Show an extraordinary tragedy Spa latzo in the austrian province of dalmatia was a few weeks ngoi ago the scene of a most extraordinary and terrible tragedy opposite the parish church jived a householder named tomic who becoming suddenly a prey to mad rage killed bis his wife and then his father who had attempted to restrain him when the police came in they found that tomic had everywhere effectually barred an entry and ard taken up a commanding position with a musket and plenty of ammunition they were therefore compelled to turn back and meanwhile tomic put a bullet through a young man who crossed the street and severely wounded a woman the police then diew a cordon around the house bouse but musket commanded the space between his hia house the church and the top of the adjacent streets and no one dared cros crossi i the street or approach the body of the young mau man at length a clergyman who had great influence with tomic bravely went tor lor ward and aud implored him at least to give lve ive up to hla hia care his little child the fathers answer to this appeal was by throwing out her ber limbs one then he resumed his lis A Js lusi lade the authorities would not allow the police to fire inasmuch as they deemed the man bereft of reason so the only course was to continue the blockade all sorts of devices were suggested some were for firing ag on tomic with stupefying cartridge cartridges others for concentrating concentration the fire engine force on the house and all this time the unhappy sexton of the parish was sending up from the bell tower a wail for food he having gone to ring the bell just before the tragedy began and his only mode of ot egress egres belog being in front of the maniacs window after the blockade had lasted two days and tomic showed no signs of or giving in it was resolved to keep up a perfect hailstorm of stones at all the windows of the house while the ohe door was forced the madman mad man flew to t 0 the garret where ere it was waa no easy matter to disarm without killing him altogether be ne had killed four and wounded five persons persona |