Rochester, Monroe, NY Times Union June 13, 1925 GOES RAVING MAD IN CELL; FIGHTS WITH POLICEMEN Henry SMITH, address unknown, and believed to have escaped from the State Industrial School at Industry, became a raving maniac shortly before 10 o'clock this morning in a cell at police headquarters in Exchange street. He tore every shred of clothing from his body and shouting ‘I didn't kill her. I didn't kill her" fought wildly when policemen and St. Mary's ambulance attendants tried to calm him and put him in the ambulance. He was finally overcome and taken to the County Hospital where he now lies strapped tight to his bed, raving. According to report the lad was picked up early this morning by Detective NORMAN. He had come into Rochester riding the bumpers on the Lehigh Railroad and was found in Mt. Hope avenue. For a time he rested quietly in his cell and then, suddenly, he shouted and went violently mad. The ambulance was summoned and by the time it arrived the man was totally nude and fighting mad. He clung to the bars of the cell, shouting all the time that he had not killed someone. Detective WOODHEAD and Motorcycle Policeman George LYONS entered the cell and finally subdued him, fastening handcuffs about his ankles and wrists, in the ambulance he was strapped to a stretcher with blankets. Last night a report was made at police headquarters that a Rush woman had been tied to her chair, in her home by a boy who had escaped from Industry, beaten and left unconscious. The boy is said to have stolen the woman's husband's clothes and made his escape in an automobile. The police are investigating the report and attempting to determine if the lad now in the County Hospital has any connection with the Rush affair. ** FAMILIES FROM HOUSE; SEVERAL SMALL BLAZES Fire of undetermined origin drove two families into the streets shortly after midnight last night and did about $50 damage to the two-story apartment house at 100 Ontario street. The blaze broke out in a partition beside a stairway leading to the attic above the apartment of Frank C. BELL, who occupies the second floor flat. Dominick PROVENZANO and his family live in the downstairs apartment. Both families left their quarters and began taking out household goods. Firemen, responding to a box alarm, soon extinguished the flames. * A series of small fires and one of larger proportions kept firemen busy between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A blaze caused by a grate fire and a defective chimney in the home of H. C. COHN at 61 Westminster road did about $700 damage. One hose line and chemicals were employed by Battalion Fire Chief MORAN and companies in extinguishing the blaze. A box alarm, sent in from Main street east and Gibbs street, when an automobile backfired and burst into flames, called several downtown companies to that location shortly before 6 o'clock. Damage was slight. Another alarm brought fire companies to South avenue and Byron street when gasoline was lighted by a careless driver was his automobile caught fire. Damage was slight. Shortly after 5 o'clock another automobile caught fire at Court and South Union streets and fire companies were called. ** AUTO HITS POLE William Snook Hurt In Crash Near York Man Believed To Be Frank Leonard in Hospital in Unconscious Condition as Result of Having Been Run Down by Dewey Avenue Trolley Car — Heavy Weight Inflicts Serious Injuries. William SNOOK, about 30, of 1,523 Lake avenue, is at the General Hospital at the point of death with his skull fractured, his left arm broken in five places and internal injuries, the results of an automobile accident which occurred early this morning at a curve in the road a few miles from York. SNOOK was rushed to the General Hospital in the automobile of Dr. Charles CROMWELL of Retsof, who gave him first aid treatment following the crash. The automobile was totally wrecked. Another man in the back seat of the car escaped without injury. His name was not ascertained. According to Dr. CROMWELL, the automobile must have been traveling at a high rate of speed. When it came to the curve it shot straight ahead, into a ditch at the side of the road, in which it ran for some 100 yards. From the tracks in the earth it appeared that the driver then attempted to avoid hitting a telephone pole and failed. The pole was snapped off and the car whirled around it, coming to a stop, throwing the driver and his companion who, up to the time of the accident had been asleep in the back seat, to the ground. RUN DOWN BY TROLLEY A man believed to be Frank LEONARD, 32, of 316 Emerson street, is also at the General Hospital today, in an unconscious condition and suffering from a fractured skull as the result of having been run down by a Dewey avenue trolley car within a block of his home early this morning. The name and address given was found on a card in one of his pockets. He is not expected to live. BADLY HURT BY WEIGHT Joseph MORO, 19, of Caledonia, is at Homeopathic Hospital today in a critical condition, suffering from a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries received late yesterday afternoon when a 700-pound weight fell upon him as he was at work in the Empire Gypsum Works. He was pinned to the floor by the heavy weight. Little hope is entertained for his recovery. GIRL STRUCK BY AUTO Lilly GARNFALO, 7, of 285 Saxton street, suffered a fractured leg and possible internal injuries late yesterday afternoon when she was struck by an automobile while crossing the street in front of 406 Jay street. She was taken to the General Hospital in the ambulance. The child ran out from behind one automobile, directly into the path of another, driven by James BURNS, 19, of 4 Geneva street. Witnesses exonerated the driver. KNOCKED DOWN BY AUTO Arthur MORRINELLI, 6, of 10 Marietta street, was knocked to the street last night by an automobile in front of his home. The child was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital for treatment of bad brush burns and bruises. He was later taken to his home. The machine was driven by Sam SALIE of 390 Clinton avenue north. KNOCKED FROM BICYCLE William HAWRICH, 14, of 66 Ernst street, suffered a broken wrist last night when he was knocked from his bicycle by an automobile driven by Joseph SEDON, 21, of 94 Pulaski street, at Hudson avenue and Durnan street. The boy was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital. RUN DOWN BY AUTO Angelo FRANK, 2, of 69 Niagara street, was run down last night by an automobile driven by Andrew WITZ of 240 Central park. The accident occurred in front of the child's home and after treatment at a physician's office he was taken home. FALLS DOWN STAIRS Tony BORIELLI, 55, of 364 Clinton avenue north, suffered a possible fracture of two ribs when he fell down stairs at his home early this morning. He was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital in the ambulance. RAILROAD MAN SCALDED D. L. COTTON of 75 Butternut street, Lyons, was boiling water in the round house of the New York Central railroad in Atlantic avenue, last night. The water boiled over and scalded him badly. He was taken to the Highland Hospital by Motorcycle Policeman DUFFY of the University avenue station. ** MADISON ALUMNI GIVES BIG PARTY AT JUNIOR HIGH Three hundred alumni and 180 members of the June graduation class attended the party given by the Madison Alumni Association at Madison Junior High School last evening. The seniors were the guests of the association. The large gymnasium, decorated with palms and Japanese lanterns, was the scene of the affair. An orchestra furnished music for dancing and a brief program of entertainment was given. Jane WARREN and Lois METCALF gave an exhibition dance and Viola RADKINS sang. William METZDORF, president, welcomed the seniors into the association. Those in charge of the party were: Entertainment, chairman, Albert BLUM, Robert SCHERMERHORN, John LYNES, Iona DAVIS, Dorothy ROHR and Marion CAULKINS; advertising and finance, Raymond FOSTER, Douglas BURNS, Harold WEIDERMEIER, John MATHEWS, Loren ONTHANK, Donald WILLIAMS; checking, Paul ALTPETER, Stewart MAUER, Lawrence PERRY, Bernard FAGAN, Franklin DEANER; refreshments, Marian ACKERT, Ethel Jane LOWELL, Frances STALLER, Betty WOOD, Florence DEAN; decorations, Grace DARLING. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS