The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-31
TO RIGHT AN STICE.
Mrs. FroeIich Was Not Neglected by
Her Relations.

Editor % the Times; Your article IN iasl
Saturdays Times relative to the treat
inert Of Mrs Froelich was so unjust 10
aer relatives that am !mps4ied by ny
long personal friendship Tor her family.
ard from fun kno" ledge OF an the lAt1s-
10 request space IN your columns for cor
ractioI of the wrong which the article mas
inflicted upon them.
Her parents being notified ~ telegram
Of her insanity, about TWO weeks ago senL
her brother here from Harrisburg, Pa,
for the soc purpose OF taxing her 10 her
nome in that city. ON Tuesday Ilornins
las; ne called al mY office to inform ne
that his sister had dlsAppeared. and tnat
54t.eI GiIlsent search hc vas unable 10
In! her. ana ne Was ulUCa distressed Iest
asked for my advice. We promptly placed
the matter in charge 81 the chief ~ 20
Ice. mat ne u!izAt bring about ner as
c0very. Soon thereafter The Cniet Was IN
formed hy telephone from Providence hos
pita} tnat lady OF her description. and
acting strangely. had Ietn lettering ABOUT
that Institution he whole afternoon she
was thereupon iahcn 10 the ponce sta ION.
here her brother and found her, alter
dark. ia an insane condition.
Size refused 10 return 10 ne house OF ner
et. and ina, SIC had been hypnoiizeI
there. We then endeaVored 10 nave her
g. with Mrs. Taylor. the matron. 10 her
house for that night. but this she de-
c.inel t. do We next proposed TO her mat
sac should 90 10 the hotel with ner prom
Ct. but with 10 better success Her ofotn.
Mrs. Wrestling and my =S * tLeA anpH'l
n person To me PrOyidenc hospital Tor
!er admission. believing that under KIND
treatment there she would soon ne III con-
ditioa 10 return home win her brother
tlf " were unable "a obtain her adtniS-
sion into tina. Institution, but were IN
formed that probably on the next day,
w"en room was expeclei % br va ant
Size might bo received. Mrs Ntes j! sc
CJm9anied US 10 he police station and
Joined me in urging her 10 & with US
10 our home and spend the night there:
which she declined - do. She Informed
her brother that " would hyp"ouze hin
i tacy would 60 with US. Ine chlet or
police, by telephone, then applied - the
General hospital tor her admission. out
tnis was Also unsuccessful. IneTc -
TO accommodations 81 The ponce staupa NJ
fer her through the might She was de-
terninei 10 go out into The streets s'onv
stating she knew where sne would 60.
hat refused to state where or now she
would spend the night. The situation was
embarrassing and distressing; ana her
brother manifested the most delicate ap-
probation OF heT condition ara tAe "eep-
est anxiety and distress for her
For four hours ne had made unsQccess-
ful efforts 10 provide for her. and It vas
now "a o'clock a. niyht In her condition
sire could not nc allowed 20 go upon the
streets alone. What was to be done wat
could any one DO under the Circuins ;anc
only one disposition Of the uItoF innate
lady remained The chief advised jnat she
he placed In charge Of the sherlG To- me
night As We ali hoped that On the fo.!oN~
iur day she could n placed la Providence
n1.pical4 In case she then refused 70 re
tLrl home with her brother, IS thus far
she had done.
This suggestion Of the chiefs Was after
uaucn reluctance. accepted 90 matter ct
absolute ard unavoidable necessity, upon
G 1 nys4 for me- her IN s privas
room away from Ire prisoners, ana VITA
every possible comfort VIA this asstiT-
ance she waS taken in carriage. accom-
pAn!ed by her brother, 30 the place where
YOU sarCaS,icAflv siate that 'tbe loving
relatives let this nervous. delicate -
SISTER remain two days locked - IA r"
county tail without visiting her and %ltA~
cut even sanliug her any de3tcaCics. ana in
consequence she starved f7v nat lime
In refUtat:on = the quoted statement
from yDur article permit ne TO say tat
the laaE WaS placed here for tne nsht
rn.y wtth toe fun expectation tAat oh tie
next MORNING. she WHu1 y" a3HijttI g
Providence hospital that pursuant 20 this
expectation hsr brother ANA myself, eacl
- ~ ~ .s}y. .'u me next Wornins q pied
FIR admission % Providence hospital. put
without success thas We thereafter, and
o. th~ sarne CAV. nal DF y A saaa-
non. whom we mad visit and examine htT.
make further application - h3ta iha
Providence ani General hospitals Tor ler
admission. but with Ike result a the
previous effor.s that he ARA ga Ter ner
admission IN private hospital IN 80
Seattle. nui when ner brother took a car
rage FIR Soy - WIZ niU2 ~ ~al2 nos
pitai s6~ positively refused = 60 a; ~
hro.Nt. >.-ltsd 6sY ta!lr AID urged ner 20
70 Win hiT nome. lhaf he sent heT - -
Giles wA}ca Sne refused 10 a. ;Gat to-
ge.her be avs T. on fae dsy after a@f con
Nueuent III trr e1arty house t4rs vi ~
fbr Russell a co Ira curse 10 r&FSsl'. sff1
acted u.dsr RS aa,i-" "a e. frof"T r. a.
Uruf, i.&t on ne same d*s -" set -
i..lunarr. whose experi nee ~ ~" St"te
turat.e hospital .fct.I tim for n l'-f-
3. S.. T. see au,i examine hsf t4a. re TO
United IT, ,ae institution - ne ins.ae.
f1a. ~ direction - tfT brota*r - va"