Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

crowd, when they first discovered
that they were the objects OF the
madman's fury many Of them sought
refuge in doorways and behind pillars.
As time went on several OF these who
were thus hiding, concluded that they
might with safety make an effort to re-
gnin their homes and left their places
OF conceament some dashlng on nj full
speed, others striving TO sink of un'
molested by crouehlng close TO the
houses.
RIFLE RANG OUT
But the balcony occupied by the
mailman, projecting oTer the street
several feet, gave him an uninterrupt-
ed view OF II In either direction for a
considerable distance, and he watched
for possible victims with all the vigil
lance OF a wlde-aWake sentry on pick
ct duty his rife ringing out instantly
when the sound Of hasty footsteps or
a shadow In motion showed that some
one was trying to escape him, and more
than one person was thus shot ut dis
taare Of zoo yards.
6tnlizing at last that playing walt
ing game with the maniac would only
increase the nymber Of his victims, the
police summoned the FIRE department 10
their aid A well directed stream Of
water from a powerful fire engine VIII
knock man ont as effeCtually as "a
blow from stout club. But the fire.
men found II impossible 10 play upon
the mailman without exposing them
selves TO his rife and after one or two
OF them had been wounded they con-
cluded that hghtlng a homicldal ma
MAC behind q gun did not properly form
part Of their official duties and told the
police that they would have to tackle
the job themselves
MADMAN'S METHOD,
The policemen then formed them.
selves into an attacking force and, en-
tering the house from the rear, sought
10 gain the counts apartments. But
this method OF attack they found had
been anticipated by the cunning OF the
mailman, and he had made his prepare.
lions to defeat IT, Through the locked
door at the top Of the flight Of stairs
leading to his room he had, by repeated
shots, drilled good sized hole. and
when he heard footsteps on the stairs
began blazing away throug the hole
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clded that a rear attack was quite as
hazardous as frontal one and beat a
retreat
1t having now become evident that
the mad count could not be secured
without further loss OF life II was de.
cded that he should be killed. With
this object In view n police superinten.
dent entered the house opposite from
hn nj ha nj "a M
ton Of putting out all the lights az.
cended stealthily 10 the first floor front
room and through the window fired a
the count In the balcony across the |
street.
FINALLY SHOT DOWN.
Unfortunately for the police superin.
tendent, he missed and the maniac |
speedily demonstrated that he was the |
better marksman Of the two, for firing |
Immediately where he had -7en the |
flash Of his opponents weapon, he |
wounded him seriously In the shoulder |
and the left hand. AT o'clock In the |
morning the mailman still held posses.
sion OF the balcony and no mans life |
was safe who showed himself In the |
street within range Of his deadly rifle.
Then chemist suggested that the
count might he suffocated by formaline
or sufficiently stupehed TO make his
capture safe. II was tried but failed for
the same reason that the fire hose failed
1.-The imposslbllty OF getting near
enough To apply II effectively without
running the risk OF getting shot.
seven o'clock came and the madman
sun held the balcony and with broad
daylight to aid him In taking aim was
q greater menace TO human life than
ever The police were at their Wits
end. For nearly eight hours the mad
count had held them at bay and his
list or victims was an appallingly large
one Before taking the extreme meas
ure OF summonlng the military to their
ald they announced that anybody who
succeeded In woundlng or killing the
count would be held guiltless.
Armed with this authority Mr. Ram
plnskl determined TO risk a duel with
,he mailman, With sporting rife he
entered the same house from which the
police superintendent had mada o., 49,,