The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-29
POOR KATIE SINOTT.
She Became Insane Because of
Her Lovers Perfidy.
a Bodie Mining Superintendent Won Her
Love and Then Basely Deserted Her and
Married Another.

i one OF the saddest and most affecting
cases mat ever came before the Commls-
sloners Oh Insanity was revealed YESTERDAY
/ when Kate Grant. a pretty girl ahont q
years OF age, was examined as to her sanity,
| Her real name is Katie Sinott and her home
! was in Virginia City.
hen 10 years of age she went 70 Rode
ana there secured work as waitress in
| one Oh the hotels Being a handsome brn-
hette with flashing black eyes and beapti.
'ul inquire, she became quite a belle in the
mountain mining camp.
Soon after hers arrival she met John w
Nelly, mining superintendent, who board
eG al the hotel where Katie was working
lie paid particular attention TO her. and
she. becoming infatuated with him, received
MS proposal OF marriage in good faith. She
considered she had made good match.
during the engagement the trusting girl
went about with her lover, and il was not
long tefore he had taken advantage Of her
love In base manner. He POSTPONED the
DAY OF marriage until Katie became the
mother of child, little girl who is now
ABOUT Is months old.
ACKNOWLEDGE HIS CHILD.
Kelly acknowledged that he was the
Iather OF the child. and made promises to
care lof IL, and also to marry the girl Who
hau given her love to him,
" AZ one Time soon after the child was born
Maize rather, miner and deputv Sheriff
III virginia City, hearing of the trouble his
daughter was ID, went to Bodie and made
an attempt to Kill the DESTROYER of his
ehiid,s happiness He fired two shots at
Nelly. wounding him in the head. While
lying wounded Kelly promised 10 marry
Katie and also signed an agreement TO nav
Coz month Tor the child's support
Katie moved TO this city and the remit
Lances OF money were sent regularIv
RELY came here several weeks ago and one
day met Katie on kearny street. and after
ward called on her at 225 Geary street
where he renewed his promises of marriage
anu she believed him. for her old love for
him was still strong.
Her hopes were blasted, though, last week
Wnen she learned that he had married an
other. The shock WAS such that il nnhal-
anced her reason, and in frenzy of despair
she caught uD her little girl and started
toward the water front with the intention
Oh throwing herself aud child overheard.
hef Idhdiady, however, noticed her strange
actlohS, anu with the assistance of police
oihcer frustrated her purpose. From that
time she never recovered her reason.
HER CHILD's PICTURE.
- heSe facts came out yesterday before the
commissioners Miss Grant sat between
her mother and another lady gazing in
tently upon a photograph OF herself and
child. Every now and thea She Womb
snatch mp the picture and kiss it passion
ately, crying as she did so: ''You dear little
one, thought l would kill you. XIII him
and then kill myself. Oh, what pretty
child she Isl? ard she turned it to the
doctors and spectators 'Do
linen she continued addressing the
picture again: why didn't he marry me
ana then, dear one. you would have had
decent name and the disgrace eould not fall
on you. On, God will punish him. The
WOrld Will not shun him because he has
money, and that bought him young wife
-hotheF, motherI tell these gentlemen to
child" ''00'
Never had there been a more affecting
scene IN the room where insane persons are
examined. 1t was pitiful to see the beauti-
Iul Young creature with her disordered
reason ana Wild eyes fixed on her baby's
picture. ana cry ing out such words.
Dr. Robertson. the physician, tried to
distract her attention from her wretched-
ness. but 1t was of no avail; she reverted TO
Ii continually.
HER REASON SHATTERED.
There was no possibility OF doubt that
her reason was completely shattered Inv |
the shock caused by her disgrace.
She continually complained OF pains in |
her mead ana when her mother began Sob !
olng she turned TO her and said saothingly
Don't Interfere with me, mother"
Then again she broke out regarding
Kelly marriage and calling attention to
her child's picture. II was going to kill
him and why didn't | % she cried wringing
her hands.
Lille unfortunate girl was sent TO Napa
name. She has-a1Ways been known under
the name of her stepfatAer~Grant.
Her little baby girl will be cared for by
the unfortunate glrPs mother.