The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-01
SHE WAS NOT CRAZY.

A St. Louis School Teacher Before an
IuAanity Bosrd.
Miss Ada Lohrer, a st. Louis school
teacher. appeared not to know whether
to look gay or sad yesterday afternoon
when a commission in lunacy pro-
nounced her zane.
Her aunt, Mrs. L. G. Straube. and
other witnesses thought she was incapa-
BILE of taking care of herself, and after
the lady had been discharged stood
around talking about how she walked
the floor at night, and were distinctly
annoyed that Miss Lohrer was permitted
to walk out OF the courtroom as free as
they were.
The subject OF all this attention is a
medium-sized lady, whose age was given
as 30 years. but who looks 10 years
younger. Her features are plain in re-
pose but quite expressive when she
spoke or smiled, and che displayed intel
ligenoe of high order, although, as she
admitted, she has odd.
In the examination yesterday she
seemed somewhat amused at the con-
Germ shown by her aunt and the others,
and broke into smiles several times as
she explained queer notions which had
puzzled her relatives and the people
where she boarded.
She left st. Louis not long ago, and
has been here only short time. From
her aunts account she and her sister
had been spoiled by their mother, whom
she described as q most admirable
housekeeper. They had become so crit
ical on account Of this excellence OF their
ha,v hn hod
been afraid to invite them to her house.
1t was owing to this that she with con-
siderable trep;dation invited the young
lady when she came to be with them in
the daytime. On account of the crowded
condition OF the ssnitarum she keeps,
she was unable to offer her room.
Mrs. Straube explained how the young
lady had been queer in St. Louis, and
felt that she ought to be taken care of.
She went on and on in her recital of the
lives OF her st. Louis relatives, and was
finally stopped by the physicians, who
had decided that in this instance the
walls of an asylum were not necessary.
Miss Lohrer said that as a girl she was
queer, and was of a nervous tempera-
ment. She was here among etrangers,
and had no doubt that her reticence was
misunderstood by the ladies who sur
rounded her. She felt her loneliness
keenly, and it had affected her some
what during the few weeks che had been
in Los Angeles.
Her aunt had called attention to
queer letter Miss Lohrer wrote her hus-
band, in which she spoke of living with
him in q rose-covered cottage. The
young lady laughed heartily at this evil
dence OF her insanity, and explained
that that letter WAC iacetous. Evil
IDENTIFY her aunt and other relatives are
devoid OF a sense of hnmor or Miss
Lohrer's attempts at wit are somewhat
strained.
AT the conclusion of the examination
| Miss Lohrer asked ii she was free to go
| where she wished, and when informed
that she could, said she wanted to get
somewhere away from the influences
that made her nervous.
| Her aunt cordially invited her to come
home with her. She thanked her and
promised to 60. but said that che was
afraid that sanitarium was not exactly
the place for her to get her nerves
settled. She went out with Mrs. Straube
in an amicsble manner and promised to
control her nervousness.