The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
SHE GOES TO THE ASYLUM
Mrs. Pushman Declared to Be In
curably Insane
FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE
The Commission Concluded Its Exanin-
alton Last Night-Additiona Testi-
mony Brought Up-She Will Be
Taken to Warm Springs

Mrs Mary Pushman. the unnatural
mother who killed one OF her babies and
recently made an attempt on the life of
another of her offspring, viii be sent TO
the asylum this time instead of TO the
penitentiary, as she was in the formc +
case. Drs. Il. u. Lcavitt w. NJ. Schultz
anu IL. j. Mcdonald last evening con-
cluded their examination into the case,
and after hearing some additional testi-
mony, decided that she was insane. and
drew up Il lot OF findings to that effect,
and Mrs. Pushman will probably be taken
to Warm Springs to-day or tomorrow.
According to the testimony and the ind
ingS of the commission, the woman is in
durable and she win he expected to
main under restraint the remainder of her
life.
Mrs. Adoph Geeger, u half sister of
Mrs. Pushman. was the first witness eX-
amined last night and was questioned by
Judge Lindsay and testified that she did
not believe Mrs. Pushman was in her
right senses. She lived in her house for
some time and at times she was very nike
and kind, and then again, without cause,
she turned about everybody against her.
Mrs. Gecger said she was not ut present
on friendly terms with her sister because
she had turned out to be an indecent
woman. As evidence indicating insanity
Mrs. Geeger related that Mrs. Pushman
would not stay alone in the house, as
she imagined there We're people about
she would not sleep alone or go into IA
dark room. she did not love her child,
at least" said Mrs. Geeger. ''she did not
love her child as | love mine" Her Pc
cuiarities manifested themselves after
the birth of her first child. Her baby
would have to sit Just so and the baby
would have to eat just So and the baby
would have to laugh just so, or she would
not like IL" said Mrs. Geeger.
The witness said her sister used to be
a very nice girl, and very quiet, but she
is not SO now. she has changed very
much" she said. "She got worse after her
baby was born. and her feelings towards
me seemed To change then and she hated
her husband. II was ditficult to get along
with her. and ! could not get along with
her at all" Mrs. Geeger said she visited
Mrs. Pushman while she was in the peni-
Tertiary and she did not seem To know
why she was these.
Lizzie Hall, Il colored resident of White
chapel Alley. testified that Mrs. Pushman
was an inmate Of her den for about TWO
months and led the life OF prostitute.
Mrs. Hail gave her a room 10 herself, but
she was afraid to remain alone in it and
often slept with Mrs. Hall Mrs. Pushman
had her child with her and often abused
it, She called IL a bastard and ali sorts of
bad names. ana once she attempted 10
strike II. Mrs. Han finally induced her
to give the child To Mrs. Lewis, another |
colorcd woman to take care of it. Mrs. |
Lewis had ii about three weeks. and il
was while it was in her possession that |
Mrs. Pushman made the alleged attempt
to kill it.
Patrick Leady. an uncle Of Mrs Push |
man, was called as a witness, but he de-
clared that he did not know thing
about her and had not seen her within
three or four years until lie saw her in
the court room last night The last time
before that he saw her was when she was
on trial for the murder of her first child. |
Concerning her sanity or insanity he said
he knew nothing at all. lie had nothing !
against her. he said, and had no partieu- |
lar reason for not seeing her i'm four years
except that he simply did not meet her.
Mrs. Donnelly, an aunt with whom Mrs. |
PuShman had lived about seven years ago.
was called as a witness. but she declared |
that she knew nothing about the woman /
or her mental condition, not having seen |
her in long time.
Or. George II. Wells testified that he |
attended Mrs. Pushman's first child and /
was at the time impressed with her very |
peculiar characteristics. She was indiffer- /
ent as to her child and careless as 10 |
whether it lived or died. one day the I
nurse called his attention TO the fact /
that the child had passed pins. and when +
Mrs. pushman was questioned about it |
she did not seem to he at all concerned |
about it. Shortly afterwards the child