The evening times., 1896-11-06
ESCAPED FROM An ASYLUM
ISadore G0ldSmi h Says He Is
Sane and Prosecuted.
STRANGE MRS. YHANSEN
She Haunted the Depots Several
Days-Pretended Not to Under
stand English, But Talked 1t at
One Time-A Mysterious Case.
uallucinatiOn of Bundy.

Three arrests of peculiar people were
made today.
detectives Carter and Gallaher took into
custody this forenoon Isidore Goldsmith,
who is alleged To be an escaped inmate from
the pennsylyania State hospital for the
Insane at Norristown. The arrest was
brought about by L letter Inspector hoiiin
b,rger received this morning from ID u.
i,iC uaruson, physician III ise VI ZIG
Penns ylvania Institution.
The detectives found Goldsmith at NO.
235 FIRST street northwest and ne appeared
In he very much surprised when lhiorHIeo
that he was unOer arrest. 1iie prisoner
is n fairly good-looking, we'll dressed man,
about thirty-five or forty years VI "se'
Nuen taken before the inspector at hedu
quarters he denied that ne was ii's'hc "ii"
certainly talked nationally enough.
The truth OF inns matter Ia- hc sai"'
.that my brother in Pennsylvania IS Try
ing to get sole possession OF certain val
uabie properties Jnat were LETT Us. l was
couriue,i IN the hospital AT Norristown and
treated for alcoholism, but not Tor INSANITY
in the true sense of the word
MI. Goldsmith characterized the action
of the insane hospital authorizes III ha'ihS
him arrested as an outrage, anu sehei ih'
to derraud him Of his property.
Iiuder the circumstances inspector nor
liuberrer decided that he would nave To holu
Goldsmith for the Pennsylvania hospltai
authorities A teleram vas sent this alter
noon, notifying them ofhis arrest.
A STRANGE WOMAN.
Mystery surrounds the case Of Christine
Yhansen, who was furnished transporta-
ton To New York by Sanitary Oificer
| Frank.
Miss or Mrs. Yhansen, as the case may
be, has been observed hanging around tne
deuots for the past few days, apparently
without any purpose.
| When Questioned she always pretended
not to speak English, but sald she was
| Swede. So day before yesterday Wheh
| A ssistant StatIonEaster Mack, OF the fehh-
| sylvania depot SAY her again, he had
| Swede in his employ called and told her
| to speak to him.
| This She refused TO do, whcreupon he had
her arrested. But as there was no charge
| against her she was released mat evening
Yesterday. according 10 stitIUnmaster
| Carr, of the Baltimore \ Ohio road, she
stayed around that station from . O'Clock
| in the morning until at night, without
| having IA thing TO eat.
| He asked her what she wanted, but
again she made signs that she did not
understand English.
| The stauUnMa stcr then called Officer
| Howe, Who tried in vain To get her story
! from her. and VINO finally took her to the
| sixth precinct station.
There she was kept in the matron' : room
I over night, and this morning was sent to
| Mr. Frank. on the way up there, how
| ever. all her pretended ignorance Of the
| English language disappeared
She had come, She explained TO the
! driver in fairly good English. from Chi
ca.o and wanted to get to New York,
| where she had friends and relatives who
| would care for her.
HER DESTINATION.
She talked IN a vague way Of some mis-
| take OF the Pennsylvania Railroad In send
ing her mere instead OF tu New York.
When she reached Mr.. Franks office,
however, she again assumed her stohd
! uaiiner and only sn~IS her head when any
| thing was said to her.
! Onlv when sne was asked where she
! wanted to go did she seem to understand.
I Tothat question she quickly nswered New
| ork''
When asked TO write her name. she put
| down scrawl which was with difficulty
| drCiphered as Christine Yha ansen.
| After this She was given her ticket and
sent to the railroad station.
She is described a a fairly well dress ed
| woman OF between forty and fifty. Herhair
is tmGed with gray. she is OF medium size
and weight. and altogether presents an
| appearance of respectability.
| the officers OF the Sixth are of the
| opinion that if she had been searches
something leading TO further information
| about er W ould have been secured.
| Theyseem 20 5aink tina Sae ma yhave been
a female crook on he lookout either for one
OF her pals or for victims.
! Another belief is that she Is slightly de
mented and has escaped from some private
asylum. In either case they expect to hear
something further Of her.
| HIS SuALLUCINATION.
Daniel Bundy is locked up a the Second
precinct station house He was taken into
custody by Policemen O'Dea and Donovan,
becausehe was spossessedofanha nhallucinatiUn.
| Daniel is colured, fOrty-six years of age.
and when asked where his home was
Informed the officers that, like the birds Of
the air. he had been in the habit of perch.
ing on tree limbs.
| He must be a crow" said O'Dea, OBJ
serving the mans very black complexion.
Bundy also stated that he was provided
I with pair of wings and his duty was
to fit from town to town and warn the
inhafitauts of approach storms, floods
and faines-
The police surgeons will examine him to
| determine whether or not he is fit sub
ject for the insane asylum.
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| AT THE END OF LIFE.