Show Fearful Work of a Drunken Mad luau INDIANAPOLIS August 23The Journals Salbm Ind special reports a terrible case of drunken madness Fred Berkey Jr a son of one of the leading citizens of the place while intoxicated appeared on the streets and began an indiscriminate fusilade He fired nine shots aiming at whoever happened hap-pened to be in range Laura Klerner received re-ceived two shots one in the wrist and one in the shoulder Wm McClanahan was shot through the hand W S Percise sustained a flesh wound in the thigh and Jordan Payne received a ball through the body just below the heart and will probably die Payne when shot was in a buggy with a companion Dragging Payne from the buggy Berkey compelled the other man to drive and attempted at-tempted to escape Finding this impossible impossi-ble he placed the pistol to his head and fired The ball took effect and the young man died in fifteen minutes No cause is known for the bloody work except that Ber key was Completely maddened by liquor |