Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-31

Sanitary offcer Teeple, of the police depart
ment, occupies room on the second floor of police
headquarters building, and from the fact Of his
being the sanitary oficer he has gained the title
OF DOCTOR" He receives more callers than any
other member OF the department and has but few
minutes In any day that he can call his own.
Nearly every day he receives applicants for assis
lance OF some kind the moment he opens
MS once-door. Then come the poor and
needy, the af1ilcted and the cranks Persons who
nave sick relatives, or neighbors who are unable
10 pay for treatment in a hospital. and persons
who are injured In accidents, all apply TO him for
admission TO some hospital During each day can
De seen numbers OF persons making their way to
ms once In order that their condition in life may
De MADE better, or that they may recover from
some disease from which they are suffering.
MANY HOMELESS PERSONS,
ana often families who are travelling without
means, call upon him for transportation, and in
some cases tramps are furnished transportation TO
neghboring city in order TO get them out OF this
jurisdiction, while others are given home on the
larIn and when released are anxious TO cross the
river or The District line and leave foot before
nSety are a,v again hauled up and gTesn
appear ana If termed "harmless, they are sent TO
Their homes or turned over TO their relatives but
IL otherwise they are sent across the branch for
an Indefinite period. The blind and lame are fire.
quently led and assisted to the ONCE, and the
room often presents the appearance OF an ante
room In a hospital where the disabled are waiting
Tor their turn to be examined by tho physician.
During the course OF year permits have been
issued for admission TO the hospitals and trans
portation furnished scores OF persons so that the
work OF the sanitary ONCE Is wholly to relieve
those who are In trouble. He is frequently an
moved or amused by the appearance OF crankS.
During my experience In this ONCE said he to
o STAR reporter the other day, II have met many
curious characters OF all ages and colors, and
many cases OF terrible suffering have come under
my observation. Many crankS have shown them
selves and it seems as IL each one tries 70 Guido
the other. Some imagine that they are being
pursued others that they are miilionaires or viii
soon become such, and Others imagine that they
have been elected to the presidency, while some
OF the modest femlles only believe that they have
been chosen queen OF America.
TIE LAST CRANK
here was an old man from Baltimore. He had had
a vision. When he first entered the ONCE he was
not incined to say anything, but after sitting by
the fire a short time and when the other visitors
had left the room he began to tell Of his imagina-
TONS Little By little he told his story. He had
been talking TO the Lord, from whom he had re-
ceived visit. He knew something that every
body was Interested in, but he could not reveal
the secret Finally he said that the Lord had told
him that the resurrection day would come In the
year Of 1888. The Old man appeared here during
the cold weather. and fearing lie might suffer
from the effects OF the weather. gave him a
home In the Almslouse until the weather moder-
ated and then he was furnished with transpor-
tation TO Baltimore.
BOUND FOR THE WHITE HOUSE.
woman arrived at the 6th-street depot from Boston,
She wore dress OF all the colors OF the rainbow.
she OF course imagined that her dress was suitable
TO any occasion and indeed she did not hesitate to
say 50. Arriving at the depot she ordered her
baggage sent to The White House, and engaged
vehicle TO take her TO the same place. She
had been noticed by Officer Lamb, who was
b besn 1n 1y az ane DEPOT ana rom
thought something was wrong. He began
talking to her, but she was not inclined to con-
pleasantly, and she soon told him her business.
She was here TO take possession OF the White
House, and she intended to waste no time in doing
so. IL was early in the morning, and the officer
persuaded her to go to hotel and get breakfast
She was not hungry, but she was easily persuaded
TO believe that she was and for hotel they
started The hotel In question was my Office. The
woman soon realized where she was and became
very indignant. Becoming talKatlve she told OF
her plans. She was cared for a Few days, and was
then sent back to her relatives"
QUEEN OF AMERICA.
II remember another white woman" continued
the offcer, "abouJ seventy-two years Old who
came here from Louisville. She was crowned
queen OF America by President Garfield. She did
not bring her credentials with her, but she was
going to the White House. and would then send TO
Louisville for them. Another woman nearly sixty
years Old, who Imagined that persons were
whispering TO her, appeared. She was a harmless
Insane Asylum several times, and not being
dangerous, and having relatives to care
for her she. was turned over TO them.
There was colOred man here from Chicago once
about thrty-four years Old. He came 10 this city,
he said. TO get hid OF the SplrituaistS, who had
mesmerized him. He said he was here during
President Arthur'S administration and that the
latter sent an Illinois Senator home for troubling
him. He acknowledged that he had been put IN
two asylums, and he intended 10 see the President
10 have such business stopped. He was for third
time sent TO an asylum There was a young
widow brought In the Onice one morning She
was very pretty young woman and carried In her
arms child only six weeks old She said she was
from Virginia and had been employed in lunatic
asylum. She was found near the State Depart
ment looking for the President. she had
no friends here and she thought that the President
would gave her situation. Having no friends she
was furnished transportation to Richmond.
San aged lady from Connecticut came here once
but don't recollect who brought her. She i'm,
agined that she owned considerable property in
her native state besides large amount OF money
and other personal property. She came to have
the Government change the laws OF her state so
that she could not be cheated out or her propertv
When she married. her husband lad been a wild
over four months, and he gave her all Of his pro-
perty TO take care OF him, and now some one was
attempting 10 cheat her out or 1t.
UNDER SPELL
"The next female was a colored woman about
thirty-1ve years old, who had formerly lived in
Warren County, OHIO. She imagined that she
was blind, and that while attending church the
minister had put spell On her. She Thought
that while in the employ OF a general different
coiorS were put before her which were 50 bright
that she lost her eyesight. While the minister
kept the spell on her she would destroy all her
clothes, and she Imagined that she had burned all
the clothing she had ever owned
Then there was a white woman about Sixtv
years old, who IL is often said was as crazy AS n
June-bug. She had created some excitement I'm
one OF the public buildings, and when she came
here was terribly excited. She thought that some
one was following her aud whispering evil things
about her. As she appeared to be not harmless
she was cared Tor where she could do no DAMAGE ;,
You seem 10 have had great many women Wis
itors, said the reporter. 'Now, tell me something
about the men,"
"Well, said the sanitary onicer, 81 spoke about
the women because people generally seem more
interested In them. IL is nothing unusual TO see
cranky man IN my ONCE
THE ORIGINAL JONAH
81 once interviewed Jonah, who was swallowed
by the whale. The poor fellow said his maine was
Jonah, and that he was the original He certainly
was Jonah for that day. Everything about the
once went wrong, put then should not attach all
the blame 10 that poor crank. He was picked up
near the White House by Sergeant Densinore Ne
said he was from sullivan county n Y He was
here 10 see the President, and Gen. Logan, who
was then living A bill that would pass In con-
gress would make him great man. SO he said
He had nearly 800 Ia his pocket, besides some
railroad tickets When examined the physicians
pronounced him harmless and being told that his
parently well satisfied.
There was a man from Iowa who had case to
lay before the President. He had applied for mem
oershlp In secret organization ana was told that
he must go through the different degrees. He
started from home with $50 and finished his de-
greeS when ne reached here with 3 cents in his
pockets. There IS only one Crank furnished by
Alexandra County, Va, and he comes here every
time he gets a chance. He Is harmless and Il
always sent back 10 bis home.
CRANK FROM ST. LOUIS
was a man OF about seventy-two years of age He
came To zee the President and expIatn a natan,