The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-02
CRAZY TO GET HERE
WOMAN BOUND FOR WICHITA
CREATES A WILD SCENE

Jumps Upon a Seat in the Coach aud YeIls
that She is Coming to Wichita--Admon-
ishes the Conductor to Feed the Engine
with Oil that it will Run Faster
shrieks Her Passionate Fondness for
the Peerless Princess of the Plains
Finally Placed in "A Hospital in Kansas
City-Humane Agent Takes Care of Her
The Kansas City Times has the fol-
lowing. which shows that people who
are coming to Wichita, even if they are
demented, are pulled off the train and
locked UP there in order to swell the
population of that town The woman
who figures, is Lucinda Moore. She has
relatives in this city, who will go after
her.
This is the Times story: A passenger
conductor on the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad is relating to his
friends an episode that occurred on his
run yesterday in which an insane and
muscular woman played leading part
and the train crew supported her with
energy and vigor.
The conductors run is between this
city and Chicago. His train pulled out
of the union depot, Chicago, Saturday
night on schedule time. Apparently,
the run promised to be devoid of inter-
est as a charity circus. Forty miles
this side of Chicago the conductor
punched a ticket that belonged to a
colored woman who sat near the center
OF one of the first-class coaches, The
ticket read from Chicago TO Wichita.
I'm going TO Wichita" said the wo-
man to the conductor, when she pro-
duced her ticket.
''Yes'm,'' replied the conductor
Il want TO go in a hurry" exclaimed
the woman. patting her hands on the
seat arm.
I'VE are running on schedule time
now
Put in more coal; heat the fires; oil
makes heat. Hurry up the train
The woman's incoherent talk coupled
with her actions, caused the conductor
to look sharply at her. He suspected
at once that she was crazy, and called
the attention of the brakemen to her.
with orders to keep sharp lookout for
her The admonition had hardly been
given before the woman began TO utter
strange cries, every now and then eX-
clsiming:
Il want to go to Wichita"
She stood up on the car seat and dane
ed a jig, whooping all the while 4
brakeman tried 10 quiet her down, but
his efforts only had the effect of increas-
ing her demonstra ton. She fought him
off when he attempted to take hold of
her TO get her in the seat, and all night
long she sang songs and told the pas
sengers in the car all about Wichita,
in a loud and turbulent voice. a brake
man guarded her to keep her from jump
Ing out Of the window
There was little sleep in that car Sat
urday night. Every time the conductor
passed through the coach where the col
ored woman was being guarded, she
hon'barded him with interrogations con
corning the Beerless Princess of the
Plains When the train arrived at the
Kansas City union depot yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock a tired train crew
took noisy colored woman from the
cars and turned her over to the depot
police.
rs this Wichita?" she asked.
Nav" quickly and simultaneously
answered everyone who heard the ques-
ton, vigorously.
The patrol wagon was called and the
woman was taken to central station
She was searched and had $5191 and
two baggage checks in a purse. There
was nothing in her purse or about her
person To reveal her identity. She could
not recall her own name. and wher she
was led to a cell asked if they were
taking her to Wichita.
Humane Agent Sherlock has taken
ner case in charge. He believes her
name TO he Moore, and says undoubted-
ty her home is in Chicago. A telegram
was sent to that city last night to the
authorities to try to locate her mother.
The woman was well dressed and APP
parently is about so years old. She will
be detained until her identity is estab-
lished.
The Kansas City Journal says: She
gave her name as Lucinda Moore and
said that she left her parents in Wich-
ita, Kan. three years ago and went to
Chicago to take music lessons. She is
somnambulist and was on the street
Dne night in this condition. when she
was discovered by a Chicago policeman
who took her TO a disreputable house
from which place she afterwards eff
fected her escape. She thought so much
over the matter that she became par
TALLY insane, and realizing her condi-
ton started for her home in Wichita
She was in constant fear yesterday that
she was to he killed and thought that
her imprisonment meant that she was
to be hanged. She was removed to the
city hospital. where it is thought that
with proper care she will soon recover.
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