Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-22

foot came to a small stream. which he
forded. His pursuers were now close
behind him.
AS he attempted to get up the bank
on the other side of the stream he fell
back into the water, but regained his
footing before his pursuers could get
within distance to catch hold OF him.
In the posse from the Industrial Home
School were Charles Proctor, a watch
man, and William Pearson. Theodore
Gaffney and Thomas Murray, all TRUSTEES.
who made several attempts to get near
Lightfoot.
Lightfoot picked up large stones and
hurled them at his pursuers. Murray
narrowly escaped being struck by the
bar when he tried to catch hold of it.
L. d. Gibson. a dairyman, and Henry
F. Belt, farm steward at the Home
for the Aged and Infirm. with DR.. kir-
by. took up the chase. After running
through another large woods they got
within a few feet of the crazed man.
Lghtfoot threw a stone which struck
DIR. Kirby on the heel.
From the time the man left the hos
pipe with which he had felled the two
people. This arm kept the posse from
closing IN on him.
Charges on Pursuers.
After crossing the District line into
Prince George county, Md, at Mount
Welby, Lightfoot ran acrors a stubble
field until he reached high fence.
He faced about. With wild cry he
charged toward his pursuers. hurting
stones at them and welding the iron bar
around his head in a wild manner.
AS he turned to run again. L. D. Gibson.
the dairyman, who had borrowed a dou-
ble-barreled gun from a neighbor. shot
him in the leg. The shot failed to quell
the madman. He fell. but again arose to
his feet and started to run.
Harvey E Belt, the farm steward. who
also had a gun loaded with bird shot,
fired two shots from his gun at the
fleeing man. One shot struck Lightfoot
in the leg and the other in the thigh.
This brought him to the ground.
AS he fell. Lightfoot turned and made
an effort to strike his pursuers with the
iron bar. Gibson and Belt evaded the
blows, bounced upon him and bore him
to the ground.
Gibson wrenched the iron bar from his
grasp. Lightfoot was held to the ground
until the police were notified Of his cap
ture.
Bicycle policemen in the chase arrived
and took charge of him. Word was
sent to the asylum of the capture. The
ambulance removed him to the grounds
OF the Home for the Aged and Inf1rm.
and from there to the hospital at the
asylum.
There was much excitement among in
mates and employees of st. Elizabeth 8
when the Anacostia patrol wagon drove
through the grounds with the prisoner.
c. and many female prisoners rushed to
the windows and began to shout.
who was killed? Who killed them?'
was some of the questions asked the in
mates showing that they knew some trag-
edy had taken place. They finally be-
came 50 boisterous that the guards drove
them from the windows.
Drs. Schwimm and Sheep received the
yrf In, he limo nP H,,i11
ing &C. and dressed his wounds.
Lightfoot was found In a state of COL
lapse, the natural consequence Of the ex-
element of the morning, the doctor said
His wounds are not serious, although his
back and legs are full of bird shot. There
Is also a deep wound on the back of the
head. where, it Is supposed, another in
mate struck him with stone during the
early part of the chase.
Remembers Nothing Of Tragedy.
After the prisoners wounds had been
dressed he was taken to Howard Hall,
where the insane convicts are confined.
All precautions are being taken. the hos
pital authorities say to prevent another
outbreak on the part of the prisoner.
While he was strapped to the stretch
er In the operating room the prisoner was
asked about his acts during the morn
ing. He said he thought he had a Chill
fit and nothing more.
What did you do this morning." he
was asked.
II didn't do anything" he replied. Il
might have had a fit
Were you in a f1ght?"
'It seems 80. I think I had chill ft."
Have you been in the habit Of having
chills?''
Eyes, I have had lots Of them in the
last two or three weeks"
did you hit any one with a stick or
piece of iron?" he was further asked.
yot hot b. 80 h.
Did you know Patrick Maloney?"
IT don't know-not that know Of"
Did anybody shoot your
Not that know Of"
do you feel any pain?"
II think do. Ny legs and feet seem
to pain me-"
Further questioning failed to develop
that Lightfoot knew anything Of his
deed. He repeated he did not know he
had been in a fight, but thought he had
only had fit.
Many Escape From Maniac.
Eyewitnesses of the tragedy say that
after Lightfoot had felled Maloney and
beaten his face into jelly he rushed at
several of the workmen in an attempt to
assault them with the crowbar. The men,
all patients. made their escape from him
by running.
After he had struck and killed the
happened to be in Lightfoot's path. He
aimed heavy blow at the seaman. The
negro's foot, however, slipped and the
blow missed its mark
The sailor made his escape by running
The scene of the murder was where a
new brick road is being constructed be-
tween the laundry and the Rest" as the
deadhOuse is termed.
The bodies of the two victims were con-
veyed to the Rest and placed on slabs
awaiting the arrival Of Coroner hewitt
The remains presented a gruesome and
terrible appearance.
At the spot where Maloney fell, which
was spattered with his blood and brains
CARLOAD of earth was dumped to hide
the sight from the weak-minded patients
who were swarming about the place. At
the point In the park where the Follin
woman had been stricken down a large
oilcloth was covered over the clotted
blood and brain where she had fallen.
Dr. White. superintendent of the Gov
eminent Hospital for the insane said
Lightfoot had evidently been seized with
sudden mania Of q homicidal charac-
ter. He added that such things are COM
mon occurrences at insane asylums. but
not usually with such awful results
DR.. Whites investigation developed that
Lightfoot came up behind Maloney with
out the slightest warning and struck the
fatal blow. 1t is his opinion that the
hrst blow. which split the overseer,s