The Washington herald., 1907-09-03
Special to The Washington Herald

Special to The Washington Herald
Baltimore. Md, Sept. Firmly con-
vinced that he is the mayor of Baltimore.
Isaiah Lampson, a young eolored man,
burst open the locked doors of the may
or's Office at the city hall this morning
/ and walked of with the mayors mail,
comprising about sixty letters most Of
them recommendations of applicants for
office.
/ Lampson took the letters to his home.
at 129 East Hamilton street, and was
seated at a table in the kitchen opening
and reading them when five policemen.
who had been sent on his trail. burst into
the house. arrested him. and recovered
the mayoralty mall Lampson struggled
at first. but was quickly subdued.
Although no one who saw Lampson
enter the mayors Office knew him, and
despite the fact that he was not followed.
his arrest was accomplished within half
an hour after. He was recognized from
la description by the mayors secretary,
A. S. Goldsborough. as the same negro
who. on July S. declared himself in the
"A
and who was only subdued and arrested
after a struggle during which the may
or's brother. Thomas Mahool. was slightly
injured.
''MethOd I'm His Madness"
Labor Day is municipal holiday, and
there We're consequently very few men
about the city hall when Lampson made
his unexpected and sensational call at
$3.50 o'clock. Mayor Mahool had stated
that he would be down for a short time.
and did come in later. and Mayors Sec
retary Goldsborough was also due shortly
after 10 o'clock. Watchman Bell was up
stairs, and the only man at the time on
the floor where the mayors Office is 10
Gated was Harry Moale bookkeeper in
the Office of the commissioner Of street
cleaning, who was on his way to the
Office
MOaie saw the negro trying the mayor 5
door, and told him there was no one
around. The negro walked away, but
quickly came back and again tried the
door
There's no one there said Moale.
you can't get in"
I'm going in.' said the negro. Il own
this place
With that, the negro. who is about
nineteen years Of age. but exceptionally
strong, made a flying leap at the door.
which burst open under the shock. Moale
realized that it was up 10 him." but as
he himself says. Pm no Hercules. That
niger could have chewed me I'd in !,
minute" But Mr.. MOale yelled for help.
and just them Thomas NJ. Higgins. one
of the tax department bailiffs. came
through the corridor Before either OF
the men could advance on him. the negro
dashed out Of the mayors office with the
big bundle Of mail which he grabbed OF
Mr.. Goldsborough's desk. rushed out of
the front door and on up Holiday street
SIeuths on the Trail,
a few minutes later Goldsborough ar
rived with Street Cleaning Commissioner
Joseph /. Wickes. Goldsborough at once
recognized the negro from the descrip-
ton as the same man who had created
the disturbance in the mayors Office on
July S. and the central police station was
notified Lieut. Kalbheisch was on duty
and he ordered out Round Sergt. Strotf
SeTgt. Walsh, and Patrolmen Glenn. Nc
Geeney, and Pendergast in a hurry. They
went to the city hall to confirm Colds.
borough's description. ard then made 2
trip on the double-quick to the Hamilton
street house.
When they burst into the house thew
found the negro seated at a table in ths
kitchen opening the mayors mail. Be
= only had a few of the letters however
for his mother. who is said to be most
respectable colored woman, had taken
about two-thirds of them away from
him.
What do you want?' asked the negro
, of the policeman
We want yOu,' answered Sergt
Walsh, making q grab for the negro
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