The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-09
SANITY OF SISTERS
MENTAL CONDITION OF MISSES
GRACE AND BELL HARTMAN.
WILL BE DETERMINED TO-DAY
ALL EXCEPT JURORS AND WIT
NEsSES TO BE EXCLUDED.

Hearing VIII BE at the Jail Mt 3
O'cIOck-JudSe McAlpin and Mr..
j. II. Saussy, Jr., Will Conduct
the InVestigatiOn-Jury Composed
of Twelve Representative Citi-
Gems, Including Four Doctors and
Two Newspaper Men-The Sisters
Have Been Extended Every Cour-
tesy at the Jail.
Misses Grace and Belle Hartman. the
two sisters who We're recently arrest
ed on warrants of lunacy. sworn out
by Detective Frank Wall, will be tried
this afternoon at o'clock at the
county Jail. The arrest and incarcer-
alton of the two sisters, who have for
long time been conspicuous on the
streets of Savannah, was first told in
the Morning News. A great deal of
interest has been aroused in the case,
and it's outcome is watched with in
terest.
The trial will take place in the office
at the Jail. Judge McAlpin and Mr..
]. R. Saussy, Jr., attorney for the sis
tiers, will conduct the investigation.
A number of prominent citizens have
been summoned as witnesses, among
whom are quite a number of city
officials, who will tell of the actions of
one of the sisters at the City Ex-
change several days before their ar
rest, and of the manner in which they
have acted on former occasions.
Says They Are Sane.
Mr. Saussy is convinced that his CHI
ents are perfectly sane, and says that
he will have no trouble demonstrating
this to the members of the jury. He
will contend that they are a little &c
centric, and that their peculiarities
have been induced by their nervous
condition, and exaggerated by the way
in which they have been treated on
the streets, particularly by the small
boys, who logged their steps, throw
ing taunts at them concerning their
apparel.
The jury will be made up of twelve
representative citizens, of which num-
Der there will be four doctors and two
representatives of the press. These
were summoned by Clerk Dreamer yes
terday, together with a score of wit
nesses. All except jurors and persons
directly interested in the proceedings
will be excluded from the hearing.
No Cause for Complaint.
The sisters have been made comfort
able at the Jail, having been provided
with apartments constructed especial
ly for such respectable persons as
were from time to time made prison.
efs. Jailer Seyden, when asked for an
expression relative to the charges that
the quarters furnished the sisters were
not in keeping with their station, said
that there was really no foundation for
such a charge.
THE apartments are comfortable,
neat and commodious, and the two I'M
fortunate sisters are treated with ev-
cry courtesy. Their every need is at
tended. They are provided with every
thing which they desire to eat; the
best steak which the market affords,
Smothered in onions, toast, French
fried potatoes, coffee, and whatever
else within reason that they want The
rooms are neatly furnished with beds,
tables and chairs, and are we'll light
ed and ventilated, though, of course
the windows are barred. They are al
lowed to see visitors. who bring them
fruit, flowers and delicacies."
Visited by Sister.
While Mr.. Seyden was speaking one
of the sisters, who but recently was
dismissed from sanitarium, entered
with a fragrant bouquet of yellow
roses, She was admitted by the Jail
er, who INDUCED in some pleasantly
concerning the aroma of the flowers.
yes, they are very sweet" she an
swered, but not near so sweet as
those which we shall see in the new
heaven" And she passed on through
the heavy iron door to the room above
where she spent long while with her
sisters.
The elder sister, Miss Grace, has
been more quiet for the past day or
two than heretofore. She has given
the officials not the slightest trouble |
The younger sister is more excitable, |
and this is accumulated when she is
with her sister.