The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-27
is ~HOPELESSLY INSANE
Mrs. Annie Brobenick Committed
to the Asylum.
A CASE OF ACUTE MANIA
A Sensational Story Connected With
Her Confinement in an Asylum
in California-She Is De-
structive.

Mrs. Anr.e Brobenick. concerning
whom a sensational story was pub
Iished two or three years ago about be-
ing sent to an asylum at San Bernar-
dino, Cal. through a conspiracy in or
der that her husband might secur her
property ana obtain a divorce, has be-
come probably hopelessly insane, and
was Yesterday ordered committed to
the asylum at Warm Springs after
Doctors MacNevin and Mcdonald had
examined into her mental condition.
Mrs. Brobeni.F had lived somewhere In
Southern California about three years
ago. and had a sister, Mrs. Walker, re-
iding in walkervillc. II appears that
Mrs. B~roberick was in the San Rernar-
dino asylum several months before her
sister learned of the fact. and she then
set about to secure her release.
1t was while Mrs. Walker was MAX
ing the effort to get her sister out OF
the ASYLUM tia the sensational story
was sent out rom california. II was
to the effect toat Mrs. Rrobenick had a
lot of valuable property and money.
and that her husband wanted II and
desired to get rid of her at the same
time. so he had her drugged. and while
in that condition he had her put in the
asylum. w lFh SIT dS III tt aNF AH''
he did get a divorce. and has since
married another woman. and is now re-
siding with her somewhere in Califor-
mia.
The asylum officials at San Bernar-
dino. when their attention vas called
To the story. denounced il as baseless,
except in the mind of the insane wo-
man, who had written the story to
some friend. Mrs. Walker, however,
was permitted to take her sister out
of the asylum and bring her to Mon
tana. where she has since been living.
During her residence in Butte she has
worked in various families AS house
keeper, but p few weeks ago she quit
work and said she was going back to
California. she gave evidence of "A bad
ly deranged mind, and about "A week
ago IL was '1und necessary To place her
under restraint to prevent her from
doing harm to herself and others. DR..
Sheeran sail she was destructive and
tore her clothes. In his opinion she
was sufferirg from acute mania. Mrs.
Walker said her sister was "A native of
Austria and A. years of age. and that
her husband secured a divorce from
her and was married again. She spent
about five months in the San Bernar-
dino asylum. \ Mrs. Preston testified
that she had known Mrs. Brobenick
two years, and that she had always
been queer. Another witness testified
That ne had seen the woman sldnu AT q
high fence i'm Walkerville and throw n
valise across IL and then she climbed
over and threw it back again.
Mrs. Brohenick, in answer To ques-
tions from the doctors, aid she was
drugged before she was placed in the
asylum in California. A woman gave
her the drug. and she held it in heI
mouth, but did not swallow it. She
said her sister came to take her out OF
the asylum. She stood behind the door
and when = was opened she sneaked
out and escaped. and her sister took
her to Los Angeles and then brought
her to Butte. The demented woman
said she had never felt better in hei
life han she had during the last
month.