Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-07-20
4 SONANBULISTIC ITALIAN.
aE FLOODS HOUSE AND RAIsEs CAIN GEN
EkALLY.


In the northern part Of the city is a lodging
house, the inmates of which were rather un-
pleasantly aroused from their slumhers at an
early hour yesterday morning. Among the
dodgers is an Italian called Joseph Legretto.
who is a sonambulist, and his affection ALWAYS
makes itself apparent between the last quarter
Of the old and first quarter of the new moon
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning he had one
of his attacks He went into the yard, at
tached a long hose to the hgdrant and turned
on the water he then returned up stairs,
deluging every bed room in the house The
dodgers, drenched to the skin, who were 80
unceremoniously awakened from their sleep,
caught hold of Joseph with the intention of
making short work Of the practical Joker. NJ
sooner did he feel the grasp of several power
full men, who did not pull him ab0nt in the
mildest manner, than he opened his eyes and
gazing wildly and franticaly around him,
asked what the demonstration portended
" Well, you certainly have cast iron cheek, to
ask what the trouble is after flooding the house
with your Internal water" said the landlord
Legretto remarked that he was entirely ignor-
ant of what he had done but stated that he
had dreamed that the house was atire and that
he was extingushing the destructive element
He concluded long explanation of his con
duct by saying that ne was sonambulist,
who is no more responsible forhis actions while
hat thon haha f,'S
explanation somewhat cooled the excitement
and saved him from a severe punishment |
The beds all being soaking wet, the dodgers |
lid not retire again. The carpets, chromos, |
curtains and other truck in the rooms were |
.otally destroyed by the sonambulistic freak, |
which induced the landlord to tell Mr. Legret-
o to find other lodgings, as he felt indlsposed
o take any further chances with him. An
APPEAL reporter interviewed Legretto yester,
lay AFTERNOON and was informed that he
Legrettu) had been in some very perilous
ositions, from the effects of his affection.
several years since he was living in San Fran
isco, on Suffer street near Stockton. One
light he climbed up one of the high steeples
f the Jewish synagogue, situated two doors
rom where he was lodging at the time. How
g reached that dizzy hight he could not say,
ut he got there all the same. 1t must have
cen about l o'clock A. M, when he made the
erilous trip 1t was a bright moonlight night
nd he could easily be seen climbing around
lie large gilt ball at the extreme end of the
eepIe, i'll his white night dress. Soon an
IMMENSE crowd of people assembled to see
hat would become of him. No one doubted t
lat it was a sonambulistic freak, and the
lestion arose how to get Legretto down, alive. $
uisley, the well known acrobat and aeronaut,
as in the crowd, and he volunteered to get !
: hot air balloon, have it filed on the spot
ID ascend to the top of the steeple. No other
actical plan was suggested, and Buisleys was
opted In less than half hours time the \
loon was filled and Buisley made the ascent
a trapez. " The aeronaut, who was one .,
the most powerful men | ever saw, foated =
Dnnd the steepe for about fifteen minutes ca
fore he could grasp me, said Legretto. IN
At last he came near enough to take me e.,
out the waist with his right arm. His N
lch awakened me, and my fright at finding fo
self in such a perious position was great by
iced Amid the shouts of bravo from Xe
ndreds of voices, we safely landed on the eh
ewalk My fiction has placed me in many tr,
Ter dangerous positions, but none 81 peril To TO
as that one. To protect myself in future, Pc
M
hall have a wide leather strap attached to W,
bed, which | can lightly fasten across in in
chest, So that if wish to rise in my sleep, ing
strap will awaken me-" Legretto is a Ma
oring man, who was at one time employed Jol
McRae, of Franktown. He looks as if he p pa
ers great mental anxiety by reason of his
ction. Last evening he went to Sutro,
IRE he is to be employed in the tunnel.
.Ev. GILBERT HAVEN, D. d.. one of the Clo
hops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, u
lis vav from the Fast to hold the OREGON | -