The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
FROM HER HOME
TO A MADHOUSE
Remarkable Career of Liz
zie Silva, Now in
a Hospital.
After Being Sent to Stockton DR..
Clark Declared That She
Is Quite Sane.
Her Father, Who Is Rancher, Threat.
ened to Kill H r, AMI th Young
Schooiglr. Ran Away.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. |

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,
90S Broadway, April 10.
A little girl. not vet 10 years of age, who
wears short dresses and who until recently
was a regular attendant at the public
school near Dimond Canyon, is seriously
i'll at the City and County Hospital, San
Francisco. The circumstances leading up
to her misery are as remarkable as any
ever experienced by girl OF her age.
Within the past two weeks her father
has threatened TO kill her; she has been
confined IN the Oakland City Prison; she
has been examined as to her sanity and
sent to Stockton asylum; she has been
discharged from there on DR.. Clark's
certificate that her mind never was af-
fected; she has been committed to the
Magdalen Asylum in San Francisco, al
though there are many of her acquaint-
ances who believe she is the victim of
false representations; and now she is in
hospital.
Lizzie Silva, the young girl in question,
Is the daughter of a ranchsr living in
little house beyond Dimond Canyon. Her
ia her has been in this country forty one
years, and has resided in his present
abode just a quarter OF a century. He can
neither read nor write, and he said to-day
that he had only been six times to San
Francisco in all these years, and had never
been farther from his home than Hay
wards. He is very set in his opinions,
and mas very rigid ideas of morals. When
in formed few weeks ago that his daugh-
ter had been misbehaving he was so
angry that he threatened to kill her, and
when told that h s threats rendered him
liable to prosecution he did not deny
them, but promised to protect his daugh-
ter.
Lizzie's father, on account of her con-
duct, could not bear her near him, and it
was dec ded TO send her TO her sister in
Sacramento. The arrangements were
made by her brother-In-law, who has
taken a great interest in the girl, and 10
whom her father has shown willingness
to entrust the affairs that properly belong
to the girls parents
Frightened by her fathers threats, the
young girl one morning was missing. 1t
was presumed that she had LETT home to
Join her sister in Sacramento. This theory
proved to be correct, for she was found on
the train, from which she was taken and
sent 10 the City Prison. Her family was
notified, and her brother-in-ia law, Reich
art; procured apartments for her in this
City, where she stayed with her sister for
u few days.
To the surprise of her friends, little
Lizzie was then taken TO court and de-
clared insane, partly on the testimony OF
her sister. She was then committed to
Stockton. A short time later DR.. Clark
wrote 10 her family informing them that
he had carefully examined the girl, and
that there was nothing whatever wrong
with her mentally. He further stated
that she could not be kept at the asylum,
and he would send her home. AS she
could not be kept in the asylum, it was
decided 10 put her in a reformatory, and
she was on the testimony of relatives and
others sent to the Magdalen Asylum,
where she became so ii that it was neces-
sary to remove her TO the County Hos
pital, where she now Ianguishes. After
all ner sufferlngs, mental and physical ali