The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-03-14
The aaithita Daily gsg oruug 1areh a. 1854
QUEER CASE.
Mrs Peter Helm Sent the County jail
FOR INSANITY.

Mrs. John Helm, living near Mt Hope
went insane yesterday.
The circumstances are thrilling and tho
scene exciting.
Mr. and Mrs. Helm brought their baby
boy to the Office of DR.. Shults to have
necessary operation performed on him,
When the doctor was about ready TO do
he work Mrs Helm said that she believ-
ed she could not bear to see it and left the
office and went down stairs. While down
stairs she began to think about the pains
her baby was then enduring and In the
twinkling of an eye she was raving ma
niac. With outstretched arms sue New
from the place she sat and went
screaming aud running to the DOCTORS
uffice.
She rushed for her child screaming wild
~ and the doctor for q moment could
hardly realize what was up. A sign from
her husband Was sufficient When shs
couldu't geL the CHILD she wanted to jump
out through the windows. and whiie the
father was protecting the cnlidren the
doctor was protecting Mrs Helm from self
destruction Dr.. Shu!tz said that 1t was
the most thrilling scene be had ever wit
messed. The woman would tear her hair
out in big punches and yell and scream
with terrific force. she also tried to tear
her clothes off and this, too, the doctor nad
TO prevent. The seems lasted for ne riy
an hour. People came to The door and neard
the screaming but turned away when they
saw the woman fighting Tor ner cniid,
thinking that il Was family quarrel IN
which they did not want to be mixed. In
this manner the doctor could nnd
40 one To send for help AMI he couldn't
leave the woman, fearing that Sue would
kill herself He saw that her Lace Was
turning blue and he barely had time to
rush TO his medicine closet Tor drug TO
give her, for he saw with practiced eye
that her heart ac:i ion WAS falling. Al
another time he was compelled to forcs
her into the rear room where his medicine
WAS kept, and he gave her radical doss
which had tendency to mitigate her
violent actions Happily at this time
Cnief Cone arrived and upon ascertalnlug
the Cause of the excitement, Called
vehicle and had her conveyed to the county
iail. where she was placed in the womau's
cell. Mrs. Sheriff Royse took charge OF
her, gave her personal attention aud III
short time she fell into sleep.
The above is one way reporter Ior the
EAGLE got the story, but later develop
mrnts justified an amendment.
Late last night "a reporter visited the jail
on other business and Sheriff koyse said
casually: I'VE have woman here that
is supposed to be crazy; she Is no more
crazy thnn you or l. "
Is it Mrs Heinz"
s'Yes. l knew her for years and know
that she is not crazy, but come, you can
see for yourself" =,
Mrs. Helm was seen in the female cell
ana she was calm aud apparently rational
She Sat up in her couch and told her story
IN broken English or broken German
whatever it may bs called. Sne said that
her husbands name was Feter Helm
and not John Helm. She also said
that she was never III the asylum
as was currently reported yesterday. She
said that her husband was very uuklnd to
her and would slap her and abuse her ter
riby, aud that he would abuse her every
day in the week ami Sunday. too.
AS it was very late her full story could
not be thoroughly heard, but she, said
enough to make matters look very queer.
An investigation would not bs lmperti-
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