The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-30

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silk shirt waist OF lei.trope color. and her
| gloves were brown To the things that
she said Mrs. Bloodgood listened with al
abseut-EDinded air.
| Mrs Bioodgood was In black. with
! white muslin collar. WHITE muslin wrist
bands. chateilaine OF white beads. and
her pol!or va exaggerated perhaps by
| the warm2sh of Mrs wumerdsng's olive.
oval face beside hers in the fun light OF
| the window.
| Mrs. B,oodgood was dlspleased- She
had come expressly 10 testify chat she
had not asked anyone 70 take Mrs VIII
| merdIng out OF the asylum. She was not
The first witness
| The first witness was John r Gleason.
| attorney for the trustees OF Mrs. VII
merding opposed TO her release from the
! asylum He testified that he had never
| been her fathers lawyer. nor her STEP
mothers. as she had said Mrs VII
rnerding is absolutely m.scaken-" Mr..
/ Gleason declared. as II the salvation OF a
state depended upon II. Then Mrs. Blood
| good was called to the witness chair.
MRS. BLOODGooD DENIES.
What mad you 60 do with these pro
ceedinss?" she was asked Morning. $
she replied.
| Mornings lawyer. that Mrs. W:llner3zng
was sane? A. No
A cloud fell upon Mrs wimersasng'
face. Mrs. Bloodgooa returned 20 her
side.
She replied 20 a question about her
testimony at recess: II went TO see Mrs.
WiImerding IN theasylurn. at Mr.. Leyy's
request, Just before my departure for
Europe. I dld not return 20 his Office.
Mrs. Wumerd9ng spoke OF iltTn In terms
that were not complimentary. He IS not
her friend I would go 10 TER relatives II
I WISHED 10 take her out OF the ASYLUM
What my opinion aboUo her sanity 1 we'll
not tell"
Mr. Gleason said when Mrs BloodSood
WAS out OF Dearzng She believes that
Mrs Wilmerddng is insane l could not
ask her % say that in Mrs. Wilmeraing s
presence since they ara Intimate friends.
Mr.. Levy should have asked the question.
burt he did not dare
VERY LIKE A QUARREL
Mrs Bloodgood said to Mr.. Levy: You
took advantage OF my departure for Bu-
rope to circulate the report chat l was the
moving spirit in the proceedings 70 re-
lease Mrs Wilmerding You might have
known that 1 could come back"
You are Mrs. Wilnerltng's best
friend" replied Mr.. Levy. 1T was not
improbable that you wished 10 rescue her
I got the information from one OF the
men in my office"
81 never went to your office" said Mrs
Bloodgood- Such a man ought 70 be
killed. She was very Indignant and her
eyes were of an intense mineral blue
There was a Damascus blade In them, Mr..
Levy said: Imagine friend swearing
a woman into a llmaidc asylum He
looked as If he were sure OF having done
nothing wrong.
William z. Dold, first assistant pfrysi-
clan at Bloomingdale from january 20
June. saw Mrs. Wilmerding when she was
brought there on January q. He tesbi-
fed: 'She Thought that she was com
ing 10 a gold cure. She said: II am glad
it is Bloorningdale'
''She was nervous. emotional She i'm
agtned she had verOus diseases She was
exciteable. noisy. violent at times. She
improved under diet. She had the de-
fusion Of being the daughter of Lord
Rosebury. the Princess OF Wales
Mrs. Wilmerding laughed aloud
Dr. DoId continued: "She wrote TO
Tiffany for a SET of Jewels worthy OF a
princess She said that other patients
annoyed her rubbed her face with a paA
brush to Grace poison that made a birth
mark black. opened the windows of her
room to the cold air when she was made
qua,tely clad destroyed pictures OF her
mother and grandmother. with the re-
mark THAT they were not related to hAr.
shouted at nagtlt, said at times tftat she
realized having been insane for years.
These are the evidences of her insanity
Mrs wlmerlsngs letters 20 ham were
read although Mr.. Levy objected. say
Ing. 1--WE do not contend that she was not
insane then: we insist that she is not in
sane now" They were in part. as fol
lows:
February 12-At last I realize that I
have been an object OF charity here.
want 10 go at once. Realizing mat l am
an Megitimate child. viii simply sign
myself Marie"
Mrs wimerding lowered fer eyes mod
estly. assumed an offended expression.
hid her face behind her fan Toe reading
continued:
February ~ know who will aid me.
My twin brother. believe his name Is
Jack Wilmerding. Trilby would make him
a good wife 1 am glad We won The
race"
TEMPEST IN A BRAIN
This was written on cte reverse Of a
nets.
February 27-ou ar the vilest person
I know. I stayed 81 home with God.
Women have T7nned nv hfe- cannot
forgive chem You must Kill that woman
You mus: 90 II st once"
Mrs WiineTdsng Sehed
Or. po,d testshed thai Mrs. wgfrne05sns /
was convicted OF irusarsty by a jury ~, (
s4d not see her. Way Because" - /
nd. IT tsOuRnt 81 yvogad Be Detrimental I
70 her 20 appear before a jury"
The rsa,3inE OF the letters co-rtt-u>i.
''lNot da-e ~. paid 70 Or. Aflsn Nc
Lane Haznf}ton t5a0 FOR medical advice I
He ID nothing but drink whisky Vrh
ne send for him 20 take me away"
March 81 nov realize have b~~-
insane since 7 wzs five years Old senh
ror nv uncle. Franklin Aaea. IN fTsgrs
ss7zu sign myself Mare yansertslt A.
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