The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-22
TRIED TO / KILL JUDGE
 tempted Assassination q in Chicago. LUNATIC WITH A REVOLVER - Believed That Court Was Holding
 Back Money. Frank F. Elierbrock was Overpowercd
LUNATIc WITH A REVOLVER
Frank F. EiIerbrock was Overpowercd After Desperate Hand to Hand strugsie--BeIleved so Be In-
 sane Beyond Doubt.

| Chicago, Dec. 2l.--A desperate effort Twas made to assassinate Judge Charles A. Cutting, of the Probate Court. by I Frank F. Ellerbrock, of S1O North California Al enue today.
 | The would-be assassin is believed to be insane. Judge Cutting escaped in- 1 jury by a hairs breadth and over powered his assailant after fierce dght.
 AS the Judge entered the criminal Court building on his way to his chambers. Ellerbrock. who was stand ing in the hallway. stepped forward and when but two feet distant drew q revolver and fired point blank at the Judge. Judge Cutting instantly turned and struck his assailant a. heavy blow f in the face, almost Knocking him down. Before EIlerbrock could recover Judge Cutting grabbed him by the throat and threw him backwards over steam radiator where he held him despite his desperate efforts to escape. Deputy Eherifes Frederick and Wilson who had heard the shot, hastened to the assistance of Judge Cutting, wrest- ed the revolver from the grasp of El- lerbrock. Judge Cutting then allowed EIlerbroek to rise from the radiator and the man attempted to attack him once more.
 The two men struggled back and tICfIh acFQSG the nAklWAy Ak4Q kflC IAGSG with the assistance of the two deputy sheriffs finally hurled Ellerbrock to the | floor. The man still continued to struggle and fought until exhausted. He then commenced to beg for mercy, saying:
 Don't hurt me: please don't hurt me"
 He was lifted to his feet and taken Into the office of Deputy Sheriff stein h.x n erfV v Irf- formation regarding himself. He was taken to North Chicago Avenue police station and 1t was onls' after repeated efforts that his name was ascertatned. 1 Judge Remained Cool.
 Judge Cutting throughout the ex- eitement remained cool and collected After seeing that Ellerbrock was safe- room and within a few minutes was transacting business as usual.
 Ellerbrocis has frequently been about | the Probate Court and for some time he has labored under the haliucination that he had been deprived of his rights to share In the estate of his sister. who died several years ago. He claimed that the estate had been closed up without proper notice to him, and has repeatedly appealed to Judge Cut ting to reopen the case. Judge Cut ting told him that if he would furnish proof that the estate had been improp- erly closed he would reopen 1t at any time.
 This was unsatisfactory to EIler- brock, who has repeatedly accosted the Judge. demanding that he be paid what he characterized his share of his sis ter's fortune. At the police station Ellerbrock talked in an incoherent manner about the money he should have received from Judge Cutting. He said the matter had been taken up before Judge Kohlsaat and Judge Pat ten, both predecessors of Judge Cut ting and they also had denied him sat- Isfaction.
 Judge Kohlsaat told me that I was a drunkard and good for nothing" said Euerbrock. "The other told me the same and 1t angered me. I could get no satisfaction in the courts and de- cided to kill the Judge before whom the matter is pending"
 In the next breath Ellerbrock said:
 T didn't mean to shoot the Judge. only wanted to have him put on trial himself pulled the trigger. twice. once the bullet failed to explode and the other bullet struck the floor I did not aim to shoot the Judge at all"
 The police declare that Ellerbrock Is undoubtedly insane and will take cps to have him sent to the asylum,