The evening times., 1896-04-17

A picture of human misery was presented
at the Sixth precinct station-house last
night. Michel Jones, young mulatto
woman, suddenly stricken speechless and
then insane, crouchcd in one corner of a
cell. She chattered mcessantly Ike
monkey, only stopping at intervals 10 utter
u piercing shrek when any of the policemen
approached her cell door.
The woman was found by Policemen
Pat Creaghe and william Adams IN the
yard OF No. 103 Chew's alley north west.
That was not her home, but she was ac-
4uainted with the occupant, an aged nolOred
woman. and managed, with difficulty, to
tell that her terrible condition resulted
from a beating aud choking she Ead re-
crived at the hands of a coiored man. whose
name size bears.
TORE HER CLOTHES.
Then. as the power of speech left the un-
fortunate woman entirely, she ravcd and
uttered piercing screams. Rushing out
into the back yard she tore the ,.'OthiCg
from her body. and commenced the chat
tcring noise which continued all night.
Policemen Creaghe and Adams, hearing
the worian's loud cries, were soon On hand
and with great difficulty got her 10 the
New Jersey avenue station, where she was
placed in a cell for Eafekeeping.
Police Surgeon Ramsey hewitt was sent
for. He found the woman tearing at her
clothes and hair and trying in vain to talk,
the effort dying away in a wild, chattering
sound.
This case is a serious one,'' remarked
the physicians, land she must be .akeD TO
a hospital at once"
telephone call was seut to police he ad-
quarters for an ambulance. Upon its ar
rival It was learned that earlier in the
day, when Michel was first seized with the
symptoms of dumbness and INSANITY. she
had been takcnto both Garfield lnl Freed
mans hospitals, bu tthe authorities OF
those institutions refused to receive her,
stating that she was a fit subject FOR the
insane asylum and not for a hospital.
SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
Notwithstanding this stat amcut OF the
case, DR.. Nevitt humanely decided ttat tie
poor creature should have quick treat
ment at some curative agency. and lie
promptly made out papers for her admis
sion TO the Washington Asylum hospital,
and thither she was speedily renovei about
10 O'Clock last night in a police ambulance.
Policemen Crea CHE and Adams then turned
their attention to investigating the causes
which lei to Michel Jones pitiabIe condl-
lion. They found Che W 5 alley crow ow,ied with
excited colorel people discussing the case
one oil ncgress declared that Michel had
swallowed live snake while taking a drink
Of Potomac water. Another said she had
been conjurel by an enemy.
A friend OF the demented woman made
statement to the officers that NAV lead TO
The arrest of q colored man. with whom the
woman had been unla wfully living. The
Informant stated that several DAYS ago
several days ago Michel had compIai med Of
feeling ill as the result OF terrible heating
she had received from the man. SIZE stated
that after assaultine her, he had thrown her
heavily Ia the floor and placed his knee on
her abdomen.
HER VOCAL ORGANS CRUSHED.
Before the woman had recovered from the
effects OF that dose of iIl-trcatment it was
further stated that the man had seized
her by the throat and Choked her until her
tongue hung out. She bore the marks of
finger prints on her neck. when sent to the
hospital. and it is believed that she was
lllut uuIlID bN HdNill1 ntE vocal organs
crushed in the iron gasp of the brutal felln "
and perhaps permanently injured.
When the horrible fact da wned upon her
that her power OF speech had been de-
stroyed. the young w"man's reason took
hight and left her 4 ChattCrinC. SpccchlesS
mad woman. Before Michel Jones .ccam.
So suddenly q maniac the police say Size was
an intelligent woman. and among other ac-
complishments could speak the Italian
language fluently.
When the Officers went 20 took 9 the
man they found him missing from lis
abode over a meat store. II :, 'Uither
investigation will warrant It he wil be
arrested as soon as the police .:Iu r.cate
him.
1t was said that before The pc:!H. took
Michel Jones into custoly she made scNoIal
attempts to end her life, once ~: sing to
hang herself from 4 peach rec with
clotheslinc.