The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-10
TERRIFIC FIGHT
IN A HOSPITAL
A Patient in a Fit of Delirium Causes
Trouble.
TRIES TO KILL NURSES
OVERCOME AND ARRESTED AFT.
Err A FEARFUL STRUGGLE.

Delirious from fever. T. J. Miller. a
patient of the Keogh- Wright hospital,
became uncomfortable late last night
and started on a rampage through the
hospital armed with a chair He drove
the nurses through the halls and finally
compelled them 20 seek refuge behind
locked doors. Then the craZed man
chased back and forth. up and down
stairs, in search Of more nurses. None
lett their cover, however and Miller
mad the entire hospital to himself
While the man held full control of af-
lairs some unknown empIoye from the
boiler room heard Ailler's rawlings and
started up stairs. He walked through
the main hall quietly. but Nobody was
u be seen. He walked into the office
Dlt II was vacant. JUST al this point
one nurse unbolted the door of the
room which she had takea refuge in
10 See how the delirious patient was
lehaving. When she saw the night
eAlploye standing in the hall she eX-
cl!amed:
Look out for that crazy man up
stairs on he viii kin you"
w hats he doing loose up stairs?
Was the reply but the conversation
vas Interrupted right there, for the
dlfCbed man appeared al the landing
oi the stairs.
Fearful Fight in the Hall
With "a rush Miller came down stairs
four steps at "a time. The nurse bOlted
the door again and the night man was
leIt 10 face the crazed man armed with
2 chair. For the first time the en-
4 II.
key-wrench in his hand. He raised it
over his head and commanded Miller
Is puJ the chair down. Miller paid no
attention 10 him ana with a lunge
Jumped onto the empiOye. 4 tussle en-
sued In which the employe was
smashed over the head with the chair.
lie broke the blow with his arm and
swung at Miller with the wrench. The
blow knocked Miller 20 the floor and
blood spurted from his mouth. With
desperation he scrambled 10 his feet
81 time 70 connect with a stiff right
10 the jaw. He dropped To the floor
again and the empIOye grabbed him
and helped him 10 his feet
He proceeded TO take Miller TO his
room when the patient was seized with
another spell. This time the emplOye
went 20 the floor and the two men en-
gagged IN a rough and tumble fight in
the hallway. He repeatedly cried for
help, but there was no one 10 assist
hm. Finally one of the nurses left her
hiding place and rushed TO the tele-
phone The police were notified that a
crazy man was killing the night man
at the hospital. In the meantime The
employe succeeded in getting away
trom Miller who chased him down
stairs into the office.
When the Officers Arrived.
When the police arrived Miller ran
into his room. Police Officer John Cor
less and Olsen followed him. He threat
ened 10 kill the first man that entered
the room. Miller got behind the door
with a chair and in an instant Officer
Corless jumped into the room. The
Two officers closed in on him and took
the chair away from him. His hands
We're handcuffed and d sheet was
wrapped around him. The nurse who
attended him packed up his clothes
and Miller was taken To the county
Jail where he was placed in the padded
cell.
Miller is Badly Hurt.
His lips were badly swollen and
several gashes cut in his face, which
was covered with blood. One eye was
closed and the other was badly discOl-
ored. he sustained a slight scalp
NOttiNr bAA bFg cAiu AAAAH NeAo hAHA IA
juTed, When the cuffs were taken off
his hands he lay peacably in his cell
and went TO sleep.
The employee, whose name could not
be learned. received several bad bruises
on the face. He sustained a slight
scalp wound. but none Of his injuries
were serious. He was given attention
at the hospital. The nurse in charge
Of the hospital last night refused to
talk -absut the matter The name OF
the employee who engaged in the en-
counter with Miller was also refused,
and nothing could be learned about
Mnler's case The patient seemed 10
be i'm a demented condition at the Jail.
He was unable 10 talk.