The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-19
INSANE MAN
ASSAULTS CHILD
Fritz Stackman Was Very
Seriously Injured.
USED A LARGE CLUB
Several Deep GaShes Cut in
Lads Face.
HAS ATTACKED OTHERS
Warrant Sworn Out Yesterday
for His Arrest

Yesterday z warrant was sworn out in
The probate court by Herman Steinbuchel
against one John Doe FOR assaulung Fritz
Stackmaa. Last Monday evening one OF
the daughters Of Ny steinbucheI went
u Fl party ~ the corner OF Elm street
aaG Emrora ave 0ue and as size did not
return. FRITZ Stackman, her half-brother.
was seat Tor her. lie is nearly II years
~ age lie went IL the house where she
N'-s Afect-d % De ana found thar she
r4 JEST INT Tor home. - she Ieft the
mouse saw q man staining OF the side
"1ik al- IS he passed him the man II UNI
bled 41nle thing ana the lad th.nkiny that
ne ha- spoken 10 him said '-H0wdy-1o-
ana passed on. he had gone bGt a few
s. steps q hon suddenly the man Whirled and
rar after MIN and IS ne caught him. trip
ped tke boy and threw him into the gut
ter The nan then drew Il large club
from under nis coat ana struck the lad
across the face, cutting a deep wound
te struck the lad again this time cutting
the bridge o. the nose. The man con
tialed TO beat him while the lad was "
Ing or the ground. The boy was wearing
q heavy muller and the nan took this
ana threw it away. The LAD got up and
started after il and the man caugh. him
and struck him across the face. Two
,ncu came along the street AZ this mo-
nent and started 10 interfere. bur the
man brandished his club and started for
them and they ran The boy tried - run
away. but che man caught him ard
picked him Up and held him before him
with MS club held high above his head
as If he would strike again. He then
tl1nc- the roy loose and disappeared Ia
the darkness. The Toy does not know
how ne got home. He thinks he walked
10 Market street and then tainted and
then some man walking who lived near
the packing house came along AMI car
ried him TO his home.
IS hen the lad got home ne was covered
with oIocd from the numerous wounds
on his face and hands and IL was thought
that ne would lose one of his eyes and
that his nose vas broken. he has been
carefully taken care Of since the attack
and Is very much improved
The problem Of having at insane nan
running the streets OF this city has con
siderably worked Up the people. Fritz
Stack.nan gave the following description
OF the nan He is Young. probably 30
years ole with a short beard \ very
heavily built man and slightly stooD
shouldered. From the story Of the boy
ne Is very active.
A man answering this description has
been seen bv several people of this city
He IS always playing a Jevs-Earp when
seen n the morning. He has appeared at
the house on the corner OF Errporla and
Twelfth street several times ard me de-
scrintion of the Young laiy TALES exactly
with that Of Fritz Stacl<man. 4Ir- West
at the Anchor Trust company has also
seen lin and he describes the same nan
some girls saw a man answering the
description in q tree near the Paris dress
making parlors on North Market street
several nights ago and at that time the
man had a large knife. When the fellow
found that ne was discovered. he clinbed
down ard ran before the alarm could be
given
several other reports OF this man at
taczir- young people have been reported
u the police. l. seems that the man must
bo insane. and has a beestiE desire 10
murder or iniure cnildren. He has always
run away when grown persons approach
but has attempted TO catch girls and 1T
He bows on several occasions ana the
man described 81 these people is the same
as given b. Fritz Stackman. For the
mast month the reports of this strange
man have been coTicg IN Several times
ne has appeared at windows and looked
in bat when the people saw his race ne
ran l--av before anyone could Se- out
of the house TO capture him. lie Is a
very dangerous mau anc TIE officers are
"a HI. lookout for him and II anyone sees
him t1.y should give the Charm and cap
.-.-a The man at all hazards He q ems
=, be growing more brutal In his attacks.
l4e is ALWAYS -ruu-bliuE ana I'D one has
,-st been anie 70 understand hat ne
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