The New York herald., 1879-07-28
CRAzED WITH LIQUOR.

FRANTIC BEHAVIOR or A GUEST AT THE HOTEL
BRUNswICK--THE CEILING OF HIS ROOM
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
A well dressed and gentlemanly looking young
man stepped up to the Office counter OF the Hotel
Brunswick shortly before noon yesterday and
registered himself in rambling hand William
Watson. of Bufialo. n Y. lie said he wanted q room
over night. and handed the clerk. Homer Biinn
81 90. He had NO baggage. The clerk sent
q servant with him to No. GO. on
the nth hoor fronting ON Fifth avenue. About
an hour later the occupants of the adjoining
rooms were startled by loud screams in No. g.
followed by FIVE pistol shots. No one vcnturcd to
open the door. but rush made to the Office
and tho clerk notified OF what had occurred 1t was
deemed advisable send for assistance to the police
before venturing upstairs. Meanwhile the occu-
pant OF No. 66 kept up his unesrthiy yells. the
annoyance and alarm OF all within hearing.
Eoundsman y Harv and patrolinan Noihon
called in by u messenger and the cierk told
then what had transpireI and that he believed the
man had shot himself. The Ioundsman, he said,
answered that it Was none OF his (the roundsmans)
business II man shot himself in his own room, and
he had no right to Interfere. The clerk insisted
that 1t the oiicer's business investigate the
shooting The strange logger WAS behaving III DIS
orderly manner and he wanted TO nave him
ejecteu. OHare rotorcd. C.erk Blinn says. well.
ally. however the officers consented to go upstsr
They found the door of No. vi uuiockcd and OPEN
ing e softly, pcercd In. The occupant lying
the bed with his c.othes Oh, writhng III great
agony and holding in his hand = ven-chainbered
revoiver. The barrel WAS pointed directly ~ the
door that the officers quickly Withdrew. Tho
man continued tossing about aud screaming, at tho
time hourishing the weapon = wild manner.
SEIZED AND DIsARMKD.
Tho officers again opened tho door and when
opportunity offered rushed IN and seized the pistol.
Soon after he deprived OF the weapon the
stranger quieted down. IL was apparent that no
suffering either from liquor drug. Before
the officers succeeded IN composing him he begged
to be- killed and put out OF hrs misery. There
i've bullet holes IN the ceiling the room. As hs
was well enough to walk the officers took him
forcibly from the hotel to tho Twenty ninth
precinct station house, where ne was searched.
His pockets contained $l4 aud pocket case seven
walls. Six OF the latter contained vomica and the
seventh was empty The man admitted having
swallowed its contents. which he were the same
those of the Others lie became violent in tho
station house and became necessary
He sent In ambulance to the New
York Hospital where IL was ascertained that
liquor was ut the bottom OF the complaint.
Ho persisted IN refusing to give the names OF any
of his friends. aud said, 1T get we'll IL will be ali
right and Al die don't care.' The name Watson
In believed to be an assumed one. He IL OF medium
height and build has . smooth face, with the
ception OF a small dark mustsche. and wore dark
diagonal coat and waistcoat mixed colored trousers
and straw hat His general appearance 10 that Of
q gentlelnan.