Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-01
MORE CRANKs TURN UP.
One Walked Into n Police station ana
Demanded $4,000.

Demanded $1,000.
Several new ''cranlSs" bodied UP yesterday
at New York and perhaps the most danger
Gus OF them was a demented Swede who.
with long-bladed knife and a keen-edged
razor in his pockets, walked into the East
Sotn street station house and coolly Informed
sergeant Pagan to hand over 5000 right
away as he was in reduced circumstances.
me visitor was promptly arrested ana dis
armed. He said his name was John Greit-
noiz' that he was thirty-one years old, and
that he had no home
beleving that he was going to the bank
'he crank was quietly taken to the Yorlytlle
ponce court yesterday afternoon. There he
was committed to the care of the conn,s.
sloners of charities and correction for en-
animation as to his sanity ana sent TO l,eue-
vue Hospital
rhomas j. Reilly, a crack Drained patnter
III the forenoon visited police headquarters
anu hao an interview with Superintendent
oyrnes, which ended in the visitors arrest
Inc latter said that a man named parroi
VINO owns property on Tenth avenue. had
gwen Mr.. Byrnes $4,000 two years ago for
hinl. Later Mrs. Sarah Bell had also
turned ever $4,000 to the chief OF police for
the same purpose. ''Ne -''
Reilly demanded $4,000 from superintend-
| ~, f"oS as tne interest on the two sums.
searched the demented painter was
-ounu Y nave no weapons. In one OF ReiIIys
pockets was a postal card addressed 70 IN.
surrogate OF New York city. which raauss,ed
Information regarding property belonging 10
the Astors, Vanderbilts, Goulds and Couner-
thwaites
AT 2a0 o'clock in the afternoon .bera r-,.
Ie ssd ar police headquarters a cigar box
/ hor 49, 70 superintendent Byrnes. In the
r;dsa were ere, round a revolver, powder. cart
iIuees ana letter. The letter was written
IN pad hand and in a foreign language ana
mas not yet been deciphered
.. n Weh-preserved old man about sixty
years oId went into the Office OF Commits
sloner Shields in the afternoon ana. leaning
over the table, said: 81 want that pronertv
nnat property?' asked the commission
er, before looking up.
| "Oh, my property You'va ON, a, 49,.
| What about it?' -
Mr. Shields quickly recognized the man az
crank who drops in periodically in search
OF mysterious property which he thfnss
know about s"ouiu
oh, said the commissioner realizing ths
character of his visitor, 1.-THE clerk will tell
you all about it. Here Marshall find ont
about this mans case"
Marshall began to produce records 70
search for the suit when another clerk gave
MN the tip that the man was crazy
| You must wait until the tudge coroas"
SAID Deputy Rogers. He knows all about
your suit. Come back another day."
departure. WIN "is
| II he returns he will probably be arrested
harlem developed it's crank last night
Inc crank stood on Harlem bridge, bran
g Ilsanil a revolver; and yelled: Captain
Brooks owes me $4,000 and 1 mean TO have
IL He borrowed it twelve years ago 70
speculate with"
1t was 10 O'Clock when the crank decided
10 tell the people of the annexed district OF
his particular grievance. There were a gooa
many pedestrians on the Harlem bridge al
the time and trolley cars filled with passen-
gers; They heard the shouts ana saw the
revolver, became fearful. and hurried out OF
the cars to huddle behind the buttresses OF
the bridge and call police"
Ofncer Boyle. whose post is on the bridge
nesltated Tor a moment when he first saw
the crank. Then ne employed strategy ana
managed to get behind the man who want
ed sSoVvO. He promised TO take him a. Can't
brooks, IL, In return, the crank would give
up his revolver.
The crank consented. and policeman ana
crank walked to the East l26th street sta
| ton. Sergeant Sullivan was at the desk
and to him the crank said ne was John
O'Donnell and that Capt Brooks owed him
$4,000
| o'Donnell could give no further informa-
ton about himself than that he was twen-
| ty-eight years of age. Without further GER
enony the crank was hustled 10 the cells.
yelling and kicking.
| Complained of the President.
The clerks in the Office Of the charity COM
missioners. Brooklyn. were very busy yes
terday morning when an old colored wo-
man, Mary Timen, entered with Jennie
Shaw, a young colored woman. Walking TO
the desk the old woman said 10 the younger:
Tell the gentlemen what you want, Jen-
ME"
We'll" said the younger one, who was
quite well dressed, President Cleveland
never paid any rent. How can i compel
him to pay me the money? Mr.. Cleveland
bought the brown stone front house at 7se
Jefferson avenue and gave it to me some
time ago. he also gave me a great deal OF
property. Now he collects the rent from
these places. yet he does not turn II over
! to me-"
Clerk Short told her that Mr.. Cleveland
was making an inspection at Flatlands and
advised her to meet him there. She seemed
satisfied and started with her aged compan-
ion for Flatbush, where she was placed In
the insane asylum for observation.
The two women had hardly left the char
ity commissioners office when a woman,
whose name could not be ascertained. ap-
preached the building with a young man by
her side. As they neared the door, the
young man suddenly turned and ran away.
The woman rushed into the building and
met Officer Moran.
My son. who just ran away from me- n
a dangerous lunatic. He thinks Gov. Flow
er has designs on his life. He threatens 20
go to Albany and murder him. I was bring
ing the boy here but as soon as he saw the
sign over the door he ran away. I'm afraid
he may commit murder unless placed In
some asylum"
Yesterday afternoon lashily dressed wo-
man, who gave her name as Augusta Fall
Ter pushed her way into the private Office
of Justice Goetting in the Lee avenue police
court. Brooklyn, and demanded TO see Jus
tice Goetting. Mrs. Faller owns the resi-
dence in which she lives. and is apparently
independent She imagines that Senator
Hill owes her 100000. and is attempting to
defraud her out Of il. Justice Goetting sent
her word that he would that she was
not defrauded OF the money owed her by
Senator HILL She left apparently pacified.
Still another crank turned up last night.
He entered a railroad Office on Grand street.
New York, and demanded a passage ticket
TO Russia and $50 in money. He must have
both at once, he said. or he would make
things lively. He remained in the place for
nearly quarter of an hour and then went
outside. In his hand he had brick done M
in a newspaper. When he reached the street
he looked up and down hurriedly, un-
wrapped the brick. and hurled Il through a
large plate-glass window. He was arrested.
The officer found upon him a dangerous
looking knife. He resisted arrest and only
went with the officer the promise 20 get
the ticket and 500. He said he was Moses
Schenick. Russian, twenty-one years OF age
and out of employment.