The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-26
WENT INSANE ON THE CARS.
SAN FRANCIsoo BANK Err VIOLENT
ON AN OVERLAND TRAIN

yohn n. Tnllnnt RnvinE in n Chicago Police
station-wns on His way to Join His WHO
in Europe-Grier Over the Death OF n Young
Son Had Probably Unbalanced His Mind.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-John d. Tallant, Presi.
dent Of the Tallant Banking Company Of San
Francisco, occupies q cell at the Chicago ave.
nue. police station. A guard has been placed
over him, for he is insane and raving. Mr..
Tallant left San Francisco on Saturday to
spend a vacation In Europe and join his wife,
who is in Paris. Now he thinks that efforts are
notorious criminal.
Tallant began to act queerly on Sunday. He
stared blankly into space for hours at a time
and refused to eat. Occasionally he would
twitch norvously and start in his seat. His
fellow passengers were alarmed by his peculiar
actions, and notified tho conductor of the train.
Yesterday, soon after the train left Council
Bluffs, H.. the passengers in the coach where
Tallant was seated noticed that he was mutter-
ing TO himself. Suddenly no drew a 800 gold
piece from his pocket and throw It at his near
est neighbor. This was followed by a volley of
gold coin which was hurled at the fleeing pas.
sengers.
Tallant then drew q revolver out of his
pocket and 1ourished It when he was APP
preached by the train hands. Waving his weap-
oht ~ . 'hhths UP uie uoNh thO hAolO Va
the car. He drew his watch from his pocket
and threw it at the persons who were crowding
through the coach door. He approached the few
left in the car, all of whom were expecting that
he would pull the trigger Of the pistol, which
was lcvelled in their direction. However, he
! did not fire his revolver. He soon had posses.
sion of the car, and began bombarding the door
with his watch. While he was bending over to
pick up his watch his arms were seized from be-.
lt,I n"l la r,aa I,Dtr.p en- th1 f11- T--
ductor Clark had slipped down the aisle from
the other end of the coach and leaped on him.
He was followed by n brakeman and two pas
scngers. The four men succeeded in disarm-
ing Tallant and combining him In a compart-
mont.
until the train reached Chicago at $50 o'clock
this forenoon, Mr.. Tallant continually threw
himself against the sides of his compartment,
crying as though in agony every mile Of the
journey. He was taken from, the car by the
P Po''tSSs the T floor e of the e pserol %aF 1sh til IL the hheo Po hi@
station, was reached: There he lay fully OK
hausted, on the hard floor Of a cell, muttering
incoherently about the efforts he fancied were
being made to brand him as q notorious Grim
inal.
sanity Of John D.. Tallant Of this city on the
train which, reached Chicago to-day, Is az:
bis Sfso fa.y .9 kGief s Sm? I SI62iSfin osc 9xef fh abo dset hin os
months ago. Mrs. .Tallant, AS soon as she re-
covered, from the shock. went to Europe with
two children, and has been in Dresden since.
.Tallant continually referred, to the crushing
Of his hopes by the death of his son. He hired
rooms near the cemetery where the boy was
buried and spent much OF the time that should
have been devoted to his business in wandering
boys grave. At night, when the bank was de-
serted, he worked late over the books and ac-
counts. In this way he obtained little sleep,
and his friends think this and constant brood
ing have unhinged his mind.
Recently, Mrs; Tallant vote urging her hus-
band to take a long vacation. and he decided to
spend a year abroad. He left all his business
in good shape. He is the head of the Tallant
was founded by his father in pioneer days. Tho
estate. which was divided among three sons.
did not amount to more than three-quarters of q
million OF dollars. He is IS years old and of a
powerful ply sique. His friends are confident
Of his recOyery.