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SHAFT PIERCES SKULL Strange Accident Kills New York Hat Manufacturer NEVER KNEW WHAT HIT HIM Instant Death the Fate of Samuel Co* hen, Struck by Runaway Horse as , He Was Entering the Subway—Wo* ! men Faint at Awful Sight. Impaled on u broken wagon shaft j swinging by the «Ule of a runaway I horse, Samuel Cohen, fifty years old. a hat manufacturer of 201 Wooster street, New York city, was killed as lie stood near the entrance to the subway station in Bleecker street. The shaft pénétra toil his forehead, completely tearing off the top of his head ns if by an explosion. A large crowd of men and women on their way home from work saw the ai' CAUGHT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOKB HEAD singular accident and looked with hor ror on tlie torn head of the victim. Only a moment liefore they had seen the man standing near the subway en trance, all unconscious of the onrusli ing danger. He did not see the ani mal. with two policemen vainly trying to check Its progress, daslt straight at him. Cohen was about to enter the suit way station when the horse dashed on to the sidewalk and the protruding shaft pierced his skull. The man had turned just as the horse was upon him. The animal was attached to a wagon filled with boxes. Alexander Harris of 2N Kutgers street was the driver, and he was at (ireene and Bleecker streets when the horse sided at a sheet of white paper lying in the middle of tlie street. It reared and clashed for ward, and as It did so the kingbolt of tin' wagon broke, and the fore 1 wheels and side shafts became sepa rated from the main body of tin wagon. The top of the wagon fell into the street, scattering tlie boxes. Harris clung t:> tin' reins and was dragged behind tlie wheels for half a block ami then his strength gave out. He dropped the reins, and tin* animal plunged forward Impelled to swiften strides by the bumping wreckage of tlie vehicle it was dragging. When tin* Itorse crossed Broadway. Patrolman .Io-cpu Allen of the trahir M|iiad tried to seize the runaway by tlie litt, lint was unable to do so. The policeman then clutched the axle Unit tin* animal was dragging and tried to throw the horse, lb* was unable to do so, hut lie kept his hold on the axle and shouted to persons in tin* -.street to keep out of the way. Tin* horse continued running east in Bleecker street, men. women und chil dren scattering at its approach. It was about ti p. m.. and hundreds of working men and women were on their way home and tin* sidewalks were crowded. The clattering hoofs and the shouts of tlie policeman warned those on the* sidewalks, how ever. and most of them sought refuge in doorways. At Bleecker and Lafayette streets Patrolman Bracken, who has a record for stopping runaways, ran into tlie middle of the street and clutched at the head of the horse. The animal reared aud then came crashing dowu on the pavement, the weight of the policetnnn having stopped its progress. Standing at the corner was Cohen. He was facing the direction opposite to the one in which the Itorse was coming, and was so engrossed iu thought he did not hear the warning shouts of the policeman aud others in the street. Cohen turned around Just as the animal reared, but It is doubtful if lie knew he was in danger before he was struck, lie died instantly, and as his body fell to the sidewalk women screamed hysterically aud men turned from the sight. The two policemen, after turning the horse over to several bystanders, lifted the man's body to the sidewalk and then Informed the coroner's office of the accident. No one from the coro ner's office came, however, to view the body, and for nn hour it remained in the street. It was drizzling at tlie time, but as the coroner's office had not acted in tlie case, the polleemen were not permitted to remove the body. When finally permission to remove the body was received It was carried to police headquarters I AN ESCAPED LUNATIC Bv MARTHA V. PEASLEY Copyright by American Press Asso ciation. Kill. i My brother Henry wrote me that he was going to bring his friend out to our country place for the week end. "He's a Jim dandy. Edith." wrote Henry, "and I'm bringing him out pur posely to iutroduce him to you." About a mile from our place was the state insane asylum. Its proximity was a great disadvantage lu that I was in constant dread lest some maniac j should escape, come to our bouse and to murder us all. An escaped lunatic had ily once come there when no one but » maid was in the house and had fright ened her out of her senses. About 5 o'clock one afternoon when I was Just ready to go downstairs and out on to the piazza there came a ring at the telephone. 1 answered the call myself. It was from the asylum and was an Inquiry as to whether we had seen or heard of one of the inmates who had left the grounds and gone in our direction. He had passed out with a suit case in his hand, telling the gate keeper that he bad been discharged and was going home. He was one of the most dangerous patients in the in stltution. 1 replied that we had seen nothing of him und sincerely hoped we would not. Then 1 went out on the piazza and tried to think of something else. But 1 was unable to fix my thoughts on anything save a madman coming dowu ou us. Every man who passed on the road a short distance from where 1 sat looked to me like a raving maniac. Finally I saw a man coming carrying a suit case. My heart went right up into my throat, i muttered a silent prayer that he might pass the gate. He did not. He stopped and looked up at our house. "He's the es caped patient." I moaned. "He's de liberating whether he'll come here or go on farther. Heavens, he's coming In!" There was no man In the bouse, and 1 simply must meet bim. I sat per fectly still while be came up the walk, my heart wildly beating. I had read stories of persons turning away Insane persons by coolness and strategy, but 1 didn't tind any coolness in myself, and. ns for strategy. 1 was Incapable of carrying on even nn ordinary con vernation with the man. By the time he reached the piazza 1 saw a wild eyed creature with liery red hair aud atmospheric disturbances similar to heat waves emanating from his fin ger ends. Indeed, hud I looked at him through dancing water or an im perfect window pane be couldn't have appeared more terrible. He said some thing to me. but I had no idea what it was. exce(»t that it was u question "Ho on," I said-"oil. go on! They're after you! I Just Had a telephone from them asking it we had seen you. As you value your freedom, go!" He stood looking at me. Was he go tng to spring upon me or would he with that cunning often to he found in persons of his kind attempt to out wit me so t tint lie could effect an en trance into the house aud murder us all without out being able to call for help* "Von can't conte ln!" I continued ex j citedly. "Oh. go on! Uou't stop a moment 1 oil'll be captured. Please go The man turned and. without a word retraced his steps I maintained uiy positlou until I Had seen him out ot the gate, then I staggered into the house, sank on a lounge, and that's the last t knew till 1 saw the maid j sprinkling my face with water Ashamed of my weakness, I soon j arose and by keeping smelling salts continually at my nostrils managed to i get upstairs to my room In the course of uu bout the maid knocked at my , door and said my brother had come I l was surprised at this, for he had written that he would be with us on Saturday afternoon, aud it was now Friday I was so ashamed of uiy terror , at the approach of the lunatic—Henry , had no respect for m.v tiuiidity-that j I resolved not to say anything about it. With tlie smelling salts in my hand. I went down tuto the living room Oh, my goodness gracious! Am 1 mad. or are my eyes askew? There beside Henry, stands the maniac! "What the dickens did you mean. Edith, by treating Mr. Trask as you did awhile ago? 1 missed the train, and he came on without me. only to be turned away by you. Were you crazy ?" "N-n-o, b-but I thought he was." Henry was very angry, but his friend soothingly said tbat 1 doubtless bad an explanation I gave it. A sickly smile gradually overspread the features of both the men. nnd, as for me, 1 ran up to my room and locked tbedoor, and they didn't get me out of It till the next morning. When I came down to breakfast Heury and Mr. Trask were waiting for me. Henry, who was still mortified at my reception of his friend, said by way of Introduction, Just as if we hadn't met before: "Edith, this la Mr. Trask, whom 1 wrote you 1 would bring up with me this week. I assure you be la in his right mind and has no intention of murdering you." "Yea, I have," said the other. "I'm going to pluck her heart out of her." Now, wasn't that nice of him? Indeed, he turned the whole matter into a joke, getting Henry Into good humor and making me feel less un comfortable. And he kept bis word about pluckiug my heart out of me. cd j ! J | i ! GHOST MAKES SIGNS. From His Grave Chinaman Ap peals For Help. SCARES HOnSE GRAZER STIFF Rescued at Last From Living Tomb, Unfortunate Son of Tzi Lung Is Con fined In Temple Until He Proves He Is Not a Spirit. A "glinst" that eats has thrown the towns o! the Siungfu district, in China, into a commotion. The facts arc re markable. The tliirt.v-year-old sort of Tzi Lung, a schoolteacher, was thought to have died of typhus fever. Ills fain ily being very poor, the body was plaç j j j i , I , , j 1 cd iu a frail wood coffin and buried 's 11E SAW A GAUNT WHITE AKM TBBU8T UP. only a few inches under tlie soil out side the western gate of the town of Siangyang. A week later a man put bis horse to graze on the spot. Tlie beast found good grass near the grave and brought Its foot down on tlie soil above the coffin, tlie lid of which was broken In a little while the owner of the horse saw a gaunt white arm thrust up through I ho hole made by tlie horse's hoof. Thinking the dead man's "ghost" was about to rise to avenge tlie insult offer ed in the breaking of the coffin, the watcher hurried up and begun shovel ing earth into the hole to keep the "ghost" down. A muffled voice ex postulated and begged to lie freed, claiming to tie tlie living son of Tzi Lung. Tin* watcher tied in terror to tin* town, where lie told every one lie met of what had happened. The "ghost's" father urged that the "ghost" should lie left alone nnd not further disturbed. A large crowd, however, went out of the city to view the wonder. The j "ghost" kept begging most piteously ! to lie let out. One man had courage J enough to unearth the cover of tlie eof | fin completely and open it, allowing i Hie "resitriveted" titan to sit up. Rice soup and wine were brought nnd rav enously devoured by tlie "ghost," stiff sitting upright in his coffin, imbedded in the earth. Finally the unhappy "ghost" was re leased nnd confined in a temple until lie could prove himself to l»e a living ! man. Set Robin's Broken Leg. About six weeks ago Hugh McGill ot Lock Haven, Pa., noticed an old robin fluttering in tin* grass in front of his home. After some effort he caught it with his hands and discovered that one of the robin's logs was liroken. Taking redbreast into the house, lit* washed the bones, applied splints and careful ly bandaged tin* leg. To his surprise the bones knitted, and soon the leg was found to he as good as ever. The robin was given its freedom, but in apprecia tion of the kind act it comes about the house many times every day and lias become so tame that it will eat crumbs from Met!ill's hand. The bird has a nest iu n nearby tree and on being call ed by McGill invariably flies to lilm. Held Horses While Wives Fought. A feud which has been existing l>e tween tlie wives of two prominent Frederick county (Va.) fanners for a number of years was settled, at least tn part, on the public highway near Winchester when the women, driving with their husbands, met, leaped from their carriages and engaged In a fist fight. Both rolled over and over in the road and fought desperately, while their husbands stood in tlie shade and held the horses. The women fought until both were completely exhausted The men then shook hands cordially, each taking possession of his respec tive spouse, and drove on. Despondent Dog Hangs Himself* A valuable bulldog belonging to John C. Reed of 27 Isbell street, Bingham ton, X. Y., committed suicide by Jump ing up against a picket fence until he hooked his collar over one of the pick ets. He then swung himself around until the weight of his body on the leather strap shut off his wind and he strangled. The dog had made a pro vious attempt to hang himself, but was found iu time aud taken from the fence, although he fought savagely while his owner unhooked his collar front tlie picket. a a he he the County Maps BUSHNELL'S Silver Print Maps Musselshell County MUSSELSHELL S/ OF Size........................19 x 32 Price, postpaid...........$2.50 * Small 5x9 copy of map printed on back of Letter Heads and Advertising Mat ter at slight additional cost of original printing :: The Roundup Record When to Stop Advertising When you desire to decrease your business. When you desire to decrease your margin of profit, so as to successfully compete with your competitors who do advertise. 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