Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-26
CRAZED BY LOVE.
Why Mary Z. Holland, Maryland Girl,
Jumped ] Through n SkyIignt.

Jumped Through Skylight.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Holland, IS
years old, from Hartford county, Mary.
land, made application for hoard at the
quarters Of the Women's Christian As
ISOLATION dining rooms and employ
ment bureau, 1877 North Seventh street.
Her demeanor was so peculiar that she
was sent to another lodging place. On
Tuesday she was again at the employ
ment bureau, and seemed TO be in such
mental distress that the matrOn was so.
licited to take care of her. She was civ
en- accommodations for the night, but
on Wednesday a physician who was
called in declared that she was in d con-
dition bordering on insanity. She told
him she was lost, and Inquired whether
he thought ii was wrong to drown her
SELF
On Wednesday morning she was very
violent, screaming and repeating over
and over that she had com mitted some
objectionable sin and that she was shut
out from future redemption. She after
ward became camer and appeared more
rational. Ather own request her cloth
ing and trunk were removed from her
late boarding house on Eleventh street.
During Wednesday night she walked
the floor almost necessarily, and was
heard moaning to herself, 1t is certain
that her nerves were terribly unslrung
for at 6 O'Clock yesterday morning, when
the bell was rung on the stairs, she ran
from her room in alright and sprang
out of the the third story back window
upon fiat one story below.
The poor girl afterward told the mat
ron that in her delirious state she tho't
the bell was the summons to the day of
Judgment and that she was attracted 20
the skylight, on which was canvas
partially obscuring the kitchen light be-
low, rs harbinger Of Paradise, and
sprang thereon, imagining that she was
going into heaven. Instead of an entry
into the celestial abode, she went iloun-
dering down upon u material cooking
range, and the attendants thereon, who
were nearly frightened out of their wits
thereby. She was very much confused
when spoken to by the matron and 9TH
ers aftcrward, and did not for minutes
realize where she was.
At intervals she repeated, "Oh, that
dreadful man wish had never seen
him" One of her relatives, Mrs. Labor,
residing at 1918 Melon street, called to
see the unfortunate girl yesterday after
noon. Some circumstances were learn
ed from her subsequently, tending to
explain that the laaL expression Of Miss
Hollands, alluded to above, il the key
to the girls dementia.
Miss Holland, who had fine educa-
ton, was employed as school teacher
in Hartford county, Maryland, until
1876, when she came to Philadelphia,
and has since drifted around ut various
employments, the last being at u Mar
ket street clothing house. She was at
Mrs. Labor's house several days ago,
and then acted lrrationally. Her father
and sister Were insane, the disease APP
pearing to be hereditary. Mary has
another sister, who is married to IL
wealthy Maryland man. When she
came to this city she was the picture of
health, with glossy black hair and eyes
and fine complexion. Now she iywa IT.
cd and thin. For some time she has
been keeping company with M English
man named Hammell, but during the
summer il was ascertained that he had
discontinued his attentions. Eyer since
the friends of Miss Holland have de-
tected change in her, indicating that
hereditary mental disorder, aggravated
by tho love disappointment, was work
ing upon her. she will he placed under
proper restraint until her mind RECEIVERS
its tone again. The lady managers of
the association and the matron were
very kind to the forsaken one.