New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-27
MAD CREATURES IN NEw-JERsEY.


A MAN BITING MEN IN THE STREET.-THE CAREER
OF A DESPERATE GAIA CRAZY WOMAN BOILs
. KEROSENE.
William Manning created o sensation yesterday
afternoon i'll Justice Lanes Office, Jersey City, by
attempting TO bite man who tried 10 put him ont
for maxi noise. From this he went downstairs
into beer shop kept by Sebastian toller, where
he refused to pay for what he drank. Foller at
tempted to eject him, but he caught Follers arm in
his teeth and bit it so hard that the blood came.
Foers assistance, was also Bitten. BY this 't time
crowd had gathered, but no one cared to approach
Manning. lie remained quiet for few minutes,
aud then made dash across the street, where q
boy, Thomas Murphy was standing. He threw his
arms around the boy and asked him what he had
but Manning bent him backward and STOPPING
down begal chewing on his breast just below the
man Puster, Counsellor William ID Daiy. Fred.
erck L. Hongh and Mr.. Irving, who standing
in the crowd on the other side, to the rescue.
They seized Manning, and. after dragging the hoy
away from him. started to take the man to the
police station. The mailman struggled and kicked
Once lie caught the rim of Mr.. Hough's straw hat
between his teeth and bit a semicircnlar piece out
MIR. liough q vicious kick, which knocked him
through the door of a confectionery store He was
finally Quoted, by being knocked down and three
men sitting on him. and was then locked up. He will
be arraigned before Judge Pelonbet this morning on
several charges, including may and assault and
battery.
There was considerable excitement at Grand and
Henderson sts jersey City. Monday evening. due
w bhc cSpoils VI large gray eau, which was APP
parently suffering from hydrophobia. The animal
was first seen lying at the foot of tree. and
who was passing picked her up and began to fondle
her. She suddenly turned him and made u
vicious bite at his hand. her teeth sinking into his
flesh. The dropped the cat and proceeded
hastily to n drug store, where he had the wound
cauterized. The taste of blood seemed to have
maddened the cat, and she ran wildly about the
street for a few minutes. Then she lay down in the
middle of the horse-car track. The driver of the
next car that came along attempted to drive her
water was brought out of n liquor store near by
and thrown over her, but that did not move her.
The proceedings attracted the attention Of the
passengers and they anxiously awaited further
Developments. The driver finally made up his
mind to drive over the cat if she would not get out
of the way. He started his horses but rs they
came on the cat made spring, and fastening her
teeth and claws into the hide of one of them she
chung there for several seconds when she fell back
70 the ground where she remained until Officer
Hopkins shot her. 1t was said that the cat was
bitten few days ago by mad dog. The occu-
pants of the houses in the street watched the pro-
Ceedings from behind their windows.
The George Conklng factory at Passaic, N j. is
occupied by a woman and her son. OF late the
former has been hunting with knives and axes after
witches, saying the house was full of them. Her
friends decided TO send her to insane asylum as
she was evident ~ out of her mind, hut at the ear
terday she bought several gallons of Kerosene and
she determined TO boil it a hot stove and then
throw it around the room to drive away the
witches. Just as she was putting the boiler filed
with kerosene on the stove with the flames already
spreading around 1t. Il man discovered her and
threw the boiler out of the window. The woman
has since been removed to the insane asylum.