The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-25
DAILY PRESS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARYl25. 1871.
ACAsE of EMOTIONAL INSANITY was fully
ueVelOped at a nlace called Rocky River near
PORTLAND.

| A CASE OF EMOTIONAL INSANITY was fully
aeVeloped at place called Rocky River, near
o'e'e'ahd' last Thursday evening. Some
ane since giri named Jane Druz was driven
| from ner home in Clevelsnd by the cruelty of
her father and being compelled to WORK ha.
came domestic at the Cliff House Rocrv
hiver. The landlord of the house was NJ
Jor julius Fisk, and under promise of mar
riaSe he accomplished her ruin. Sbort,v
thereafter she was driven from the Cliff
House, and returned to her home. She bad
acquired loathsome disease from the man
who had wronged her, and being Obliged to
occupy a room with her sister as her fathers
house, and fearing to contaminate the girl, she
voluntarily went out into the world again.
She had no money, and returning 10 Rocky
River, after she had been driven from several
houses she applied to Major Fisk for help.
he hot only refused 10 fulfil his promise of
marriage, but absolutely refused to Give her a
penny, though she was without home and
friends, and sofely In need of aid. Driven IN
distraction she called on him AGAIN last Tnnrs.
day evening, and as be still refused to aid her
she shot him, and he died from his iniurv a
few moments after receiving it. She went d.
rectly out of the hotel and jumped into .
wagon standing at the door, and throwing the
lines over her neck let the horse to 90 where
he pleased "She was seen by the police on
Detroit street," says the Cleveland Herald
"and was driving all the time very slow. At
twenty minutes to twelve she drove into the
livery stable and sat in the buggy a lew mo-
ments, muttering to herself and seeming un-
conscious OF her whereabouts. The hOstler.
wondering at her conduct, asked her what
was the matter. when she started as If awak-
ened trom horrd dream, shuddered and
said. i worder IL the Major is dead. She
repeated the words several times, but the
man could elicit nothing further from her.
At length be pulled the robe out Of the buo.
gy aud assisted her into the Office, where s6e
sank into chair as IL completely exhausted.
Taking the pistol from her pocket. she asked
him to see ii the ball was gone from IL. moan.
Ing at times as II she was in the greatest
mental agony, and occasionally looking about
her with irightfuI s:are. She was asked for
the pay for the use of the horse, but she said
she had no money, and gave her pocket book
to the bostler, who iound ore cent in it. After
sitting about fifteen minutes she got up and
started toward Superior street, remarking to
the man that she was going to the Cleveland
hotel. at which place she boarded. Her the
police found ber about one O'Clock, lying on
the bed In her room with her clothes on. As
soon as she saw the officers she started up
and put her hand in her pocket, as it to take
out something. She was taken to the Cen
tral station, where sue admitted the shooting.
When In the presence Of the officers she told
her story in = calm and deliberate manner"
II remains to be seen whether Miss Drnz will
be as successful in her impending trial a.
wee the several other ladies' who have
shot their lovers and have thereby be-
came notorious. There will be hundreds OF
people crying tor her blood In behalf OF OUT
ragged law, doubtless; and few to remember
the atrocious outrage and the unyislding and
persistent crnelty and heaitlessness OF which
she was the innocent victim. Her duty was
to bend ber head to outrage and meekly sub
init to dishoDor and starvation; and the hum
dreds OF people mentioned have not an eye
beyond this astounding fact.