The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-12
DID SHE SEEK TO END
Her LIFE IN The
RIVER j?
Pretty Lizette Seaman Saved
From Probable Death by
Jailer Hammes-Her Ac-
tons Such That Police
Place Her in the County
Jail for Examination as to
Her Sanity.

A tragic fate, similar to that of
OpheHa, was probably averted for
Lizette Scanlon yesterday by the time
ly action of the police at the central
station. About 6 o'clock a girl ran
down Hill street, from Market street,
and kept on at full pace till she reach
ed the intersection of Eagle street and
South Washington. She then turned,
and, with hair streaming behind,
made towards the river.
Jailer John Hammes, of the central
station, who had followed her down the
hill, overlook her, and after a struggle
the girl was taken back up the hill.
At the station the girl was uncon-
cerned as to her surroundings and
smiled as Sergeant Wright asked her
name She said her home was at Kent
and Van Buren,. Asked as to what
she was doing so far from home. she
said she wanted to telephone to her
sister across the river.
Is She Insane?
The girl is believed to be affected
with a mild form of insanity. and has
been under physicians care for sew
eral months. She has been kept at
home under watch, but yesterday
shortly after Don. while engaged
in washing dishes. she lowered the up
per window sash of the window in the
hAlClICh WHeIl llO one DuI nGTSeII- was
in the room and jumped out. Her alb
sence was not noticed for some time,
and she had then strayed far from
home. She wandered about the city all
the afternoon without coat or hat. her
hair hanging loosely down her back
Llzette is pretty girl, her failures
are remarkably regular, her hair is
black. and her countenance is pleas
ing. Her eyes yesterday had a strange
distracted expression. Her demeanor
was mild, but the most casual OBJ
server could note her peculiar man
ner.
The officers at the station quickly
decided to have her placed in the
county Jail, and accordingly informed
her that the telephone was out of or
der, but that there was q good one
down the street a little way. She
seemed unconcerned as to what was
done to her, and when Jailer Hammes
and DR.. Moore, police surgeon, took
her arms she went along.
Bars Make Her Suspicious.
She seemed pleased with the atten-
ton bestowed upon her by the doctor
and the officer, and walked along with
out protest. When the Jail was
reached she was slightly taken aback
and would have turned about.
There is a telephone in this hotel
ms - d new nOlel. haven't you seen
1t before?' said one of her escorts.
Notwithstanding this assurance, the
girl could see the bars in the windows
and suspected something was wrong.
She walked along for a few steps,
when suddenly she broke away from
both men and dashed down the street
They had a lively chase to recapture
her, for she was fleet of, foot.
They caught her. however, after a
brisk run, and then without ceremony
escorted her to rear door, She was
placed in cell, which she entered
without a murmur.
Her uncle, William Seaman, porter
of the Windsor hotel was summoned
to identify her. When he arrived she
was kneeling down beside the small
couch in the cell praying. She looked
up and smiled, as though she had been
at home instead of in the Jail.
How did you come here?"
81 don't know"