New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
4 FIERCE FIGHT WITH A MANIAC.
HE HAD STABBED TWO MEN BEFORE 20
IICEMAN LOUGHMAN CAME INTO
CONFLICT WITH HIM.

Chatham Square the scene OF a tcrrinc
struggle between A policeman and desperate
maniac armed with oyster openers knife, early
Yesterday morning. 1t was not until a second po-
lceman appeared the scene and came to the
relief az his brother officer that the man was final
" oyerpowered and locked up In the Elizabeth's ST
station There the prisoner gave his name as
Joseph Boreli. lie is evidently an Italian but
declined 10 give the police any information about
himself He is apparently thirty or thirty-two
years old. and stranger In New-fork Az
O'Clock Yesterday morning Joseph Reilly. laborer,
who works at night the docks. coming 20
his home at No 100 Park Row. He passed Borelli
standing In Chatham Square and asked him tor
match With a fierce scowl the man muttered
something about conspracies TO take his life. and
before Reilly had any idea OF his intention Borelli
struck him twice. At the time Reilly said he no
deed the blows stung' but not caring 10 get in a
frht with a stranger he ran for a policeman. \
block I'D the street Reilly met Patrolman Lough-
man. OF the Elzaboth-st. station. To him Reilly
told OF having been struck twice by stranger
who muttered and talked to himself In peculiar
manner Loughman said he. would go down and
ere tho man After walking few feet the pair
passed under gas lamp, and the policeman then
saw for the first time Reilly was covered with
blood.
who cut you7" he demanded.
mo one" the man replied. until looking down
he too. saw the blood. when ne cried: my God.
that man has stabbed me'
cursory examination showed that Reilly had
b.en stabbed in the lef breast and once in the
left arm. near the blceps. Together the policeman
and the wounded man hurried TO Chatham Square.
There Reilly pointed out Borelli Standing near
him stood another man. bleeding profusely from
wound in the head Still mutterlng away to him.
self Borelli was watching the bleeding man in
front of him. Then he drew back his arm to
strike second blow upon the man. who seemed
too dazed to defend himself or even get out of the
way ..,., ,oro,ra, .s.. :.
Borelll lowered his arm and slared dehantly at
"The officers OF the law. too. are leaSued agains,
me,' he shouted 'but will defy yo all. l will
defend my life with my hearts blood It's your
life or mine
Loughman approached the man cautiously. ap-
preciating the fact that he had maniac with
murder Gus tendencies to deal with. Borei backed
into small doorway evidently 70 keep from beins
attacked fr9m e m Ss e or bs kne came up
the maniac must have. Suddenly Borell rushed al
Loughman. and made unge at his head. tn
brim turned the weapon aside. Seeing his chance
while the mans hands were were still S on his head.
body. and the two rolled to the floor Then. locked
in The tigh embrace acc of Of a., mTTderous TS adman
raeIv seemed possessed Of only one idea. and that
was to get the officers throat In his taion-ke
,h'e he again remembered his weapon and made
n frartic effort to free his right arm Loughman
siaa from his grasp and threw Il lar
into the street. II was an oyster-opener's knife.
fhs TWO wounded men stood by too horror-sricken
even 10 summon assistance. -
nearing the cries came to Investigate II took only
rap OF his night stick to take all the night OUT OF
eled but the policemen sat him until the patrol
wagon arrived and BoreI was removed to the sta
ton. There he refused any Information about him.
Reilly and the other wounded man. who gave his