The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-21
SHE RAVED OF HER WRONGS.
BR0kER SCOTS FORMER COOK sAYs
HE DROVE HER INSANE


she 10 Ar~sssea ss~ nee VIVA Behavior ..
1resAway-1sr SOFT Against Mr.. sesss
se~ o1e.ooe Nsr the rnprisoaraeat which
she Declares UahisEed Her Mind.
The attention OF Policeman Murray Of the
Broadway squad was attracted about 10 o'clock
yesterday morning to q short, stout woman Of
middle ago. who was running up and down the
street In front Of tho Broadway Tabernacle at
Broadway and Thirty fourth street, scattering
the churchgoers right and left. Tho woman
was hstless. and her long black hair
hung loosely over her head and shoulders.
She had on soiled black dress OF good ma
terlal. and In her hand che had two rolls OF
paper. which she waved In the air. Every now
ana thon she would unfold one OF tho papers
and read It's contents In an audible tone
Murray seized her By the arm and said:
YOU'D better como with me-" 81 ~
"No. no." replied tho woman. Il must 60.
must. Don't you see It In the papers2
Listen: And the said Bridget Hickey de-
mands $4,000 ,dama9es.' Hear thatT she
won't on. "Thats in the papers. and must
see my lawyers"
Tho policeman took her TO the Twenty ninth
street station house. and later arraigned her
in the Jefferson Market Police Court. where
Justice Kelly committed her for examination
IS to her sanity.
The woman kept raving about the suit and
accusing somebody Of having driven her
crazy. Once or twice she seemed to suddenly
wS "a dSss !. 81 PssnsS don't understand
5, lie court oi sse induced her to 10.
$ ;svH rrs;ss SSdsss hsss2 Ss,;
%sas sss former name wass
PAPER is the afidavt OF one Bridget Hickey
yer j. Noble Hayes OF 10 broadway.
nsis $ sos 5s B 1885,
Wet Fifty. seventh street shs ! applied e M:
ssspssticp q ton days STs Scott told her TIC
Ssve; she and had time
I'd, She was dragged through the streets
there locked up for three hours in room with
s Ss rnd sns f se
ton house. whore she spent the night.
:, Tho next morning she was again taken to
and said: You are discharged. but You must
4st @ RGs s st.
Tss Ss e s ay @ mar
terrible disgrace, and Injured her in both mind
and body and started q mental trouble from
which she may never recover She ends her
statement BY demanding 80 900 damages.
Ess% HSsss SsS Sssa ;sS%pSSs
OF many vel! known persons.
The defendant mentioned in the first paper
Is Mr.. George q. Scott, the broker. Of 10 Broad
;;ss 4 ss $;s
woman satisfied them as q servant,
s salano es. Mr. scos sem ssa ss Called
become violent. 1t was at my request that |
the Justice discharged her. When was |
served With p;,p pe 10 q $1,000 suit was
iieve, settled the case for 800 or $3.50 Any
way. have never heard Of the case since. ! |
am sorry for the woman. but her statement |
that am rssponsibls for her present mental
h ssl s SEES: shown SYMPTOMS q
8rs Arson Phelps Stokes employed Bridget |
Hickey several years ago. and Kept her for .
itI ssid Mra stoEes
money. ! gave her something and she went |
ssr rs Wese TWsnsyrst str seeq Il
was ascertained that the Hickey woman lived |
there mp to two. or three days ago. No one |
there had noticed signs Of insanity.
.ssn thss f. soSS s.d dven 6sr
She became violent and was with difficulty |
Oubdued.