Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-09-05

The Wife OF N. A. Cohen Becomes
HopeIessiy Insane.


tsins the particulars Of the arrest and de-
tentiOn on q charge OF insanity Of Mrs.
III. A. Cohen, who visited Eureka about
seven years ago., and who. by her prepos-
sessing appearance, bright CONVERSE
tion and general powers Of attraction, was
Q great f~svorite in the social circle In
which she moved at that time. The de-
tails OF the sad affair are ss follows:
Mrs. H. de Montigny Cohen is held BY
Sheriff Hardy On q charge Of insanity.
Mrs. Cohen was taken in charge last
evening after she passed several days in
the city, and by her startling actions had
caused great comment among those with
whom she came in contact. She had also
greatly frightened many Of her neighbors
In the Templeton, where she had her
apartments.
Mrs. Cohen came down 10 the hotel
Office last night, and attracted q greater
amount Of attention than on any previous
occasion. by giving full vent to her deliri-
Gus h~allucinations on things social and
political.
She had received the incest treatment
from Mr.. Porter and the closest sympathy
and attention from others In the hotel, but
ss II was feared that she was becoming
violent the Sheriff and Officer Carey had
10 be summoned and the unfortunate lady
was removed about 8 P. NJ.
Strategy had to be used by the Sheriff
10 get her away. She insisted upon hay
ing the psrlor Lii up where she was 10 leo
ture on several questions Of political and
social conditions. The officers told her
that they had secured q hall for her down
town and she cheerfully consented TO go.
Last night was Mrs. Cohen's second vio-
lent outbreak. The police were sum-
moned 10 the Templeton post-haste early
yesterday morning, and Sergeant Wire
and Officers Parry and Miner responded.
The officers were informed by the night
clerk that Mrs. Cohen had been acting in
Q very strange manner, and that they
feared violence from her unless she was
removed.
"she came rushing down stairs . little
while ago." said the porter, land began TO
give me a lecture on politics. She said
that as soon as free coinage passed she
would start a box factory and then we
would all do well. She's upstairs now,
preparing to go out on q l~ecturing tour"
Sergeant Wire was shown to Mrs. CO.
hens apartments on the first floor. As
soon as the poor woman saw the officer
she rushed toward him and began to talk
in g loud voice. She asserted that the
millennium was approaching, having been
advanced by woman suffragists. 1--WE are
going to turn things upside down." she
said. 1--WE will put dog collars on ell the
bad women and make them pay q license
10 exist"
Sergeant Wire did not know what to do.
He telepboned to the Sherif's office, but
the officer there did not know what action
10 take. As IL was a case belonging to the
county officers and not to the police de-
partment, nothing was done until last
evening upon the second outbreak, when
the Sheriff was informed as stated and
took the matter In charge.
Mrs. Cohen ia well known In Salt Lake.
She Ia the wife of II. A. Cohen, manager
of Capt. De Lsmsr's mining properties,
but domestic troubles, the ouigrowth Of
her mental condition, caused q separation
SEINE years ago and divorce proceedings
had been instituted by the husband. He
has constantly provided for her most gen.
%erously. and kept her we'll supplied with
funds.
Up to Tuesday night Mrs. Cohen had
not been seen in Salt Lake for six years.
In the Summer OF 1890 she lived for q
long time at the old Continental and had
many warm friends. Her beautiful
dresses and costly jewelry were pleasant
topics among the ladies at the hotel. She
was known as "The Countess" She was
q French woman, and, II was said, was
really a French Countess. Her air and
manner fully carried ont the story Of her
high birth.
Little hope is expressed Of the patients
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