The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-19
Supposed Burglar Seriously Slabs
Patrolman Theodore Fiegenspan
and Battles With Others.
TAKES POSSESSION OF HOUSE.
Owner Fails to Gust an linden
titled Hercules, Who Fights
Again at City Hospital When
Policemen Remove Him.

An unidentified man. standing fully 6 feet
2 Inches. with muscular strength In pro-
portion to his height, after an alleged at
tempt at burglary yesterday morning. terri
fled the neighborhood in the vicinity OF JEFF
ferson avenue and La Sale street. and. in
subsequently, resisting arrest. seriously
the Third District.
1t required six armed men to overcome
him. and. later. when he was taken to the
City Hospital. he renewed hostilities and
gave such a battle as in months has not
been encountered at that institution with
an unwilling patient.
Ffegenspan suffered q serious cut In the
neck. and now lies at the hospital. The ply
sicians think that he will recover.
1t is thought that the prisoner began OPP
erations by endeavoring to force entrance
to the hat store of Mrs. Catherine DECK
haus, No. $50 Chouteau avenue, at about 4
o'clock yesterday morning. a man Of his
large bulk was seen to emerge from the
doorway of the building by Patrolmen DAILY
and Murphy, who pursued and fired ssN eral
shots, none of which took effect.
About a half hour later George W Porter,
a negro. Of No. 2223 Convent street. vas
awakened by the efforts of the man TO en-
ter the house. Porter went to his door end
" AZ ieA Jas 'S"AA Nv
depart, but demanded admission, displaying
a knife to back up his demands. Porter
let the stranger in. and at his orders PRE-
pared a meal. The unwelcome visitor still
remained. and Porter waited for Il suitable
moment to slip away In search CT an Off
Ger.
He found Patrolmen Fegenspan and Hem
neberry at La Sale and Jefferson, and
sought their aid. The policemen went to the
house. F~iegenspan was the first to enter.
LAY IN WAIT WITH KNIFE.
The fellow was lying in wait with his
knife" said Ffegenspan at the hospital yes
terday. He made a lunge at me, but
missed the first time. 1 struck with my
club, but was not quick enough, as l re-
land.
Several negroes Of the vicinity Joined in.
and. with the combined efforts pr the two
officers and the negroes, the strong man
was beaten into insensibility."
On the way to the City Hospital Henne-
berry and Ffesenspan We're REINFORCED by
Policemen Driscoll and Hoppe. The pris-
oner was taken into the reception room,
where he sat Sullen and silent, refusing to
answer all Questions Finally he reused
fight. and made a desperate effort to es-
cape.
oring to throw him to the iioor. and, as the
other policeman Joined in. he divided his
attention between them. The result was a
lasted several minutes before the pug
nacious prisoner was again suhdued. He
was then handcuffed and sent to TIE pris-
oners' ward.
He persistently continued to refuse to an
swer questions. All responses seemed to be
q kind Of incoherent cultural jargon. which
could not be interpreted by any of the COM
mon languages.
1t is thought that he may be a Pole or a
Russian, and that he annot understand
English. He is a marvel of physical
strength. His chest and back muscles are
developed to an unusual degree. and though
his arms and legs seem thin. the muscles
movements he Is 1.-the es a cat. despite his
unusual height