Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-21
LUNATICS LOCKED UP.
Six Unfortunates Taken Care of by
the Police OF Both Cities.
SOME OF THEIR. ODD DELUSIONs
A Curbstone Prophet Who Has Panacea
for the Politicians.
I0BBlSG A BIG NAN or HIs STRENGTH

The keen winter air of the past "a hours,
which seemed to carry health only In its
bracing blasts, must have held in il some
thing which affected the mental calIber of
at least six people of this locality.
David Adams, John Maneese and Paul
Laitzko were prisoners in the Allegheny
lookup last night on charges Of insanity;
Jacob M. Neesley, of 344 Beaver
avenue, was picked up on Madison avenue
and brought home. as evidently demented;
Mrs. Annie Carter was sent to Dixmont,
and Patrick Mckinley was sent to Jail for
acting strangely at the Cathedral.
David Adams, or "Prophet Davy," as
he is called, is well-known character in
Allegheny. He is .jobbing contractor,
who is very much given to make impromptu
addresses on political and religious subjects
to passers-by. He lives on Kilbuck street,
where his wife and daughter. the latter of
whori is described as being very pretty, did
their best to keep his eccentricities within
bounds and, incidentally, doors.
He Has Cure for Officeholders.
Davy was Mt the corner of Robinson street
yesterday afternoon, holding forth in his
usual style to a miscellaneous, but amused,
audience. when Officer Livingstone invited
him to take a breathing spell In the City
Hall. Among his hallucinations is that of
supposing himself to be Jesus Christ, and
last night in his cell he desired that some
political officeholder might be brought to
him, so that he might touch him with his
hand and cleanse him from all evil.
This is no new eccentricity OF Adams. He
has been known to be more or less crazy for
some time, his insanity frequently taking
the form Of prophetic utterances regarding
the weather and politics, which were in
variably fulfilled. But latterly Chief
Murphy has concluded that the p1blic we're
entitled to share of the sidewalk usually
usurpei by Adams as meeting place, and
instructed the officers to cause a cessation of
the ANNOYANCE. His case will be inquired
into this morning.
John Maneese is the name of a second
demented man. He is big, strong fellow,
seemingly well able to take care of himself,
but his strength failed before the delusion
that his relatives, with whom be lived
on Sturgeon street, had entered into
a conspiracy to kill him.
Persuaded to Inspect a Lookup Cell.
Maneese's relatives became at length
afraid that his insanity might take violent
form, and decided it was best to have him
confined for investigation. He was induced
to take walk to tn, Mayors Office yester-
day afternoon by couple of young lady
relatives, whom he was in the habit Of fol
lowing, and there Chief Murphy persuaded
him to inspect the interior o. cell. Passing
in he saw Adams, and made no objection,
remarking that it was all right, as there was
only himself, the Chief and Christ there.
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of English, was found by Officer Davis at
Jacks Run station yesterday. He annoyed
the station agent very much and caused
great trepidation among the waiting passen-
gers by his actions. The opinion there
formed was that the man had escaped from
lunatic asylum. At the lookup the man
could not be induced to give the least &C.
count of himself, and all that could be as
certained concerning him was his name.
The Mayor will try to loosen his tongue
this morning.
Demented Woman Taken to Dixmont.
Mrs. Annie Carter, who is partly insane,
has been at the Twenty-eighth ward station
for the last two days. Yesterday Special
Officer Carrigan took her to Dixmont.
Patrick Mckinley attracted large crowd
at ST. Paul's Cathedral yesterday morning
by walking up and down in front of the
building for over an hour. He refused to
speak to anyone. When he was approached
by an officer he took refuge in the church
and refused to come out He was then ar
rested BY Constable McQuary, but the
Central station authorities refused to re-
ceive an insane man.
He was released and went away, but re-
turned again last night. when Agent Dean,
of the Anti-Cruelty Society, had him ar
rested and placed in Jail on a charge of dis
orderly conduct. 1t is against the rules to
admit insane persons to the Jail, but as the
charge was disorderly conduct the mans
condition was not discovered until after he
was committed.