Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1912 — USE CHAIN TO HOLD MANIAC [ARTICLE]

USE CHAIN TO HOLD MANIAC

Handcuffs Useless In Effort to Re> strain Lunatic While on Board Ship. Pensacola, Fla. —When the British steamer August Belmont entered port here, a maniac, chained to the deck, was the first. sight that greeted the customs officers. The man—a sailor—was stricken during the voyage and when he became violent he was handcuffed. He broke one pair of cuffs and picked the lock u-f another, freeing himself. A Tale lock had no better effect, for be picked that lock, and then it became necessary to chain him to the deck by both hands and feet. The ship’s papers show the man signed as an American citizen.