WOMAN CAPTURES LUNATIC.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17234, 9 August 1919, Page 2 (Supplement)

WOMAN CAPTURES LUNATIC.

MADMAN WITH AN AXE. ~END OF WILD ESCAPADE. ' ■ j. The; Btory of how a plucky woman captured,, a madman who / had, '.escaped from an asylum comes from Hillingdon, England. : ';,..'. ' -,' ■ '. ..' \._ -' . The lunatic had been- placed.in a padded room in flje local infirmary, and by some climbed U> the skylight, through which he clambered, and got to the roof. ; He. then began ,to hurl slates at men working below* -. While they had gone for assistance the, madman, dressed only, in his shirt, jumped to the ground*, picked up a chopper, and made off. Seeing a coal cart, he sprang into it, while the affrighted driver rah as fast as his legs would carry him. -The madman took the reins and; drove off, flinging coal right and left. Becoming tired of this "amusement" he leaped off the cart and made for the Windsor Castle public house, which was closed. Smashing the door, he entered the bar and swept a number of glasses off the counter. The noise attracted the attention of Mrs. Owen, wife of the licensee, who, going to the bar, was surprised to see a man clad only in his shirt. " What do you want?" she asked him. "I want some clothes and all the money you have got," he replied, trying to Beizo her across the bar.