The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-07
At Midnight Tearing Her Hair
and Her Clothing.
POLICEMEN CATCHER
IN Front of the Sim Drug
store.
She Had Run All the Way from
North Topeka.

~ south on Kansas avenue from the di-
recuon of the river, crazed with fear
and tearing at her clothes
She was Mrs. Mary Sachse who lives
alone in the second building on the west
side of Kansas avenue just across the
river
She was insane and her insanity took
a religious phase
Take EN- off me" she screamed at
the top of her shril voice, they re on
my back. The spirits. the spirits the
devils own spirits. Oh, take EN- off for
dear Christ's sake take EN- off"
The few people on the street were
appalled, and many Of them followed
her
street and was fighting her way against
an unseen enemy along the west side
walk of Kansas avenue. Never for a
moment did her cries cease.
She is from IS to 10 years of age Her
face was brown and wrinkled with her
years; her hair was black and gray
and as much matted as thrown about
Dy her eXertlOn- Her dress was dark
and the waist of it was half open in
front. She put one hand there from time
to time crying that she was in great
pain.
Secret Officer Charles Price heard her
and endeavored 10 catch up with her
In front of the Sim drug store Price and
Sergeant Ellison and one or two other
people seized her and started with her
to the station
All the way she fought and screamed
At the prison she was locked in the
wOmans ward by Jailer Hopkins and
Sergeant Ellison and there continued
her screaming
open the door, open the door" she
cried; the devils in here. You can't
see him and can't see him but he's
here and he's putting spirits all over
me. For God sake open the door"
Jailer Hopkins stood it as long as he
could and finally opened the solid door
and closing the barred door let her look
out and she became somewhat Quieter
Ihey think I'm the woman in the
Bible she said, in a crying voice, and
that's why they re after me. I'll go
away for three days and if I'm the wo-
man II come back If don't come
back the devils got me-
All night she kept this I'D and this
morning was still rambling on
She is of German origin and talks
brOkenly.
There is a face. I saw it in a book.
ana 1t has been said by God my Lord
Jesus Christ that whoever looks uDon
that face know all things and be able
to speak all languages. But I don't
want it, and she wept, FOR have a
duty can't give up all things We
are here for salvation, for the salvation
Of Jesus. never could understand it
till now.
she was sitting on a cot now with one
hand on her breast and tears in her ewes
swaying herself back and forth in evil
dent agony.
the power but know I am suffering an
they suffered. All, all. all 1T is nv
cross and I must bear it,
Christ lives up dat way she said
pointing to her left God he lives m
dat way. pointing to her right We've
got to die tomorrow and today is san
Natlon,' and burying her face in her
Wlthered hands she cried and mOaned
aloud.
i've done so much good. That's
why the spirits are after me. When
! the Dig hood came to Topeka a long
time ago I knew the whole country was
going to be drowned in many miles of
water, but I wouldn't let it. I made
a command. I held up my hand to
God and said Back back back and
the people were saved. Now 1 suffer
all they would have suffered. Oh oh
oh.
only a little time ago knew there
was going to be a big storm, cyclone
and Topeka would be torn to pieces
and all the people killed Again I held
up my hand to God I had the power;
and the storm left Topeka alone. for it
could not come here when I said not
and it went to St Louis and killed a
lot Of people.
1T is the true spirit I see it, I see
it. Ye shall not hang your heart of
the world. 1t is the heart of Christ
For Topeka shall be the capital of
Zion and Missouri shall be Zion
For fifteen years or more Mrs. Sachse
has lived alone in her own house at
521 North Kansas avenue
Her nearest nefghbor is Mrs D. A
Wfzer who lives on her right and per
haps no one is better acquainted with
her than Fred FensIzy. who has known
her for years. He is also a near neigh
Dor.
The old lady has always been queer