The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-09-21
Long ana Exciting siege Of Maniac.

"~"k ""e aEhcbtnk SieBc ot " HHntac
About ten o'clock on Supda,
night, madman climbed up th,
roof OF one story aud attic grocery
lat the corner OF Constance anC
lGalennic streets, and seating him
|solf on the ridge OF the sDantiDg roo
beside the chimney. he comm encec
singing u wild air. to which he Wig
orously kept time by beating with
q tonah ,wak he had taken up will
him. Such an extraordinary sigh,
attracted a crowd very quickly, ant
fearful that he would lose his bal.
ance and tumble down, they shouted
to him descend to through The
dormant windows. He surveyed
them with the most placid IN.
difference from his exalted situation,
but paid no heed to entreaties or
threats. until as the crowd increased
in size, and became more boisterous.
his passion seemed to be aroused.
and loosening bricks Of the chimney
he very deliberately broke them in
pieces on the ridge OF the roof and
hurled them at the people below
A great scattering took place, but
not before few were struck and
bruised with the brickbats which
came with unerring aim upon those
for whom they were intended. -
After gaining his position with 81
much trouble, tho msdman was
evidently determined upon main.
tanning it, and now perhaps labor.
ing under the belief that he was be-
sieged by tho populace he k, pit on
cody loosening tho bricks irom the
chimney and breaking them into
proper size for ANN unition, with
his tomahawk. Not. a man, wo.
man or child could now approach
within any distance from him with.
out running the risk OF having their
heads cut open by the missiles
which came thick and fast from his
frenzied arm. All night long he
kept his position, anu 30 relentless
was he in his watch for objects to
fire at, that the Watchman had to
caution passcrs by to keep under the
eve of the house, out OF his reach.
When daylight came, he was even
more vigilant than before. and the
immense crowd that collected fre
quently got too near him, so that
number Of persons were struck but
not badly hurt. This state OF affairs
was becoming quite serious. The
maniac had nearly used up the whole
chimney in his bombardment OF the
neighborhood, and the street was
covered with brickbats. while no one
could pass unless by crouching along
under the eve of the house. He
seemed tireless in his fury, and an.
swered implorlngs, commands and
threats only by shower OF missiles.
Some eight or ten Policemen were
on the ground with Mayor Monro =.
and the question perplexed all how
he was to be removed. A couple o.
officers had made an attempt to
bring him down by getting through
the dormant windows. The root
WAS so steep that they could not
grapple with the madnan without
reeling off, and besides. rs soon as
they showed their heads out OF the
window. he made them targets Tor
his brickb It's. The Furlnan OF an
active uptown Engine Company.
in this emergency, proposed TO try
the effect of cold water treatment,
rs he had heard that shower naths
were often used to subdue very
violent mauiacs. This plan being
agreed upon as the one promising
success, a party went round to the
nearest Engine House. that of vol
inteer No. /, aud lrought their
machine on the ground. A lull
stream of water was turned upon, the
nadman, and whether it came with
oo mnch force, or gave him Il
nervous shock. he fell of the ridge. !
oiled down the roof, and tumbled
iown upon the banquette, striking
,pon the seat OF applied lnarning.-
Ie was at once taken to the Charity
Hospital in carriage. and though
'adlv Jared by the fall was not
eriously hurt. -(Neao Orleans Bee.