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Show OFFICER SMILES IITNJSME il Teri'ilie Struggle on Street to Overcome Affnck of Mari-' Mari-' man. DKPimr SHERIFF steelb FINALLY CONQUERS CHARGE Passcrshy Terrified by Madman's Mad-man's Violence Refuse to Aid Officer. in a desperate encounter with a madman, mad-man, Joseph F. Mellon of '.15S East Fourth South street, who he wns taking tak-ing to the padded cell at the county .iail, Deputy Sheriff Axel IL Steele Tuesday night disloeated his thumb. Tn addition ho was severely bruised about the face, upon which the madman rained blows, and his clothes were almost al-most ruined. Tho encounter occurred at Fourth East and Fourth South streets. As Fourth East street was reached, coming down Fourth South, the inadmnn, who had thus far accompanied Iho deputy without resistance, attempted to trip Sloelc. shooting his leg out in front of the ofliccr with terrific force. Tho blow staggered tho wiry deputy sheriff and almost brought him to the' ground. Anticipating Mellon 's attempt, however, how-ever, Steele was able to remain on his feet and immediately closed with the mailman. There was h "dog fall." both men going down in a heap, with tho advantage slightly in favor of tho deputy. dep-uty. Then began a struggle. Fearing the iiiadiun.n might sojze his revolver and turn if upon him, Steele jerked the weapon from its holster and threw it away. Then he set himself to tho task of out-winding and subduing Mellon, who is almost twice as big as Steele, being of powerful build and weighing 200 pounds. Brain Against Brawn. The slrugglo was long and tierce. Against Mellon 's wonderful but awkward awk-ward strength and brawn Steel pitted a cool brain and muscles trained and hardened by years of dealing with such men as his opponent, and finally won. Humanely refraining from striking his assailant with the manacles he had whipped out to slip on his charge, Steelf! dung to Mellon and thus broke tho force of savage blows the madman dealt him. From the south side of tho street the combatants, interchanging short blows, rolled, iirsl on on top and then the other, until the north sido wns reached. There Steele was aided hy a depression in tho street and pinioned his powerful antagonist to the ground. Fn this position, with the aid of Oscar Ifydvnll of lfio Fourth avenue, a clerk, who happened by, the deputy shorilf, slipped tho manacles over Mellon 's wrisls and the. struggle was over. Mellon Mel-lon accompanied the (lopnf.v to tho county coun-ty jail without further resistance. " IJia vott know Mm t oroett; had come to town?" shouted Ivlollou as ho entered the corridor and ho proudly pointed lo himself. "And thero'fi his mate," he continued, directing his finger fin-ger at the bearded deputy. Mellon was placed in muffs in the padded cell where, lie was kept all night. Docile "When Takon. The ca.use for Mellon 's insanity is unknown. His ago is about .'15 years. His mind has been deranged for some time, but Tuesday night he beenmc violent vio-lent and struck his father to the floor, and threw the household into consternation. conster-nation. Neighbors were notified but were terrorized into inactivity by Mellon Mel-lon 's violence. One of them telephoned the county sheriff's office of the madman's mad-man's violent outbreak and Steele was sent lone-handed to subdue him. When the dnputy reached tho Mellon home, Mellon was in his shirt sleeves in the kitchen, but appeared to bo quiet. When Steele ordered him to put on his coat and come with him the demented man obeyed docilely enough and the deputy I expected no trouble until they got a block away from Mellon s home. Jio kept close watch on Mellon, however, and his vigilance was rewarded. In the struggle Steele repeatedly called for assistance from neighbors and passersby, but. none came to his rescue, apparently beiug terrorized, by the madman. mad-man. Tho police were cnlled, but arrived af I or tho inadmnn was manacled. |