The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-12
A MISSOURI OUTRAGE.
An APPEAL to Governor Frances Brings NJ
Good Results.

Good Results
Some time ago. one dark night, hack
man drove up in front of the residence of
c. j. Mosher, S23 \. Emporia avenue. in this
city. called out Mr.. Mosher and when that
gentleman appeared pointed towards
woman standing on the sidewalk and with
out uttering word of explanation turned
his team about and rapily drove away,
Unon investigation Mr.. Mosher found the
woman to be his wife's sister, Mrs. NJ. c.
Fry, who had been for several
years in the Nevada Mo. insane asylum.
She was still violently insane
and next day Mr.. Mosher had to
appeal 10 the generosity OF this county to
take care of the poor woman till the mat
ter Of her being turned out of the Missouri
asylum in such condition could be ex-
planned. Letters were written and is was
learned that Newton county Missouri Of
which Municipality she was a citizen re-
fused 10 maintain her in the asylum
claiming that she was not citizen. Being
pressed closer for more satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION the county in questisu claimed
that their treasury was empty and actual
ly could not maintain the woman in the
asylum. Upon receipt of this explana-
ton Governor Francis of Mis-
souri, was appealed to and
yesterday Mrs. Mosher received the
following letter from him which does
not afford her any satisfaction:
STATE OF MISSOURI,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
JEFFERSON CITY, May 9, 1892
Mrs: J. C. Mosher. So North Emporia avenue
Wichita, Kan.
DEAR MADAM: l am in receipt of yours
of the 9Th inst, asking about your sister
NJ. G. Fry who appears to have been con-
fined in the Nevada asylum until her
friends could no longer pay for her main
talnance there when she was returned to
you. All the inmates of the Missouri
Lunatic asylum are maintained either at
the cost of themselves or relatives, or if
they are poor persons their keeping is paid
for by the counties from which they are
committed. If you cannot convince the
county court of Newton county that your
sister is a citizen of that county and that
it should pay for her keeping in the asy-
lum, know of no way for her to be ad-
mitted TO a Missouri asylum except at the
expense OF her friends.
Yours Respectfully.
David r. Francis.
The next thing that viii be done is to
appeal to Governor Humphry, who will be
made acquainted with all the facts in the
case and in all probability he will open up
a correspondence with Governor Francis.
That Missouri ought to take care of the
unfortunate woman there certainly is no
doubt in view of the facts. Mrs. Fry was
a citizen of Newton. county. Mo., for
years and owned land there. Some years
ago sheswent insane and thinking it may
be only temporary she was sent over here
to her sister, Mrs. Mosher, in hopes she
would get well. After being here
and she was Immediately taken to
Missouri and placed in the Nevada insane
asylum. Mr. Mosher was made her guar
dian, and he sold her land and with the
proceeds, maintained the unfortunate
woman in the asylum according to Mis-
souri, law as quoted by Governor Francis.
The funds finally gave cut and Mr.. Mosher
could do no more for her. She then be-
came chargeable to Newton county, and
when Newton county refused to pay for
her, saying that she left there before enter
ing the asylum and lived in this county,
she was Immediately shipped here in the
most cruel and heartless manner. The
claim of Newton county is, of
course, absurd, for she never
acquired citizenship in this county
not coming here with that intention nor
living here long enough to acquire citizen
ship In the meantime the poor woman
is in Jail in this county, and will probably
remain there till the adamantine heart of
the commonwealth of Missouri softens
Kansas is a Christian commonwealth, and
she will not permit the unfortunate to
starve or perish; but at the same time the
people feel that they have enough to do to
take care of their own poor without ex-
tending their charity over the border
into Missouri