New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-26

DINNER-DRONE ALL THE PEOPLE OIT OF
THE ROOM AND GAVE FIVE POLICE
MEN TERRIFIC STRUGGLE.
The Presbyterian Hospital has as patient a
seventeen year-old boy. who seized with
what appears TO be hydrophobia Immediately
after eating his Christmas dinner Before he
was conquered he gave five policemen a des-
perate fight He is Oscar sahn. said to be a
son Of Mrs Anna Sahn. OF No. 5I4 Lexington
ave- The boy. it is said, does not live at his
mothers home but boards somewhere In the
neighborhood Of Eighty y-fourth-st. and Third
ave. He goes with a number of boys that live
in the neighborhood of Ninetieth-st. and Third
ave One of his companions is Jacob Hoefer.
who lives with his parents on the third floor OF
No 6l6 Third-ave
Last night Hoefer asked young Sahn to take
Christmas dinner at his house. Sahn ac-
cepted He ate hearty meal Mrs. Hoefer and
a Young woman who lives upstairs. JACOB Hoefer
and his sister and younger brother, Carl. were
at the table. Sahn enjoyed himself thoroughly,
and talked freely until the meal was finished
Then he appeared to grow dull and listless.
PECULIAR SYMPTOMS.
Finally the others noticed his head fall upon
his breast Jacob did MT know what to make
NJ his friend lie went up to him and shook
him saving Lets got out for awhile At the
touch of Jacobs hand Sahr began to rave. He
snarled ara painted like dog and bit at Jacob.
Jacob thought he was joking and fought oack
at him. This rendered Young Sahn more v''-
lent. ard he rushed at the others. They all hed
out to the hall, and. closing the doors held the
knobs so tina: he could not come after them.
Inside they heard him smashing the table
dishes and throwing the chairs about.
Policeman Frank Bosard. of the East Eighty
eipbtb-st station. was summoned as as the
younger Hoefer could get him. Bosard Is big
man. weighing about two hundred pounds Sahn
is a mere boy, with hardly ll5 POUNDS TO ms
credit When the policeman went into the
room the boy rushed at him and gave him a
fight that he will rem ember for some tune.
Bosard could not hold him. and he sent out Tor
helc and four other policemen responded
HARD FIGHT FOR FIVE
sahn gave the five of them all they could do.
He bit and clawed at them and at his own arms
He bit great pieces out OF the cloth OK the
sleeves of his own coat. An ambulance had been
summoned from the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital, and
il arrived while the policemen were struggling
with him BY main force the five big pohce-
men got the boy his back upon the carpet
and put the straightjacket on him Then they
had a tussle to get the boy down the long stair
wav A number Of passersby on 1hird-aVe'
heard the noise In the hall and ran to assist the
policemen. .,,,,,,,
The boys crazy strength seemed superhuman.
After Policeman Bosard had got through with
him and gone to the station TO make his report
he was in a heavy peIspiration. and SAID that
he never had any man test his strength as thls
boy had done. Sahn was taken to the hospltai.
Dr. Kouwenhc ven, who was on the ampu-
lance was unable to tell the police what was
the matter with the boy Sahn initiated a
rabd dog even to the foam At the mouth.
The doctor said that ii came nearer being ny
drophobia than anything he had ever seen
The boys address was given by the pohce 10
be No $40 Third-ave, but Sahn does not ive
there now The building belongs to his mother:
who also owns a butcher-shop on the ground
floor She formerly lived in one of the mats,
but the neighbors said that she had moved
TO Fifty-hrst-st. and Lexington-ave Inc di-
rectorv has tie name Of Mrs. Anna Sam
widow of Carl Sahn, living at No. 574 Lexing-
ton-aye which Is at Fifty-lirst-st. jacob Hoefer
could not tell where his friend had his home,
hut he thought that ne did not live with MS
mother The younger brother said that he lived
at the house Of furniture dealer down the
avenue somewhere. where they kept black
dog The animal often came with Sahn when
he visited the Hoefers. Nothing further could
be learned that would throw any light on the
boys maady The policeman and the doctc;
both examined him closely for signs OF alcohol,
but could find none.