Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-17
FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
He Makes Things Lively I'm a Eleventh
Street Boartlinu HOuse

This morning about II o'clock young man,
rather good looking and fairly we'll dressed,
called at the Lincoln. corner 10th and streets
aud asked for room. The man
was apparently either domented or in
toxicated, and be was told that there
were no vacant rooms. He left, taking with
him some ones else hat on his way out He
then went to the boarding house of Mrs
Marstello, 727 18th street. and asked for room
at once. A servant showed him room on the
third floor back, but no sooner
had he gotten upstairs than he began
to act like a raving maniac. The women in the
house were soon III a state OF wild panic afraid
for their lives. The man rushed from room to
room. cursing and Offering fight to Gny one
who would dare to approach him.
BIO CROWD oATEERED.
A big crowd soon gathered around the house
and the news spread that a sneak thief was
locked up in the house and could not get out.
Plenty Of advice WIS given and every
one in the crowd knew what ought to
be done, but mono cared to be the first one to
do 1t. Officer Donovan appeared ON the scene
in very short order and went up to bring
the man down. lie found the stranger
still on the third floor, and when tho two met
bottle royal took place. The intruder fought
more like tiger than u man. and with the aid
VI Ak open pOChet lie bOOm maze IL evil
dent that he never could be brought down the
narrow steps by one man unless he was
dubbed into insensibility.
DONOVAN WATTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
So Donovan decided to wait for the patrol
wagon and relief that had been summoned.
Officers Lynch and Boarduian came to his as
sistance. and the three, with STAR
reporter bringinn up the rear. renewed
the attack. The door OF the third
harE t.rnG s,, an1
man was seen crouching near the door.
He was almost nude and his clothing
was scattered around the room. AS
soon as the door was opened he
leaped upon the officers and showed fight in
savage style. In the narrow hall way it was u
difficult job even for the three officers to
overpower him and place the cuffs on his
wrist, and the the club had to be used
to reduce him to subsection. As the quartet
stopped ill the lower hall moment the man
drew himself up and attempted to secure one
the clubs. Il am man among men,"
he shouts with flashing eyes, while
small stream of blood trlchled down his face.
My name is James A. sullivan; sullivan, do
you hear? l will hare revenge, revenge, re-
venger' All this was with the air of a wild
man.
FINALLY TAKEN TO THE STATION.
blanket was secured and wrapped around
the prisoner. He was placed In the patrol
wagon and taken to the first precinct station.
There he resumed his delirious rawlings and
called for the President Of these United
States to nvenge his wrongs. Later
he shouted that he was the President himself
For fear he might have been hurt in the
scufie physician was summoned from the
Emergency Hospital. but it was soon found
that his physical injuries were but slight.
None of the officers of the station knew the
man and lie declined to give his name. When
searched purse containing some small change
was found and a letter addressed in typewriter:
IS. n. Brown, Washington. DC"
When Officer Donovan returned to the house
he found bonehandled knife lying on the
floor in the roam. On the handle was written
i'll ink Is. Brown, W." The knife Was the ono
used By the man in the scuffie with the officer
The prisoner is slender but muscular man
of about twenty-four years, with dark hair and