The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-29

NEW YORK. sept. Zo.-luteuse eASAVS
ment was created among the vast con-
gregatlon that attended the so'cfock
celebration Of the massin the Cathedral
on Fifth avenue yesterday morning by
the violent actions OF q maniac who was
only prevented from murderously as
saulting Archbishop Corrigan by
prompt action on the part OF the sex
tons and the police.
The man entered the Cathedral unno-
ticed and seated himself near the mid
die of the central aisle, whore he soon
began to attract the attention OF those
about him by muttering to himself,
clinching his fists and scowling ut tho
priests as they moved about the altar.
As he made no audible disturbance, no
attempt was made to remove him.
As the service drew to close it was
noticed that his excitement seemed TO
increase, and that once or twice he
clutched the pow in front OF him and
leaned forward as il about to spring to
his feet. Seyeralworlenl by began
to become alarmed, recallingthe maniac
who created q panic in the cathedral Il
year ago, but their attention was pres
emily distracted, when, the service be-
ing over, the archbishop began to move.
toward the pulpit for the purpose OF
delivering the sermon.
SHOOK HIS PIsT AT THE ARcHDIsHoP.
AT that moment the young man who
had been acting SO queerly picked up
his hat and, darting out of the pew,
strobe quickly down the main aisle and
reached the transept 1ust as the arch
bishop had ssccnded the steps OF the
pulpit. Shaking his fist at tho arch
bishop, he screamed i'll q shrill, piping
voice that echoed through the groined
arches OF the cathedral: I'm the Lords
Anointed and you're not in it with me!
Hurrah for Dr. McGlynn" Then he
began to pour out torrent OF abuse on
the archbishop and the Church, inter
spersed with rambling references to DR..
McGiynn and frequent reiterations that
he was the Lords Anointed."
The congregation stood aghnst, and
here and there women screamed and
began to rush from the church. Arch
bishop Corrigan was pale but very col
lected, and silently motioned to. an
usher who stood near the pulpit to re-
move the man. The maniac had worked
himself into an incoherent frenzy and
stood glaring at the pulpit. Foam was
flying from his lips and his fingers were
nervously clutching the air. Suddenly,
with sharp cry, he sprang forward
with the evident intention OF graphing
with the archbishop and hurting him
from the pulpit.
TIE MANIAC ovERrowERED.
At that moment James Martin, the
night watcllmana at the Cathedral, sprang
forward and grappled with the maniac.
Martin is hurley, powerful man, but
although his antagonist was only an
emaciated, consumptive looking strip
pling, it was all he could do to handle
him as they struggled together. Officer
Quinlaa, who was on post IN Fifth ave
nue., and several ushers and members
OF the congregation came to his assist
ance and the maniac was dragged down
the aisle struggling and bowling and
kicking anathemas on Archbishop Cor
rigan, whom he declared to be Pontius
PLATE. At the north transept door he
resisted again long enough to cry,
'Three cheers for DR.. McGlynn" Quiet
was soon restored after he had been re-
moved and the archbishop calmly pro-
ceeded with the delivery Of his dis
course as ii nothing extraordinary had
happened.
On the way to the station house the
prisoner struggled flercely with his
captors and raved incessartiy, denounc..
ing the Archbishop as prosecutor OF
DR.. McGlynn and declaring that he had
gone to the Cathedral for the express
purpose OF numbering him.
After sedative mad been adminis-
tered he became calmer aud said that
his name was Joseph P. Hanrahan, that
he was twenty-five years OF age and
lived with relatives at no East Fifty
second street. II is said that the un-
fortunate youth was an ardent admirer
OF DR.. McGlynn, and that his mind be-
came affected recently through brood
ing over what he considered the perse-
cution of the reverend gentleman. AL
though he declared that it was his pur-
nose to kill the archbishop no weapon
was found ON him when he was searched
at the station house. At the Yorkville
court Hanrahan seemed stupefed. He
was committed for medical examina-
ton.
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