Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-05
HELEN DESERTED HER PARENTS.
A Beautiful Young Woman Infatuated
With q Servant Girl.


CNew York Herald)
A beautiful young woman was arraigned
in the Harlem Police Court Monday
afternoon on variant issued at the
instance OF her father. charging her with
being of unsound mind. The prisoner Is
a bright, vivacious girl. 20 years old. with
n mass of blonde hair that fell In curls
down her back She is Helen. the daugh-
ter of Charles G. Lundborg. of No. 2SS
west l35th street. a marine architect.
Mr. Lundborg told Justice Burke that
the prisoner was born in Sweden. Early
In life she developed symptoms or hip
disease and the family travelled all over
Europe. consulting the best physicians
as to the best treatment for their dau8h-
ter. Thus Helen had ample opportunities
for education. She Is an accomplished
ungiiist, speaking six languages huently.
The Lundborgs are we'll to do. live In
fashionable house In west 18th street,
and have spared no means to make the
girls life bright and happy, hoping thus
to relieve her distress OF mind because
of her deformity Up to last summer the
parents had no cause for complaint, nor
was there the slightest suspicion that
their daughter was not OF thoroughly
robust mind. About June last they en-
ployed as maid of all work a girl named
Kate Newell The Lundborgs maintain
a summer residence In the Atlantic High
lands. and thither last summer they re-
moved, taking Kate Newell with them.
THEY WENT AWAY TOGETHER.
Mr. Lundborg alleges that he noticed his
daughter acting peculiarly toward the lat
ter part Of August, and not liking the
unseemly infatuation that his daughter
seemed to have for his servant. he dis
charged the latter. When Helen learned
of this she created scene. declaring
that she would leave the house too II
Kate went So the Lundborgs kept Kate
After q few weeks the servant was dis
missed.
The night previous to the servants de-
parture MIR. Lundborg was awakened by
hearing a noise in his daughters room
Entering he found that Helen had packed
the most of her belongings In Rates
trunk preparatory to leaving home. An
other scene resulted. and the upshot OF
IL was that both girls left the house that
night.
The Lundborgs lost all trace OF their
daughter for about four weeks. when she
was discovered living In a m'seraoly-fur-
nlshed apartment on the west SIDE. not
far from the centre Of the Tenderloin
Her whereabouts were discovered through
q Mr.. Cummings, lawyer Helen had en-
ployed on some trivial matter He wrote
to Mr.. Lundborg that the sooner he re-
moved his daughter from the Influence OF
her companion the better. giving II as
his opinion that she would eventually
lose her mind.
Helen was arrested and taken home
The fanny noticed that she acted
A. bo t.,oc ViOlpnt
and had to be watched lest she should
harm herself. After remaining at home a
week, Helen finally eluded the vigilance
of her parents, and again sought her
friend Kate. For four weeks the Lund-
borgs searched high and low for the
missing girl, employing private detectives.
COMMITTED FOR EXAMINATION.
She was discovered a week ago, in
company with Kate, in a furnished
room house kept by Mrs. Faulkner. at
No. 23i west Thirty-ninth street. Mr..
Lundborg charged his daughter with as
sociating with persons OF immoral char
acter, alleged that she was of unsound
mind, and had a warrant issued yester-
day. Helen was arrested by Court-Otticer
Stetter, of the Harem Police Court, yes
terday afternoon. and later was arraigned
in that court.
When made acquainted with the
charges, the young girl Indignantly de-
clared that they were absolutely untrue,
and said they were the result of per-
secution on the part OF her father. She
declared that she had made a vow to be
n sister to Kate In the hour of her need,
and that now Kate was out Of employ
ment and her brother had recently died.
she felt that she should stay with her
to comfort her.
How have you supported yourself since
leaving homer" asked Lawyer T.. A. Scott,
who appeared for the Lundborgs.
Il have lived on Hates saving and a
private loan" Helen retorted.
Helen refused to say where she had
made the loan. and Justice Burke COM
mitted her to Bellevue Hospital, to be
examined as to her sanity.