The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-12
SHE LOST HER REASON.
SAD sfORr OF AYOUN0 RICHMOND
GIRL,
Brought Home from school and Adjudced
Insane by " Compission Of Lunscy.
Escaped from Home at Night.

A commission OF lunacy composed OF
Squire Is. a. Jacob and Messrs. Lewis
and Montgomery have declared that
Carrie Brown. the young and beautiful
daughter OF Mr.. J. Henry Brown, OF No.
Z. Morris street. is a lunatic. and in con-
sequence the young girl will be confined
in the asylum at Williamsburg, where 1t
is hoped the proper medical attention
and care will restore the benighted and
dimmed intellect TO its wanted condition
and usefulness.
The story is sad one and can not fail
to enlist the sympathy OF every person.
MIR. Brown. the father OF the unfortu-
nate girl is a native Of Pennsylvania.
but for many years he has lived In this
city, conducting marble yard at No. 22l
west Main street. lie is well known ia
business here and highly respectable.
MARITAL lNFELICITY.
Many years ago he married a Richmond
lady, but IL seems that their union was
not a happy one. and Mr.. Brown OBJ
tanned a divorce, and was given the Gus
tody OIL his two children. the unfortunate
Carrie and her younger sister. Lily.
MIR. Brown married again and his wife
and two daughters have lived at No. 7
Morris street.
This year Carrie attended a boarding
school at Burkeviile. Va.
She was a hard student and stood we'll
in her classes. and was popular among
all her schoolmates.
Not long ago Mr. Brown was notified
by the school authorities that his laugh
ter was acting quoerly and later he was
advised 10 remove her from the institus
ton.
SAD REALIZATION.
On Monday he brought his Daughter
home, and sad indeed was his heart when
he saw in his beloved childs actions those
unmistakable signs of insanity.
II now appears that in her younger
days Carrie was a great sufferer from
rheumatism, and was for a long time a
patient at the Retreat for the Sick.
Last year she was also an inmate at
Williamsburg for several months. but
was released il being thought that she
was entirely cured.
This shows that the poor girl had been
subject TO attacks of acute insanity. Il
fact not generally known.
When she was brought home on Monday
night the family did everything possible
for her ana che was apparently contend
ed
the family had retired. Carrie escaped
from the house and, uttering frantic
screams, star tea on a run up the street.
Passers-by were startled by the sight OF
beautiful girl flying through the streets
clad only in her night robes. with her
long golden hair hanging IN tangled
masses down her back and around neT
face. She apparently recognized no one.
and the cold, senseless stare OF her eyes
told their sad story.
SOUGHT HER MOTHER.
Mr.. Brown. as soon as he knew his
daughter had escaped. went after her
and with the assistance vt friends. the
| unfortunate girl was overtaken ana ar
! rested in her hight at the Sacred Hear
! church. In the disordered working OF heI
| diseased mind she seemed TO nave but one
desire-to so to her mother. and repeated
| ly called her name.
Tcnderly the poor girl was carried bach
| to her home.
The excitement had collected large
| crowd. and many offers of aid and sym
! pathy were made By Mr.. Browns neigh-
| bOrs.
A PHYSICIAN SUMMONED.
DR.. h. +. Fraklin was summoned. anc
| he managed after several hours work tC
quiet the girl. and with the influence oil
| opiates she fell into a restless slumDer
| and thus passed the night.
At 1870 O'Clock yesterday afternoon car
RE was examined by the commissioner
| and her case pronounced one OF acute IN
| sanity.
To what Is due the unfortunate girls
mental arrangement no one seems &c
| know.
Overstudy. rheumatism. and the unhap-
by sequel of her mothers marriage ar'
| advanced by the neighbors as reasons
! but the true cause Is yet a mystery. foi
| insanity is not hereditary in the Browf
| family