SENSATION IN SUBWAY
MADMAN ATTACKS PASSENGERS. (Ouii«d Pr*a» Astorittlou—By Telerrspb— l’upjn<ki.i (Received February 27. 8.30 p.m.) NEW YORK. Feb. 27. A husky ironworker suddenly west insane in* the Tunes Square subway station, which was packed with people. Screaming and wedding a butcher knife wildly, the man slashed eight persons, two of whom may die. A policeman knocked the man over tho head with a nightstick, and took him to the hospital, where his condition is serious. The rush hour crowd was thrown into turmoil, as women screamed and rushed towards the exits. A traffic officer entered the station and grappledwith the maniac on the floor, and finally subdued him.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18201, 28 February 1929, Page 10
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109SENSATION IN SUBWAY Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18201, 28 February 1929, Page 10
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