Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-08
A Mad Girl 5 Freak.
Startling Apparition in Lincoln
Park, Chicago.
WILDE RACE OF AN INSANE PATIENT.

She Escapes from "A Private Asylum aud
Frightens the Lake Shore Carriage
Drivers by Appearing in the Costume of
Mother Eve-Her Figure Taken for a
Ghost As She Speeds Along the Drive
in Her Frenzy.
CHICAGO, April s. Saturday night at 8
O'Clock young lady patient named Miller
escaped from private insane asylum,
located in the vicinity of Lincoln park, in
this city, where she was undergoing treat
ment The girl fed through Lincoln park,
and as she ran Invested herself of her seal
skin coat, hat, etc, which she threw away
while running like a deer. Having darted
hither and thither through the winding
pathways of the park, meanwhile tearing off
the remainder of her attire, Miss Miller final
ly succeeded in divesting herself of every
particle of clothing, even to her shoes and
stockings, and in this condition continued to
flee through the park in a northerly di-
rection
People walking or driving along the lake
shore were appalled, by what they thought
was ghosty visitor. A white FORM with
A'e-H ''i III Tic went living
down the drive Carriages We're turned and
driven back, the horses refusing to go further.
Pedestrians fled in terror Park Policeman
Louis Belleisle saw it and rushed madiy into
the engine-room, yelling to the fireman,
Charles Saunders:
MY God Charlie, it's ghost. s,,rer
On the form sped, spreading terror on all
aides When directly east of the park en-
zine house it darted straight toward the
building, and with a tremendous bound went
IN at an open window, falling into the engine
room. Officer Bellesle caug hit glimpse of
the flying form, and with a cry of horror
darted forward in the dark to catch it He
soon brought the fireman in with the ex-
clamsuon: "Great heavens, come quick It's
a woman, and she has no clothes on at all. "
Yes, Tn girl, but don't tell anybody"
answered the woman, whom the policeman
had caught, and was too astonished to let GO
Il want to stay here tonight and don't
want any one to know where am"
But You haven't any clothes on-not even
shoes or stockings said Officer Belleisle,
and you are cold. Where are your clothesg"
They are about mile from here up in
the park. pulled them all off, so could
outrun the doctors and the nurses, and SO
people would not know me; and did outrun
ehSAh anu icopt SOt sctie Ol me anu ran
away, and the horses all got scared, too, and
l ran IN here and am going to stay. too"
But you can't stay here, my poor girl.
What is your name and where do you liver
asked the officer.
"Oh, never mind my name nor where live.
I'm here, and the doctor can't get me- and
she laughed loud shrill laugh that made the
blood OF the policeman and the fireman run
cold as they realized that they had to deal
with a mad woman in the dark. The kind
old policeman was 100 delicate to have a
light brought, and called for the engineers
overalls and coat which, though greasy and
Uncomfortable, were the only things at hand
which would answer the purpose
They were produced by the fireman, and
the now shivering girl was induced to put
them on Then an old coat WAS brought and
wrapped around the slender form and but
toned up TO the chin. light WAS then
brought and both men were astonished to see
before them tall, slender, deicate-looking
woman, with skin as white as snow, an oval
face, with refinement, culture and intellect
showing in every lineament, dark gray eyes,
with sparkling, alert expression, and black
hair. The North Halsted street patrol wagon
was called and the poor girl was taken to the
East Chicago avenue station, and an hour
later was returned to the salitarium il,
charge Of physicians