Arizona republican., 1902-04-22
MRS. BAUER INSANE
Reason Dethroned by the Troubles of
 Herself and Husband.

The most distressing incident that has occurred il the probate court If Masicopa county for 2 long time took place yesterday when Judge Langston by real necessity and against his own impulses, committed Mrs. Charles Bauer to the asylum for the iusane h explanation of Mr. Langston's ac- ton it should be said that taere was no question of the womans mental in tirmity or Of the necessity of placing her under restraint yet from the na- ture of her de"angement il was felt by the court and all present that there should be some better place where she could b. treated in the hope of her res toration to heldtn. While she is at times violent. she is ordinarily full master of her own mind as long as her husband is in the same room with her. but just the moment he gets beyond her sight she grows hysterical and inn aeines that all sorts of violence will be done tc him. 1t other times. accord ing to the testimony of Mir. Bauer, shn seems to be utterly irresponsible and threatens to kill him and her two little children, ten minutes later per
 
 If strongest endearment.
 The saddest part of it all is that her condition is the result of q tragic incl dent in which she was not to blame and through which her husband has rot only faced and been vindicated by he law. but endured great mental an- guish. before this new trouble entered his formerly happy home. The tragedy referred to was the killing of Charles Kinstler by Mir. Bauer near Mesa City in the defense Of his wife. the readers of The Republican being already fam liar with the particulars.
 For long time past Mrs. Bauer has been acting strangely at times, her re- cent family trouble being upper;nost in her mind, as indicated by the fact that she engaged in conversation on the subject whenever she had an opQor- tdnity. Though she says she has al ways been confident her husband acted rightly and would be vindicatcd, she could not shake off the fear that she would have to give him up. and it has N '.ried her until she has come to the
 = nt of almost wCrshipping him. From that a sort of jealousy of every other woman has sprung illustrated by an incident that occurred at the lodg- ing house when she was brought to Phoanix Sunday night. The lady of the house entered the room to prepare 1t when Mrs. Bauer at once accused her husband of being married to he.' EotWiths tandiug the fact that they had never met before. Yesterday the family went for ride on the street car and it is said Mrs. Bauer made an effort to throw the two children from the car. being restrained only by her husband
 ' The court room was crowded with i witnesses from Mesa Cityand there was l but little division of sentiment as to whether the woman had crossed the | dividing line between worry and in | sanity.
 In giving her testimony she spoke as nationally as anyClc. but when her hus- 1 band was sert out Of the room for [, | moment. sine grew nervous and hyste:.- ical, then burst into tears, when her 1 little hoy and girl both bright looking 1 children, began crying. When MT. I Rauer returned he was visibly affected. ] Almost instantly Mrs. Bauer's tears were dried and she began consoling her { husband. But she seemed to ba labor , ing under a deiusion for she said: i ''Never mind, if they kill Us God will take care Of us"
 The court finally decided to commit her for the present. but she was left in the care of her husband until she can be Automatically conveyed to the asylum. Had she been told the de- ! cision of the court. force alone could have prevailed in her mana cement
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