The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-16
A MANIAC yvIlH AN AXE
And I.t,Ht 10 Hurd2r Was The sta's Of
Affairs al The AImshouSe.
THE OFFICERS OF THE LAW CALLED N



SuGpt, Va. Dee. CSpeciaD-Thore
came neG: being murder this morning
the town nlmsaouse. situated on the
northeast IN Suburbs. Miles Copeland.
ono nc ;ht inma -ea. suddenly went stark
mad and was at once seized with Il
mania or destroying property ana lives.
Tho pa1ple over there gave Miles a wide
lonG-W.shea him miles away. indeed
Some one went 90 Deputy =. r. Nor
fieet aDl to.l him the stGc of affairs.
Police GNistr Isaac Turner was also
su-1;0uCi +. Both FASTENED to the scene
Then Niles was arrested and placed i'll
one OF tho best cells ~ he county jail
When Copeland became insane this
muyNirE without a moments warming he
ran iol the uearcg. wdapon-an axe. At
first lis fellow inmates thought he had
turned Industrious and was going to
chop stove wood. Their mistake was
soon noticed. with dcmonl1ca yell
he made a lunge FOR the person nearest
Ia hm. Everybody ran. Some sought
this rooms as the safes place available
Copeland assaulted them there. He went
To the doors and began hattrring them
. down. Failing in this lc used the axe
IN smashing old boxes, furniture OF any
old thing which came IN his way. a
irSgedy WAS averted by the officers
llpa2pt arrival.
Copeland would not be quiet even in
ir,,,,,,nd ~ n.sn,,St ne, I NJ n''' d.
feet. To-nirht his ~ ~ violnnca bn,1
partially subsidized.
SETTLING WITH TREASURERS.
The County Board OF Supervisors VIII
have another special meeting next
eI,mu.sHny i9r an annual !, settlement WIN
the last meeting Of thn year hut one
ct the county nonrl,o,,sa on ,hn S,J
VUEN1'N- T-INT, .I,f'.Cctn\c
- - 80 r-''''l 'N9
the revival NJ the Baptist church has
closed The last revival service of the
series occurred sunday, There were
"hout twenty-five accessiong 10 the
'cnnieh. some converts VIII join other
eAurcAeS
ALMOST FATAL PLUNGE.
on a vacant 1ot b.ivoon 1-ir,tni,
stroat nrd f,riiad,,, 49,, i,',. 80 : ,,,'"
used well. This came near costing Jesse
Eason n horse yes .erday afternoon. 1t
~ an unvuIpeu Wen; ihG recent rains
anu fheltlhs snow mad Nlled the well
~" "a'It nearly 10 the 'op TO the
iV,He ~ looken 10 ne nothing but
SiH"uW poor: me mistake nearly cost
Know 'i hatI.r ''S ne N'N' "me II VIII
The horse is fond of grass While graz
Ing near the wells edge ono sten foo
much was taken wheTr w v'e s'rp l,, zoo
and the animal disappeared. Its acct
Gent was seen and Il dozen mon with
ropes Went to the place The horse
thn 1," up , nond mrs. ,ias' and while some of
rintc,iSr,r ' ~, Ia. "pove me water by
get the Tnnn .,.n,,nG Vtier i'"n n, 10
horse wa cx "rTni'u us pouy. men the
fnr, was N'i'ei'eu D9 combined ef-
THE STORM.
Since early morning a heavy wind
storm, attended by driving rain has
ragged lis violence ,nrrnsse1 .or.orl
night The streets were aimost desert-
ed. and business was practically sus
pended. There was no damage rxcnnf-
ing that resulting from biown down
signs. and prostra,ed trees. shortly af-
ter eight o'clock Tonight wire: 90.
crossed. and fire alarm was sounded
AZ he same time incandcscent lights
streets III darkness
RUNAWAY HORSE
r1 M mo,se pei3,NSinE TO r. r. Allen got
nj. ~. ,,l'1 ,ll,S afternoon near the Suf-
ir6S, Wa.,Ii i..I.a Iepo.' IL ran down