The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-05
Is VICTIM
OF EASTER
BONNET FAD
Insane Woman on Bridge
FrightenS People Badly.
FRAlD SHE WOULD SUICIDE
Is Taken Care of by Police
MatrOn Shields
FRAlD SHE WOULD SUICIDE

4 heavy set woman OF q years. who
gave her name as Hinckls and later as
Arnold, was arrested about o'clock yes
terday afternoon on the Douglas ave
nue. bridge and taken 10 the City hall
When OFFICER Z Aspey went after her
he found her slowly crossing the bridge,
going west. He followed her. When she
reached the other side she whirled
around, waited minute and then came
slowly back This she had been doing
since noon. Mr.. ". g Crawford IN
telling a reporter for the Eagle OF the
occurrence last night. said:
4 was sitting there before the livery
barn with three or four OF the boys
working for Diver, when one Of them
called our attention 20 this woman. She
stood on the middle Of the bridge, hung
over the railing and threw her hat into
the water. 7 thought this meant sure
that she was going 10 commit suicide by
Jumping OF, and probably break her neck
ca the sand-bar. I told the other fellows
rny suspicious. NOT one OF them said
thing for q minute when q big man I
hadn't noticed said. Well, il she hasn't
got any more sense than TO try 70 commit
suicide there I say let her jump.
During this, while she still leaned over
the railing. I expected % see her jump
any minute Not one Of Us moved The
woman at last Strengthened up and
started toward rs, got to the end OF the
bridge, turned around and started back
when she got % the spot where that
bundle Of clothing on the sand-bar IS
that was found Yesterday by a man. she
stopped and looked at these pieces OF
f--r ff-r- -r-Ls
srued her march back and forth across
the bridge. stopping each time as she
passed the sand-har and gazing at the
clothes.
We were watching her when a Mrs
Williams that one OF the boys knew
passed, and he stopped her and asked her
to see II she couldn't md out where this
woman came from aud who she was
Mrs. Williams cought her 81 the end Of
the bridge Mrs. Williams told Us al
terward that she could hardly get the
woman 10 talk al all, and that when she
did the woman said her name was
I Hlnckle. and that she had come to
+ Wichita Wednesday night. You know
this IS the night that those clothes are
/ supposed 10 have been thrown on the
( s. nd-bar.
Mrs. Williams walked along with her
q little ways. and when they came 10
I the clothes, asked the woman if she
knew anything about those clothes. The
woman turned deadly pale az this ques-
+ ton and for a moment looked as though
she would faint away.
1T was about this time that an officer
came Up and drove her of the bridge
and told her she would have TO stay of
+ She then startes east on Douglas avenue.
and some man struck out 10 follow her.
I believe the boys said that il was the
same one that found the clothing on
I the sand-bar.
About half hour after this here
size came again and went right 10 the
bridge and did the same thing she had
before. She had a new black straw hat
on that looked like il had just been
bought When she got over the water she
I leaned against the railing. hut clutched
/ her hat this time as If to keep IL from
blowing or.
1--WE decided il was about time 10 call
an officer. and Lew Aspey came He
+ managed 20 get her of. but had a pretty
+ hard time.
! officer Aspey took this strange prisoner
e. Police Natr0n Shields. who said 70
I reporter Tor the Eagle last night.
The poor thingi When she was brought
into my room she set up the most pittful
/ wan that I ever heard I managed u
I get her quiet. and asked her What her
name was She said Arnold She then
told me il answer 20 my question that she
was from &ickerSou. and that she ran
hotel up ut Hutchinson. but lost $3.50 iG
it she said she was IN town for work.
and was staying with a Mrs. Johnson,
whom she had met AZ Hutchinson.
offered Je 80 10 Ms. J0husCl's with
her. but she shook her head. she wanted
! 70 90 alone and said she couldn't tell
( where Mrs. Johnson lived but she could
60 70 her house. She is OF German IA
4 ti0nality.
] u asked her what she was walking
5 back and forth across the bridge for.
She broke inro tears. hut stopped as
suddenly and commenced the tale she
t9'd me q hundred times afterwards
f Everything she started 90 say would az
last come back 70 This subject She
talked ike lightning. and kept n up I'll
was nearly dead This is about the
way she told il u me-
Wen / had an Old hat ard Il had
lot a litte holes right up there and she
pointed q the briu. and Il ever knew
: thar r. vas going 20 cause me 50 much
trouble never would have got 2 new
rr- ard reorle made trl - my old hat
and vent ard got a new one and then
wanted 70 throw my Old one n t1e
river. and I didn't want anyone 10 see
ME and So I walked lp and down TIL 20
one was on IL ara then threw the ola
hat iu
she seemed n feel the disgrace Ct
being brought along the avenue sy TIE
oricsr. sasd MS sheds and when
-rIed n get her 20 consent 20 g. over 70
the Cirv hotel fo- the night she 5-s-
shook her head and v1E-i 1oL e.
t-.a every way 7 knew. a1t ~ LAST the
oEi-srs caue lp and rr-ed CD take Eer
br .he ern1 and ccatcct nsr down ~ TIE
-ll she releIsL ana would neg r-1ge-
E-- her ID u8lE down sikh me- a-t 20
sooner had the key Turned 81 l1- CPL