Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-24
DRAG SAD GIRL
FROM PARK POND
HELEN L0SK0WSKI SEEKS
DEATH IN WESTLAKE
Recent Death Of Sister and Incoherent
Talk About a Physician May Fur-
nlsh Explanation for Dazed
Condition

Crazed with grief over the death of
her sister, Helen LoskOwSki, missing
from home for ten days, plunged into
Westlake park lake yesterday MORN
ing but was rescued by employees and
taken to the receiving hospital.
She was judged to be mentally un-
balanced and great difficulty was ex-
perienced in learning her true name
At first the poor girl said she was
Jessie Baker, but Chief Auble finally
induced her to give her right name.
Miss Loskowsl1i was taken from the
receiving hospital to her former home
with the Schram family, 776 East Pico
street. She will probably be sent to
a private sanitarium.
Lucy Loskowski died at Pasadena
about two weeks ago. Her sister
Helen, 26 years old, was prostrated
with grief and fell into a state Of
nervous tension.
Change Of Scene
Her father thought that it would be
we'll for the girl to have a change of
scene and she was given a welcome at
the home of a. Schram, 776 East Pico
street.
Ten days ago she disappeared from
the house and was sought for in vain.
the young woman Tuesday, but no
trace of her could be found.
Clad in a light house gown, with a
long opera cloak thrown over it, Miss
Loskowski evidently wandered about
the streets and parks for days. Yes
terday morning she was seen sitting
on a bench at Westlake park. She
sat for an hour gazing into the water
near the grotto and finally, giving a
wild scream, threw off her cloak and
jumped into the lake.
Hearing screams, G. B. Cline, John
Adair, P. O'Connor, Charles johnson
and John Path, park employees, rushed
to the brink of the lake and when the
struggling form of the woman ap-
peared they reached in and quickly
drew the unconscious form to the
shore.
Autoist Tenders Car
H. J. Mcclure of the firm of Mcclure
&5 Mcclure was passing at the time
and volunteered the use of his big au-
tomobile. The girl was wrapped in
blankets and tenderly placed in the
motor car. Quick time was made in
the run to the receiving hospital.
Police Surgeon Friedman and Ma
tron Gilbert at once took charge of
the case and soon revived the I'M
conscious girl. When she came to
her senses she burst into tears and
murmured the name of her dead sis
ter.
Chief Auble was admitted to the
hospital and after some searching
questioning she admitted that she was
Helen Loskowsk.
The chief believed that something
more than her sisters death caused
her condition of mind, and her inco-
herent talk about a physician who had
mistreated her may have some founda-
ton the police think.
1t was impossible to learn where she
had been during the past week.
Mrs. Schram said that she threatened
to take her life on several occasions,
and always it was her idea to leap
into the ocean. Word was sent to
her former home, 223 South De Lacy
street, and after being sufficiently
rested Miss Loskowski was. taken in
private ambulance to her friends home
on East Pico street.
The Schram family declined to dis
cuss the unhappy girls plight and re-
fused to say where she would be taken
for treatment. 1t is believed that rest
and retirement in some private inst-
tuition will restore the girl to her
former condition Of health.