Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1877 — A Fight With a Maniac. [ARTICLE]

A Fight With a Maniac.

Our Warringtoa correspoadent telegraphs that aa outrage of an extraordinary character occurred yesterday in the express train which leaves Lime street, Liverpool, at 10:3Q a. m. for Chester. This train does not stop between Edgebtli and Chester. When it left the first-named station there were three occupants in one compartment, Mr. Ellis, of Liverpool (an artist), and a ipan named Thomas Holmes and hie father, both laborers, and the worse for drink. Shortly after the train passed Ruacora, the youngeMlolmes, who had been restless for some time, drew out a knife and attempted to cut the throat of

Mr. EUU. The latter thought that money was wanted, and he gave him his purse. *Bfis pie fltedfltan threw outof the window Jm /waS Uffit him shared tfl Bsmefhte. In the struggle Mr. Ellis reLlved laife wounds in tne neck and fjpe. Upend the young man’s father endeavored to overpower the madman, bat that they found it impossible to do. ife the window, and eventually succeeded, after biting Mr. Ellia’, thumb on bis right hand, andlnjuring pfie sis hip ojUtfijaV At this time the train was near Froueham, ami4l»* eigne! being ngeinel »l, il hod to draw up, and the madman fell from the carriage lfito the six' foot wfiy just as thatrain, ww| stopping;. 'llnjkyTOftion was at once given to the police, and the man was taken Into custody:, and will be bifughh befosfi the i magl&tiatcfe ' when ih{Wflri ifcaVf to TEet injured man was attended to as soon as possible by 9t! Robinson 1 , 'of'Ftofthshi. From inquiries made it would seem that young Holmes buried hia wife last Biinday, since which time be has been drinking. He and his. father intended to get out at Garston, but got into tlie wrong train at Edgefield. —London Daily Netot.' ' (