, 1881-01-12
Tho Insane Asylum Mt st. I'etcr
the Scene OF 1. Horrible
Tragedy.
a Female Maniac Murders Another
Patient by Pounding and
Beating.
Lynching or n ioung Mexican Mt Los
Angeles, Chi, for MI Attempted
Outrage.
Col. Buford Again on Trial for tho Murder
Of Judge Elliott, Of Kentucky.

s,*eta1 Dtspatch to Tbs Chtcaso 7<tpun<
ST. TEr1:r Ntlnn., Jan. 1l.-A shocking
murder las Jiist been discovered Mt tie State
Hospital for the Insane nj this place, /, Mrs..
Hayes, from Wlnncbaso City, Blue Earth
County, beIiig tho victim. md Mrs. Andrews,
who l'ns hecn co,.l'ncd Mt tito hospital
for six years MS patient, being tit.
Irresponsible murdercss. Tile murdered
woman was committed iii September Inst,
and at tile tinlo Of tho tragedy ncc,,pic. II
room In tho ward dovoted to wllut are cnssel
tho destructive patients. The former had
not bcrll violent, but tho latter, willie
feluw-pattunts, has frequently nude
desperate resistance 10 tho attendants, anl
for s0n,e time 1t Inns been necessary To keep
her strapped III cflair tU prevent injury to
the other patlents or tho property OF the
Hospital. Sllo las been nj, innato for
tito past five or six yc,rs,
mil WIS regarded rs fncurable. Tho
apartment occupied by Mrs. Andrews is 10.
Gated nearly op1'osit the tlining-t,all In tho
female department., nMl Mt tho tln,c OF the
murder the attendants In charge Of
tho ward were assisting iii prcpar-
Ing the tables for supper, leaving
Mrs. Andrews securely fastened iii her
cilntr rs was supposed. Ono nf the attends
ants. expecting to return with Mrs. Andrews
sG! ssuG!nF I, n 4 few minutes. left the door ut,-
,..!asual , noise therein attncted at-
S'' snt hurr!sS ~ sasR e ttss"dzl Tic a''s' @a4i
ail!s room only to illlti Mrs: Andrews released
selo!s on tllo tloor, ntld evidently bEelthillg
ller lust, having slippgu into Mrs. Andrews
roogt white tlle attendant was getting supper
{"r {",, Mfs IT, andrews i II pres,ne! t,'at ir-
Andrews either succeeded In removing licr
fastenlngs aud bcgnn her <leuttIy nssalilt ut
4lics or , committed It after persuaiIng Mrs.
1ayfS G f. fTyn nr,,atf er Giar; fhs attendant mott
III tl1nt t tug = asspnt hnl been coiIllnit
before le cout.l reacll the. room. Upon
SSs Ilpyss ribs s Gs % Sesa broRen s seyft! eyea,y II
11r'n H.. belng 1Iinpga upon utter. fallinE
Hnd neck a'so, showed ttlat al,o Ind
oceli neet g, choked ,1ld beaten BY cr Infurlatrd
down to tho flour. Mrs. Anderson could not
Elyo any coherent aecon. ot tho tragetiy,
~ 1i!'f @ lias ~, no 'spprecla!tlon of the ntrocity
qao,n n5 1e1 ,a, sl tho Put ts sEtat,p in to
mt from the tlinlng-room shows tho abuyo
explanation TO be reasonable, anil 1t wus
yeraea vs.: q n te lnqaest held this torl,1ng I'M
SsS4 l1'o Nl!ccLluu VI ADTUtEF hEln. UWluE
~ the present crowded condition Of the hoss
pltul, 1t Ii somewhat surprising tint such
furious assaults nnl outbreaks arc nut cOlIl-
mon nno1iE tho unfortunate inmates, and
neglected which could llavo In any 1l,A,1,cr
iittcu III tho. prevention OF slielI Il
sickenlng trlEctly. There was no Implement
Or furniture In the r0oM which c0uId have
tl'oclair to Which Mrs. Andrews huuI been cui,s
fiiled, asld very evidently hat not bcc,l.usutl
Ms M Implement Of death. Just sucli ril IT.
1nlr ns this the hospital authorities jlnye
a'nnce uf tho recent fire, to crowd theIr Nu
patients lnto such limited nuArtera