New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-19
MIcHAEL's FORMER TRAINER DEAD
London De, is-"Choppy" Warburton. formerly
tho trainer o, Jimmy" Michael tho Welsh bicycle
I.LI
A RACE WITH A MANIAC.
STRANGE ADVENTURE THAT ACCOUNTED
FOR THE Lift e MANS WEAK HEART
From tn Kansas CRY sIar.

From Thu Kansas City S;ar.
Have YOU ever boon scared that you dried
M Inside 20 scared that you couldn't utter a word
that your skin burned. that your heart stopped
~" ,b1,as vhat Il Is TO be really frightened And
you don'i get over IT In day. either.
That's what tn, quite little man SAID. We had
becu taking Of :hc sensations Of man when he
IS attacked by a footpad. or when he awakcs to
r ,,c w,rc also discussed and the exquisite
pleasure Of fear. a. descriD1d ny EoPett l.ons'
Were YOU ever SO frightened" some one asked
'' ~ was was and have never fully recovered from
#, ne answered. 1t was curious experience,
and. although II WAS; In measure; iudisrous; IL
had an awful terror for mo. lived In the conn-
try a few miles from town in Kentucky and a
%mS,ncss in the town. and used TO walk back and
form between my house ana o my 'G tba DrpSse
! had TO pass the asy lum night and morning BY a
pah that followed or ,Mn hiS" ''0'' wan '"1'
oSne Of the most violent and dangerous Inmates
~ th.. lum was lawyer OF the name or lHrch;
a no,Serfn man physically and hopelessly insane
lie had a mania for tearing ms clothes IS, from ms
In his attempts escape he had gnawed 70 pieces
win hts teeth the window-sill OF ms cell much
managed to escape. and although we In the town
heard OF his desperation. no one reared that ne
" %one evening abou, dusk was trudging along
~, ~ sinner Po The exercise had warmed me up for 4
chilly and seH ' ffns aarSd so in tSe bare
b bTanc hes OF tree that grew inside the asylum
grounds and hung over the wall l was was, startled
Vii ghostiy figure. The next instant 1t came
iSat T S9Sn naEe% m; q huge
terror turned and ran By me time tne haked
ing / was twenty-five feet up the path running
like n scared coyote. -
,ba il S Sas a 'q that ke had torn his clothes
ana had escaped. knew Of his violence, and des;
ssranse me With one twist Of his hand and then
,rft gDppd | thought
mysef capable Of few months .S Of Walking had had
me 80 bR Rnn my ovefcoa s00'
"As ran could hear behind me the pat-pat OF
calming on me very slowly. tried to estimate how
soon he would catch NJ with me Y he continued TO
~ relieve myself OF my overcoat lost mo about
three feet. - ,.,, -, A.,
and the occasional gnashing OF his teeth. 1t was
awful. We had long since passed the asylum
Far ahead | could see the lights In the windows of
my house. My grounds were surrounded by a high
stone wall. In whch there was door. II could
reach this and get through | might be able to
leave my pursuer on the outside until could get
4 could hear the painting OF the maniac coming
nearer and nearer Once looked aws hastily over my
his garins eyes and open gaping mouth terrified
me 81 that nearly fell was rapidly growing ex-
hausted. doubted II could reach the door In the
THE painting was now close to me; I imagined I
and shrunk forward to avoid the heavy hand mo-
mentarlly expected 10 drop on my shoulder.
7 could go no further. threw myself at the wall.
turning in The air and backing against 4, deter.
rushed the maniac He was close to me He
reached out his powerful hand 1t tapped me on the
Tag You're ~ he shouted NV catch me-
'"Three days atterward they caught him in the
next county. where the entire population was
s sG from him my FER fright wild they Sm
but my hearts been weak ever since"