The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-06
LIKE A DOG In HIS FRENZY.
JOHN BRAsSING7oN, HOUND WIN
ROPES, YELPS AND BITES.

| Mndnehn-SOmc Doctors Call His Mn1ndy
| Hydrophobin aud Some Epiiepsy-His
| Fathers Tnuntr-Ainrm In Mount Vernon.
Tho Mount Vernon police had Fourth OF
July task that they didn't relish on Tuesday
| night. 1t was taking charge OF John Bras
eington. tho 1n-year-old cX-snlesmnn OF tho
| Moslor Safe Company. who Ia subject to violent
| and peculiar nervous outbreaks. which puzzle
| the doctors and which he himself says are ut
| tacks OF hydrophobia. He had his first attack
the flrstweek in juno while walking on 125th
street in Now York. He fell in n ut and was
taken to the Harlem Hospital in an ambu-
lance lie barked and snapped at tho doctors
In the hospital. and evinced other symp-
toms OF hydrophobia A fortnight ngo he
returned to Mount Vernon from a business
trip to Rochester and told Chief OF Police Foley
that he felt he was going to have another Mt
tack OF hydrophobin- He furnished partial
confirmation OF the startling prediction on
June rs by going of into twelve OF the most
astonishing hts that the police and tho doctors
OF Mount Vernon had seen In years. He celc-
hrated the Fourth by having another OF these
hydrophobic attacks. which occurred yester-
day. And yesterday the Job OF keeping him
quiet was complicated by fit on tho part Of
his father which tho disguised Police chief
tain and his aides declared was due to too much
alcoholic stimulnnt
The elder BrassinGton, who was also q sales
mon for tho safe company. and had the reputa-
tion OF being good salesman. too. started for
Chicago last Friday He turned up at his
home ut Z O'CLOCK on the evening Of tho 4th.
and an hour later the town police wero sum
moned by tho neighbors to Guell what they
thought was n riot in the Brassington house.
Tho house is n neat three-s story cottage at the
corner Of Sixth avenue and Fourth street one
OF a row Of pretty suburban homes. Tho elder
BrassinGton had a violent Quurre! with his
wife. and young Brassington interfered to
protect his mother. When the police got to
tho cottage they found tho head OF the family
damned on the floor into corner OF the din
ing room. with young Brassngton's knees on
his chest.
The young man was frothina ut tho mouth
and yelpinE liks a dog. He snapped viciously
ut his fathers hands, and he had previously
buried his teeth several times in his fathers
legs and torn away bits of the trousers with
his clenched teeth. His tooth drew blood each
time. He was in a frenzy at o'clock. Police
man Bockwith, wiry six -footer. clutched his
neck and pulled him off his father by main
force Then he flung him upon his face and
fell upon him. He held him thus upon the
floor while neighbors brought coil Of rope.
Young BrassinEtons arms we're pinioned ba-
hind him and his legs were tied
Mrs BrassinGton was Reconstruction at her
sons frenzy. Chief Foley called In Fred Ry-
dor to take charge of the young maniac Ryder
had had charge OF him on Juno 25. On that
occasion it had taken the combined efforts OF
four big policemen to get him to the Mount
perience in mind. gave young Brassngton
heavy injection Of morphne and in this way
aalssss4 n nip os ter o Ts was not exactly sur
break. He had warned tho young man the
The esef haa te"red that ' TIE @
and noise Of the celebration would again up,
K @gse IF fla eve! sf hsys another
sRs as cs oey hoped tha. H.
Vernon would have less trouble with the sec
ond attack than I, with the first This expecta-
Mrs Brassington sent MESSENGER to IHl ns;
state than ever. Although his body was already
bound with ropes it was Judged best, TO secure
N No" iii his Bonds the crszeJ boy
down his knees and esf4n to bark rpd
d9g and irotlied At tho month. s.,.,
When, Policeman LeGkwith and Special
.dsr
peEatoly, to free himself aud attack his father.
d doWn upon It. and then bound him to the
mattress with smother stout rope. Brassing-
Sixth avenue outside the cottage was in an
Of the case. They declared with EN- phasis that
ot wS Then they
Mrs. BrassinEton was in a condition border
ing ON collapse from nervous strain. Tho
ESrsis% f. SSlst F1sy s5 AIS. T5:y
OF Of the ; sons malay and at Shlei folsys a.
BRA brSss!nsIon THEY sharssd 'h% WITH disos;;
the warrant into his coat pocket. and went
back to the cottage with Qfticer Haight.
ing and asa e hssSy seen Ssoro
the execution OF the warrant. and tho police-
men left without prisoner They were in
sure that BrassinCton hadn't right to cut up
do So ,n to IS ho sPs
fined himself to abusing his afflicted son they
was cainer the rest Of the afternoon. and last
night was sleeping under morphine.
dog, There is a. Inference Of opinion among
the hospital surgeons as to whether his malay
soMs a4s s%a4 or t" those hs
the II n Sr 1En
days IL q strnitiacEet and was then dis;
charged having btcoms reriefty rational nal and
knew he had hydrophptin. and had been treat
cd for it Mt the Pasv lstiute In this city.
ill., hss apS
but a species Of epilepsy, brought on by ex-
oessive cigarette smoking. The uncle pro-
nouncel him cigarette nend, and said that
more packages Of cigarettes day. The lad
has denied this explanation OF his attacks
He went In person to the offices Of the Mount
Vernon local newspapers. and said that he
neither drank nor smoked to excess.
There Is no mista king the sentiment OF the
neighbors OF the Brassingtons They SYM
patlize with the lad and his mother. but they
wish heartily that he were out OF the town.
Timid persons fear that In one Of his trenzied
moments he may attack and bite tho children
who play in the noighborhood.