St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-24
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.
TRYING 70 RILR0A5 A S.HE WJMav
TO AN INSANE ASYLUM.
THE CASE OFF MRS. BLAasDELL

adJndged Insane by an Otter Tail
County Court Commissioner
She Appeals to the Supreme
Court-That Body Declines to
Interfere and Dismisses Her
Case.
Mrs. NJ. j. Blaisdell is lady who has
gained much prominence in political
affairs in Northern Minnesota. and as
the result is now in much distress. She
was recently accused of being insane,
and so adludged by the Otter Tail
county authorities.
She alleges that this movement
against her is due to desire for politi-
cal revenge. As to this we do not now
assume to speak, but the GLOBE has no
hesitation in denouncing as an outrage
an attempt to incarcerate in an insane
asylum a woman manifestly as sane as
Mrs. Blaisdell is.
Without money or counsel to defend
herself she managed to take an appeal
TO the supreme court, but the appeal
was dismissed yesterday. and she seems
to be turned over to the tender mercies
of the Otter Tail county authorities.
The following petition to the court
shows her standing, so far as sanity is
concerned, among her neighbors:
STATE OF MINNESOTA. S., COUNTY
OF OTTER TAIL-PELICAN RAPIDS.
Mimi, Nov. Is, 1S93.-'ro the Supreme
Court OF the State of Minnesota: We,
the undersigned, citizens of the village
of Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail county.
MIMI, who are acquainted with Marie
y. Blalsdell, and who come in daily con-
tact with her and have known her for
the past five years, do not believe her
insane, and, TO the best of our opinion,
do believe her sane.
W. c. CRANDELL. Druggist.
FRED HERTING, Farmer
T. Nj. ORYALL, Barber.
n. n. HAGEN. Farm Machinery.
Henry DREssLER, Attorney. at Law.
J. A. FAULDs, Farmer.
l.. Il. AMMoNDSoN, Clerk.
IL. Il. ONSoN. Furniture Dealer.
NJ. T. WHEELER. Business Woman.
II. G. HARRIS. Farmer.
SAM Under. Merchant.
j. J. HOLMAN, Clerk in Store.
K. [. QUA1LE, Merchant.
u. BJoRKMEN, Tailor.
CARL j. CARLSON. Tailor.
JOHN NELSON, Grocery.
w. E. 1NGALL, Farmer.
BERTHA KNUDSoN,
Wife of Harness StOrekeeper.
OLE A. KNUDSON,
Harness and Saddlery.
JOSEPH SHADwELL, Farmer.
Z. c. HANSON, Harnessmaker.
+. g. PERCIyAL,
Nnrtharp Etavotnr Hop,no1u
b. II. WAsHBURN,
Deputy Postmaster.
CRANDELI. 81 WASHBURN,
Milliners.
Mrs, LOGAN, HOtelkeeper.
K. KNUDsoN, Hotelkeeper.
o. j. MORRISON, Wheat Buyer.
E. MARKAsON, Painter.
Mrs. MARKASoN,
Nearest Neighbor.
Mrs. Blaisdell is a great talker, and
on this account has been nicknamed
the minnesota Blizzard" She prob
ably does not talk any livelier than
many other women, and if that was a
basis for insanity our asylums would
multiply rapidly. But all her talk is
clear and connected, without the slight
est shadow of insanity or wildness of
any description. If she can be rail-
roaded to an insane asylum it will show
that there is no safety for any one.
Not alone to aid a woman without
means to protect herself. but in the
interest of the public generally move
ment should be inaugurated to see that
this sane woman is not incarcerated in
all asylum.
The men who are guilty of this per
secution should be exposed and pun
iShed.
In the interests of humanity and the
protection of society the GLOBE will be
one of ten to bear the necessary legal
expense of following this matter to its
conclusion. Or we will take charge of
subscriptions and apply the funds to
the purpose named.
There is no time for delay. Let those
willing to join in good deed send in to
the GLOBE today their subscriptions, or
a guaranty to stand oue-tenth of the
necessary legal expense.
1t is the cause of the people in behalf
Of themselves.