"His feet were bare and his head was swathed in bandages."

Getting kicked in the head by a horse can provoke strange behavior, as evidenced by an article in the November 9, 1899 Brooklyn Daily Eagle. An excerpt:

“Hempstead, L.I.–John Lucas, who was brought to the Nassau Hospital sometime ago from Valley Stream, where he had been injured by being kicked in the head by a horse, made his escape last night from the hospital by actually walking through the corridor to a roof in front of the hospital and then sliding down one of the posts of the veranda to the ground beneath.

Lucas was attired only in his nightgown. His feet were bare and his head was swathed in bandages, which caused him to present a most weird appearance. He walked down Fulton Street, the principal village thoroughfare, for nearly half a mile to Main Street and on his way he passed a number of women who screamed and made for the nearby houses. Several men in carriages passed him, but were afraid to arrest him. They, however, notified the Chief of Police, who with the assistance of S.P. Allen got Lucas into a carriage and took him back to the hospital. He suffered no ill effects from his walk.”