The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-14
MISS MURRAY
NOW INSANE.
Young Woman Who Shot Her
Lover So Declared by Expert
Is NO LONGER A PRISONER.
Given a Hearing as She Lay 10 Bed In Hos
pltaI and Discharges Ffsm kUssi
Dya Magistrate.

Philadelphia. Nov. l4.-After having
failed 10 kiil her lover. Samuel McFet-
ridge, who. however. was badly wounded
by Two bullets she fred, Miss Anna NJ.
Murray has lost her reason. according to
insanity experts
The beautiful girl who at midnight last
Thursday induced her hance to take her
printing office after the theatre. and
there from some mysterious motive, pre-
sumed 10 be Jealousy from having seen
him with another woman, fired four shots
at him from revolver she carried. is
still a patient at Hahnemann Hospital,
where McFetridge is also slowly recover
ing.
While this story comes from the hospi-
tai, another report is that McFetridge's
fatuer looks forward 10 a marriage OF the
young people, just as he did before the
shooting. The elder McFetridge is much
attached 10 the girl.
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY.
The McFetridge family's desire TO pre-
vent the making public of the real de-
tails OF the shooting has been gratified.
for Miss Murray was given hear
ing as she lay in bed in Hahnemann Hos
pital, and was discharged from custody.
no witnesses having appeared against
her.
Magistrate Cunningham had consented
20 hold the investigation I'm the sick
room, as the doctors declared the girls
condition would not permit her going
out. While the man she shot lay in the
next room, there was not a whisper of
accusation against Miss Murray, and
nothing remained for the magistrate to
do but 10 give the beautiful prisoner lib
erty.
Relatives OF the girl who were present
will decide as to her future. The devoted
attentions of the McFetridges, particu-
larly the father TO Miss Murray continue.
lie every want is gratifed and the best
of medical attention is accorded her.
At the hospital il is declared that Miss
Murray's condition OF mind makes con-
tinued attention necessary. Whether the
young woman lost her reason before the
shooting or as the result OF that act and
previous worry the authorities are said
To have not determined. DR. Bartlett. ex-
pert on nervous diseases at the hospital,
said
HAS A FIXED HALLUCINATIoN
I'm Miss Murray's case every symptom
OF an unbalanced mind is present. While
she talks nationally enough she has a
fixed hallucination and should be re-
strained. In her present condition she
might proceed 20 do the same thing again
did opportunity offer.
"If the relatives take my advice they
will place her I'm confinement. l could not
or rather. would not-attempt to name
the sort OF insanity from which Miss
Murray IS suffering. Nor is II mere hys-
terra. This IL not a case where n loophole
is sought; the insanity is there. all
right"
The morning after the shooting Miss
Murray wept and several times inquired
about the man she had tried 10 Kill, but
speedily lapsed into listless state and
in such condition she remains.
According TO the statements OF the
physicians, she is positively without NOR
al sense OF having done wrong She will
not admit that she is sorry, that she
cares anything about the outcome, or
that her own future causes her any un-
easiness.