The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02
BATTLE WITH A MANIAC
Officers Stebbins and Ingalls,
Have an Exciting Experience.
HAD THE FURY OF A TIGER
Frank Coulson Becomes Suddenly In
sane and Smashes Things Generally.
Stebbins Had Narrow Els
cape-Finally Jailed.

world that somebody was not killed
yesterday morning, when Frank Coul-
son, a SWede living in a cabin at No.
GIG East Fourth street, suddenly be-
came raving maniac and rushed out
of his house and began making things
hum. Policeman Stebbins fought this
raging mailman for more than an hour
and as a result the officer was unable to
take his beat last night. Coulson was
finally, after a great deal of difficulty,
taken to the city Jail by means of the
hose wagon of the fire department
The first intimation that reached Off
Ger Stebbins was when, at about s
o'clock yesterday morning, he was
awakened by cries of murder, help
fire. The officer lives at No. 4O7 Alder
street, and the cries seemed to proceed
from nearby point. Stebbins sprang
from his bed and rushed to the door.
He waited for the cries to be repeated,
and after a moments silence the
shrieks came again.
Stebbns got into his clothes in the
quickest possible way, and grabbing
his club he rushed out or the house
and ran in the direction whence the
cries came. 1t is only a block or so
from where Stebbns lives to No. GIG
East Fourth street, and the officer soon
covered the distance. At No. GIG East
Fourth street are a number of cabins
built upon one lot. From the door of
one of these the officer was Mortified to
see man burst out in a perfectly nude
condition. The man was CoulSon. He
was shouting and singing and waving
his arms about in a frenZied manner.
The officer ran into the yard, and as
soon as Coulson saw him coming he
seemed to realize that he was an Off
Ger and that he was after him. He
sprang with terrible curses upon Steb-
bins, who, not knowing whom he had
to deal with. struck the man over the
head with his club. Coulson fell to the
ground. but was up again in an instant.
Seven times did Stebbins drive Coulson
to the earth, and at the seventh blow
his club. heavy one of hard curly
maple was shattered to bits. The pow
erful blows that the officer dealt the
man had no more effect on him than if
they had been delivered on an iron
pillar.
When his club was broken. the Off
Ger, loathe to use his revolver, started
to run. Unfortunately in hurriedly
putting on his clothes, Stebbns had
failed to put one of MS overshoes on,
and as he turned to run into the street
he slipped upon the ice i'll the yard and
fell upon his face. Win the fury of
tiger CoulSon SpranS upon his back
and placing his hands in the officers
face he tore and scratched with all the
power he possessed. StebbnS saw that
it was a matter of life and death, and
putting forth all his great strength he
succeeded in getting away from Coul-
son. During the terrible struggle the
officers face WAS bruised and scratched
in fearful manner. The blood was
streaming from his face and he was
nearly exhausted
During the progress of the battle,
which had lasted nearly an hour, a
great crowd had collected about the
combatauts Stebbins called upon
them for help but no one responded.
Jimmie McEwan, a little hoy living
next door, had run downtown for an
other officer. and found Policeman In
gals at the city hall. He hurriedly told
ingalls, what was the trouble, and that
officer started on the run for the scene.
On his way thither ingalls, heard three
or four shots which Stebbins fired in
summonng assistance.
Just as Ingalls, turned the corner at
Birch and Fourth streets Stebbins saw
him and cried out
Look out. Percy, he'll kill you"
ingalls, either did not hear him or did
not heed the warning, and came on
the dead run. At the same instant
Coulson saw him. He evidently rec
ognized the police uniform and was
aware that he had now two men to
deal with. He gathered himself to-
gether and made a rush at Ingalls,,
crying:
Come on. you -: I've just killed
one man; God forgive me: come on you
-, I'm ready to kill another"
The officer, unaware of the nature of
the affair he was engaged in, when he
saw the naked man coming at him at
full speed, stopped suddenly. He car
ried ID long and heavy cane IN his
hand and as Coulson came on he let
drive with the stick at the maniac's
head The can struck Coulson with
11h hnt lot ,ltr
wound about his head. This blow.
however, had no more effect on Coul-
son than if he had been struck with a
match. Coulson made grab for the
cane, and it was whisked out of In
gals hands in a jiffy. ingalls, then
cinched with the mailman, but power
full though he is. he was a mere baby
in the hands of the Infatuated man.
Couson struck Ingalls, in the face
three or four times during the mx-up
but the officer finally succeeded in get
ting away from him and drew his gun
He avoided the mad rushes of the lun-
attic as best he might and did his best
to keep out of his reach. All the time
this stirring drama was being enacted
Coulson would shout at the top of his
voice sentences from the Bible such
as do unto others as you would have
them do unto you" He kept this up
continuously. Each time ne prepared
himself for one of his irresistible rushes
ne Woulu repeat, 'llc' Two, three, 1ouf
FIVE, six, seven" and at the word seven
he would dart at some one with the ra-
pidity of lightning
After time one man of all the - or
20 lookers-on stepped forwarded and
assisted Stebbins and ingalls, to down
he lunatic. While he was down In
gals succeeded in forcing the nip
eers" or come alongs,' on Coulson $
wrist. This is a powerful instrument
IF the toughest steel. and when it was
placed upon his wrist it was thought
hat Coulson could do but little. Soon.
however. Coulson began his count
again. "0ne. two. three. four, five. six
seven" and with the pronunciation of
the word seven" he gave jerk and
the steel nippers We're broken az
though they were a reed stem.
Mrs. Stebbins. wife of the officer fin
ally came with a clothes-line She
asked a dozen or more of the men To
take II to the strmggling nfficnrs HAT