Evening star., 1902-03-21
Mother and Daughter Found
by Sanitary Officer.
IN A PITIABLE PLIGHT
BOTH DECLARED INSANE AND
SENT TO ST. ELIZABETH'S.
One Refused to Ride in Patrol Wagon
and Was Permitted to Walk
to Police Station.

Miss Anna Carlos twenty-three years
old, was sent to St. Elizabeth's Hospital
for the Insane today by Sanitary OH1cer
Frank Her mother, Mrs. Mary Carlos.
was committed to the same institution yes
terday afternoon. The young woman was
given a hearing in the Probate Court last
May. Justice Anderson reached the con-
clusion that she was demented, and would
have committed her to the hospital then
had it not been that friends appeared and
prOffered to care for her. She was provided
with home and proper attention at the
House of the Good Shepherd. Her mother
subsequently wanted her at home with her,
and so she left the institution.
Since the trial In the Probate Court Mrs.
Carlos and her daughter have been sup
ported by the members of the Southern Re-
lief Association and the Associated Chari-
ties. .s. 80:
The case of the mother and daughter was
recently called to the attention of Sanitary
Officer Frank and Wednesday afternoon he
had Drs. Jackson and Latimer go to q
stable loft in the rear of 921 9th street
northwest, where the women lived, for the
purpose of making an examination as 10
the young woman's mental condition. They
reported that the mother as we'll as the
daughter needed treatment, and because or
the miserable condition of the couple ana
the 1nSanlIarS SURROUNDINGS lHe AoStOhS
called on the sanitary officer and made
special report on the case A warrant,
charging the women with vagrancy. was
sworn out by the sanitary. officer for the
purpose of giving the police authority to
arrest them.
Reached Loft by Ladder.
Sergt Williams and Bicycle Policeman
Simpson went to the home of the women
yesterday. They reached the stable loft by
ascending a ladder and by going through
a trap door
Mrs. Carlos was there, but her daughter.
she declared, had gone to her former home
in Loudoun county, Va. This statement
was made evidently in the hope that her
daughter would remain away long enough
to avoid being arrested. Mrs. Carlos was
taken to the asylum and the daughter was
arrested when she returned to the stable
later in the day. She was given accommo-
dationS at the house of detention last night.
The small room in which Mrs. Carlos and
her daughter had lived was poorly fur
nished and was in a bad condition. Mrs.
Carlos spoke to the officers Of how she had
lived in Virginia. and as she said she would
consider 1t a disgrace to ride in patrol
wagon she was permitted to walk to the
police station. The police have taken charge
of the few effects found in the room and
will hold them until the sanity of the wo-
men is determined by the court.
Mrs. Merwin's Statement.
Mrs c. D. Merwin. treasurer Of the
Southern Relief Society of Washington. and
who was for two and one-half years chair
man Of the relief committee. made this
statement to The Evening Star today:
"The Southern Relief Society for the past
three years paid Mrs. Carlos rent at any
place where she elected to live. Our society
worked in harmony with the Associated
Charities, that organization providing food
and fuel. Up to the place from which she
and her daughter were removed she al
ways had a good room. but she did not
seem to get along we'll with persons living
in the same building. -.
Last summer she took the room in tue
loft of the stable in 9th street, claiming
that she wanted to be alone. Miss Whitman
Of the Associated Charities and myself went
to her and fairly pleaded and begged of ner
not to go there. We tried to persuade her
to take rooms in house with some one
else, but she would not listen to us. The
Southern society paid $3.50 month for the
room, which was a rental away out Of rea-
son. for it was worthless. Whenever she
called upon me she was provided with re-
lief. We were requested Wednesday to
withdraw assistance so that measures
could be taken to inquire into her sanity"