The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-16
chicago STRIKE
GROWING WORSE

tthey went up the stairs. why do
you keep your tooth brush IN tho
/ big. empty trunk Why don't you
put u out by mine What makes
/ you ~ queer
= can't help being queer" ths
other answered. because you nnnks
I me 20 by always seeing things up
side down You have been 40 since
Halloween, and I can't stand Il any
! longer"
Then they both fell into each 9TH
ers arms and, weeping. imniOrrd
| forgiveness for their eccentrieitieH.
Mary Haherkarn H. the older fshs
/ H. Of small stature. and her whole
Importance gives the Impression that
she IL mentally unbalanced. Minnie.
the younger. h. also most peculiar
looking. Her eyes are wild and
give one a creepy feeling. while
over her forehead and neck hangs
mass Of brown. uukempt hair
The clothing Of the sisters IL pill
fully skimp and threadbare. Their
shoes are out ~ toe and heel. and
while Mary. who o. shorter OF this
two, wears a long skirt that trails
Minnie. tall and unEainly. IL clothed
IN brown skirt which falls TO
touch her shoe tops by several inch
brown sailor Of ths vintage of 1890.
and Minnie wears o blk. rough rider
hat. encompassed with several yards
~ Did yelling.
Their ease L. one % the most weld.
az well as the mast pitiful that has
been brought - light for many long
year in fheprobate court
Yesterday the Older sister swore out
an Insanity complaint against Minnia.
seeming To know ali about the process
81 securing commitment 20 the asyf
lum Ehe stated that her sister WAS
violently insane. This morning Deputy
sherfn Nelson went 90 The tiny shack
20 get her and bring her IN 10 be ex-
amlnad by az insanity commission.
I'nan seeing the women together he
found that they both acted 80 strange
~ that he could not Determine which
was she demented one On the way 10
the court house and % the Judges
chambers they walked ahead u him.
and he could think u nothing 70 say
al the time but well. may I bs
blessed
The girls kissed each other every
few minutes They they would quar-
rel A. theY sat In Judge Tailman's
chambers waiting for the physicians
they begged each others pardon every
few seconds.
Minnie picaso forgive me for moth
er's sake Mary would sob.
No. Mary. no. You forgive me foe
fathers sake" Minnie would plead.
And then they would either laugh or
cry.
II was found impossible to conduct
the examination this morning and ths
matter WAS continued until Monday.
A. they sat "a the chambers. however.
waiting for a deputy sheriff 10 60
back with them 10 their home. Il was
possible to giean little Of their story
from their talk
A. nearly as can be learned they
came from Minnesota about a year
aRo They have no friends OF ac-
quaiutances even. and how they have
been earning enough 20 keep soul ard
body together is a mystery. They look
hungry and poorly nourIshsd. The
Older. Il seems. has done a little char
work
They talk constantly OF having
been frightened on HailoW cen w
some boys IA the ueishborhoOd. and
Il Il suspected that perhaps the
fright may be partly responsible for
their peculiar actions. They say that
about II O'Clock that night they
heard noise. and when they went
90 the door they saw something aw-
full What the bug -aboo was could
not be learned
Minnie says that her sister a short
time ago was In an insane asylum In
Minnesota. The latter does not
deny it.
II il suspected that the twD wo-
men have been enduring many prT-
vations and the authorities win in
vestigate al once.