The evening world., 1894-07-28
6 POLICEMEN.
John Otto, a Supposed Luratic,
cave Them a Hard Tussle.
Finally Cverpowered and Taken to
Bellevue in an Ambulance.
He Had knocked Down an Unknown
Woman on the street.

SIX policemen had a pitched battle
this morning with a man, thought to
be a ma niac. 1t took place at Fifteenth
street and Second avenue. and lasted
over half an hour.
The man is ver.table giant in
strength and stature. Before he was
subdued two OF the policemen had
their clothes torn from their backs,
one had badly cut lip and all bore
marks Of the combat in the shape of
bruised faces and bloody clothes.
The man gives the name of John
Otto. says he is twenty-six years old
and porter
1t vas just after 3 o'clock when
Policeman John Magner, Of the East
Twenty street station, reached
the southeast corner OF TNenty-second
street and Second avenue A woman
| came suddenly UP TO him, out OF the
darkness. and clutching him by the
arm said
Sir, l have been assaulted, a man
knocked me down.
Where is ne nOH?'
Il don't know, he went aNa%'
questioned further. the woman SAID
she had left her house to go for
| physician. when she met the man. whom
| she did not know, and he struck her.
| The policeman noticed that she was a
tuodest-look pretty woman, and was
| greatly excited.
Suddenly as she talked. she turned
| around and uttered shrek.
There he is now" she cried.
| Magner turned and there alongside OF
a railing before brownstone house
and he looked intently at the poltcema n
and the woman. Magner went up 10
him.
Who are you?" he said gruffiy.
In another instant TIE policeman was
lying on his back on the pavement and
the big man was on top OF him. That
was the beginning OF the battle. over
and over the two rolled. but the police
man. Time and time again the oflcer
was struck in the face and choked. He
called loudly for help, but the street was
deserted, and there was no response &c
his cries.
At last the policeman was lying flat
on his back, exhausted, with the ma
sitting on top of him, his fingers chok
ing Magner so he could no longer shout
Speaking of it afterwards. the police
man said: They were fingers of living
steel, that every second frightened aoou
Wagner would undoubtedly have beer
strangled had not Policemen Roesch
Eaton and Wren come running up th'
street. Then the battle was renewed
But the man proved match for al
four of the policemen.
They were soon forced to defend them
selves against the attacks OF the ma
MAC, for it was impossible. to subdu'
him. Three times he was hit in th'
head with one of the policemen's shor
clubs. but he fought on. the blooc
policemen as they fought; The fou
kept up a continual cutlery, but the ma
MAC did not utter sound.
All the time the struggle was going oil
the young woman stood near by an,
looked on.
Policemen Murphy and Boyle, VIII
were in the adjoining precinct; furthe
but for a time he.itated TO leave the
precinct. Whe the cries continued
however. they deserted their posts am
ran TO the assistance of their brothe
officers.
Now there were six against one I
, was terrific odds. and the man. veal
from the loss OF blood. was finally over
powered.
Then five of the policemen held hin
. down, while Aagner telephoned for al
ambulance. II was feared the man beef
badly hurt, the policemen certainl!
were.
The man lay quietly enough until tn
ambulance came. Thea he was man
= then, for big leather belt was strappel
about his waist TO which the manacle
were attached by chains. The surgeon
examined the, mans head, and said h
great deal of blood. When he was liftet
= into the ambulance. his eyes were close,
and ne seemed unconscious
Can you take him alone?" asked
policeman
t "Oh, hes all right now" answered tn
1 surgeon. Just then the driver of tn
paPed from u hs seat e S sns assp
bottom of the vehicle. with the mani
r ac's terrible fingers about his throat
n The man had broken the chains tina
i held him.
Immediately. the almost exhausted 20
$ licemen were in the ambulance, hoidin:
: the man. His wrists had the stee
" bands on them now and he could no
struggle as he did before, but he va
Q not easy to conquer:
$ 1t was decided that three policeme,
d should attend him to Bellevue Hospi
tai. All the way the man fought. an,
at the hospital he was put in Straight
:. jacket.
The policemen had their injuries locke
after. Magners hip was cut and hi
l. face swellei. The others were scratche
y and bruised.
d one of the sleeves had been torn fror
. Eaton's coat. The uniforms of the othe
; three men were sad wrecks.
When the man had been taken to IN
hospital the woman disappeared Sh
: had stood silently by until the end, on
of the policemen thought he had see
the man before. but he was not sur,
Every effort was made TO find her witt
out success. II is believed that 81
} knows who the mar is. He would sa
, nothing at the hospital after giving HI
] name.
Otto was seen in the prison ward a
Bellevue Hospital this morning. Hi
- head was swathed in bandages and h
appeared to be dazed
He admitted to an Evening World
reporter that he had some trouble wiz
an unknown woman in saloon in Sec
e ond avenue. with whom he passed
Joke" She struck him, he said, an
he pushed her down.
II tried to escape from the police" h
= said. but did not knock any of theI
down. | had been drinking"
Otto said that he had been up to
, week ago. porter in a saloon a 400 Six,
y avenue Physically he resembles Sar
|. dow. He Will not be able TO go TO coui