The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-13
A CHICAGO CRANK
Judge Gresham's Experience
With a Crazy Man.
a HARMLESS SORT OF LUNAT1c.
He Wanted $4,000 Which He Said Jay
Gould Had Left in the Judges Care.

He Imagined Anarchists Were Pursuing
Him With Intent to KilI---Mr. Gresham
Alone with the Madman for Several
Hours---Arrested and viii BE Taken
to an Asylum for Examination.
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Judge Walter Q.
Gresham had an experience with n crazy
man yesterday, which is best told in the
distinguished jurist's own words:
''ln the morning when first entered
the Chambers in the northeast of the
court room, l found Judges Blodgett
and Jenkins and this man. After speak
ing to Judges Blodgett and Jenkins this
man approached asking of some one
name l did not know.
"About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the man entered the chamber on the
other side of the hall where 1 was and
told me that the Marshal had that money
locked up and would not give it to him,
as | had ordered he should Not vet re-
allzing that the man was out of his mind
| asked him what money he referred to
and he said that 50, 600 which Jay Gould
had paid for him and which it had been
ordered he should have.
served "a wild expression on his counte-
nance and told him to go with me to the
Marshal and | would see that he got what
he was entitled to. He declined, saying
that the Anarchists were after him and
wanted to kill him.
81 had managed to get between him
and the door, and, keeping my eyes on
him, told him to sit down and l would
be back in II moment. He then took a
seat, and / at once went to the Marshaps
Office, told the deputies what had oc-
CURED, and told them to inform the po-
lice of the condition of the poor man
so that he might be cared for.
deputy Hayes returned with me, and
when the deputy entered the room his
presence seemed to excite the man and
he declined to go with the officer di-
rected the deputy to leave the room for
time, which he did, not closing the door
after him. The man then closed the
door, and went to the door leading from
the Chambers to the court room and
locked it.
His manner did not indicate that he
was dangerous. told him to sit down
and he did so.
''In the meantime some of the deputies
had sent for the police and they were
outside of the door The man in some
way learned of their presence and again
became excited
II told the police and the marsbals
that they had better not enter the room
for time. The man again convinced
himself that the door leading to the
court room was still locked and tried to
lock the hall door, but found no key.
Il had him take a seat again and told
him must go soon, at the same time
keeping careful watch on him. He asked
what would become of him, and re-
quested that l protect him until the
military arrived, l told him he'd better
demand the protection of the Marshal
until the soldiers arrived and he said he
would do so.
Il then went out and requested Mar
shal Hitchcock to go in the room, as |
expected to leave it soon. He could not
not go, but sent his son, and l told the
man that the young man was Marshal
Hitchcock's son and would afford him
protection when | left, and immediately
quilted the room"
Two policemen and two other men,
after struggle, succeeded i'll overpower-
ing the lunatic, who, with cane which
he carried, attempted TO prevent his cap
ture. He gave his name as Martin Nc
Cinahay, is of powerful build and about
90 years old. Nothing further is known
of him. He will doubtless be sent to an
insane asylum.