The New York herald., 1877-10-31
THE CANINE MADNESS.
TERRIBLE EXHIBITION OF THE SUFFERING OF A
YOUNG woMAN-BAEKING THROUGH The

TERRIBLE EXHIBITION OF THE SUFFERING OF
YOUNG woMAN-pAEKINa THROUGH The
STREETS OF CHICAGO.
From the Chicago Times, Oct 2S
A bare-headed girl, barking nko dog, and frothng
at the mouth ike tired and chased down deer, star
tied the usually quiet and unromantic section OF the
city located at Orchard street, between sophia and
Centre Streets tho north side, late yesterday after
II was at the particular hour when thero was
quiet along the thorouahfarc. Tho laborcrs mad not
returned from their work, but the homes, humble in
their appearance, were waiting their approach Bevcs
OF children scampercd about the dmlnutive yards,
and the whole scene was AKIN 10 village simpli
city. Suddenly this bure-he thng--n girl with
face that has bcen rather prcposscssing at somc time
dashed around the corner her hair down TO her waist
her eyes garng II they had been forced from their
sockets, her mouth snappng and her tongue, swollen
aud blackencd, portruding, and startled the whole
cniiy from It's almost sunday quctudc. Tho poor
against tho palings, struck herself against houses
seemed to DO cndcayorDg TO end her existence BY
forcing herself against everything that came In her
pathway. he sight was one so strange aud sudden
that even the men who happened TO be IN tho vicinity
shrank back like scared harcs and looked upon tho
unfortunate and maddened gir from bchind their
window bhnds unwilling to stand IN her way
Thus, unmoestrd, the swapping. irothing maddencd
swept down the street until she ovcrakcn
by Officer Scanlon. He did hot dare place himself In
IN front Of her, but slipped cautiously IN tho rear and
10 free herself pounce upon her captor became pan
full Her barking continued, almost startling ana she
snapped as fcrociousy as ever did an ni urated
The officer stalwart and courageous as he was, was
uunerved but he kept the face from him and crtched
the girl with all the strength be possessed Thus
pressed, she taken to the Webster station
quito walk for an officer with q maddencd humun.
All along the route tho captive kept up her heart
rending bark. AT tho station she continued 10 rave
One would have thought that young and lral tn
would By this time have been weakened down from
exhaustion, but she gave evidence OF anything Of
~. nd I'm nh,nf hnstr tkA
tain who she and whence she came. The officer
learned that her name Mary or Augusta Klein, and
that she was German girl whose parents live ut No
2S sullivan street. But at what time she bitten
could not bc ascertalped. About u week ago a
mad Spitz dog was shot by an officer the vicinity
where she lives, ard II IL supposed that tho samo
animal came IN contact with her, as II was reported ut
the time that several persons had been bitten by the
dog.
The girl was transferred to ST. Joscph's Hospital soon
alter hcr capture bong pinioned Ike victim for the
scaolu When arrived at the hospital shc put
iu u siraItjacxet and her head was bandaged. DR..
Z. Paul simon, ono of the medical attendants OF the
hospital called in and administered TO ne poor
girl. But her ravings were so frantic that numerous
wnen the remedies had been given they seemed to
nave elect whatever Times reporter visited the
hospital at late hour IN the evening, after every at
cntion had been gwen the gi both by the physician
ami the Kind Sisters but ever AZ tnat hour aad utter
all tho attention. the girl was stif tossing and bark
like a chained dog commingling with tho sound now
and then shricks which rang throughout the building
The physician unable 10 say anything definite us
her parents, almost crazcd with gric had up 10 the
same time refused TO see her Another painful fact
connection with the whole afar the runor tnat the
gri came IN contact with woman before she was
arrested, tho same vicinity, and seizcd her VIC
lcntly by the arm. his rumor however, could be
traced TO nothing rellab,c