New Britain herald., 1917-01-03
MANIAC DRIVES 200 WORK.
OUT OF SCREW CORP. re-
AT POINT OF A REVOLy
w alter FeShler Of
Street Holds I
at Bay But Is RI
Shot With Rifle 6
WAGNER RISKS Ii
TO STOP sLAUG.

TO STOP SLAUG1
Sends Bullet Through Hand
sane Man, Who Is CaptuI,
Severe Struggle-Believef
Brooded Over Fancicd SligI
Foreman and Fellow VOL
Showed Signs of Demcntia
Seized with homicidal mai
result, it is believed, of brood
fancied Sights from his forel
fellow worklnen, Walter Flesh
lis supposed to live at 800 Ma!
threw employees of the Corbl
Division of the American II
Corporation into a panic tn
noon, drove more than 200
from the fifth floor of the
east of High street into anotH
at the point of a fully loaded
Der revolver and held of al
police for nearly half al
Threatening to use five OF d
jacketed bullets on the coz
police and the sixth upon Hti
held his would-be captors =
lance until a /.22 bullet w
through his right hand frou|
in the hands of Policeman 4
Wagner. The revolver fell
floor and Feshler grasped
numbed and bleeding hand.
before the revolver struck
he had seized it with his Id
| But the, momentary relaxati|
been fatal to his plans and IN
could straightetl up he waa|
| to the floor before the onl
police and handouts were
over his wrists. Even
struggled with almost supl
strength. uttered incoherent
rage and tried to use his II
feet on his captors. He WI
4 ferred by main force TO TIL
| and Headquarters.
| Deprived Once OF Revo1
Although known among d
his fellow workmen as a
moods and often reticent abb
self, he was not considered
| all dangerous. This morning
particularly silent ana seem9
! brooding over some grievance
| ly before noon Foreman Pet
| discovered that Feshlerf had
| volver, frequently looked at
secretive manner and was ri
to himself. He managed to-
OF 1t and put it where he
it was safe. Just how he
possession of it has not bee
| tanned.
| Supernumerary Policeman
! Feeney, one Of the employee,
| plant, was q caller at polio
quarters this noon and Il,
the incident to House Office
Malone. He was instructed
vestigate and if there were
of Feshler becoming danger
arrest the "gun toter."
Threatens Fecney With y
| Immediately upon work b
4 sumed at o'clock Supern
! Feeney went to the fifth
search of Feshler and found
! hallway. He was acting 1
| and his eyes glittered with a
| light. Before F'eeney could
move, Feshler Jumped in
him and, almost at the sar
drew a revolver. The au;
| pressed against Teeney's
with a threat that a hostii
would mean death. Jumping
side as soon as Feshler turf
tally to re-enter the main
the factory on this floor, Supe
airy Feeney ran to the near
phone to call for help. Bra
the revolver and threatening
all who refused to leave.
drove the terrified employees
room and into room on
floor. He then hid ame
machinery.
Supernumerary Feeney's
headquarters was taken to m
he had Feshler under arrest +,
ply wanted the patrol to brin
headquarters Policeman Wal
sent out and, with Feeney, !
| inspection Of the battlefield..
first was decided upon VIII,
noted Fesher's head appear i
, hind a barricade of machin
saw his revolver, now steady
little indication of wild aim,
at them and following their
long as they were in sight.
! Police headquarters was G
Gated with and a request mad
Inducements. Chief Robert
of the fire department vol
the use of his car and took
A. ]. Richardson, Policeman
Grace and Matthias Rival
scene In record time. While
their arrival, Policeman Wal
CONTINUED On Eleventh I