Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-06-30

ing the blow that might have crushed
his skull, and then seized the madman
around the-waist.
There ensued fierce struggle. Kess-
Ter did not cry out. He knew there
was faint hope of making himself heard,
and he needed all his breath for what
it seemed to him was wrestle for life.
Each strove to maintain his footing
and throw the other from the train.
Perrine's frenzy lent him strength.
Kessler felt himself being overpowered.
With desperate effort he shook him
self loose from the maniac's grasp,
turned and ran toward the caboose, at
the tail end of the train.
The mailman followed him. 1t had
now become race for life. Over the
cars they ran at full speed, leaping
from one car to another.
When only one car separated him
from the caboose Kessler stumbled.
In a moment Perrine was upon him.
Then he felt himself falling, and re-
membered no more until the noise of
an approaching freight train sounded
in his ears, and he crawled off the
tracks Just in time to escape being cut
in two.
Somebody on tie train saw him. 1t
was stopped after it had passed him,
and he was taken on board and told
his story.
Meanwhile, on the other train, Per.
rine had entered the caboose and made
a murderous assault on the conductor.
The trains crew went to the latter's
assistance. Perrine was overpowered
and securely bound. He will be com.
mitted to an asylum. Kessler may be
laid up for some time, but his injuries,
it is said, are not serious.
The Bear Knew What Would Happen.
News came to a teamsters' camp
near Nicatous Mountain, Maine, that
there was bear in the spruce. Next
morning every man and dog started on
the hunt. The dogs overlook the
bear, but he sent them home in a
hurry. He killed four and got away
before the men came up, having taken
the old tote road around the head of
Nicatous Lake. More than half the
hunters turned back here. Half of
those who stayed struck across the ice
on Nicatous Lake, which was knee
deep under water, hoping to head the
animal off on the further side, while
the remainder followed on after the
fleeing bear.
For half an hour they tramped the
woods. Then, looking into the lake
from a high hill, they saw the bear
neck deep in water. Sometimes he
walked upon ice AMI then, getting
tired of walking, he swan for half a
mile or so. Then every man made a
dash for the lake, running on the sub
merged ice, in the hope of overtaking
the bear before he could get ashore.
Though the bear saw what they were
doing, he seemed to display no anxiety.
Swimming or walking, as the whim
took him, he kept on for the upper
end Of the lake. Tho men were gain
ing on him rapidly and were almost
within easy shot when the ice gave
way. 1t took the party more than an
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AS a good portion of their firearms
was in the bottom of the lake and the
bear had disappeared the party went
back to work the next day, fully salts
fed that the bear would never be
caught. The party which had crossed
the lake further down had grown tired
of waiting, and moved up along the
shore. 1t was getting dark when the
leaders came out of spruce belt and
almost ran against a wet and be-
draggled bear. The man fred and
missed, and then all the men gave
chase. The bear played with them
until dark, and then swan out into
the lake.