New-York tribune., 1922-02-02
Actor Defcs 7 Guards,
Screams aud Raves i'm
Effort 10 Get In 10 Sell
Scissors Concern Stock
UprOar Terrifes
Hundredssof Clerks
Man Dragged Out After
Two-Hour Struggle and
Hurried TO Bellevue

For two hours yesterday Afternoon
madman shricked and ravod in The cor
rdor outside the offices Of the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation, Oh the four
tecnth floor Of III Broadway, where
he had gone TO see Charles NJ. Schwab
Seven men. four cf them policemen,
had a hard struggle to subduc The
visitor, who was taken to the psyche
pathic ward at Bellevue. There he was
identified as Otto Neimeyer, an actor
who recently turned his talents so
stock selling.
II was o'clock when handsome
distinguished appearing man stepped
out Of al elevator and approached the
corridor desk Of The Bethlehem com
pany time clerk.
His square-crowned black derby. thc
satin-fa faced lepels Of his black over
coat, his digntied assurance and uu-
usually we'll cut features would have
gained him an attentive and respectful
hearing had he spoken, but he said
nothing.
A close check is kept on visitors
there and w. Z. Gaughran, formerly a
lieutenant Of police and now q guard
for Mr.. Schwab, approached and asked
the man what he wanted. Instead Of
replying the stranger clenched and
unclenched his fists, his blue eyes
hulged out and he abruptly rivotcd on
his heel and started toward the en-
trance to Mr. .Schwab's Office.
Lord Is My Shepherd" He Yels
For two wears Gaughran. we'll set
up man with stubbly iron gray hair,
has been on tho Bethlehem company
pay roll in anticipation Of Just such an
emergency. Grasping the mans arms,
he sought to detain him, hut quickly
discovered that he had taken hold Of
one more powerful than himself An
other second and they -ere tumblne
about the corridor. Th~1 fcll against
the time clerks desk, scattering pen
ellis. papers and other objects to the
tile floor. A sharp edge Of the glass
top Of the desk cut deep cash in the
old policemans middle finger,
"The Lord is my shepherd, ! shall
not want" yelled the mailman at tho
top Of an extraordinary powerful
voice. "Robhcrs. Clingwell Scissors.
Erictetus said -
Many officials and hundreds Of fright
clerks hociod into the corridors and
watched breathlessly while Gauehran
and several others forced the shouting
man into stoutly built arm chair and
held him there. A cali was sent in TO
the Broad Street Hospital for All ambu-
lance and to the First Precinct station
for policemen
By the time Dr. Scott. the ambulance
surgeon, arrived with Patrolmen vii
ham r. Wallace and Daniel Donn"lly
the corridor had been cleared and the
wildly staring caller, trace of foam
on his lips, was relaxed and breathing
hard
"Crazy," Says Surgeon
This is a crazy man." SAID Dr. Scott
Call Bellevue" He dressed Gaugh-
ra rs bleeding finger and departed.
The two policemen. both large Nourc
men, took charge then. placing them
selves in cnairs on either side of the
man and gripping his arms. He made
no effort, for time, to escape from
them, but at intervals his vigorous
body stiffened, his fists cienched until
the veins stood out through the heavy
black hair Oh his tapering, muscular
wrists With each of these paroxysms
he infale deeply and then began 10
shout:
"Epictetus said: "Dificulties are to
show what men are
short pause, and then:
"Robbers,
Another pause, and:
"Clingwell scissors''
Each yell had the eer'e quality of a
shiver- provoking "hokum' scream of
stage and little work was being done
by the Office force Of the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation. It was almost 3
o'clock when the ambulance arrived
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