The evening world., 1894-05-30
IS HOW CRAZY ?
Supposed Boston Physician Alarms
a Swell Boarding. ouse.
First He Wanted Coffee, Pen and
Ink Then a S%tretcher.
Removed in an Ambulance to Belle
vuc Hospital.

A supposed lunatic created a great
deal Of excitement very early this morn
ing in the swell clearinghouse at 81
West Eighteenth street. The boarders
were reused from their slumbers by "A
series of ear-piercing shrieks, and the
neighborhood was disturbed by the
clatter Of an ambulance called to take
the lunatic away.
Neighb1rs were II the impression that
a murder had been or was about being
committed In the house. and this impress
sion was strengthened when the lunatic
was carried out by a policeman and the
ambulance surgeon.
The %lunatic, had given his name as
last evening Of Mrs. Heink, the landlady.
He called upon her at 40 o'clock and en-
gagged a ~second-story front room for an
indefinite period. He acted rather queer
ly at the time, M.rs. Heink now says, but
she then only thought him a bit eccen-
trio. He seemed easy to please. and made
II hit with the servants.
At $50 o'clock DR.. Howard suddenly
appeared before Mrs. Hcink, and with
great gravity of manner assured her
that although he was going out he
would be back at 1890 and that 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 on his return by a friend, who
disappeared without giving his name.
Howard Went to his room, and was not
heard from again until 4 o'clock this
morning. At that hour all the s%ervants
In the house were scared out of bed by
a violent ringing OF the electric call bell
in Towards room.
one of the hravost of the lot ventured
to knock on the door of Towards room
and inquire what was wanted.
The stranger opened the door. glared
ut the servant for n moment. n then,
in a theatTic manner, demanded that
she instantly produce IA cup Of coffee. a
pen and 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 Il loud voice and to
caper about the room, Knocking over
chairs and COMFORTING himself gem
orally In an insane manner.
A request was made upon Howard
quiet, and Immediately thereafter he
threw up the front window and began
singing to the neighborhood.
element among the other boarders., Some
Of them hurriediy dressed AMI went out
in search Of a policeman.
one was found. and after some hesita-
ton he entered the house and demanded
admittance to Towards 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 boarders that the man Ia not
so crazy as he seemed to be.
He refused to let the policeman in,
however, and the officer then broke
open the door.
Howard, greeted, the officer with a
smile, and inquired II he had brought a
stretchcr with him. I'm too tired to
walk" he aid
The policeman had one o. the boarders
! summon an ambulance from Bellevue
| Hospital, and when this arrived the
policeman and the surgeon carried How
ard downstairs and the ambulance took
him away
The policeman was kept busy for an
hour answering questions fired at him
from windows of houses all along the
| block and assuring the q~ucstioners that
IT wasn't a murder but "only a crazy
chump."
While being taken to the hospital
Howard kept the ambulance surgeon
busy. He insisted on being allowed to
| get up and dance.
Upon reaching the hospital he quieted
down, and made no resistance to being
conveyed 10 a .ell. He refused to give
the names OF any Of his family or
friends.
In his pockets, however, were found n
| number of envelopes inscribed "Dr,
Howard, Boston" He is about fifty
years old and rather good looking. He
| will be examined by the hospital physi-
clans tomorrow morning.
Edward i. Starin, a nephew of John
H.. Starin and n clerk In the Hall of
Records, went insane in the same house
May IS, last.