The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-22

acal yells and glimpses of the ghost-like
figure fitting by to do anything else.
The unfortunate woman was placed in
the hospital ten months ago for treat
ment. Her parents live at Rossville and
her insanity is said to be hereditary. Up
to a short time ago her affection seemed
to be melanchOlia more than anything
else, and the nurses at the hospital had
no trouble to control her. But lately she
became possessed with the hallucination
that she was Queen of Ireland and that
she had received a commission from God
to set Ireland free by the overthrow of
Great Britain. After that. at times, she
violent, and it was only with the
greatest difficulty that the attendants
could do anything with her.
When the nurse who constantly attend
ed her went to bed in the same room
about II o clock the insane patient was to
all appearances sleeping soundly. An hour
later. when the majority of the lights in
the hospital had been turned out and 81
lence reigned in the building, she arose
from her bed and stole steaIth1y past the
attendant, Opening the door noiselessly
In her demented condition she thought
the great moment of her life had arrived.
In the wards and the rooms along the cor
ridOrs were the forces she to lead
to victory and the freedom of her much
oppressed land: some We're too Ill 10
raise their heads from the pillow. others
We're mere With w aInPuJateo }ii II 4I4os, some me
We're raVing IN the deIIr1ums of fever. but
why should the Queen of Ireland know
this? In every ward and room she saw
only a stronghold filled with her follow
ers ready to answer her call at a mos
meDtS nOtlCe.
Her piercing shrek rang through the
corridors and wards of the hospital.
Shrek after shrek followed, while up
and down the Corridors in her long white
night robe and her dark hair streaming
door rushed the demented woman Along
the corridor of the first floor she Went,then
up the stairs to the second floor. down
again to the first floor shouting and
TO arms! To armsi'' she cried Down
with Great Britain and her expressions
up with the Emerald 1ag-tO arms for
your country and your queen!'
Patients in a cOnValescent state jumped
from their beds and sought the corridor.
only to flee back INTO the receSSeS Of their
rooms when the ghost-like figure appear
ed. Those too Ill to move from their po-
sitions hid their faces under the covers
tumult and excitement prevailed.
Mrs Mckibben, matron of the hospital.
room was so far removed from the main
corridor of the hospital that she was not
pursued her mad flight for several min
utes In instant she realized what
was happening and made all haste from
her room to the corridor There she met
the janitor who had made all speed from
his room on the basement floor. and the
two started in pursuit of the flying, white
rObed figure. Just as she reached the
staircase for another trip to the second
floor. her face purple with the exertiOn.
her eyes glaring. and painting for breath. |
the matron caught her by the arm. In
stantly she dropped to the floor exhaust
with the aid of the janitor. Mrs Nc
Kibben carried the unfortunate young wo-
man back to her bed, and for the rest of
the night remained with her herself She
soon dropped into restless sleep after
being carried into her room, and attempt
ed no further violent acts during the
In the morning physicians were consult |
ed and it was decided to send her to the |
Osawatomfe asylum She was taken there
in charge of two of the nurses from Christ I
hospital Il