Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-20
OUT FOR VANDERBILT.
Man With Revolver Stirred Up Things
at MilliOnairc's Home.
WANTED TO KILL CORNELIUS
Although Mr.. Vanderbilt Was Out OF
Town, the Lunatic Raved Before
His Fifth Avenue House, De-
flying Him to Come Out.

New York, Sept. 2O.-The World prints
| the following:
A seemingly crazy man standing In
front of the residence of Cornelius Van
| derbilt waving revolver and threat
| ening to shoot the millionaire created
Intense excitement near the Fifth ave-
nue. entrance to Central park. The big
| house was closed. and there were nei-
Their any servants about the grounds
nor any sign of life at the windows
when the man first appeared.
AS he walked up Fifty-eighth street
to the main entrance to the house
there was nothing about his appearance
to attract attention. and the "few pc
destrians and the cabmen about the
Plaza hotel did not notice him particu-
larry. Going to the big wrought iron
gate which guards the ground. the man
| tried 1t. but found 1t locked. Then he
rang the electric bell at the gate. There
was no answer. and after waiting mo-
ment he rang again and again impa-
| tiently.
Evidently none of the servants in the
house heard the summons. for there
vas no response to the rings. The man
stood at the gate for a moment, SEEM
ing to hesitate what to do. Then. sud-
denly drawing a revolver from his
pocket, he began to wave his hands in
the air and denounce the Vanderbilts.
Evidently the man did not know that
Cornelius Vanderbilt Ia at his summer
home in Newport and has not been in
the city for some weeks, for he began
to call on the multimillionaire by name
and to dare him to show himself.
Threatens to Shoot.
"You dare not come out here" he
shouted. Just show yourself at the
window! I'll shoot you full Of holes!
You don't dare come out! It's like you
and your kind to stay hiding in the
house and to barricade YOURSELF"
At the first sight OF the revolver the
cabmen, who were the first to notice the
mailman, began to seek shelter. Some
Of them ran into the Plaza hotel and no.
trying to kill the Vanderbilts. Others
hurried down side streets in search Of
policemen.
While this was being done the police
were notofied. Patrolman Schneider Of
the armory was hurried out to arrest
the man. AS soon as they could be
sent to re-enforce him. In the mean
time a big crowd, attracted by the
shouts of the man, had gathered as
close to him as they dared.
Some Of the servants in the house, too,
had come to the windows, but retreated
as soon as they saw the man and the re-
volver he carried. Whenever he saw a
face at a window the man promptly
ad nj
about to fire. Before he could do so
the servants reiterated
Turns ON the Crowd.
Finally finding that there was no
chance OF his seeing Mr.. Vanderbilt or
Of any Of the servants coming out, the
man turned on the crowd which had
gathered. Get QUIT" he shouted to the
men and women in it. Get out! III
can't shoot Vanderbilt, I'll kill some
one else"
The crowd lost no time in seeking
places of safety. and the crazed man
had the street to himself when Police
man Schneider came up. He was not
seen by the man until he was close to
him. Then 1t was too late for the
would be murderer to escape or to use
his weapon. Before he could prepare
himself for resistance the officer had
leaped upon him and throttled him. A
moment later the other police came up,
and the man was disarmed and taken
to the arsenal, where he was locked up.
There he gave the name OF William
Quinn and said he was grocer's clerk
and lived at 1892 West Forty ninth
street. He had been drinking. and at
first it was thought he was only intox-
icated. Afterward the police decided
he was insane and locked him up for
further examination.