New-York tribune., 1902-05-19

STONES-SHOT AND CAPTURED-WILL
BE SENT TO INSANE ASYLUM
Morristown, May 1S.-At New-Vernon, three
miles from this city, supposed to be in
sane and VINO was further inhamed by drink
after efforts to kill several persons with an
was shot last night with a shotgun. From sixty
to hundred shot entered his abdomen and
chest He is a Hungarian, Peter Linden. about
thirty years old. For time he had been
employed by b. w. Wenman. a dairyman OF
New-Vernon. He had been considered a little
Off mentally but appeared harmless. and was
a steady workman SO no attention was paid to
his mental state Yesterday he drove team to
a field where he to work, and then told
Mr.. Wenman's foreman that he had quit. The
foreman protested. but Linden disappeared down
the road toward this city. Mr.. Wenman then
got John Madison. Dane who had been work
ing for neighbor.
Late last night Linden returned and demanded
admittance. When Madison refused to let him
ir the Hungarian became enraged and got
axe, with which he chopped down the door In
the mean while Madison dropped from window
and hid.
Then. when Linden could not find the Dane
in the carriage house, he went to the main
house. Mrs. Wenman and her two daughters
were alone there. Despite their barriCade and
effort to stop him, he chopped down the door
and chased them out of the house They ran
up the road toward the house OF Henry Suydam.
Linden pursued, but mistOol the house they
were going 10, and attacked the home Of w. L.
Cook. He soon cut his way in, and while
searching the house was met by Frederick Cook,
a brother of w L. Cook.
Mr. Cook armed with a shotgun, and,
taking Linden by surprise hit him in the face
with the butt. He forced the Hungarian into
chair and hit him again. Cook then turned to
get rope. and Linden sprang from the chair
and aimed blow with the at Cooks head.
The caught in curtain, but before Cook
could hit him again Linden bOlted. and this time
SuVdam house
OF the Cook household had also taken refuse.
Madison and others had given the alarm in
the mean while and men had gathered to face
the madman. He took up position by pile
Of large stones. and with these and the held
off the men. Several of the attacking party
were armed with shotguns and two shots were
fred in the air. hut they did not frighten Linden.
Then some one fired at the madman He fell.
and was bound and placed in wagon
Two hours had elapsed since the first trouble
ut Wenmaus. and alarming stories had spread
over the countryside. Some telephoned 20
the Sheriff that gang Of armed robbers was at
work. and he pressed dozen citizens into ser
vice and armed them. They started in wagon
toward New-NernOn. When almost there they
met the wagon bearing Linden and guarded hy
several armed men. coming this way, The
Sheriff took charge and brought the prisoner TO
the Jail here. Justice StillweN reused ont
Cf bed. and I'm his night clothing, held the for
NAL court n"edful to allow the prisoner To be
taken to jail The commitment IS on q charge
Of breaking and entering and attempt to Kill.
This morning a doctor called and with
the aid of Jail Keeper Orr. tried to extract some
Of the shot. Although bound. Linden fought
against the operation. and badly bruised the
doctor and bit Orr's fingers. Several prisoners
We're called in to aid In holding the man. but
he was violent and they half hearted that
the doctor had to content himself with bandag-
committed 10 the insane hospital at Morris
Plains.