St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-04
MINDS THAT WANDER.
Four of Them Were Considered by
Judge Corrigan Yesterday.

Yesterday might have been apprO-
priately called crazy day" in the pro-
bate court. In the summer time it was
no unusual thing for judge Corrigan to
examine and commit four or five pa
tents to the insane asylum in one day,
but during cold weather it Is a very re-
markable thing. Four very sad cases
of insanity were on the calendar yes
terday-three women and one man.
The most pitiable case of all was that
of Mary Ida Davis. very pretty young
girl who had been living i'm First street
bagniO under the name of Vivian Clay
ton. Mary is only twenty-fOur years of
age and a total wreck-physically and
mentally. She first began TO show signs
OF dementia last summer by wandering
aimlessly from the house at all hours of
the night. She was brought into the
probate court for examination last Au-
gust, but the physicians thought she
was only temporarily afflicted with
some BRAIN disorder brought on by dis
sIpation, and so. instead of committing
her to the asylum, the court sent
her TO the House of the Good
Shepherd. Since her confinement in
this institution she has gradually
grown worse until she has become a
raVing maniac. When brought back to
the probate court Yesterday, the girl
was a most pitiable sight to behold. Her
face was ashen-pale; her eyes cleaned
fercely from their blackened sockets;
her lips were blue and trembling, and
her long golden hair hung over her
shoulders in disorder. She was totally
unable to answer the questions put to
her by the examining physicians, and
only stared at them blankly. The doc
fnr "a ~ bar Ing l.
of the worst form and that she cannot
live her life of agony much longer. She
was sent TO the st. Peter asylum.
Another very sad case was that of
Mrs. Kate Arnold. widow of thirty
three years. Mrs. Arnold and her sis
ter conducted dreSsmakng establish
ment at SIS Hennepin avenue. Within
the last six months her husband, her
sister and her only child have died, and
the bereavements have been more than
the poor woman can stand. She is suf-
fering from a very severe attack of
melancholia. but will probably recover
within few months. Mrs. Arnold's
brother arrived in the city Yesterday
afternoon, and expressed a desire to
take his sister to his home in Illinois.
Judge COrrigan advised the young man
to allow the patient to be taken to the
St. Peter asylum, where she will re-
ceive proper care and attention from
physicians and nurses experienced in
curing just such cases as hers. The
brother accepted the judges ad-
vice thankfully. and Mrs. Arnold will
be taken to st. Peter this morning.
Miss Kate DenisOn was the third IN
fortunate woman committed yesterday.
She is fOrty-twO years of age. and has
been living at 2749 Nicollet avenue
Miss DenisOn was q music teacher and
overWOrk in her profession is given as
the cause of her present condition. She
is not violently insane, but her mind
wanders and she has strange hallucina-
tons. She was sent to the Rochester
asylum. and will probably recover with
in a short time.
George F. Bornholdt, an old, white
haired laborer, was also committed to
| Rochester. He is suffering from some
acute brain trouble. brought on by old
age. Mr.. B0rnholdt is siXty-eight years
of age, and has been living at 624 Sixth
| avenue north.