New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
4 CRANK SAYS He Is iDAU.
HIS ARREST FOLLOWS LETTER. ~ '"i'''
MENDES DEMANDING 81
FROM THE HEBREWS.

,r,o po,. Dr Henry Percira Mcndos. the we'll
,..,., rohhj If no West Ninth-st.. who on the
NIGHT q, March = 1892. was shot ana annoS' "iu'
dored by 2 Moorish beggar named Jose
vhose demand for money he had reiuSe"' mas '
,hr ovnor,orcc with crank who wanted
money DR. Mendes handed the man "''' " wv
nolce and he was taken to Ponce fiea"d""i '''
H. oo,o his name as John =. O'Donohue ana said
no was n printer. thrty-seven years o'u' "N'"s d.
M : Eleventh-st IIobokcn y. j. lie WAS ar''s'e'
Al Rabbi Mendcss house yesterday morning ny
Co,,ra1 Once Detectives Krauch and strinser
ODonohre is a short. slightly buht man WIN
brownjsb mustache and whiskers. lie Is evidently
- re,irions crank He believes he is Adam and
tb,, No is on earth "A second time. lie has birth
mark ON his heel which he says makes him believe
he IS Adam. ~ -
DIR Mendcs received the following letter from
ODonohue on Tuesday:
Dear Sir: For twenty years have been asserting
myself to he Eyes heel. and Ewes hec mas Hrai ,
the founder Of the gencaiogy of the Je"isn DOORS
OF the Old Testament and am Therefore tho Adam
OF the Jewish race. Now am connected to say tnat
/ must he recognized among ire JewlFn people OF
the city Of New York. and insist upon your pt'rSts
and people making my acquaintance Soclaly ana
providing from the multitrdes of your riches
1 have discussed the matter in all It's bearings for
twenty years. and in the plaineSt OF anguage s
sert that will not be stripped oil eVcty ihareIIa
thing and right which possess upon eaTlh " '.
Is no Law which can prevent you from ns '''
acquaintance anu '"''' J0iiN r. O'DONOHvE.
E-You communicate thiS lett~r 10 any
other rabbi or persons you may see M. ana desre
Won to act Ike human beings ana answer my com
municaton IN person w2Ia suee",t tna, com,
visit me at my own home. that may ask 81 mon
This IS a matter OF family blood and AZ by the Bible
| am the first man mentioned In The world thr
Creator having spoken 10 Eve concerning h,' h'ei
hor" = Lirfhmerk uron ny heel Therefore / de-
mand recognition from the jewish people VINO were
Inc descendants OF the frs, born OF each generation
from Adam Jesus Christ. whore the senealogy has
strangely ended
When Dr Menle- received this letter he hurried 20
Police Headquarters and showed it 10 Captain
O'Bron. The latter advised him 70 make an ap-
pointmcnt with O'Donohue ana Invite him 10 call a.
his home Rabbi Menies made the appointment.
and when O'Dorohue ca!lci az II o'clock yesterday
morning the detectives were there 10 receive him
They marched him TO headquarters ODonohre
took his arrest cooNy. In the Detective Bureau DE-
lie said to a reporter Il am Adam. Of thr Jewish
race. have birthmark on my EFT 1oei The
Bible speaks OF crushing N" s"rp"nfs head with
the heel. and / believe The mark on my heel wa
obtained through the crushing 81 ne serpent h.al
The spirits interfere with me The christian do
irine is resurrection OF th. dead. have been born
again. have visions OF having lived before.
f. I've been looking Tor her Don't know whether
she i alive or not have interviewed som" OF the
While O'Donohue was talking he eazcI steadily
at captain O'Isricn's desk suddenly be exclaimed:
Il Alan there" pointing 10 me desA
shoe of ana showed the detectives tho b'rihmnrk
his heel which he sl,'s wns caused by crushing IN"
sorpcnt's head II IL small rel mark. Op3nohue
appeared TO be Intelligent, lie said he was raised In
the Catholic faith lie also sail that b" single
and lived with his mother and aunt in lIohpk"n. lir
was formerly composition on an evening 9apcr. he
said.
Or M.rdes Is pastor Of the Sheariih Israel SynA
gogue al Nincteenth-si ana Fifth-aye
When O'Donohue was arraign"d before Magistrate
Rrann IN Jefferson Market Court late In the after
noon, he seemed to be perfectly sane on aim 30 every
subject except that Of his rencarnation Of Adam He
declared that he thought II was an outrage that hr
had been arrested and that he was perfectly able 70
fudge whether he the second Adam or not. He
said that he had various times seen tyIcwriters
floating about In the air.
Did you ever see reporters" asked Magistrate
Brann. The reporters that know best use type
writer's and very expert In their use
NO" replied the prisoner IL have never seen any
reporters and don't want to. have ESCAPED that
so far
Magistrate Brann committed the prisoner TO Belle
we HOspi,al for examination as 70 bis sany.