The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-12-10
INSANE MAN RUNS
AMUCK AT LEWISTON
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED TWO
MEN BEFORE SHOT DOWN BY
OFFICERS LAST NIGHT

LEWISTON. = James Simmons, an
elderly and one-armed resident of the
sandbar section, is at the St. Joseph hos
pital suffering from serious wounds in
flicted by knife and brick in the hands
of George F. Rub, an insane man, who
was shot by the officers when he at
tackled o. Urban, a bystander. with a
knife when he leaped from the Simmons
cabin window after the building had been
surrounded by the officers. Rub is at
the St. Joseph hospital with a bullet
through his body, the bullet having
entered the right side near. the center of
of the body on the left side. Both Sim
mons and Rub were attended by DR.. J. B.
Morris, who stated both men had fair
chance of recovery, but the extent of the
wounds cannot be fully determined for
SO hours
Rub resided in a cabin about Is feet
from the Simmons home. He appeared
at the Simmons home about g o'clock
last night and asked Simmons to pre-
pare cup of coffee, stating he was
willing to pay for the service. Simmons
replied he would gladly prepare the cof-
fee but would accept no payment. Rub
then made the murderous attack with a
large butcher knife.
Chief of Police James R. Lydon was
called to the Simmons home about s
o'clock in the evening, the report reach
ing the police station being that an in
sane man had attempted to kill Simmons.
Chief Lydon was accompanied by John
Wi1ks and when he reached the Sim
mons place he knocked on the door while
Mr.. Wi1ks stood near a window. A
voice from the inside invited Chief Ly-
don to step in and he was opening the
door when Mr.. Wi1ks looked through
the window and saw Ruth standing be-
bind the door with an upraised butcher
knife. The invitation to enter had been
extended by Simmons, who was lying on
the floor, and Wilks saw Rub stamp
upon Simmons head before he took his
position behind the door with the up
raised knife. Mr.. Wilks called to Chief
Lydon to look out, as there was man
behind the door with an upraised knife.
Chief Lydon then took a position to
watch the door and windows and sent
Mr. Wilks to summon assistance. Fire
Chief Pierstorf first appeared and when
the situation was surveyed he summon
ed assistance from the sheriff's office
and Deputies John Gertje and Harry
Lydon responded.
The windows were then broken in and
Rub was ordered to surrender at the
point of gun, but he looked blankly at
he officer and remained in crouching
position on a chair with the butcher knife
le1d with both hands. The officers spent
'ul1y thirty minutes in endeavoring to
attract the attention of Rub to one win
low while others could enter from be-
lind. but their efforts were unsuccessful.
Harry Lydon then attempted to enter
window, when with a rush Rub leaped
,ast him and ran around the cabin with
he officers in pursuit. Rub had reached
point about forty feet from the cabin
when he encountered Urban and made
wo slashes at Urban's throat when the
,fficers arrived. He was grasping Ur-
van about the shoulders with the knife
-aised high in the air when the officers
ired and Rub reeled and fell.
Rub talked quite freely with DR.. Nor
is at the hospital but did not appear to
lave any recollection of having been in
ny trouble He said he and Simmons
lad not had trouble, that he hardly knew
simmons but had seen him several times.
lie said he did not know that he had
ssarlted Simmons