The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-07-19

a VERY SAD CASE.-There is at present
confined in our county Jail for safe keeping
n woman whose history is sad one indeed.
She Is diseased in mind, and occasionally,
by day and 10y night, there issue from the
confines of her cell the most heartrending
shrieks and lamentations. So piercing
these that they overcome The barriers of solid
stone and iron and can be heard squares
away from the Jail. inducing one unac-
quainted with the facts Of the case to imaC-
inc that n human being was undergoing the
severest of torture. She is a wife. and the
mother of several children, and resided until
recently at East COnemaDgh. Her welded
experience was not a joyous one, for some
time ago her husband deserted her aud went
away bv himself ont into the wide, wide
world. Unable to provide for herself ami
family, she found a temporary lodgment in
the poor house. Probably deening il AN act
of kindness, her children were meantime
provided for by Other parties, and Tins her
home was utterly broken up. What TO
start with n mind of no very great strength
gave way under this multiplication of mis-
cries, and she became or at least acts in many
respects like raving maniac, and Tie safe
ty of herself and of others poSs bly, forbids
that she should be allowed TO remain at large.
The burden of her complaint appeaTS To be a
desire to see her children and he with them.
"Murder murder - she will veil in an-
paling accents ; "let ne ont | want my
children - Misery may take many n guise
but nore, we are sure, more appalling Than
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place of detention for such a patient, but
until an order can issue from Court for her
removal to DiXmont, she must remain,
meantime miuisteTed to as tenderly cir
cumstances will permit by Sheriff Ryan and
his worthy wife. The name of the husband
/ is Joseph Martz, and the criticism of the
general public on his heartless conduct in
being absent in this hour of extremity of her
I whom he promised to love, cherish and pro-
{ feet through life are many in number and
i deep in deuunCiatiOn.
! ANOTHER SAD CASE.
! From the Johnstown Tribune of Tuesday
| evening clip the following In relation to
/ n demented woman who was brought to Jail
here thai afternoon in carriage under TIE
/ care of her husband, accompanied bv Officer
! John Harris, and one or two other parties
/ The arrest of Mrs. Mary Sapger. wife OF Mr.
! Anton Saeger. of the Fourth Ward, effect
! ed yesterday afternoon, and the poor woman
VIII be taken 10 the county prs IN thlS evening
Her case is peculiarly sad one, and the follows
. ing particulars will explain the whole affair
| with Mr.. Saeger, and the :rut OF their union
has been four chidren-the elddest now nearly
seven years of age. and The youngest sever
! months. shortly after the birth OF her frs
1 child she showed symptoms of occasional men.
! TAI arrangements out IN the course OF a te"
days these attacks would pass away, and hel
| mind would apparently be as strong as ever
! In these tits OF temporary alteration she WA
never very violent until the one with which Sh,
! was afflicted on Friday last, and on SUNDAY
night il became necessary to keep SurveilanC,
| upon her movements for the reason that Il wat
, her evident intention to kill one of the Ittl'
ones. She refused to partake of a mOrSet o.
food from the time this attack cane on. and 81
| violent was her conduct yesterday, to he
/ husband and children, that Mr. Saeger wa
! compelled to nuke an Information for assault
J and battery. 1t was as much as three Cfhcer
I could do to remove her from her home to tht
| lock up, and after being placed in that institu
| ttOn she indu lged in loud, incOherent rawlings
| With occasional pray ing OF the most grOtesqu
! description. Justice Fisher went down to tn,
( Burgess Office last evening. to give a hea
( in the matter, but the poor woman did no
/ have a lucid interval during the time that h
, remained there, and he in2lly committed he
! to Jail.
| a few weeks ago the property of Mr., Saege
! was sold o. Sheriff's sale, but know ledge O
I the fact was kept from her until last week
| Immediately upon being informed that tn,
| house and lot no longer belonged to them sh
/ took this violent spell, and it is now feared he
| mind is entirely gone. Her husband, who is
| hard working and very industrious German
cried like child over this additional trouble
| which has overtaken him, and was so overcome
/ in the Burgess Office, while listening to tn
ruvine of his wife, that IL was necessary for hin
! to be remOvtd Il away out of hearing. II is tot
I poor 10 pay for her keeping in a suitable asy
{ lum, and the Court will take cOgnizauce OF IL,
I matter at the September Quarter Sessions
when she will likely he sent tngDixnont, al thi
( expense of the county. Her case is indeed
| sad and pItiahle one.