The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
THIS WORLD Is FUNNY
To Poor Hrs. Roy Who Has Lost
Her Mind
AND SHE LAUGHS UNCONTROLLABLY.

Tried This Morning and Sent to the
Asylum for a Time Where She May
BE Cured.
Mrs Eliza Roy has lately attended the
revival meetings at Oakland of the Meth
odists and Free Methodists. Now she is
insane but the revival meetings are not
the cause of her insanity although the
excitement may have brought on this
attack. She has become unbalanced
twice before. Now she laughs hyster-
ically at every little occurrence.
Mrs. Roy, her husband, and two neigh
Dor women were in the probate court
this morning to show whether she is bad
enough to go to the asylum.
In most of the cases With which the
probate court has to deal the insanity is
not marked. a person dropping in on
the trial for few moments would think
it an outrage to send such q person who
appeared 20 be so sensible to the asylum.
In the case this morning, however, no
one in the room for minute could doubt
the condition of the insane person.
Mr.. Roy and the two women testified
as to Mrs Roy's condition. They all said
she was not in a condition to be left alone
at all.
SIS she able to take care of herself?"
asked the judge of Roy.
'No, sir.''
"Yes am, too" broke in Mrs. Roy. 81
have bath tub aud some soap, and when
l go home 1 will take a good bath" Then
she laughed Historically.
She put her gloved hand to her face
and tried to restrain her emotions until
she grew red in the face.
alas she any ilIusions?" asked the
judge of Mr. Roy
Eyes, sir"
"Has she any delusionsf"
81 don't think she has any of them"
"Do you know what delusion is?"
81 don't know that do, sir.'
While one of the ladies' quite an elder
" one, was testifying, Mrs Roy said:
sMrs. Marsh, please read the seventeenth
chapter of Jeremiah to these gentlemen"
motioning to the jury.
"1rs good chapter" she continued,
as Mrs. Marsh left the stand. "why didn't
you read it to them?"
al didn't want to read the bible to the
jury" she replied.
81 reckon ye had none," and Mrs.
Roy again laughed chiIdishly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy live at 1925 Lime
street. She is an Irishwoman and has
strong brogue. She is large and heavy.
while her husband is very small
Throughout the examination she said
something nearly every time the Judge
did. and always laughed. She looked at
the jury and laughed and smiled at
each person.
This is the third time in as many years
that Mrs. Roy has been sent to the
asylum, and each time before, she has
been discharged as cured. she seems to
| become unbalanced in the fall. The first
time she went there on October 10, 1898,
and was discharged Nov. % of the same
year. Last year she was sent on August
81, and was discharged last spring on
May T.
The certificate of the juror physician
in the second examination is curious
enough to print. 1t is, This is to certify
that sat on this case of Mrs. Eliza Roy.
She his of hun sound mind, which shoes
couvolcens of laughter with hear hallu-
canations."
DR.. W. S. Lindsay's verdict at the pres
ent hearing that the patient is insane,
supposed to have brought on by at
tending revival meetings"
Mrs. Roy is 40 years old. If she i'm
! proves at the asylum she will probably
not be discharged, but allowed to go
home to visit In this way patients can
| be recommitted without trial if they
! grow worse There are several people
in Topeka who are at home on visits now.