The evening world., 1894-06-07
THE''TERROR" caught
Tremont's Wild Man Easily
Bagged by the Police.
Among His "Weapons" We're a
Scythe and Pipe.
He Was Sont to the Insanity Experts
at Bellevue.

1nOnlaS COreO, the So-Called wild man
of Claremont Park, was arrested in the
park at 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 half-starved maniac. as described.
He Is fat and apparently well 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 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 60 into a vacant house used by
Charles Jones for storage. The man
submitted to arrest without resistance.
He asked to be allowed to get 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,
and rusty, broken scythe.
Coreo's queer antics have caused terror
In that part Of the Annexed District for
several days. Though 1t was said he was
armed like a bandit of his native Italy,
and presented an unusually ferocious
appearance. the strange individual had
yond giving the people a scare.
1t was reported to the police Tuesday
that savage maniac, bewhiskered and
voiver i and "a a dirk. was living In an old
hut.fn the park. and II was feared he
would commit murder or other deed Of
Two policemen at once began a search
him once. when, they say, he fourished
2 reyolyer and apparently intended @ civ.
near enough to get an effective shot at
him. however.t he Withholding being ran
like 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 n
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 hovel
where he was thought to be making his
home.
The policemen then began some of the
tactics illustrated hy Col. Cody's red
men. Getting out their revolvers they
crept through the dripping beeches
towards where the queer parsonage
either capture or xiii him. The wild
man was on his guard, however, and
detecting the sly bluecoats. he ran for
They gave chase. but the man entered
e swamp: and there was ,n nothing to do
The disgusted demon hunters retraced
their steps, and sought shelter from the
rain under big tree. whence they kept
up a keen lookout.
Two hours later the watchers caught
S s sa sas hsy s' ssss again s' S' s
When Roundsman Smith heard the
story Of the day, he swore by all his
bright buttons that he would capture
many stories tod e Of the Strange
wanderer created an especial fright
among women and children. They have
kept religiously far away from the
regions known 20 be frcIuepted 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.