The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-14

1t was on one of these visits to friend
of her girlhood in Paris, Nine Henry
Fournier, whose husband is one of the
best known business men upon the Rue
de POpera, that the strange aff1iction
came upon her Her hostess is also
a wheelwoman, and the two went rid
ing one morning along the boulevards
which have made Paris famous.
When in the vicinity of the Jardin
des Plantes, Nine. Fourier scorched
ahead Of her friend, and, as she drew
away from her, looked back laughingly
over her shoulder and called to her
"Adieu, mon annie" Nine. Fourier
who tells the story, said she received
no response and looking back a mo-
ment later saw her friend darling down
upon her at terrific speed. She rode
to one side, thinking Nine. Chantflly
would be unable to check herself by
the time she came up with her, but
what was her horror when her friend
deliberately steered the wheel straight
at her. Before Nine. Fourier could
evade her, Nine. Chartilly had collided
with her wheel and knocked her down.
Nine. Chantilly rode back few PAGES
and then, riding at a lightning rate,
actually rode over the PROSTATE form Of
Nine. Fournier
Screaming with terror, Nine. Four
nier attempted to rise, but was re-
peatedly knocked down by her infuriat-
ed friend, and it was not until others
came to the rescue that she was able
to gain security from the repeated as
saufts Of Nine. Chantflly. One of the
most curious features Of the affair Is
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Chantilly preserved an unmoved eX-
preston of countenance, apparently
never even looking at the friend she
was SO cruelty assaulting. When she
was taken into custody by those who
had FASTENED to Nine Fournier's res
cue, she only said: why do you inter-
fere with me when am enjoying my
self She was conveyed in carriage
to the Fourier residence and from
thence was promptly sent to her hus-
band at Lyons. Since then she has
been kept in strict. seclusion
Nine. FOurnier's injuries were such
that the constant care of a physician
was required for several days. Her
right arm was broken between the
wrist and the elbow. and she received
several internal injuries. Naturally,
she was obliged to tell her physician
what had happened, although her
friends and those of Nine. Chantilly had
succeeded in keeping all mention or the
affair out Of the newspapers The
physician, deeply interested In so singu-
lar an assault, took pains to inveSti-
gate it and communicated with the
insanity expert who had been called
to examine into the condition Of Nine.
Chantilly.
Considering the case on the whole.
these two medical saYants determined
that they had discovered brand new
disease which was due solely to the
bicycle. This determination was ar
rived at from the fact that the symp-
toms and the mania were entirely diff
ferent even in the smallest detail from
all that pertains TO cases Of insanity
among women resulting from conditions
best known to medicalz men. They also
caused a carefulIoinquiry to be made
throughout France TOP discover if pos
sible any cases which bore a resemb-
lance to that Of Nine, Chantilly. They
found seventeen women who had been
seized with the same -irrepressible de-
sire to injure all!cyclists of their own
sex whenever possible, at such times
as they were awheel. The desire APP
parently took the same form in every
instance, the first action being vto-
lent collision, and then repeated at
tempts to ride over the form of the fall
len cycliSt.
All were IbOI DIS SuCCSSSl I'LL DIS uIue.
Chantilly, because she Is a WheelWom-
an so expert as to be well nigh q
professional, q fact clearly indicated
by the difficult feat she achieved. The
doctors also found that not only did
the desire to ride down other wheel
women appear, but there was plenty of
additional evidence that the mania in
spired a keen delight in all things
savoring Of cruelty In some of the
instances. women Indicated this fact by