The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-18
PITIABLE
CASE OF MRS. ANNIE kOEHLER
ON SOUTH TOPEKA.
Officers Take Her to Save . Daughter
From Insanity.

Mrs. Annie Koehler was arrested yes
terday morning by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Pherson on the charge Of insanity. Mrs
Koehler and her daughter live at Alp South
Topeka avenue. Miss Koehler is a mem
Der of the Reformed church and is re-
ported to be one of the best members of
that organization. Mrs. Koehler is af-
fiicted with an incurable disease which
has greatly affected her mind ana she has
been taken care of by her daughter and
the arrest was made yesterday simply
to save the young lady from becoming
raving maniac. Miss Koehler has been
taking care Of her mother for a number
of years and she was on the verge Of
nervous prostration several years ago,
but the young people of her acquaintances
got her to attend the meetings of the
young peoples societies and church and
she finally broke away from her past life
and was one OF the jolliest and best liked
young ladies OF the church. Early in the
winter her mother became worse and she
demanded the attention of her daughter
and that young lady sacrificed all her
pleasures that she might attend to the
wants Of her mother. Two weeks ago
Miss Koehler showed signs of mental fail
ure and the people in the south end began
to plan TO get her away from her mother,
as the physicians said she would become
a raving maniac if this was not done
She showed signs of her mind failing by
going TO an attorney and stating to him
that her mother was not relative of hers
and that she wanted her taken away. She
refused to talk to her former friends and
would not let them into the home to visit
her mother. This attorney wrote to her
father in Nebraska and he asked that the
mother be placed in a hospital here and
the girl sent TO him. Last Saturday a
number of friends went to the home TO
take the woman away but they could not
get into the home. They tried every way
to get in without breaking down the doors
and finally gave up.
Rev. Bruce Griffith went to the Probate
court yesterday and swore out n COM
plant and the deputy sheriff was sent
down there and he had a most interest
ing experience before he finished the job.
He went to the house and could not
gain admittance. The doors were locked
and it seemed that no one was at home.
He then went to a neighbors and that
lady had been asked to get some soap for
the family so she gave 1t to him to deliv-
er There were ten bars of the cOap and
he walked up TO the back door and knock
ed and Miss KoehIer opened the door. He
told her he had the soap for her and she
opened the screen door for him and the
deputy walked into the house before the
young lady knew what was up. He took
Mrs. Koehler and started to lead her
away She threw the package of soap at
him and he has several bumps to show
for her good work and strength. But
even that did not turn him from his pur-
pose of taking the mother away so she
tried different things to keep him away
He caught her hand and held it. She
L. 4s~fns
every way to pull away from the man
and to pull him from her mother.
The deputy was in for it ali he wanted
to be. He managed to get both out onto
the back porch and then a hack driver
came along and he took care of Mrs.
Koehler while the deputy sheriff pushed
and carried the young lady back into the
house and shut the door. hrs. Koehler
was then placed in the hack and driven
to the hospital. Miss KOehler came out on
the front porch and yelled for all she was
worth. but it did no good and as soon as
the hack driven had driven away num-
Der of friends came into soothe her.
Miss Koehler left last night for her
fathers home in Nebraska where 1t IS
thought she will completely recover from
her illness. The mother win be taken care
of here. but she has disease that no
doctor has as vet been aOle TO cure and It
will not be very long until her death
Mr. Koehler has made many fattering
offers to his daughter TO come and 1--we
with him but she has preferred 70 take
care of her mother. She gave IN every
pleasure for her devotion to her mother
and it was absolutely necessary for the
officers to take charge Of the mother that
she might have a slight chance to become
an accomplished young lady instead OF
rav-ir1r maniac and & was really q humane
act for the arrest Of Mrs. koehler rs she
viii have better treatment ard the care
OF experienced nurses while she lives the
balance OF a short but miserable life.
KidLey complaint Kills more people
than any other disease. This IS due 10
the disease being so insldious that II gets
a good hold on the system before il Is
recognized. Foley-s Kidney Cure VIII
prevent The development % fatal disease
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