Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-04
A STRANGE GREEK,
An Insane Doctor and His Queer
Performances.

Last night a man who appeared to be
lahoring under the hallucination that he is
the victim of a conspiracy to poison and
murder him, called at police headquarters
and saw Detective Boardman. to whom he
introduced himself as DR. A. q. Zervon-
dacki. He appeared to be almost wild.
and his appearance was hot unlike that of
Guiteau. The man wanted to see Maj.
Moore and apply to him for protection.
but, the chief not in his office, he
was ted to return later. He left the office
after an hours conversation, which was
unin telligible. and this morning bright and
early he was on hand to see the chief.
Those who saw him thought he resembled
some of the Chicago anarchists He has
full black beard and fiery-looktng eyes, and
his rambling talk soon Convinced the Off
GERS Of his troubled mental condition.
Because of his condition he was turned
over to Sanitary Officer Frank, who had
Police Surgeons hewitt and Hickiing eX
anime him. They prcrcunced him insane.
and he was sent to the asylum. According
to his statement, he was born in Greece,
but has been In this country for some
time. About the 1st of April he came here
from Cleveland. Ohio and has lived at
No. 1o6 Indiana avenue.
In Cleveland he imagined effort
made to poison him. and he appealed to
the officers for protection. He even i'm
agined that poisons were put on chairs.
and he afraid to sit on them. Not
satisfied with his treatment there he came
here In his possession he has quantities
of advertising circulars, and these show
the condition of the unfortunate mans
mind. He proclaims himself in the circu-
lars to be homeopathic and electric
medical Observation-Disclosures physician
and surgeon
Part of the circular reads: Jealousy and
lies induce evils and wars. times is the
best peace sight and healthy; the mean in
all things is safest: my opinion is very
good; 1t is shameful to think one thing and
say another: there is nothing safer than a
Greeko-Turko-Creto-A physician of
sound mind and good understanding in all
things and particular the trade of Asklo-
pion.
My diploma never cures diseases, but
my head does the right work. When the
| head of person stoops down. the fleets are
stand up"
Another circular is headed: For one
cause. Justice to n man.
To the meeting of the Senate Of the
United States and to the notice of the peo-
pie of all nations. Zhter,n Hurrahi!!
Long live the Sultan of Turkey and Chris
tians, Cretans and Mahammedans (as well
as the Emperor of RusSia).
In this circular the stranger makes on ef
fort to tell that in Boston he was robbed of
$4,000 by political offenders, who attempt
ed to have the noble man" adjadgad in
sane and sent to Canada.
AT ALL reads part of this circular the
Greek Cretan physician reached at Wash
lngtOn, u T., IN 1Sio, ana me same year,
on June 30, appeared before the clerk of
the Supreme Court and took the oath and
signed the naturalization papers in the
presence of two witnesses, and on the year
of 1871, Mar. g. married at Washington
to an Irsh-American woman, and Lived in
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia ard
New York, from 1870 up to the year 1876,
and during that time the wife of this Greek
Cretan turned wrong in mind and jealous
of the Greek religion. and she attempted to
murder the Greek Cretan with an AK during
his sleep on the bed one night"
Continuing, he tells in the circular of a
court trial in Philadelphia before noble
Irish judge, and makes many absurd state
ments.
An effort will be made by Sanitary Off
Ger Frank to ascertain something of the
mans friends and notify them where he is
confined.
At the house on Indiana avenue where
the man lived, he was generally regarded
a crank, for he had boosted there that
he had power to change the form of gov
ernments, and b. a mere motion of the
hand he could dethrone a president or a
king.