The American guide., 1896-11-07
ARkkhsAs STATE NEWS.
A r. narhnbls story Recalled.

hXnarkhoie story hecnhea'
1 dcci ion has been received from
the Unite u states circuit court Of APP
peals, says The st. Louis Republic,
which recalls d remarkable story.
Oh FetNuary II, 1891, Isadors Meyers boarded
the seutl bound Iron Mountain train at Bald
Knob, ark, and took seat in the Pullman
sleeper. In the same car was lunatio
named q. W. Graeter, without the at
tendanoJ Of q keeper, ana no measures
keem 70 have been taken to restrain him
from ani outbreak Of violence After tn car
started Graeter fell into q 1t OF rage, and be-
fort no was secured shot and killed Meyers,
whom HE had never seen up 10 that moment
The conductor also met his death at the
man lncNs hands
TIE widow Of Meyers brought suit agains,
the IrorA Mountain and p ullman companies,
Jointly, iAQsging that the companies had knowl-
edge that traeter was insane, and negligently
left him lnIthe car without keeper
The companies denied any knowledge oi
Creators Vusanity, but the proof showed that
three wedks before the killing Greater, then
violently Insane, had been sent TO Indiana in
care OF twb keepers and had travelled north on
the Iron Mountain train In Pullman sleeper,
manaeled that he was violent whom put on the
train and ht times exhibited a homicida! ten
deney Oh the day Of the killing Creators ap-
pearance has such as to alarm Miss Mary Wall
ralh, q palsenger In the same sleeper, and she
communicated her fears to the conductor, say
ing; "I and AFRAID Of that maa." The conductor
then informed her that he had brought the
same marInorth, three weeks before, in a con-
dition Of Jlolent insanity.
Objectida was made to the introduction OF
tsstimonI that the conductor know the man
was insanf. Upon this point Judge CaldWei
says:
The messengers In the car were under tho
care andV protection OF the conductor, II he
knew or had reason TO believe that Graetcr was
q dangerolps lunatlc, II was MS nrst anu h'sh-
est DUTY ID take proper action OF once Tor tue
SECURITY hnd protection OF his passengers
AGAINST the violence OF the Insane man. Fall
Ing 10 discharge this nrst aud Highest duty, II
was clsakly his duty to communicate TO the
passenge{s the facts within bis knowledge
which shpwed, or tended TO show, that they
were ridlbg IN the car with violently -lhsano
man, whd was under no guard or restraint, 10
the end hat they might themselves take SUIT
able pre-, buttons for their safety. 1t VIII oe
observed that the conversation had with tho
conducted was when he was at his post OF
duty win PASSENGER in his charge
and edtltled TO his protection VINO
had befome alarmed for her per-
sopnl snf}ty, and who was rghtfully seeking
Information from tho conductor as to what he
know abbut Graeter, whose appearance ana
conduct Md put her IN fear Under these CIR
cumstanles Il would have been a gross viola
Sioa Sad q q nis impaired to the he passenger
the information he possessed concerning
Graoter What he thon SAID on mat SUB
iect was IN the discharge Of duty imposed
upon MIN By his once, and Is clearly part OF
She rci rfsiae. He was acting strictly IN the
limo Of bis duty. though not up 10 the tull
measure bf his duty, for which ho paid tho
Graeter.
Tho Judgment OF the circuit court is N-
hrInei