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Show INSANE FARMER GOES ON RAMPAGE DENVER. Colo., May 6. Chester I Wood, 40 years old, a retired farmer, recently adjudged Insane In the county coun-ty court here, went on a rampag today when an ambulance called to tike him to the Insane asylum, and after shooting two men and belnfl ch;ised by a posse Into Jefferson county, coun-ty, was fatally wounded tonight. His two victims will recover. Wood began at S a. m. by chasing away the ambulance with a revolver when It stopped In front of his home. He returned to the house, got another revolver and a cartridge belt ond emerged In time to shoot a revolver from the hand of Police Sergeant W. H. Patterson, who. with a detail, was cnt to capture him. Ho then fld, ehootlng and slightly wounding Reginald Regi-nald Pals, 18 years old. who happened hap-pened to be in hla way. When tho pursuit led Into open country farmers J"ined the chase with shotguns, and afte r one of I hem, Edw ard Newniaa-ter, Newniaa-ter, had fired and missed him. Wood shot him In the eye. lie finally was run to earth near Arvada, Jefferson county, where one of the purBuerti ihot him in the chest. Wood then disappeared. He was discovered hiding hid-ing In a culvert, and surrendered to Sergoant Patterson, who crawled In after blm. lie was taken to tho county coun-ty hospital. In the course of the chase a tramp In a haystack was ml9takon for Wood, and one of his fingers was shot off. |