennett, Board or Trade
broker, shot through the neck.
Charles w. Roswell, assistant chief
operator OF the Board Of Trade tele-
graph Office, jaw broken by bullet.
Mrs. w. w. Devils. OF Titusville, Pa,
Worlds Fair visitor, Yesh wound In
back
The first warning to the brokers was
the cry OF a woman who was seated near
the maniac. All eyes were attracted BY
the noise, the hubbub OF the traders
ceased and In another instant the shoot
ing began. Every one scrambled for
the shelter OF bulletin boards and ante
rooms, the crowd seeming for a time
more crazy than It's assallant, before
any one recovered from the shock
enough to realize what had happened
and TO take means to stop the work OF
the madman.
The first to act was Thomas +. Bar
rett, of the commission firm Of Boyden
| IS Co, a stalwart young Irlsh-American,
with a record as an amateur athlete.
/ With courage and readiness In emerg-
ency characteristic Of his race, Barrett
made rush up the stairs and throttieo
the madman. throwing him to the hooF,
while a bootblaoK wrenched away the
| smoking weapon.
A scene OF pandenlcnium had BY this
time set I'm. The trad '2ad partly re-
covered their wits and tns Aews OF the
shooting had spread to the pes~'le on
the streets, who immediately beg
crowd into the building. They
rounded the prisoner aud his captor.r
From lighting with the prisoner Bar
rett now had to fight for him 10 avert
! Iynching. Half a dozen OF the direc-
tors and other cooler heads promptly
assisted him, and the excited throng
was kept back. Ia tho pushing and
hauling that followed, a rush was made
by the self constituted body guard OF
the prisoner and the man was soon
hurled into room.
The maddened crowd ran 20 the room
and the great staircase creaked under
its unusual weight. In order TO notify
the police IL became necessary Tor one
OF the secretaries TO crawl over the
heads OF men, but In short time a
squad OF officers arrived and the crowd
was driven back.
During the wild scenes attending The
capture and removal OF the maDisc
many we're slightly bruised and tho
clothes OF some were badly torn.
While the assassin was being hurried
away by the police the scene on the
floor OF the Exchange was one or Wild
consideration. Business was entirely
suspended and the traders began 70
group about the fallen forms OF Bennett
and Roswell.
1t all happened Just at the beginning
OF the busy closing hour on Change
The two men among the victims.
tbonght AZ irst To be fatally wounded.
are reoOrted tonight as having good
chances OF recovery. The woman in-
iured. Mrs. w. Lewis, OF Titrsyiile,
Pa. was seated beside her husband Ia
the north gallery, and one Of the brst
shots struck her 10 the midol 4
OF the back, lnfictIng q severe nef
wound. She fell TO the floor and
onickly removed Ia cab 20 a doep
Office. where II was said she would
be about.
Beldin is Chlcagoan. He lived :. :,
his sister. Mrs. A. Williams. a dress-
maker. and his brother. 7. A. Beldin. .
sneculator on the Board OF Trade. Ae'
cordlpg TO his sister. domestic trouble
unseated his mind Eve years ago, when
he was divorced from bis wife a. Cam.
den. n. ]. She thinks that he acted
to-day under the belief that bis brother
wa, being robbed by other traders on
Change. The man only few months
ago was released from the Asylum ior