The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-02
TOEALONIS A
RHVING MANIAC
The Condition of the Assaulted Maj
Remains Unchanged.
FIERCE STRUGGLES WITH GUARDS
An Almost Hopeless Case The Attending
Physician Says That Should the Man
Not Die He will in All Prob
ability be a Lunatio.

The case Of Thomas Tomalonis, which was
reported in last evenings HERALD has
aroused deep interest and the opinion is
generally expressed that it is strange that a
ease Of the kind should have escaped public
attention for two weeks The explanation
offered is that it is only since last Wednesday
that the mans condition has been such as to
occasion alarm on the part of his family and
that had they suspected the result complaint
would have been made to the authorities
sooner
Tomalonis is now a raving maniac. -Four
men are constantly at his bed8ide and three
OF four times during every twenty-four hours
their united efforts are required to keep the
victim in bed. When attacked by the spells
Tomalonis imagines that he sees or hears
the men who it is alleged attacked
him in Snyder's saloon in the First
ward on the night of Dec 10Th. His
legs have been bound at the ankles, as it is
feared he may suddenly jump from the bed
and attack somebody. The man imagines
that everyone at his bedside IS his enemy
and waiting for chance to attack him. 1t
is believed that the spell which led to the
violent struggles with the watchers will
gradually weaken the patient until death
sets in During the past twelve hours the
unfortunate man has recovered his power of
articulation, but his utterances are Of a wild
character. He shouts to those around him to
keep away and continues shouting until he
falls back upon his pillow exhausted. A rest
of another hour or so is followed by another
spell of shouting, or a desperate struggle.
DIR. w. N. Stein, who is attending Toma-
lonis, was summoned hastily to the mans
bedside this morning and an unfounded
rumor that the victim had died gained circu-
lation. DR.. Stein says Tomalonis condition
is very grave, and, should he not die, it is
quite likely that he will he a subject for a
lunatic asylum. At present, the doctor says,
the victims mind is entirely blank He re-
cognizes nobody and cannot be made to COM
prehend anything. After consultation to-
day it was decided to send the victim to the
Miners hospital. The removal will prob
ably be made tomorrow.
William Snyder, the saloonkeeper, and
Simon Karparwitcz, the two men charged
with being responsible for Tomalonis' condi-
tion do not seem to regard the charge seri-
0usly. They adhere to their story that they
are not guilty. They do not deny that they
had difficulty with Tomalonis on the night
of the alleged assault, but say that the
victim was assaulted seco,sd time that night
by other parties. Who tlsse parties are they
do not say, nor have the&uthocities learned
from any other source One indisput-
able fact is that Snyders saloon has the
reputation of being resort at which
frequent disturbances occur and in
many cases the victims have suffered SER
iously. Only about month ago a riot was
precipitated on Centre street by men who had
just left Snyder's house. Two men were
terribly beaten and third had hair
breadth escape from being dangerously shot,