Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-29
INSANE CAPRICES.
Ireaks of a Oemented Girl in
Chicago.
HER PET AVERsIONs Prosecuted

Eaptist Clergyman Made Unhappy by
scornfuI Remarks During His PRAYER.
mr. sermons N Early Call Followed
nv Destructiud of Furniture i'm the
Preachers Home - Belligerent Con.
duct Toward Lady Member of the
Flock.
CHICAGO, Jan. 29-Ethel Molfatt the
9-year old daughter of well-to.do parents
who live on De- kalb street, has succeeded
in making life miserable the last few DAYS
for the Rev. DR.. William NJ Lawrence
psstor of the Second Baptist church, at
Morgan and Monroe streets. Ethel was
discharged from the insane asylum at
Kankakee Il couple of weeks ago as cured
patient. Freedom evidently did not a gree
with her, as she embraced every oppor
tunity to show her lunacy. She began
frequenting the Second Baptist church
prayer meetings, and in responding to the
Rev Lawrence's eloquent appeals to come
to the throne she would calculate "Ratsp
An Early Call on the Doctor.
Occasionally she would vary her com.
ment by characterizing the doctors utter
ances as ~Out of sight or "Ain't that a
dandy prayer" and so forth and so ON.
The good people of the congregation bore
with the woman in the hope of saving a
burning brand" and it was doubtless
their kindness to her that lead her
TO excuses. AT O'clock YESTERDAY
morning, just as Dr. Lawrence re-
turned TO his home, 49, West Mon
roe street, from the Union Lea que
club banquet, there was a violent pul, on
the dOor-bell. 1t was answered by the
servant, who was confronted by Ethel
The latter demanded admittance on the
plea that she had to see the doctor on an
urgent matter. The servant demurred
and thereupon Ethel bounced upon her and
proceeded TO beat her over the head and
face. The noise of the scuffle attracted
DR. Lawrence, but before he could reach
the hallway the woman had disappeared
Proceeded to Smash Furniture
In the belief that the crazy woman had
left the house the doctor retired to mis-
room and the servant to hers, and just as
they were about dropping off to sleep they
were aroused by a most tremendous
racket in tho parlor. Ethel had started in
TO demOlish the furniture, and was sue
Ceeding famously. Half dozen chairs
had been smashed, and she was giving her
attention to the pictures on the wall when
a couple of officers from the Lake street
station walked in and interfered with her
amusement. They had been called by DR.
Lawrence, who first went TO the house OF
DIR. Burns, on Latin street. near Madison,
who he knew could communicate with the
station through g rr;atrol boy
An Assault on a Woman.
The officers marched Ethel out upon the
street, but in some mysterious way she
succeeded in escaping, and about + o'clock
In the morning aroused Mrs. Lizzie Aiken.
OF l01 South Morgan street Mrs. Aiken
is one of the ardent workers in the Second
Baptist church, but she did not fancy such
an early visit, and when she told Ethel so
the latter proceeded to make matters de.
cldedly warm. She said she had come
there to stay, and if she was going to lie
denied entrance she would at least have
the satisfaction of knowing she had
thrashed a good Christian in her home.
Sultlng her actions to her words, she
mauled Mrs. Aiken over the head. and
finally working her way into the front
room, started in to repeat the destruction
she had worked at DR.. Lawrence's.
Elected, but Still on the Warpath
Mrs. Aiken Is one of the missionaries of
the church, and is willing to take GER
tain amount of abuse and even few hard
knocks in behalf of the Lord, but when il
came to question of having her furni.
ture destroyed on the same account she
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infuriated Ethel was forcibly elected from
the premises and thrown painting upon
the sidewalk. She lay long enough to re-
cover her breath and then started out to
find another member of the church. She
located the next one at 2l3 South Morgan
street, where George w. Egbert, the build
ing superintendent of the church, resides
This was about 6 o'clock in the morning
and, as the servants were up, she had lit
Tie difficulty in gaining admittance, espe-
ciaily as she said her business with Mr.
hSoert was OF the utmost Importance.
Went for the Furniture Again.
The girl who admitted her led her into
the partor, and it was presumably the
sight of the good furniture that aroused
Ethel again, as she started in on her work
Of demolition as soon as the servants back
"ao luTHsu. L ne racket soon Drought Mr.
Egbert to the scene, and in less time than
II takes to tell it the crazy woman was
landed on the sidewalk. Mr. Egbert
knew her perfectly well, and for that rea-
sou, probab!r, did not consider it worth
While to secure a warrant for her arrest.
4 .ked for Protection.
None of the facts in the case would have
become known had not Mr. Egbsrt ap
peaIed at the Desp.aines street station
last night to ask that couple OF officers
be sent to tie regular weekly prayer meet
ing To cheek Ethel's religious fervOr. He
uia not want her arrested, he said, but
only restrained from interfering irreverent
and unseemly remarks into DIR. Lawrence's
eloquent prayers for the wicked. Her com
meht, he explained, was very annoying to
the uevOut worshipers, while it furnished
an occasion for the amusement of the
more worldly minded. A police detail
was made, but the young woman did not
put In an appearance
These lie Prehistoric Bones.
WICHITA, Kan, Jan 29-The skeleton
OIL huge animal has been discovered on
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