The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-06
WITH BUTCHER KNIFE
Miss Whey 0roIIinger Parades
in Dangerous Mood. .
Is SAID TO BE INSANE
Peculiar HaIIucinations Cause
Her to be Taken to Jail.

Miss Whey Drollinger. who lived alone
in little house at SIS East Decatur street,
was taken TO the county jail last night
On suspicion OF being insane and County
Physician Jordan and the policemen who
have seen her say she IS undoubtedly IN
balanced and might become dangerous if
allowed TO remain alone in her silent
home. Neighbors Of Miss Drouinger com
planned to Policeman Fox yesterday about
the woman, saying she went around most
Of the time with a sharp butcher knife
n her hand with which 10 protect her
self from imaginary foes. The neigh
bors claimed that they did not know what
moment she might turn on one of them
or some of the children and use the
butcher knife with deadly effect. Miss
Drollinger is undoubtedly insane, for she
told reporter for the Eagle yesterday
that she voted for James Tapp fourteen
times for mayor, and was surprised when
tod that he was not elected.
When a reporter for the Eagle called to
see her yesterday, before Major Buhr had
called, he found her locked up in her lit
tie room with all the window blinds down.
She answered the rap on the door, and had
the butcher knife in her hand ready TO
plunge it to the hilt should the visitor
be one Of the ''black devils" who had
sought her life. Policeman Fox had told
her that he would send Major Buhr around
with some food and medicine if she needed
anything Of the kind, and when asked if
the major had been TO see her, she said:
mo, no one has been here except my sis
ter. I need some medicine to keep me
warm. Ny blood is turning to water, and
my feet are nearly frozen. The ice man
was here this morning and I told him if
he could feel Of my feet he wouldn't think
needed ice. Yes, am very bad off. I
need some medicine"
She used the best Of language and her
voice is soft and musical, and her eye is
steady and sincere, but her mind wanders
from one subject to another. She knows
great many persons about the city and
calls their names and locations readily.
DO you know the chief of police?"
she said 81 think you have an excellent
chief Of police. And say-Tm ashamed 10
tell it-but policeman and were engaged
to be married. That was some time ago
on, month ago, I expect"
is that SO? What broke the engage
ment, Miss Viney?" queried the reporter.
''Well, I dislike to say, but we were
boarding at the same place and he got
smashed on the chambermaid, and that
settled It. I have lived single ever since.
He was such a good man, too
The reporter asked her if she knew Of
Jake Kaiser, a single man who lived on
the corner west Of her.
''Why, yes. He was murdered Sunday
night. They came and took him out Of
the house and shot him through the Jug
ular vein. He was buried yesterday morn
ing. That undertaken next to Towards
barn buried him. These negroes who ara
after me did it. They also murdered two
other men named John and VIII Merrill
Ny brother-in law Is now IN the county
Jail for a crime. Oh, its awful about here.
I can't sleep. Every night they come and
try my windows and doors, and howl and
fight in my back yard. never blow out
my lamp. They try 10 get me to come
out OF the house, but I know II would be
certain death. Last night two hundred
big black fellows came up from the terri
tory and surrounded my house. They
burned one man right out there. Some
times they come from Frank Haggerty's
barn and try to get me out to murder me.
They could do It if it wasn't for this
butcher knife, but they are towards and
Will not come in front of this" and she
gave the knife a swipe up and down the
door casing.
The reporter left her. with the promise
to send Major Buhr down 10 see her. After
the officers had visited her. they ordered
the sheriff to place her in the county jail
until she could be tried for insanity.