Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-12

TO the county hospital yesterday AFTER
noon, where she will be held prisoner
until the authorities determine whether
she shall be charged with murder or be
sent to an insane asylum.
While the woman is slowly recovering
at the hospital Sheriff White will
gather information about the circum-
stances surrounding the homicide and
attempted suicide and consult with Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks as to the
best mode of procedure.
The inquest set for yesterday after
noon was continued until Sunday or
Monday in order that all the facts in
the case may be fully presented to the
coroner's jury.
Husband Due Sunday
Frank K. Raymond, the husband.
government clerk at Washington, is eX-
pected to reach the city Sunday and
Coroner Trout is hoping to spare his
feelings by verdict of the jury that
will be in accordance with the probable
action of the sheriff and district at
torney. 1t is expected that they will
swear out warrant of insanity
against the unfortunate woman, whose
only regret now is that she failed to
die with her son.
DR.. Trout said last evening:
II called the inquest this afternoon
several witnesses. l understand that
Mr.. Raymond will arrive Sunday and
by that time 1t may be decided to bring
charge of insanity against Mrs. Ray
mond. In that event, the jury could
render verdict of homicide while in
sane. Today the only verdict would
have been murder.
II shall have the inquest as soon as
possible after the fathers arrival. 1t
will be on Sunday or Monday"
Mrs. Raymond has been conscious
since Tuesday afternoon She slept but
little on the night following the tragedy
and talked much of the time to the
nurse, Miss ]. Mcleod.
Regrets Surviving
She spoke frequently of her act and
said she was glad that she had done
the deed, her only regret being that she
still lived.
When informed yesterday morning
that Frank was dead she said she re-
joiced and repeated over and over
again:
II am glad he is dead. 1t is better
for him. He is beyond wickedness now.
l will kill myself when 1 have an op.
portunity. 1t will come, I am certain.
They cannot prevent my killing myself.
1t is best for all concerned.
Mrs. Martha Cooper of San Diego,
mother, of Mrs. Raymond. met her
daughter in the morning. Although the
daughter had asserted the night before
that she never wanted to see her
mother again, when the meeting oc-
Cured she seemed overjoyed and held
her mothers hand, whispering endear-
ments to her.
And in the afternoon, when told that
she must go to the county hospital, the
woman who had smiled when informed
that her som was dead Wept bitterly
while she was being taken to the wait
ing ambulance.
Sheriff White and Under Sheriff
Yonllin accompanied the woman to the
hospital.
Mother Says "Insanity"
Mrs. Cooper has been almost pros
trated over her daughters act and de-
clares that Kate was surely insane
when she did the deed.
Nearly all the Hollywood people who
knew Mrs. Raymond believe that she
is insane but there are others who de-
clare that she committed murder and
ought to be punished for her act.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Gunsolus, former
neighbors of Mrs Raymond and now
living at 1431 Van Ness avenue, are in
clined TO believe she was sane. When
seen yesterday afternoon both asserted
their belief that Mrs. Raymond was
not insane when she turned on the gas
in her home, 450 West Selma street
and allowed the noxious fumes to de-
stroy the life of the boy she idolized.
Mrs. Gunsolus said that Mrs. Ray
mond had often talked to her of family
troubles and had threatened to take her
own life on several occasions.
Had Little Money
oil 1,or irI, In, hot
she came to California partly on ac-
count of Franks health but that the
real reason was that she and her hus-
band could not agree. She said that
they had little to live on and Mr.. Ray
mond failed to send enough money to
support her in comfort. Mrs Raymond
was wont to say that she knew her
death might occur at any time and she
could not bear the thought of leaving
her boy to fight the battles of life
alone.
According to physicians, Mrs. Ray
. n1ond has been a neurotic for years and
three years ago underwent an opera
ton at the Good Samaritan hospital in
hopes of relieving a peculiar nervous
trouble.
Her actions while residing in her
pretty little bungalow at Hollywood
excited much comment among her ac-
uuaintances and since the fatility they
have cited numerous instances to show
the woman's weak mental condition.
Talked of Persecution
She told her friends that she was
being prosecuted: that she had been
accused of stealing and that persons
were trying to place her in an asylum.
1t seems to be generally believed that
Mrs Raymond was deranged and that
religious mania caused her to take her
sons life to keep him safe from all
temptations of this wicked world" ac-
cording to the letter she indited to her
mother.
The probable outcome of the case will
be that Mrs. Raymond will be COM
mitted to an asylum for life and escape
trial for the homicide.
Physicians claim that the method she
employed to end her life and that of
her son points to an insane impulse
Carefully stopping every crack and
crevlce with cloths. she turned on the
gas while her boy lay asleep in his cot.
and then kneeling by her own bed,
waited for death, only to be brought
back to the world she sought to leave.
IT is believed that she will again at