The Washington times., 1906-04-06

Since Frank Dement, was remanded
70 jail he has shown signs of mental
disorder. but it is believed by the war
den and attendants at the institution
that he is shamming. He did not ex-
hibit any symptoms Of insanity prior TO
the time he was arraigned before Judge
Klmban
Dement, is locked in cell % in the
south wing Of the jail. He PAGES his
apartment and the corridor leading to
the main rotunda. His hands are lock-
cd behind his back. over and over again
he mutters: Il am innocent"
The prisoner shoves aside his plate
or food when il is given him. but he is
fond of coffee and drinks an OF that
ne can get. Asked why he did not eat
ne replied that several persons who
were jealous of him and envied him,
We're endeavoring to railroad" him
Several specialists in nervous diseases
ana insanity Will examine the prisoner
Defore Sunday. Among them will be
Dr. shute, the jail physician. DR.. Shute
things i'm the world to fake insanity.
but II man persists in his attempts
10 act as though he was not mentally
balanced il will be but a short time
9etore 10, he viii actually lose his mind
Inc physicians who viii examine De-
mentt do not think they can be de-
ceiYed by him if he is not insane
Says Husband Is Sane.
Mrs. Mollie Kneas Dement,. the mans
legal wife. whose identity was discover
ed and announced in The Times on the
day following his arrest, declared en-
phatieally this morning that he is per
fectly sane. and that the brutality with
which he treated Fannie Smith. whom
he 70,
expression of character of the man
Those who have followed The Times
accounts Of this tragedy of modern life
VIII recall that Dement, treated his first
VIE as he did his second. She eIoDed
with him from school, and for two
years led the existence of a slave. Her
Iather and mother did not know where
she was. and the police Of Washington
mace many unavailing efforts TO locate
her All this time she was being yoo,,1
"a by Dement, from one section of the
CITY TO another. and kept behind locked
uoors and barred windows.
Rescue at Last.
They were living in Brewers .o,,-.
northeast, when Mrs Dement, one d.,-
managed 20 scribble a few lines n her
father. and dropped the note throusb a
crack in the fence. Some one found n
and mailed it to Mr.. Kneas. and the
next day she was rescued by her
father 40'
here is the note that tells. in her own
words, something OF the sufferinp, she
underwent: W
W aS,hIington. d. c.. March %, 1906.
know you have not forgotten me
nut You DO not know how | am suffer.
ing More thar / ever did in nv Ifa
Ie',se ASK papa TO come and get me.
OF l Viii be so thin that he will not
know ME. w
Saturday l had to stay in the stree,
from II TO o clock in the night. We'd
was worse than ever. II Won corIld So
me now you would not know me
You VIII nave 10 get up early to the
corner or Seventh and II streets, and
have the wagon on Seventh street
Come down 70 Brewers court northeast
and go in the little store and ask fbe |
lady to go to her side window and stand
mere III l do not come to the window
Please come Saturday, for that Is the
best day this week, i think
Il have such a cold that L can hardly
speak. Nobody hardly understands me
DO not tell anybody about this. / will
be almost wild until you come Do nor
write any letters. Tell papa that L have
one of the sweetest babies he has ever
seen
Your unhappy daughter.
.'MOLLIE s. K''
'He beat me the day after we were
married, said Mrs. Dement, to a Times
reporter this rlorning- He beat me be-
fore We had Deen married day. and
once before my baby was a week old
he beat me until l was insensible.
He had a punching bag that he al
ways took with us whenever we moved
ana he would practice on this every
day and tell me he was getting strong
so that he could beat me good If he
thought 1 had been trying TO escape he
would beat me untE l could hardly
stand alone, and then he would torture
me i'm other ways
Many times wren the ground was
covered with snow he would make me
get up I'm the middle of the night AMI
march me up and down the street with
a razor at my neck, threatening to kill
me IL / tried TO run or get away. one
night he left the front door open. and I
thought there was an Opportunity 10
escape i supposed he had left IL omen
by accident. but IL was oniv a scheme
for him TO make me more miserable than
was. 1t was past midnight and the
cars had stopped running. / nut on INV
hat and walked as fast as | could for
several blocks, trying to find a police
ran
Just as 1 thought 1 had managed tn
escape from my prison my husband
jumped out OF an alley and made me