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

A supposed lunatic created a great
deal Of excitement very early this morn
ing in the swell clearinghouse at 80
West Eighteenth street. The boarders
were reused from their slumbers by u
series Of ear-piercing shrieks. n the
neighborhood was disturbed by the
%clatter Of an ambulance called to take
the lunatic away.
Neighbors were Of 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.
"Dr. Howard when he engaged board
last evening Of Mrs. Heink, the landlady.
He called upon her at 7.30 o'clock and en-
gagged a second-story front room for an
ly at the time. Mr. Heink now says. but
she then only thought him a bit eccen-
trio. He seemed easy to please, n made
a hit with the servants.
appeared before Mrs. Heink, n with
great gravity of manner assured her
h 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 It was
intended as a bit of pleasantly n went
DR.. Howard was escorted as far as
the door on mis- 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 servants
In the house were scared out of bed by
a violent ringing of the electric call bell
One Of the bravest of the lot ventured
to knock on the door of Towards room
and inquire what was wanted. -,
The stranger opened the door, -glared
at the servant for a moment, and then,
in q theatric manner. demanded that
she instantly produce a cup of coffee, a
pen n some ink. As she was retreat
Ing through the hall he called out to her
that he would take n cake OF soap with
the coffee.
Then Howard shut and locked the door
and began to sing In a loud voice and to
caper about the room. knocking over
chairs and COMFORTING himself gen.
orally in a. insane manner.
A request was made upon Howard
quiet, and Immediately thereafter he
threw up the front window and began
singing to the neighborhood.
In the mean time there was great ex-
element among the other boarders. Some
of them hurriedly dressed and went out
in search Of a policeman.
One was found, and after some hesita;
ton he entered the house and demanded
. NJ ~ - ~ - ocAAhs @hS booAh
as the stranger heard the policeman'a
voice he quieted down. and this fact is
reasonable for a suspicion among Mrs.
Heink's boarders that the mar is 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 q
smile, and Inquired II he had brought q
stretcher with him. I'm too tired &c
walk" he said.
The policeman had one OF 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 n assuring the questioners that
1t 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 tc
get up n dance.
Upon reaching the hospital he quietet
down, and made no resistance to beinl
conveyed to a cell. He refused to give
the names of any Of his family oil
friends.
In his pockets. however, were found q
number of envelopes inscribed "Dr
Howard, Boston" He Is about fifty
years old and rather good looking. HI
will be examined by the hospital physi
clans tomorrow morning.