The evening world., 1894-06-07
TRE''TERROR"C CAUGHT
Tremont's Wild Man Easily
Bagged by the Police.
His "Weapons" We're a
Scythe and a Pipe.
He Vas Sent to the Insanity Experts
at Bellevue.

Thomas Coreo, the so-called wild man
Of Claremont Park. was arrested in the
park at 4 A. NJ. to-day by Roundsman
John w. Smith and Policeman Kennedy,
of the fremont mounted police.
Later he was arraigned In Morrisania
Police Court and was committed to
Bellevue Hospital so that the insanity
experts might determine his mental con-
dition.
Coreo had anything but the appearance
OF a half-starved maniac. as described.
He Is fat and apparently we'll fed. He
was, however. poorly dressed and had
not been shaved for two weeks.
He answered Justice Burke's questions
intelligently. He said he was a laborer,
and being out Of work and having
no home. he slept in the cave. He said
he never. Intentionally, tried to harm
any one. but admitted having quar-
relied with some of his own countrymen
who had annoyed him.
The policeman saw Coreo cross a field
and go into vacant house used by
Charles Jones for storage. The ran
submitted to arrest without resistance.
He asked to be allowed to get a few
articles from his sleeping place. which
Is an old excavation with a large rock
projecting at the top. forming a sort Of
roof Two small trees stand on the edge
Of the excavation.
From the furthermost corner Of the
artificial cave Coreo drew his alleged
weapons of war. They were a clay pipe,
a tacknife, bits Of paper, a straw hat
and a rusty, broken scyths.
Coreo's queer antics have caused terror
In that part Of the Annexed District for
several days. Though 1t was said he was
and presented an unusually ferocious
appearance, the strange Individual had
done no harm, as far as was known, be-
It Was reported to the police Tuesday
that q savage maniac, bewhlskered and
unkempt, and carrying 3 shotgun. a re-
hut in the park. and Il was feared he he
would commit murder or other deed of
violence.
Two policemen at once began a search
for the terror" They caught sight Of
him once. when. they say, he fiourished
a revolver and apparently intended CIV
ing them a fight. Before they could get
him, however.t he wild-looking being ran
like a deer into the bushes. The search
was continued, but the pursued was Sc
curely hidden.
Instructions were given to send the
police reserves out yesterday to make a
systematic search of the park and neigh
borhood. The rain interfered with this
programme, but two bedraggled police
men wandered sorrowfully about the
park all day looking for the alleged
demon.
Just at'2 P. NJ. they say. they were
rewarded and also startled by seeing the
man, gun in hand and his other imple-
ments of warfare in plain sight. stand
Ing on top OF the hill at the Mount Eden
stock farm, near which is the hpvel
where he was thought to be making his
home.
The policemen then began some OF the
tactics Illustrated by Col. Cody's red
men. Getting out their revolvers they
crept through the dripping beeches
towards where the queer parsonage
either capture. or kill him. The wild
man was on his guard. however, and
detecting the sly blueeoats. he ran for
the woods.
They gave chase. but the man entered
a swamp. and there was nothing to do
but await his temperance.
The disgusted demon hunters retraced
their steps. and sought shelter from the
rain under a big tree. whence they kept
Two hours later the watchers caught
sight OF Coreo, and a hot chase Of half a
mile followed. but they were again baf-
fed.
The hunt was given up at 8 p. NJ.
When Roundsman Smith heard the
SFight buttons that he would capture
Coreo to-day. or know the reason why.
Ths msny sorss tSd ssnsa Of the S
among women and children. They have
kept reliPiously far away from the
regions known 20 be freIuented by the
stranger and as for going out at night
unprotected, that was not to be thought
circulated, and many great sighs Of relief
went up In fremont at the news.