Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-11
Christian Science, Battle With Po-
lice and a Padded Jail Cell.
FACTORS IN A SENSATION.
ritiabic Condition OF the r,stcs ramii,
on Cane street scarlet Fever
aud pcstI,utiou.

In the nolghbofhood Of Cane street
a, o'clock this morning a sensation
occurred which startled those In the
vicinity. In building known na
l,nieigh Row there resides family
named Estes. combating ot parents
aud nlnc children. The mother for
some time past has been an ardent
Christian Scientist. aud during ycster.
day and the day before the nclghbora
noticed that rhe was spending much
time In reading Christian Science
literature to her children.
This morning she developed acute
mania and tearing down the scarlet
fever quarantine niEn outside ~ her
house she began 60 beat some ~ hef
children. choke them and othcrwihr
used violence toward them. The chill
drcn screamed and a great uprnnr was
created which alarmed number 0f tho
neighbour. II was apparent that the
woman was Wildly Insane, and SOME
one teifphuned for the patrol wagon,
which soon arrived accompanied 10y
Mounted Onlccr sporty. The full
strength ~ three mon Including ~.
Sergeant Raleigh was required 10 sub.
due the woman aud place her In the
a. niTht Waterman on second South,
was absent from home at the time. but
IL understood 10 be In the city. Seven
Of the mine children ARE living at home,
ana the household II left In a condition
that cxcltcs the sympathy of the neigh
POLICE To THE SCENE.
on receiving the call over the telc.
phone the patrol wagon fastened To the
scene with oniccr sperfy.and the latter
proceeded 10 enter the house where the
children were an crying and holdin- on
to their mothers skirts. No sooner
did the officer enter than the eldest Hiri
who IN about sixteen years of age,
slammed tho door and locked u. then
az the policeman approached the rave
lnr woman she broke loose and now
az the officer like u tlFrcss. and then
the officer had n rough time. Tot no
sooner did he lay hands on the mother
than the children. one and all. Joined
In the assault. Kicking tho officer
bunting him with their heads and Yell
Ink all the time like Indians. Driver
Cannon. ON the patrol. said Afterwards
that be- thought spcrry'H day had come.
Then Mt, Raleigh and nelghbor came
20 the rescue. Tho door was forced
aud the poor woman placed la the
wagon. while her children went villa
with fear and excitement In.
side the house the scene be-
tokrncd that the officer had
had tropical time ~ II for the table
WIS thrown over and chairs lay around
like dead soldiers.
TAKEN OFF To JAIL.
Mrs. Estes was tnkon to the city hall
aud thence 10 "A padded cell Ia the coun.
~ jail. onlcer Sperry passed through
the unpleasant ordeal with few
scratches principally on his hands,
The officers state that the ease " one
that would strike pity In any heart.
The houH. n described as being In
very bad state and the officers dnrkly
hint that II the woman had received at
icniion ana proper nourlshment that
she would not b. In the deplorablo con-
dltlon that she now IN. The poor crra.
turc II worn out with nursing two 81
her children who are Just getting over
an attack Of scarlet fever aud alto
ggihrr the facts surrounding the case
make the family better subjects Tor the
Interest Of charitable lndieu. than IN
afforded by an abducted Chinese Girl.
In course ~ conversation with a runi.
dent " the Nineteenth ward this morn.
inF "Nown' reporter devcloped thu
fact that the residents In that part OF
town express themselves ~ being very
Indignant regarding the manner In
Nhlen ihr poor woman has acted dur
INK the sickness ~ her children. Tho
gentleman IN question inainuated that
proper quarantine precautions had not
been observed In the case and that the |
children had mixed and played with |
thpH" OF their neighhoru with the 70. |
suit that there are now over a dozen |
eases OF scarlet fever 10 be encountered |
within three blocks Of the Estes house.
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM.
The unfortunate woman WINS exam. |
med before Clerk blair ana prs. /
Wright ana Young this afternoon ana /
iftof the testimony OF the officers had /
been taken, was committed 10 the as
YUM, one OF the witness stated that
4 had been reported 10 the police de-.
partncnt that the womnn'a husband
Vas living with woman NAMED Leon.
lrd, u was also stated that the neiEh-
Dorn had noticed Mrs Estes derange.
nent coming on for several weeks past.
During the examination the woman
would appear quite rational and ans.
Ncr the questions pu' 10 her quito
ntelligcnuy. Then again she would
become a rnvlnF maniac and n re-
lulrcd three or four officers 20 hold her
Town, II WIS learned that Mrs. Estea'
maiden name WIS Wllkle,
SCENE IN CLERKS OFFICE.