The Washington times., 1908-06-08

Rushing wildly TO the window of the
front room and lifting the sash, ne
called to A l. Fessenden. who lived
next door. When Mrs. Fessenden an
swered, he called the children 10 him
and passed them through the window
into the Fessenden house, a distance
Of three or four feet.
ut is to save your lives" ne told
them, pushing thems across the spacc
between the windows.
The Fessendens realized that the man
was mad, and sent their son to notify
the police. In the meantime. Mrs Pos
pisiel was distraught with terror BY
this time, she saw only too clearly that
the maniac might kill her Already he
had threatened 10 kin any one who
might enter the mouse. His madness
now made him fear all men, all women,
the universe. he was one against the
world, and he repeated again and again
that he would night 10 kill.
Like Hunted Animal
In spite Of her terror she chung 70
him. He ran up and down the doom
like a hunted animal. Once he tore
down the thick window shade and rip
ped it down its whole length. Another
time he sprang 10 the window sill, put
his hand a. the top OF the wooden shut
ter, and tore from the frame every one
Of the Stats.
As he ragged up and down the room.
his wife chung 10 him. her arms about
hts neck She begged and prayed and
argued. II was IN vain. Nothing she
could say stemmed the tide of his mad
ness. No gesture, no smile, no word
could give back TO him the faintest
ghmmer OF the reasoning powers he had
lost.
Attempt to Break Door.
Then it was that Mr.. Fessenden, hay
ing summoned DIT. Edward T. Perkins,
who lived across the street, tried to
break in the front door Of the PospisieI
home This was the very thing the
mans madness had warned him
against The A.accabees had come 70
murder him. he told himself. Leaning
out OF the front window, he deliberate
w opened fire on the two men who
we're his neighbors and friends He
fired several shots, and the two men
fed.
In few minutes, Policemen Ehlers
and NantZ, who had been notified b.
young Fessenden, broke in the back
door OF the house. went 20 the foot Of
the barricaded staircase and called TO
POspisiel to come down. lie laughed,
shrill, weird laugh. and, leaning over
the balustrade. shot twice az the police
men. They lodged into the dining
room again calling 10 him 10 come
down. He replied with a volley of five
shots.
Wife's Nerves Gone.
At this moment. the nerves Of Mrs.
PospisieI gave way. For SIX hours
she. alone and unaided. had pleaded
with the maniac, had tried 20 calm
and comfort him. had listened to his
frightful rawlings and mad chung 10 lin
as he raced about the room, destroying
/ the furniture and firing his revolver.
/ While he fired at the policemen. she
ran 10 the front window and started
| 10 ieaD 10 the street. Dr., Perkins called
TO her not 10 leap. She fell back M
utes, she rcEalned enough strength "a
/ escape through the other window into
/ the Fesseuden home, as the children
{ had done,
The maniac had the house TO him
/ self.
/ The two policemen withdrew from the
! dining room. and Captain Daily. VINO
/ had arrived or the scene, and Sergeant
! Emerson. went into the FessendeT
! home From the second story they talk
| ed 20 POspisiel Posptsiel wanted hls
| children restored 10 him, and. when this
/ was refused he let 90 a yOlley al tht
/ Fessenden house.
/ BY this time an immense crowd fully
I so people had gathered in the streets
[ attracted 10y the weirdest. most horrible
| drama Washington has seen in many
I years. Captain Daley withdrew from
/ the Fessenden house, seeing that moth
/ ing was 20 be accomplished there. he