The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-22
HER FEARFUL STATE
Miss Kate Woods is Twice
Adjudged Insane
SAYSSHECRUCIFIEDC CHRIST
And is Making Vicarious
Atonement for the Jews.

why wrought up by spells Of alternate
repenting and fright because she thought
she had crucifed Christ. Miss Kate
Woods made a sad but exciting spectacle
in the probate court room yesterday af-
ternoon. She was being tried for in
sanity. After she had been\ shown in
court the jury was not long in arriving
at the conclusion that she was insane
The woman had been brought in from the
country where she had been making her
home with her sister, Mrs. Beam. She
had been adjudged insane once before and
sent to Ossawatomie, but was released
as cured in 1897 She was born at Seneca,
Kan, and lived for awhile at Emporia.
She is Il years old and has never been
married. The history of her case shows
that her grandmother's sister had been
adjudged insane. but this was the only
trace of insanity that was found to exist
in the family.
The condition Of Miss Woods is most
pitiable one. Her decisions are Of a re-
igious nature. She imagines that she is
the scapegoat for other peoples sins. and
sometimes claims that she ds to make
the vicarious atonement for the Jews
During the taking of testimony yesterday
she was kept in a room away from the
public until it was necessary to bring her
forth to testify for herself AS her broth
er-in-law and sister led her into the
room she came with a reckless mein
nearly to the railing next to the judges
desk, and throwing her coat onto a chair
with the grace of an actress, she began
to wall, Woe, woe, unto the Jews. For
give them. forgive them
Then her face assumed an expression
of fright and she looked at her clothing.
and took held of her garments as If shak-
ing them, saying: "Oh, I'm fairly drip
ping with blood. See, see, this precious
blood"
Making gestures that were beautifully
graceful and suggestive, she gazed upon
the floor, and as If showing the spectat-
ors great pools of blood, continued her
inherent talk.
Just look at the blood. Isn't It awful?
Be careful and do not step in it,
Turning her face TO the light, she SEEM
ed to take on more repentant attitude,
and said with trembling voice:
ooh, I have crucif1ed my Savior! See
His precious blood dripping. dripping
dripping Oh -"
THAT will do now" said her sister.
kindly, who stepped up to her side. The
demented woman was getting wrought
up to a fearful pitch, but the soft words
of her sister and brother-in-law seemed
at once to soothe her, and she immedi-
ately took her cloak from the chair,
threw it over her shoulders and followed
the woman out of the room. When they
got to the door leading into the private
room, Mr. Beam following behind. the
woman stopped as she passed the door,
and turned on the man with a demoniacal
glare and Kissed;
'Ah, mister! Aye. aye, be careful how
you follow me. Be careful how you fol-
low me, say. There's nothing but blood,
nothing but blood"
She was adjudged insane and her rela-
tives took her back home with them until
an order is received for her admittance
to the asylum
Immediately after this case was dis
posed of the same jury tried Mrs. Edna
Lizer, mention of whose condition was
made in Saturday mornings Eagle. 1t
began to look like the jury would find
nothing on which to convict Mrs. Lizer
until the subject of hypnotlsm was
touched upon. Here Mrs. LiZer clearly
showed her mental weakness, for she
stoutly claimed that she had hypnoized
the people Of Alva O. T.. and brought
the merchants customers from miles and
miles around increasing their cash re-
serves thousands of dollars and increas-
ing the population OF the city at least
one-third. all through her wonderful
power.
How much do you think the merchants
of Alva owe you for your work there,
Mrs Lzer," asked Judge Haymaker.
Five thousand dollars" promptly re-
sponded the woman, and that is what
am trying to get right now
She was adjudged insane and returned
to tail.