The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-23
STRANGE VOICES
Miss Carlson Tells All About Her
Various Delusions.
SHE'S DECLARED INSANE
If I'm insane" b Says, Then the
Whole Neighborhood Is"-Robert
Jones Also Adiudged q Luna
tic-Cases in the Courts.

Judge Lindsay yesterday morning
conducted two INSANITY Investigations.
and in both cases orders were issued
for commitment to the asylum. The
first case was that of the Swedish wom-
an, Christina Carlson. Several wit
nesses testified as to the woman's
strange dementia, as already published.
and she, being questioned by Drs.
Shultz and Leavitt, the commissioners,
told again about the mysterious voices
which had disturbed her. She said she
was born in 1886. 81 think I am old
enough" she said. When she heard the
voices she knew It was all Imagination
and that there was something wrong
with her mind. but she did not think
she was crazy. She aid her pastor
had requested her to withdraw from
the church and that the church people
did not like her. They accused her OF
being a witch and said she spread dis
ease among the members of the church.
She told about the voices that told her
she was a wicked woman and would
have to be hanged
II thought I was as black as the
blacklist negro from my sins" she said.
Miss Carlson denied that she had
said she was going on her wedding
Tip W1tu she was dTTtSltu. Snt OHly
wanted to go to Salt Lake and rest
and get away from the voices.
"What vas / arrested for?" she
asked.
The Judge told her that she was
charged with being insane.
IF | am insane. then all in the
neighborhood are insane" she said.
But why shouldn't 1 be insane, the
way they drove me around. and l had
no sleep and nothing to eat for several
days"
A nan named Robert Jones was
nex examined. Several witnesses tes-
tilted that he had never been right In
his mind since childhood, but that re-
Gently he had a fall which gave him a
severe shock, and since then he has
been growing rapidly worse. At times
he was violent and dangerous, and
when angry he frothed at the mouth.
Both patients were taken TO Warm
Springs yesterday evening.
The official bond of Frank H. Cooney,
who was recently appointed public ad-
ministrator, was yesterday filed with
r. NJ. Davidson and Thomas Courtney
as sureties. The BOND is for 81. 600 and
was approved by Judge Lindsay.
Harry williams and Abe Cohn, the,
two men arrested with the fellow Frank
Sheridan at Anaconda, on suspicion Of
having been implicated in the numer-
Gus rObberies around Butte, We're releas-
ed from the county Jail last evening on
an order from Deputy County Attor-
ney Dan Hancey. Stella Young, the
married woman whose husband is In
the Klondike, and who was accused Of
having some of the stolen property in
her possession, was released at the same
time, and the sensation created by the
arrest of the band has fallen suddenly
Dot The nffv Intanff.-A npI VaIsa, 10
formed the county attorney that they
had no more evidence against the trio
than they had against Sheridan. and
would be unable to make q case against
them. Upon this statement Mr.. Yam
cey wrote out an order for their re-
lease and the sheriff turned the three
out of Jail.
DR.. j. T. Murray yesterday
ed a suit in the district court against
James Shannon for 1923, which he claims
to be due him for hospital accommo-
/, dations, medicine and medical services
furnished him between July l and Aug.
%. An attachment was issued.
Judge Lindsay yesterday afternoon
issued an order on Phil ]. Harrington
to appear In court at 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon and show cause, II he has any
why he should not be required to open
his safe so that his creditors ana the
sheriff might earn its contents.
An order was also issued yesterday
setting for hearing the contest over the
will of James M. Reilly on Sept. IL be-
fore Judge Lindsay.