The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-09
A CASE OF IIYDR0PlI0BIA.
4 MIN BTTING TELEGR.fPH POLES
IND HIICHTNU POSTS.
Found by n Police 0iBcrr Walking the streets
Of DetrOit-The sufferers -trugglc- In n
Cell In u Police station Mems III ReIteI


Fyom ne Detror Fies Press i,rN1
Yesterday al Gruoon Officer Cranzow
while walking NJ Gratiot avenue. noticed m n
VINO seemed 10 friuhten everybody he met. nd
every the hc sst Il Ell Telegraph pole or nitcning
The thought that POSSIBLY tire man was funering
from W druuhohin led the OH, er to look for as
Stance. aud ho vas iu-t titn OVt rtnken ly
OM Troy. loge her the officers aupfI ched
the nan. ana when spoken TO he turned aud m
uericct.l sane manner said:
"Gentenlen, ! can't ne.pit; I have been
bitten e. mad dog" and, A. mo gh he fell the
sDasm coming he added: "lts coming again !;
take hold of me ana look out
lhcy - llsd nim b, the arms and by gre ex-
ertinn hoi him away from themselves md
kept hlm under control until they arrived At the
Ddit"t aveni police station Here they IOOs-
eneu tiirir nulu, and their prisoner scrmrrpee-
lectly quiet He descriD himself "a Albert
kuttuh, a baker, and 5 i'd that he had been
bitten by mad dog. While telling this kutfuf
stoou near the door to the CORRIDOR, Serge mt
burger and Oricer Alien were behind tito ds Ak
houndsinan Nhalen stood just inside OF the
captain office, aud near the stove stood Oficufs
Loci, out, IN bite youl" Suddenly shouted
kutiun. and with eyes liked aud staring and
mouth vide opel he made a bound toward
Whilen, that officer barely having time to smut
the door OF The ca9tains office, against which
the m oman struck with terrible force. AT TINS
he uogan biting toe door easing aud screaming
irightiuly. nd Sergeant ier9er and officer AL
len ch seized IN arm with the intention Of
putting handouts upon MIN. The instant kut-
run seemed to realize what they were ut ne be-
G me endowed with wonderful strength, and,
although the five officer joinea IN the struggle,
ne nnde gre struggle Swapping mis- teeth,
ever his hands were drawn behind him and
fastened with handouts, ana he was carried to
u cell aud luci.en IN. soon siterwari, when tho
Ulcers went To the cell kutrur sad:
Rows. THIS IL awful, but can't help It. feel
1t coming on agaiD, aud am afraid that will
die. send for NV wife and get a doctor quick
N" Incu all nerve power was apparently Cx-
haustcd ana lie leaned against the wall and te rs
tucAcd slowly over hls checks. The next uio.
Ff "a FNfN HI cod
one OF the iron r. Of the door between hts
tcets, and with shueks AID wells terrific shook
the door So thit II ratified and creaked. then
he paced bis cell for lew minutes, and then bit
al tue hri X wall. vt the wooden couch. the IRON
water pipes. aud IN TACT at eNerNtutug when pro-
Jetted sufficiently Tor hOld tur ms ieeih' con-
stantly Yelling while blood ST. AIMED from his
III and tears from hts eyes.
Meanwhile a niesse lger " 10 sent Tor his wife,
and during the naf hour until her arrival the
madinan continued his wings. At last she
came and with her "a son. The SON was admitted
first, and when he appeared the father was quiet
Tor a few minutes. dur NJ which the two neld "A
conversation IN German. Next the wife was
shown INTO tho cell, AMI placing ner hps uetwce n
the Jars she kissed the husband. who the next
instant, the wife barely having time to draw her
in. the next ten minutes ths scene was iruy
pitaolc. On one side ~ the bars the crazed nus
uaud aud his ravines, ON the other tue amazed
anu sne- cnle~s wife, silently wfiuging her hands
and gazing hXediy at the husband.
DR.. h i~er naNiug been summoned by Cant
Nyicr, visited the station aud leaned that Nio-
lent chills and fever preceded each attack that
dizziness followed, ana lastly the biting
/ and nlrking spasus. The Doctor offered
kutruk "a cup Uf waller. at si-ht OF when he
went lutO violent spasms. ard when he Was
offered something t. eat he refused to partakc
Final, A salt herring was procured aud cut lntu
long strip-, anu after tOaxing the father ate tn
nsh as It Was handed through the cars Ov hi
sou. never failing, however 10 snap at bis son
hand.
Al last DR.. Kaiser asked the patient If he bad
any desire to 20 nome or wished to be sent . Il
hospital. his seemed to divert the mans mind
frun the mai dy. and after thinkiIg he said ne
wished to 20 home. Very WE'LL said the Doc
too, III YOU VIII remain quiet for an hour W.
VIII let you GO home with your wife ana son.
The man agreed to make an effort and every
body except DR.. Kaiser vacated the corridor
the Doctor seating himself in chair out ot
sight of the patient. Here he watched. and
listened aud waited Tor an hour, during VIII 'u
his y lis (havinc h d his hands releasod) py
stunng his handkerchief into his mouth.
At the end OF the time designated Dr. Kaiser
praised kutruG for his behavior. and asked hiui
II ne wanted ANYTHING to drnS before going
/ nome. kutruf rejected schnapps, laser beer
and water, but when "A cup Of coffee was shown
him he said he would drink. and before he was
satisfied ho disposed of four cups Of strong
coffee.
At d o'clock he was taken out Of bis cell, and
with his son he wa ked to hl, home, Z .llnwed
and watched ~ poiceuen. ~ II u'cloCN last
u eht aVl-tL was y id u ku'ruus house, and
from thr son % wa learned that lee had nad
five hung and buu king attacks. Bat that b,
. close watching be ntld oeen prevented from do
iAs any injury.