The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-05
AFRAID OF
THE DEVIL
Portuguese Woman Says
Her Soul Is
Sick.

| Il wash my hands in the blood Of th'
Savior that what 1 say is the trutl
about my SOUL
A wiId-eyed Portuguese woman whC
looked fifty years Of age but was IL
reality only twenty-four made this
startling statement to Deputy Sheriff
| Chillingworth yesterday afternoon. and
then branched off to tell about ths
devil. the hottest of all unknown places
and strange burning in her heart
She had been brought TO the police
station by her father an elderly Por-
should be sent to the insane asylum.
He told the Deputy that she had been
in the asylum about ten years ago and
had remained there for about two years.
For the last four years she has sorely
tried his patience made threats TO kill
herself and vowed that she would burn
not only the fatEer's house but the
neighbors' as we'll. and he was afraid
had placated her at all times knowing
her frail mind but she was getting be-
yond his control.
Attorney Vivas was present and act
ed as interpreter for the old man, al
though the woman needed none for she
spoke fairly good English.
What he says is not true" she re-
torted quickly. my soul is sick but
I tell you the truth. My father he
want to divide his property before he
die and leave me out know it. 1
feel sick here" pointing to the region
of her heart and diaphram, and l tell
him if he do that take my life II
take my life. I know what that
means, for my soul will go down TO
hell and 1 will meet the devil and see
his horns. Where is he'll? It's down
there. way down there, pointing to
the floor.
Mister, my father act bad at home
and is always drunk. He always go
round there like he dance a cake walk.
like this and the woman gave an ex-
hibition of a man Keeling under the in
fuence of drink 81 don't want him
around there like that. Oh. if he
divides his property and leaves me out
I will cut my head off and let my soul
go to hell I mean it too she added
savagely.
Attorney Vivas stated that both the
girl and her father came to his house
On Sunday morning quite early. the
father asking if Vivas could not pro-
pose some means whereby his daugh- |
ter could be placed under surveillance
until her mental balance was restored. !
She told vivas that she wanted toI
commit suicide either By drowning or
sater tank in his yard and suggested
she might try that but she shook her
head. He then pointed to a loaded re-
yolver lying on a table nearby and told
Ter TO go ahead and use It, but after
akins one look she changed her mind
md ned from the place
The father told the deputy yesterday
.fternoon that he did not wish 20 es-
ape paying for his daughters support
ven if she went to the asylum but at Il
resent he felt that his duty was to-
,ace her there to preserve peace in his
onlicile. The woman declared she was
let crazy, but whenever the suggestion
vas made that she behave properly
oward her father. she violently OPP ,
osed any such action and the deputy
lad to talk seriously with her. The
tie woman home with him and if she
epeated her strange actions and
hreats to bring her down again and he
you'd take her before the ma sistrate.