The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-05
A oaAzY MANS ANTICS.
He Nearly Bites Policeman Fulton's
Thumb in Two Pieces.

InunD IN Two Fleces.
John Foley. white man just arrived
from New York. was attacked with crazy
spell at the Palmetto house, No. 1861
Bryan street, last night. It took three po-
licsmen and several outsiders 20 subdue
Foley and get him into the patrol wagon =,
and they had no easy job Of it.
Foley arrived in Savannah on the City Of
Augusta on Saturday morning and put up
at the Palmetto house. He looked like a
wor kinRman and there did not appear TO
be anything the matter with him. Last
night after supper he began to act strangely
and by ~ O'Clock became violent He made
so much noise and created such q disturbance
that some of the dodgers in
the house became uneasy and went out
after an officer. Policeman Fulton came In
at their request.
Look at the divil In stripes, exclaimed
Foley, as soon as he laid eyes on the police-
man. Fulton had q lively struggle with
the mailman and found him more than he
could handle without using violence to
ward him.
Miss Judkins, propristress Of the house.
who seemed TO have some influence over
Foley, undertook TO quiet him, in which
she was partially successful. Fulton went
out and secured the assistance of Police
man Martin McHugh, who was
on Bay street, whom he brought back with
him. Foley had now become very violent,
and the proprietreSs insisted on his being re
moved. The policemen undertook TO do this
and found they had Job on their hands.
Foley is only a medium-sized man, but he
fought like a devil, and seemed TO nave the
strength OF a dozen men. With couple Of
outsiders holding his legs, the policemen
started down the steps with their prisoner
When about halfway down, Foley sue
ceeded in getting Policeman Fulton's thumb
in his mouth and shut his jaws
on IL like wise. The efforts of tho two
policemen could not make him release his
hold upon the thumb aud 1t was necessary
to get piece Of iron and pry his mouth
open.
This occupied several minutes, during
which Fulton suffered aRonies.
The patrol wagon arrived about this time
with Policeman 5peight. A rope was Sc
cured aud Foley was tied hands and feet
and carried down and placed in the wagon.
His clothes we're nearly torn off in the
struggle. At the barracks Foley was placed
IN a CELL whore he tore all his clothing off.
His screams aroused the neighborhood and
made sleep impossible for the other prisoners.
Very little was known about Foley at the
Palmetto house. A young man who came
down on the steamer with him said that
Foley complained Of being sick while on
board. He complained of being sick yester-
day and tried to get into the hospital. He
applied at the police barracks to be sent TO
the hospital, but they said they had no
authority except by ph sician's permit
Foley told a bcarder at the Palmetto house
yesterday afternoon that he had run away
from his wife in Brooklyn and that be had
telegraphed her for money 10 come back
on. He was continually calling for MARY"
in his struggles. Foley was not suffering
from the "jimiams," as the people at the
house said he had not been drinking and
there was no smell of whisky upon his
breath. IL is probably not his first crazy
attack,