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Show Alont twelTO o'clock, Wilrclay niglif a gentleman who hs been Btaying nt St. Mark's Hospital in the Ninth wanl, and who in Buffering from fcomodisonlor of tho brum, climbed through tho window of hit room, onto tho roof of im mljoining building, and thcro commenced making mak-ing most hideous moans nnd noises, and crying until tho peoplo in charge of Uio hospital were aroused, when tiiey tried to sccuro the maniac. Seeing See-ing that they were about lo approach him, the crazy man leaped off the, roof and ran up tho street ehouting "Murder!" "Murder!" at the top of his voice and greatly frightening peoplo peo-plo who heard him. Ho waaeaptured by a party of gentlemen early yesterday yester-day morning, and by them taken to tho city jail wherojio was confined until the hospital authorities called for him. The gentleman, whose name is Hampton, seems to bo Buffering from tho hallucination that some one is going lo kill him, and ho manifests tho greatest fear at the Bight of anyone. any-one. He was taken to the hospital and had quieted somewhat at last account.-. Jtev. Mr. Kirhy secured a person yesterday afternoon to tako euro of him, nnd every necessaj y attention at-tention is paid to the unfortunate man. |