The sun., 1893-11-02
FRANKS OF UNSOUND MINDS.
STILL ANOTHER DAY OF ACTIVITY
AMONG THE CRlNRS.

| Another Whur~ Brnin was Eurned bi
| Anarchy Stands Naked In the Street
| Yesterday afternoon August @. VolS. the
scenic artist at Proctor's Theatre In Wes
Twenty-third street. called on Cant. 0'Con'
nor OF the West Thirtieth street police
station and told him about q Drank who
had been annoying him. Volz lives in
| rooms over the theatre. aud the man
| had been calling there off and on for several
| weeks. George Book Is the crank's name. He
| was formerly wealthy contracting painter ol
Portland. Or. where Volz had worked for him.
Volz left Oregon seven years ago. He heard a
few years afterward that Book had lost all his
money and year ago he was surprised to re-
ceive a call from him.
Book was an entirely changed man. Instead
OF the quiet comfortable German painter. he
had become a broken-down. shiftless man.
who had deserted his wife and family. and was
apparently insane. Volz helped him along for
q WHILE and then lost sight OF him until
two weeks ago. whom he called and
declared that Volz was in his debt to the ex-
tent Of $40 Yesterday while Volz was at
work in tho theatre his wife hurried to the
stage grently excited and handed him postal
card which she had Just received. 1t read as
follows:
Mr. votz: No hiding. am starving and want to
know whether you want to pay me tho money you I'VE
don't want TO he fooled any longer (Remembcr il is
Of JON been in
Mr. volz told Capt. O'Connor that he did not
want to make complaint against his old EN-.
ployer. hut wished the police to know about
the postal card Cant. o Connor decided that
man who wrote such missives was not ut to he
at large. and he sent Detectives sullivan and
Lang TO hunt him up The Detectives went to the
address mentioned on the, card. hut Book was
rated and made Inquiries in the neigh bor1
hood. Lang walked into saloon few doors
esvs e wth wssn Hsn
n his hand. The newcomer henrl the detec-
s Il. Nr ERa; @ nS he
Lang recognized the man as Book from the
II want to pay him $40 which Mr.. volz
"Oh. we'll then. I'm Mr.. Book"
Come along" said Lang. and give q re-
Book wanted the, detective to accompany
he Sm hs to The ssS s.ns pu ast
Sullivan had reioned his partner they induced
sofk Thy arrived the
The platoon OF police about to go out on
duty was drawn up IN line In thu. ,la ck room.
behind the desk. The sight OF the hlueroats
transformed the auiet-looking German into an
As soon as he realized that he had been
trnpred 90 bta s made IA. sprnS at the dsss He
xii YOU! III xiii YOUR It took four our police
men to get tho nun 10 cell. and al tho time
These are crank daysv'
After he was securely locked up the detec-
the rear OF the harness store. and found that
nii the pr3perty he possessed was an old coat.
tween the cloth and the lining was an old
bayonet; Book will be arraiEned in Jefferson
Market Police Court to-day.
Casemere Pheiler. an engraver AZ years old
lives In Bay Ridge. put has a wife and son liv-
Ing at DOS East ll1th street. At o'clock last
said he had come 20 stay
~ When told that he wasn't wanted there.
him naked and starving on the streets. "and
I'll prove It," he added as he hurried out. He
clothing. and stood there to sec what would
:. 4 crowd gathered in few IN inutes. and n po-
made Pheiler dress himself and then took him
9e pos sAo tic Has@ Tns after
Dr. IahsS o 6on Fe Ss o1e Hs snaffn' on ths sanity
Der, Of cranks is mos' nrp,rent than
Fs" Fs"ze The how muaR Of n h set S rs se to
persons are sent to BELLEVUE, Hospital annually
to have their sanity inquired into. Any occur |
renee that startes the public is reflected in the
mind OF person. whose mentality is unbal- |
the n umher OF insane In Bellevue ut present.
The anteroom OF the Mayors office has
hiNdyS Deeu u mecca LOT CTAnKB OF tne mlI0er |
sort, but the policemen and messengers on
anty Ss5 gst Gid a. o. them ensy and none has ever
sw 81 fhs events the
past few days. however. Mayor Gilroy has de.
rided to resort to methods which will decrease
day he issued orders that all such who insist
On seeing him be locked W.
Houston street. brought his pretty eighteen
gear-old daughter Sadie before Justice Mar
hat he had grown AFRAID a6oUt her queer uee F"rn anu
! les and wanted her committed for examina-
What's the matter ?" said tho Justice turn
"'0h. nothing" she replied. I'm high
much chance II they Woq stop Watching Ing
md studied too hard. and now want to have
J A. she SIC said this the girl laughed heartily
Worry nice" said the Justice as he sent the
.iri down stairs Tor examination.
IN = nuriy red;hended man was having a
'usli," he said: . have a right here. and Will
s heard snn o Hnfrant tran for 'hs shah Of
ave him arrested" He was finally ejected
rom the court room.
JGs1Ss yoG5h Hs sa, rsscf MrTke. Court
sussan shirtmnker to the Island fol, five
I Louis Scharlieh& & Go. at :9l Grand street
nd demanded Sl5O and a passage tick ct to
tussia. and broke the plate glass window
7hen his request was refused.
Thomas Bradley. the crank who shot Super
nt tendent Matthes in the new Postal Tele. |
raph building on Monday. was resting we'll
4 the prison ward OF BELLEVUE Hospital yes.
,rday. He will be able to leave the hospital
week or ten days Mr. Matthes was re-.
orted at tho Chambers Street Hospital to be
Improving.
This One Wants to be President,
PORTLAND, Ore. Nov. IA crank who has
'r some time been sending letters Of advice