The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-10

| III III sOul SdlS, vi WOTuS TO tndC
effect. This was the first time l
knew I was being sent to the insane
asylum. | thought all the time I
was going over there to see my
daughter. l then shouted: 4 am
no more insane than your are; let
me 60 l was kept in there four
months and was treated worse than
a dog.
Before leaving here wanted
my husband to keep the $1065 of
Olyive's until I returned. He told
me / had better keep it myself. It
being night I could not put it in
the bank here. When I was over
there it was taken from me. When
l turned it over to the authorities
of the asylum there was the full
amount, s1O65. When l was released
there was only s771. They have the
money there vet.
! "The reason l am so anxious to
find my daughter is because I want
! to get this matter Strengthened up.
After being in three or four months.
Mr.. Mum came over to see me and
was released on parole one day to
go out with him. While we were
walking on the streets we met
friend of his and he asked If Mrs.
Mum was released. When he was
| told that she was just out on parole
for one day, this friend said: it's
a dirty shame; that woman is no
more insane than I am. If I were
you I would see Judge Whitson.' We
went and saw Mr.. Whitson. He told
us to go down to his house and his
wife would take care of me. He
then made arrangements with An
derson at the asylum for my release.
That night I went back for my
clothes and they locked me up again.
The next morning Mrs. Whitson
came up and got me out.
"Since I came back two months
ago from the asylum, where / was
sent for no other purpose than to
get that money from me, have
been trying to find my daughter,
Olive whom l have not seen for
year. Sheriff Grant tells me she is
in town. He promised me that if
would come to the sheriff's office
one day last week he would have
my daughter there and l could see
her. When l got there he locked the
door and with the other deputies
shouted right and left at me to try
and make me admit that Mr.. Mum
committed the murder. He also
promised me that If / would sign an
affidavit to that effect he would let
me see my daughter. If l ever find
my daughter and get that money
matter settled up, l intend to go
back to New Westminster and live
there"
The Herald has positive know
ledge that Miss Olive Pennywitt,
daughter of Mrs. Mum is in this
city. The young lady is known
to one of the Herald reporters, and
has been seen standing in the door
way of the place where she is kept
under guard.
Sheriff Grant was seen last night
and asked if Mrs. Mum was in
formed that she was being taken to
the insane asylum or if she had any
knowledge that that was where she
was going. Mr.. Grants reply to the
interrogetory was: ''At this time
cannot say yes or no to that ques-
ton, for in cases of that nature l
endeavor to handle the patients as
gently as possible so as not to agi-
tate them any more than / have to.
For instance, | tell some of them
that there is nice young lady COM
ing to take them for trip to such
and such place. In this particular
case, don't just remember whether
she had full knowledge of where she
was going or not, but my impress
sion is that she was not so insane at
that time but that she knew where
she was going"
Interview With the Girl.
The Herald reporter was unable
10 see Olive Pennywitt in person, but
was given the statements made by
her Monday to man by whom an in
terview was obtained. 1t appears
that the girl has no actual know
ledge of the murder, and did not see
1t committed. The following state
ment regarding the crime was given: