Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-10-16
AMONG THE INSANE.
Some Of tho Peculiar Characters
at the Dayton, (O.) Asylum.
A neautiful Crazy Woman Who Wanted
to bottle Mems souls-Charley's Trip
to Cincinnati and His Cana OF
Iilillhrd1-Thc Suicidal
Manila Among the
UnfOrtunAtea.

TO CINCINNATI AMI HIS OAms OF
BIillLrd1-The Suicidal
Manila Among the
Unfortunates.
In tho past few weeks l have spont
upon different occasions, portion of a
day in the Day ton Asylum for Insane.
and have picked up quite number OF
matters which believe will be of in.
tcrest One of the first matters of con.
sequence that dawncd on my mind was
the fact that any such institution where
SIX hundred individuals bercft OF the
power OF their reason are huddled to-
gether. there surely must be skeletons
Ia tho closet. and this thought is
Strengthened by the fact that there was
perceiyablc effort on The part OF all the
officials and attaches OF the institution
to be us obligng and polite as possible,
yet they, none Of them, showed any dc
sire to talk of the yerv matters that ]
wanted 10 learn sometime about And
this was not because Of any fear oil
newspaper notoriety, rs not living
soul but myself knew | was col.
lecting material for newspaper letter.
1t seems 10 be the even tenor of Their
ways with all visitors. and indeed il
could not DO otherwise, il the welfare OF
the institution Is TO be considered, for
weie they 10 tell the secrets of hos.
pital of this kind the people would be
shocked with ama1cment. know
from what learned that there are
secrets in this asylum of which even
the officials know nothing.
This incident | picked up through re-.
porter in this city previous to my visits
to the asylum. and reproduce it here
because Of its fantastic eccentricity.
The young man who tells the story Is
now engaged in this city, though previ-
ously he was in the employ OF the
asylum. Among the numerous patents
OF the institution are great many who
are allowed TO wander about the
grounds. Among this number was a
young woman, who shortly after the
birth of her first child became in.
sahc' Sho was ah eAtrciheiy hahusoine
creature VINO when talked 70 gaaI, 80
Indications Of weak mind. She came
from some small place in Preble County.
Before her mind gave way she was
known as a happy, vivacious creature.
who enjoyed life. but after becoming
insane sue TOOK q rollgious turn ana then
oecame mciancholy' ana woaia not taik
except Hhen IL was necessary one was
Mandy person about Tue asylum anu
couiu De put at most any WORK; her
name was MaId. ana shc prooaDly mad
more syhpatnetic ir'enus than any
othe, patlent III inc INST tuIlon' which
can DO attriouted 10 her beauty Oh lace
Ono Iay she acoosteu my informant
asking hlm u ne uiu NOT want 10 see her
TWO Souls. me question a' was nat
uraI' arouseu inc young man curiosity.
ana no ioiioweu her into tne cellar OF
one oi tho psliu'hgs MJoln'ng the asy.
lum proper one took nun 70 the darkest
corner where sne heiu up oeiore MN a
two-ounce oottie sue hau laSeh from .
creyiee' ana remarked;
nC,e m 'ucy are, anu pounu 70 keep
100 lho one y 'n1 souI OF o.oheWa,, " !,
'ackson, ",, ana inc other my husband s.
inc Young man TOOK .ne oot,ie near,
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@ anv troub,e' eN ' - ' ' "O''
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hottIo ,vhan Sho ent n fr,,n ,ha on;r;,S
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Ht Attor r"~ ovni";ninC n I a these % thin~s .ho G
astod % ,he unnng mon @ for b,s nap ln;to I'
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and n,f Il In ~ hottla 70 Laan @ tha n,ha.
two comnanv Rnt tbe vdung man
soonoJ 40 Snya NO Jos;ro 70 hssvo h;a
soul nraserveJ Tbis 'yo,,r@ iaJv bas
Sinco recouersd and ;s now at homo
with hor ton;ls at,and;ng ~ bar houoa.
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ianJ ~ % .ho 49, I W ~ ' r'' "0' $50 - -.' '''N
' " .le ~ c,,, A.,
n cunning haniac was ,,n,ii Enariey' 1ne
sclon Vi wealthy anu wneiy Khown
Ianny llV,Is III hlalnl i Eoun.y' lust 10,
yona @ e, sne mDntgomery ,p you vomniy @ nne, = !
nave nave useu enc ,elin was Iecause ne %
ny nus l Ieeh cureu @ ol ene par''cular a.sack
ot ,a whlSh no M was su.eLing SUI. !. 'he Illne le
ol whlch write, Dut nus since pecome
INSANE again ana Is now an inmate OF a
Prlyase asylum IN olnclnnau. ne is q
lhnghincent,iooking young man OF no.
more than tnrty years Oh age anu
wnen s, not sunering from the dread
;.nt u n !" wn'th w th ne seems 70 pe sHo