Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-08
Wife Of Wealthy Kenlucklan Ap-
peals 10 Judge Blackstone
for Protection.
ESCAPED FROM STATE HOSPITAL
After Roaming For Weeks. Mrs. A.
ice Rennebaum WAS Arrested in
Northampton County While Mas.
uuerading in Male httire-TcIeersm
From Brother Expected.
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Mrs Alice Rennebaum, wife OF A.
II Itennebaum wealthy coal oper
ator of Middlesboro, Ky, is at the
Jordan Hotel. under the care of a
trained nurse and guarded by Sheriff
Jarvis, Of Northampton county, wait
ing for Judge j. w. G.. Blackstone.
of the Circuit Court. TO decide
whether or not she shall be turned
over to a physician from the Ken
lucky Central State Hospital. The
Judge will deliver his decision this
morning at II o'clock and it Is eX-
pectcd that before that time a tclc-
gram will have been received from
the woman's brother, Edward Kelt.
ncr, of Ashland, Ohio. in answer 10
a message sent yesterday afternoon
by Clerk of Courts ID. G.. Smith.
asking for statement concerning the
sanity of Mrs Rennebam.
Arrested in Male Attire.
Several weeks ago Mrs Renncbam
was arrested near Eastvillc. North
ampton county, while masQucrading
i'm male attire and seeking employ
mcnt. Letters and kilograms found
upon her person showed that she had
nj one time been an inmate Of the
Kentucky insane asylum, so that in
StitutiOn was notified. DR.. j w.
Stevens and Miss Hayes. nurse,
arrived at Eastville Tuesday morning
to take charge OF the prisoner. but
in the meantime the latter had told
n wild and pathetic story and excited
the sympathies of number of peO-
pie of Northampton.
The sheriff would not allow the
physician to take the woman until
huI
tion, so all OF the parties Interested
came here yesterday. The newly
made friends of the woman applied
to Judge Blackstone for a writ of
habeas corpus and the court heard
evidence.
Says Husband Loves Sister.
The woman declared that she was
not insane and that her husband
was prosecuting her because he had
fallen I'm love with her younger sis
ter. She said that she was enticcd
to the asylum and confined there
until she made her escape.
DR.. Stevens testified that the wo-
man was hopelessy insane. He
went OH to say that she escaped
from the institution with which he is
connected last November, but was ar
rested a few days later by the police
at Albany, Ind. and taken back to
the asylum. Soon afterward her hus-
band had her taken home and placed
under the care of nurse.
According to the doctor, Mrs Rem
nebatIm escaped from the house and
roamcd all over the country before
she landed in Northampton county
During that time she worked as
scrnbwonan in various places and
fanf all 1. L.. 4, III.
Simply an HalIucination.
The doctor further says that the
woman's story of persecution is sim
ply an hallucination and is entirely
without foundation. He says that
Mr. Rennebaum has spent considera.
BILE money in his efforts to locate his
wife and will spend any amount
necessary to provide for her.
Judge Blackstone put the woman
under the care of the nurse and in
structed the sheriff to hold her at
hotel for the present. Clerk
smith then telegraphed to Mrs. Rem
nebaum's brother and the answer to
this message is expected to settle
any doubt the court may have in
regard to the case.
Attorney Lett Retained.
Attorney Il. NJ Lett has been re-
tanned by telegraph to represent Mr.
Rennebaum and will appear in court
ms morning to oppose the granting
OF a writ of habeas corpus.
Mrs Denncbaum is about 40 years
Old Although she shows evidences
OF refinement. the hardships she has
undergone during the past few weeks
nave left their mark upon her. She
Is dressed in the clothing which was
provided for her at the time Of lCr
arrest.