Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-13
A CHICAGO CRANK
Judge Gresham's Experience
 With a Crazy Man.
A HARMLESS SORT OF LUNAT1c.
He Wanted $5,0O0 Which He Said Jay
 Gould Had Left in the Judges Care.

He Imagined Anarchists Were Pursuing Him With Intent to Kill---Mr. Gresham Alone With the Mailman for Several Hours---Arrested and Will Re Taken to an Asylum for Examination.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 13.-Judge Walter O. Gresham had an experience with crazy man yesterday, which is best told in the distinguished jurist's own words:
 ''In the morning when l first entered the Chambers in the northeast of the court room, I found Judges Blodgett and Jenkins and this man. After speak ing to Judges Blodgett and Jenkins this man approached, asking of some one name 1 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 yet re- aliZing that the man was out of his mind l asked him what money he referred to and he said that $5, 900 which Jay Gould had paid for him and which it had been ordered he should have.
 II then looked into his face and ob- served 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.
 'l had managed to get between him and the door, and, keeping my eyes on him, told him to sit down and I would be back in moment He then took a seat. and 1 at once went to the Marshal's s office. told the deputies what had oc- cured, and told them to inform the pc lice of the condition of the poor man SD that he might be cared for.
 "peputy 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. 1 di- rccted the deputy to leave the room for q 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.
 Tn 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.
 Il told the police and the marshals | 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 tC lock the hall door, but found no key
 Il had him take seat again and told him l must go soon, at the same time keeping carcful watch on him. He asked what would become of him, and re qucstrd that l protect him until the military arrived, l told him he'd better demand the protection of the Marsha until the soldiers arrived and he said h' would do SO.
 "I then went out and requested Mar shal Hitchcock to go in the room, as expected to leave it soon, He could no not go, but sent his son, and I told thu man that the young man was Marsha IIitchcock's son and would afford hin protection when I left, and immediatel! quilted the room."
 Two policemen and two other men after d struggle, succeeded iu overpower ing the lunatic, who, with a cane whicl he carried, attempted to prevent his cap turr. lie gave his name as Martin Nc Cinahay, is of powerful build and abou 90 years old. Nothing further is know of him. He will doubtless be sent to al insane asylum.