The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-25
A CURIOUS CASE.
fIttsburg Woman Who was Dosed ana
Drugged Until She became Insane.

aehaol n1iHk hiiodt tndt MIS-. Cr
han, resident Of Rush Street, betwet
Junista and Franklin, Manchester, WI
Is now under restraint, had been drui
ged by hired girl, from the effects
which she became insane, a Lca7cr r,
porter called on the woman's husban
last evening To hear what he had to sa
about II. Mr.. Crehan stated that h
was aware that rumors TO that effec
had been circulated, and proposed b
give the whole history OF the case. Be
ing invited TO proceed, he said. . Las
Tuesday morning week my wife com
planned of pains in her back, and I ask
ca her i ! should call in a physician
She replied that she would see one her
self later on, and eventually she paid
visit to Dr. Riggs, who prescribed fol
her. A number of people nocked
IN TO see her, and among them was 3
Mrs. ---, dangerous woman; ono
who processes to know pretty we'll CIV.
cry thing, and woman who knows
considerable more of her neghbors'
business than her own. This person
informed my wife that the trouble was
not in her back, but in her stomach.
saying, in effect, if not precisely in the
same words, that she was poisoned.
Several other persons took up the song,
and 1t had most disastrous effect on
Mrs. Crehan." Mr.. C. then gave at
length the reputation which the woman
above mentioned bore in the neighbour
hood, and stated that on the previous
Saturday he had purchased three and
half pounds Of butter, and that his wife
was induced TO swallow nearly the
whole OF 1t on the plea that it would do
her good.
+" But do you mean to ASSERT said
the Leader man, ''that your wife actu-
ally ate that much?n
There was not more than half
pound left" replied Mr.. Crehan, and
we had not used much of it previously.
so am sure that she ate nearly three
pounds.''
The woman's husband was awayfro
home, and he was sent for on Thursday.
when ne returned Immediately. Arriv-
ng at the house, he found room full
y people and his wife sitting in chair
n a half stupefied condition, but she
him. He at once dispersed
he neighbors, being indignant that bis
rouse should be invaded in that fashion,
ma went for DIR. Cunningham, Of Bea-
'er Avenue. He came and prescribed
or her, but learning, in the course of
that DR.. Riggs had been
previously called, he departed, telling
ar Crehan that he had better see DIR.
iiggs again. This latter gentleman
sas soon on hand, and prescribed also.
seems that the wom an who recon-
lended the "butterr cure went back
n the butter subsequently,, and prepar-
an eme'ic Of mustard. Vomiting en-
led. as matter Of course, and long
tier the Objectionable matter had been
ypcllcd the spasmodic action continu-
a. As might be expected, the butter,
lustard and three prescriptions Of the
hyslclans mixed up things considera-
", and i Is no wonder that the poor
oman believed that '.the trouble was / n
sr stomach and not her back Mr..
rehan got his wife up stairs to bed and
It'll then had no suspicion that his wife
as non coml,os nentis. This suspicion
as engendcred by the fact that she
lshed TO get into bed with her shoes
}. DR.. Riggs paid her visit, and
hen he was gone the husband went
'wn stairs and remained there half an
'ur. lie then went to the bedroom
'aln to see how she was getting on, Land {
- surprised TO see the bed empty. He i
oked around and finally under the r
d, where he saw his poor wife in a
ouching posture He was then con- z
need that something was wrong men
Ily, and after getting her safely into !
q again he summoned medical assist
ce. DR.. Riggs called again and he
DIR. McCarrell, Of Bidwell
rect, and eventually three other phy- !
ians, so that there were six in all who 10
ended the woman, and their Joint
rdict was "acute mania.n The unfor- !,
late woman, who is only "a years old, !
'de no progress toward recovery, and ;
Monday last she was removed. !
The reporter paid visitto DR.. Riggs, q
o stated that the woman was suffer- I
from acute mania. as stated above. N
the cause Of the aflliction could not
so clearly defined. He thought that /.
Igs had nothing to do with it. =
Ar. Crehan, on being invited TO give I,
opinion on the subject, said that s..
re was no hereditary faint in the i.
lilly; that his wife was a strong n
lded woman, had never given any !.
vious intimation Of mental weakness.
he honestly believed that she had Il
n Enlightened into II" by her would cr'
friends. He also stated that the
nan previously referred 10, but !.
,se name IS suppressed, had for a
2 time had an animus against the
"a girl, and to that circumstance he !.
ibuted the rumors that are floating N,
ut. He also said that the servant
been with them for four months; J
. good girl in every respect, and
bis wife had been on the best OF }
rs with her. He Is highly indignant
! the party or parties whom he sup icr
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