The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-17
Dashes Through Crowds on
Street and Establishes New
Speed Record
OUTRUNS HIS PURSUERS
AND TRIES TO DISROBE
Thinks Clothing Possesses Evil
Spirits-Is Taken to City
Infirmary

The populous section OF the Guy
known as Haarig, was thrown ihto
a high state Of excitement last nlgh'
over the sudden appearance oil
ro,,;rg maniac who ran wildly through
the streets, uttcring car piercing
screams. trampling children under
foot and casting the grownups INTO
the gutter as he tore wildly along
the main thoroughtare'
Some of the more collected resi-
dents quickly organized a posse ana
started in pursuit of the insane man.
For a while it appeared as though
their efforts were in vain, as the tugI-
tive ran like the wind and developed
a speed that appeared to bc almost
beyond human belief.
Finally, after having outdiStanced
his pursucrs, he was obseSscd win
tho idea that his clothing was the
rendezvous of evil spirits, and stop
ping at the street car switch on zoo"
Hone Street he proceeded to hastily
dsrobc
He was seized by Officer jeff
Hutson Just rs he was casting on
his innermost garment, and whll'
the asscmblagc gathered around and
INSTRUCTED the view Of the public
the violent lUnatic was held by
force and his clothing rc"dIust'd'
At about this time MIR, joe hIctlc'
whose home is at 3l4 Ellis street
opprarcd on the scene and informed
the officer that the captive was a
friend of his and that his name was
Sam LAYTON. Mr. BichlC stated that
Layton was his guest and that h'
had come yesterday to see hlm' alter
a three years absence.
Complying with Mr. Bl"hIrS re-
mucst. Officer Hutson with the as
sistancr Of other members Of the pur'
suing party proceeded to conduct the
unfortunate man to the Blchlc home
They had not gone far until he wa
seized with another violent attack
Breaking the hold Of his c"p'orS
he seized bystandcr in bear Ike
embrace and set his teeth into tho
deep muscles of his victims arm
When he WAS finally forced to dc
.i.t the mddcncd man dashed up
the street, screaming loudly, and tear
inc hands full of hair from his owl
head. When he reached the corh'
of Frcdcrick and Good Hope street
no was seized with violent CONFUSION
and after "a struggle to maintain hi
balance. fell to the walk, striking III
head on the curbing where he wri'ho
and struggled in apparent agony.
After the use Of cold application
and other uuicting and soothing minis
trotions had been rcsortcd to, he Ws
calmcd sufficiently to quietly supm
IN bcing escorted to the home Of h
friend Mr. Biehlc.
DR.. p. r. Williams and DIR. r.
Williams Jr. were called to the r
lief of the afflicted man, and IN spl
Of their efforts to place him IN
state of passivcness, the lunat
became so turbulent that the powe
os six sturdy men were taxed
keen him in a state of subIectlo
Finally opiatcs were administer
and he was taken to the city /
Urinary where he will be held pcndll
developments of the malady WI
which he has become afflicted
Mrs. Bichlc informed a represent
time Of The Tribune, that EARL
in the evening, while her husbal
was away from the home, you
LAYTON was seized with pccull
attack and seemed to labor und
the delusion that some OF his nc
relatives were trying to Kill hi
In his insane frenzy he threw TAB
and chairs at imaginary enemies a
pulIed curtains from their hanging
in his efforts to conceal MINIS
from his pursuers. He was ma
Quilted by Mrs. Bhicles asSuran'
that she would protect HIM ana
that no harm would befall him.
when her husband finally returh
the Mrs. Bhicle herself was aim
in state of nervous prostratloh
a result Of her experiences
Iovton is. a hard working, emerge
Young man, and a short time
While working on a farm near siR
ton was overcome by the neat
was lust recovering from the enc
of that illness when ne 'u"'''0
relapse.