Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-20
LOOK s. LIKE CRIME.
Mysterious Insanity Case De-
veIoped at Chicago.
A BEAUTIFUL AND UNKNOWN GIRL.

brought to the Acting County Physician
by an Equally Unknown Young Man,
who Tells a Story that Turns Out to DO
Faise-The Girl Wildly Mad and Evil
IDENTITY of Good Family - Probably
Wronsed and Abducted-Her Descrip-
tion.
CHICAGO Aug. 20-Judge Brown began
the hearing of a case yesterday which
promises to develop some sensational feat
ures Confined in the Detention hospital
is young girl. She is a maniac and no
one knows who she is or where she came
from. The circumstances of her confne-
ment make IL almost certain that some
one has deceived her and has taken this
means to quietly be rid of her. Late
Wednesday night DR.. Holden, who is act
ing county physician in the temporary abb
sence of DIR. Noble, was summoned from
his bed by vigorous ring of the door-bell.
A closed hack stood in front of the door
and from it emerged a young man leading
a girl.
Who Can Identity This Girl?
The girl was raving in delirium. She
was handsome, about 81 years old, and
feet 3 inches in height. Her hair was a
dark brown and her eyes, which were par
ticulariy large, of a brown shade. She
was neatly dressed in gray skirt, around
the bottom of which was n black braid.
Her pink and white waist was held to the
skirt by broad black girdle. Around her
neck was red tie. jauntily adjusted. The
young man was extremely nervous, and
when the doctor asked him what he could
do for him stammered in reply: 1.-The
girl is my cousin. Her name is Lizzie
Barrett, and her home is at 1926 Vernon
avenue. About four days ago she went
insane and became so violent that had to
bring here
Looks Decidedly Suspicious.
1t was long time before the doctor
could get anything more out of the young
man and not until he refused to receive
the girl without further information.
Finally the young man said his name was
George Woodbridge, living at 1926 Yer
non avenue; that his witnesses would be
T. H. Cannon, 179 Washington street, and
H. X. Ballard, 1922 Vernon avenue; that
they would appear yesterday. He then,
evidently relieved ran, to his ha OK and de-
parted.
The Les That Young Man Told.
But The young man seems to have lied
with great glibness He and his witnesses
did not appear yesterday, for the probable
reason, as to the witnesses that they do
not exist. They are not to be found at the
alleged addresses; neither are George
Woodbridge or Lizzie Barrett known at
the address given as their home. Not
scrap of paper was found on the girl. Her
clothing is unmarked and she is entirely
unable to tell anything, although evil
IDENTIFY in mortal terror of some one
Continually Calls for "Charlie."
She hears voices menacing her in the
air, and continually calls the name of
Charlie and begs him to come to her.
Her main delusion is that she was forcibly
taken from her home and drowned in the
lake. "That some one is trying to get rid
of the girl | am almost certain" said DIR.
Holden. "She is constantly in mortal
terror, and l am convinced that she has
been violently taken from her home. 1t
is likely that she was brought here from
some other city. From her bearing and
language, though delrious, it is evident
that she is. of good family and aristocratic."