The Washington times., 1906-08-22
BEGGAR'S WEALTH
SEWED IN SKIRT,
DOCTORS PUZZLED
Cripple Held at
Asylum for Irrational
Actions.

Bs-led by the strange actions of Mar
earet Horan, sixty years old, Of Denver,
Col. physlciaus NJ the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital say they are unable 10
determine whether or not she IS sane.
Although Il clad and wan from lack or
nourishment. the woman is said 10 be
worth almost $1,000 which she boards
up and refuses 20 spend even for the
bare necessities OF life, preferring 10 run
her chances Of receiving aims from the
charity organizations OF the various
cities IN which she stops.
Miss HoraE is a cripple and walks with
the aid q crutches. She Is tan. her
cheeks are sunken and her face Is
scanned with lines
Yesterday afternoon she was sent 70
the Washington Asylum Hospital in or
der that physicians there might keep
her under observation and pass upon
her mental condition At the House Of
Detention. before being taken 70 the
asylum. she was searched By matron.
Government bonds worth $500 and SS32Sl
In cash were found sewed up in her
clothing.
Crippled by FAN From Car.
The woman saws she was crippled
by a faI from a tram car In Denver.
Investigation by the local police is
said TO have disclosed the fact that
me woman deliberately jumped on the
car in order 20 bring suit She was per
manentIy injured and lay in hospital
ward for many weeks. Miss Horan
then instituted suit against the trac-
! ton company The court refused 10
allow her claim for $4,000. she car
ried the case to the highest courts In
| Colorado without avail
Miss Horan is said 10 have gone then
10 the charity organizations in Den
yer and asked for transportation 10
washington. Believing the woman 10
/ ba wealthy and not deserving Of charity.
/ the officials OF the organization refused
IN aid her. She finally got friends 10
fntercede for her and obtained the nee
| asgsrv transportation. On July 70 she
landed in Washington.
Arrives in Washington.
She roamed around the city and
I reached the Capitol about noon one day.
There she inquired for Representative
/ RonvnRe Of Denver She was informed
/ that ne was not there. Miss Horan
/ tban visited the Office OF the chief OF
/ nolice. She talked in such an IRA
tional manner TO Major Sylvester that
he referred her to Sanitary Ohicer
/ Schroupe-
! Miss Moran stated TO the sanitary Of
/ dcer that Hhe wanted to have her case
/ rao,anad and heard before the Supreme
! Court Of the United States Sanitary
I Onicer Gchroupe suggeHsed that she re-
main away from the Supreme Court If
/ .he Intended talking in the same vein.
| M woman Needed this warning, and
/ Instead of going to the Capitol. stopped
/ iD the office OF Secretary WILSON, of
/ the Board of Charities. With tears
streaming down her cheeks she told a
story OF most unjust persecution. of
! having been buffeted on the high seas
/ of life without food and sleep when she
/ was barely able TO put one foot before
/ the other. and had no money with
which 70 appease her hunger or buy
medicine. or lack Of which she was
slowly dying
! Touched by the woman's pathetic mar
rative Mr.. Wilson found q home for
her In the Florence CrittentOn institu-
/ ton. Mr. Wilson began an investiga-
/ ton OF her story. He received letters
] from persons in Denver saying that the
woman had IN hiding more than 5000
/ IN cash and bonds. She was styled a
| professional beggar.
Put Out of Cnttenton Home.
| After learning this Mr.. Wilson lost No
/ time in having the woman dropped from
the rolls ar the Crittenton Mission. on
Monday Miss Koran walked out OF the
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