New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-12
CURED. BUT Not OF ANY I'LL.
THIS FAKIR WILL NOT CALL A BELLEVUE
AMBULANCE AGAIN.

A hurry call was sent TO Bellevue Hospital from
Lexington-ave. and Twentyninth-st. about 1890
o'clock last night. Or. P0meroy and Charles
Sweeney. the driver. responded. They thought 1t
was a victim OF the cabe-cars that was IN need OF
their help, and Sweeney drove like mad. They
found a crowd gathered about man lying on the
muddy walk apparently suffering the agonies Of
one in the throes Of death.
Looks like bad case, commented d.. Pomeroy'
Eyes. guess he's done for" added the policeman
sympatheticay.
Them corporatiors must be brought TO time.
was the opinion OF fierce-ooling man or an anar-
chistc cast OF countenance.
They're arlus KILN or maimn' some poor per-
SON" was the contribution Of another.
Dr. Pomeroy gave orders TO put the man IN inc
ambulance and there a suspicious smile Iurk-
ing around the corners OF the doc'ors noun s5
ad wmiGG onS Nodded ssnFcany The more obsery
ing Of the bystanders noticed that the ,h
handled none 100 gensy Ea ynsertakers ser I i'o'
They get hardened to suffering. he SAID.
,nR IA a the rs @ &
grooming and sat IN in the ambulance Son, Won fell
lows use an axe when you put man In ,his
thing" Then, as il he had forgotten something met
You YSpp lie still Wait iii we ge to the hospital
and you'll he treated advised Dr. Pomef8g' roy dr,v.,
hospital they chuckled and laughed as II ahtGi,
patlng some 1ui IL looh M,
10 assist the Injured into the reception-r9oinn ~
and he managed 10 stop his groans long enough "
saw his name was Jonn McGoyern tna' eoa ne Wes,
twcnty-one years old. and lived at NO u" "eS
Forty-ffth-st. ,, .uor, ,a,~,- used
He was carried into the small room nea'oy 80 a.
for examination purposes. Or. Poneroy, ai,e. @
,Soromch Examination, concluded that IL vas
bold case OF fake. lie hau wy .bat a. va
cases In the last week, ana ne ueclu'" ' - "
time 10 effect a reform. 49,, s,s,,r. "hu,
Too bad" said the doctor TO ms assstsahne. nJ
we'll have to take off his leg Get the ethei' anu
Ths doctor was interrupted by wild yen, lT!,
lowed by half dozen more, anu w go Whit
man was standing beside ms COT nIs 10 - "
with fear and his knees knocklng I Ike Of nv
"Oh nv legs are all right. For the sax, SAX o doni, ~
moor ocId mother and me her only support u'i'
iako on nv legs" he shrieked 49,, o, and
Ur Pomrroy pretended not TO near 'e %
,nn; about preparing his surgical instruments i
,,rbis viii be his last offence, he coni'"e"'e"
qqv,! enc noise OF the man and fear that ne wouu
bu. ra.,, W n9reod the doctor to change MS pan
ic tod McC;overn he would allow hin 70 keep & & NE
LOGS n ne would prove they were a. risit ~ ! ~ y
ninp around the room. This he dld WIN 'ie "e"''
of an athlete. - .- -oryos" said tho doctor
,,i Ge took a lancet and gave the fellow seNeid
,hrrsta each OF which brought our yen, ,. -,
oh in never do 1t again. he cried fieaSe ''
me go. =, s. have one more test. and
=, W .old tho man he would have 10 run to the VA
~ ne grounds and n he could clmo II, NJ, ~,
Govern snatchcd his hat. and IN second Wa was Vu ur
- No room In another second he was sol"s ~ ~
9 ~ ' etrast That was the last seen or him. ~
- crred Dr Pomeroy said some action "ou'u
ne ,aken to-day to arrest future fakirs.