The evening world., 1894-05-30
IS HOWARD CRAZY ?
Supposed Boston Physician Alarms
a Swell clearinghouse.
First He Wanted Coffee, Pen and
Ink Then a Stretcher.
Removed In an Ambulance to Belle
Hospital.

A supposed lunatic created Il great
deal Of excitement very early this morn
ing in the swell clearinghouse at So
West Eighteenth street. The boarders
were reused from their slumbers by Il
series of ear-piercing shrieks, and the
neighborhood was disturbed by the
clatter Of an ambulance called to take
the lunatic away.
Neighb1rs were u the impression that
a murder had been or was about being
committed la the house. and this impress
sion was strengthened when the lunatic
was carried out by IA policeman and the
ambulance surgeon.
The lunatic had riven his name as
last evening OF Mrs. Heink. the landlady.
He called upon her at 1870 o'clock and en-
gagged a ~second-story front room for an
indefinite period. He acted rather queer
she then only thought him n bit eccen-
trio. He seemed easy to please. and made
a hit with the servants.
AT $50 o'clock DIR. Howard suddenly
appeared before Mrs. Heink. and with
great gravity Of manner assured her
that although he was going out he
would be back at 1890 and h 1t would
not be necessary for her to sit up for
him. Mrs. Heink. after puZzling over
this for an hour. concluded that II was
intended as a bit OF pleasantly and went
to bed.
DR.. Howard was escorted as far as
the door or mis- return by IA friend, h
disappeared without giving his name.
Howard Went to his room. and was not
heard from again until 4 o'clock his
morning. At that hour all the servants
in the house were scared out of bed by
a violent ringing of the electric call bell
in Howard'S o
One of the braves of the lot ventured
to knock on the door of Towards room
and nquire what was wanted.
The stranger opened the door, glared
at the servant for IA moment, and then,
In a theatric manner. demanded that
she instantly produce "A cup of coffee. II
pen n some ink. AS she was retreat
Ing through the hall he called out to her
that he would take a cake of soap with
the coffee.
Then Howard shut and locked the door
and began to sing in II loud voice and to
caper about the room, knocking over
chairs II COMFORTING himself gen
orally In an insane manner.
A request was made upon Howard
through the keyhole that he remain
threw up the front window and began
singing TO the n~eighborhood.
In the mean time there was great ex-
element among the other boarders. Some
Of them hurrieily dressed and Went ont
in search of "A policeman.
One was found. and after some hesita-
ton he entered. the house and demanded
admittance to Howard's room. As soon
AS the stranger heard the policeman's
voice he quoted down, and this fact is
responsible for a suspicion among Mrs.
Heink's borders that the mar Is MT
50 crazy as he seemed 10 b..
He refused 10 let the policeman In,
however, and the officer then broke
open the door.
Howard greeted the officer with ii
smile. and inquired II he had brought a
stretcher with him. I'm too tired 10
walk" he said.
The policeman had ono o: the bOarders
summon an ambulance from BELLEVUE
Hospital. and when this arrived the
ard downstairs and the ambula ne" took
him away.
The policeman was kept busy FOR an
hour w"ring questions fired ut him
from windows of houses all along TIA"
block and assuring the q"ucstiOners that
II wasn't Il murder but only n crazy
Chumu."
While being taken 10 the hospital
Howard kept the ambulance surgeon
busy. He Insisted on being allowed Il
get up and dance,
Upon reaching the hospital he quietei
down, and made no resistance to being
conveyed to n ,ell. He refused to give
the names Of any of his family oil
friends.
In his pockets, however, were found q
Howard. Boston" He is about nifty
years old and rather good looking. HC
will he exa s.Ined by the hospital physi,
| clans tomorrow morning.
Edward T.. Starin, "A nephew OF John
II. Starln and a clerk in the Hall OF
Records. went insane In the same houst
| May Is, last.