Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-10
is CRAZY AS A LOON.
Sarah Althea Terry Takes Bath and
Refuses to Get Out Again
TILL ALLOWED BY THE SPIRITS.
She Is Arraigned in Court for Hearing as
to Her Insanity.
SOME OF HER MOST PECULIAR FREAKS

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9.-Mammy
Pleasant, the old colored woman who is the
only true friend left to unfortunate Sarah
Althea Terry, to-day swore out warrant
for the arrest of the famous plaintiff in the
Sharon divorce case on q charge Of insanity.
Mrs Terry's latest escapade occurred in
the Hamman baths yesterday. She took q
bath there, and after receiving massage
treatment refused to move until 'the
spirits" should consent. She failed to get
their consent. for about three hours, and dur
ing all that time remained on a marble slab.
About o'clock she got up. dressed herself
and left the place.
Sarah was arrested shortly before noon
to-day, and brought before Judge Levy.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Pleasant, and
looked weary. When, with disheveled
hair and glaring eyes, she entered the
courtroom, she exclaimed:
"What does all this mean7 Do they really
think the widow of Judge Terry is an insane
woman? Well, well! Let them examine
me. I want Judge Coffey to conduct the e1-
animation"
Rambling Talk Of the Lunatic.
Mrs. Pleasant spoke kindly to her, but
she continued to talk in rambling manner.
'tI am broke" size said, 'T pawned ring
last night to get my dinner. and slept in
the park all night, for did not have bed
upon which to rest my head. Look at my
shoe
Here she reached down, pulled off one of
her shoes, and held it up to the gaze of
everybody in the court room. ''That is my
little SHOE" she exclaimed, and then
laughed hysterieally. cts full of cleo
tricitv, but I'm going to put it on my foot.
There's magnetism in that foot. Nanny
Pleasant is not my friend, now. She thinks
I'm insane. Ha! ha! They don't know
me-"
At this juncture Judge Levy made his
appearance. When he took his seat on the
bench the unfortunate woman, long ac-
customed to seeing judges and listening to
court proceedings, surrounded by host of
attorneys, recognized him instantly, and
smiles wreathed her countenance.
Mrs. Terry gave the names of a score of
witnesses whom she wanted summoned to
prove her sanity. The Judge agreed to
subpoena them, and then set the hearing for
tomorrow morning.
Careful About Her Custody.
want to put me in somebody's custody"
said Mrs. Terry. IT don't want to go into
Nanny Peasants custody" she continued,
and at the same time she looked sneeringly
at the old colored woman. "She sent
big black man into my room the other
night and don't think that was proper, so
I want to be put in charge of DR.. Living
ston."
Mrs Terry then arose and picked up
valise and largo quantity Of old wire,
which she said was charged with electricity,
and went away with deputy sheriff to the
Home for Inebriates, where she will be de-
tanned until tomorrow morning.
As Sarah walked cut of the room she was
followed by large crowd, upon whom she
smiled pleasantly. Her appearance was
Shabby genteel" She wore long seal
skin coat, torn in several places, and which
looked as if it had been made for a woman
much larger than Mrs. Terry. Her hat had
no doubt once been q choice bit
of millinery. It was of the turban
style, but the trimmings were
all away, and her unkempt hair seemed to
be tangled in the feathers of the hat Her
dress was in tatters and her face had been
rouged until she looked as if she had been
made up for part in burlesque opera
When she entered the hack Nanny Pleas
ant accompanied her. As she stepped in
she said: "Here come the electricals!
Pull down the curtalns!'