The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-06-22
MRS. BALLY INSANE
Peculiar Aversion of a Wife
TO a Husband.
DEATH OF HER CHILDREN
Probably unbalanced the Mind
of the Mother.

There was an insane case OF more than
ordinary interest in the probate court
yesterday. Harry BaIiy. Of Payne town
ship. Is e farmer. he IS apparently
about thirty years OF age Several years
ago he married Daisy McCune, who was
about four years his junior Three chill
dren have been born 20 them and only
one OF them. the youngest. is now alive
One day this week AIr. Bauy came TO tho
Office OF Probate Judge Wilson and fled
his statement that his wife was insane
and ought to be restrained in an asylum
for the treatment OF insane persons
The case came Up for hearing yester-
day morning and Mrs. BaIly came il with
her sister. Mrs. Marshal, 70 attend trial
She IS q tail. slender woman with black
eyes and black hair. which was done up
IN a braid lew On the back Of her head
She wore 4 blue silk waist and dark
skirt and when she sat down IN one OF
the Office chairs to remove her new sharp
toed shoes because they hurt her feet,
she exposed an underslzirt OF immaculate
Whiteness. trimmed with dainty white
lace.
Mrs. Ba1ly came IN after the shoes we're
removed and went over to where Daisy
was sitting. Mrs. Bally is a fine nolh-
eriy looking woman and when she said:
HOW DO you do. Daisy?" the young Mrs
Bally closed her eyes as Z 70 shut out
the vision of her mother-in-law and
made no reply. and then the old mother
sat down and cried as II her heart was
broken. Mrs Daisy Bally has banished
ali thought OF her husband and his kin
from her mind ard refuses to have any
thing whatever 10 do with them Or.
Bcrtoa and others acquainted with the
family say that Harry Bauy IS a good
man and h has done everything il his
power for his wife When some OF the
witnesses swore that Daisy BalIy had
taken an aversion TO her husband and
his people, Harry Bally buried his face
il his hands and cried.
Judge Wilson has the faculty OF getting
the good opinion CT people brought be-
fore him on the charge Of insanity and
htey regard him ss their friend. Mrs.
Bany told the probate judge before the
case was brought for trial that she did
not think that she was insane. but If
her people thought she needed estueut
she did not have any objections 70 Of
fer Before the trial. TO reporter FOR
the Eagle Mrs. Bally saids
4 an not insane. but I do not want TO
live with my husband and his people. 7
had some trouble some time ago and they
brought ne TO the Wichita hospital for
treatment and 7 got better and went
home again. but I did not want to stay
there. I have had three children and two
Of them are dead I know they were
poisoned. The Oldest one was two years
old when IL died There was some corn
medicine in the house and II got the
bottle and drank it. Il was taken sick
and died Ny second was Just beginning
70 crawl about the house when my hus-
band nephew came there TO Kill bugs
on the potatoes He used a wooden pad
Gle for the purpose and he brought il to
the house and threw IL down. Ny baby
got that paddle and put 1t into its mouth
and sucked t. It was taken sick and
6ied. I feel that both my children have
been murdered, but nobody gave them
the poison they got II themselves"
DO you blame your husband for the
death Of your children. Mrs. BaIly?'
NO. do not"
When the case was called Dr. Burton
OF Andover, was the first witness called
BY Judge Balderston. who was appointed
BY the court TO conduct the case Tor Mrs.
Bauv. DR.. Burton said he had treated
Mrs. Bally over four years ago and he
thought she had what he would call
emmotioral Insanity. Ee had recommend