Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
WOaaaII'o PATHETIC SIORf
WANTS TO HEAR THE SENATE
cHAPLAIN's PRAYER.
Her Condition REQUIRED THAT She BE
n Placed Under Surveillance. IS
< Result. Of Illness.

Policemen and others1who were al the
first precinct stationr asst night remarked
the need of a place where persons WHO
are suspected of being insane may be de-
tanned. Tie only place in thai building
where ssIeh ne SONS can be cared for. it
Is stated, is ff1e north witness room. on
the second fo1r. and last night tne 1oe-
cunant of that small barred apartment
yvas a handsome and reffaed-lookinS
woman, Mrs. Emily Louise ilir.kp4trick
of Greensboro, n. G. She was being
taken from, her horne in North Carolina
TO her former he1na at Girard. Pa by her
mother, Mrs. Sarah ]. Mcintosh. and her
nicls. j. o. Smith of Dstroit, Mich. .'-:.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick wife -ef James +
f.iranaeriek. q superintendent for u efick
Sfnl lis forty years OF asse.h Sne toia L
pathetic story. of FER troubles 10 a 3 az re-
porter. Upon learning Of the Reporter S
mission she expressed pleasure IN isas.hS
some person To- listen TO the story OF re.
ssoubles She said shefh2d bsen-a teaceeI
of languages in a school in Detroit and
lad earned her own livelihood since she
was a girl. her salary averaging SirSeo
wear. she was married last June ana
went to Greensboro. N C., to llVe. snort
ly after reaching there she suifefea an
attack of typhoid fever ard was IN 81.
I3eo,s Hosr,ital a number Of weeks.
NY hus band is the dearest man thar
eyer lived she said with some feeling,
land l would feei- sorry for nm II ne
knew I were here tonight. W hlie L was
sick be did everything in his power to
make me connfoFta ole, but he consented
10 my leaving there because he thought
the change would benefit me-
Nerves UnEtrung.
Mrs. kirkpatrick said size realized that
md
health is not good, but she declared she
is not insane. The trouble, she said, was
that she wanted to remain over here
Monday to attend the opening session 0,
Congress and hear the prayer OF the Rev.
coward Everett Hale. chaplain OF the
Senate, having heard him preach num-
Der Of Sermons several years ago. She
had been givsn to understand she would
he peruittpa to see the sights and remain
until Monday, and when sine round that
her mother and uncle wanted to take her
away yesterday she objscted.
But she said. 81 am here, and the
matron has been perfectly lovely to me,
and If l cannot resume my journey !
want to remain where Eli be quiet.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick appeared somewhat
feverish, but said she teit perfectly able
to make the journey to her old nome.
Il will go with my mother, she SAID
submit to being tied
Declines to Leave the City.
Mrs Mcintosh and Mr. Smith said they
had some little trouble with their patient
on the train Friday night. When they
arrived here yesterday morning they went
to some of the public buildings and then
proceeded to the Union station to board
a northbound train. but Mrs. Kirkpatrick,
they stated. refused to go, and it became
necessary for them to ask tor assistance.
Policeman Gibson of the sixth precinct
took charge of the woman and had her
sent to the first precinct station.
And" said Mrs. kirkpatrick to star
reporter, ut was the long walk and climb
ing the stairs In the pubic buildings that
Weakened me and made me teverisn
Lieut.. Peck. who was in charge of the
work of the police department. at head
quarters last night. was t0id Of tine
sad plight of the woman ahd he sum-
moned the police surgeons to the station
The surgeons questioned her and promptly
reported that she Is perfectly Sane, out
that she is sick and in Need OF tre; lent
An ambulance was summoned ALI siae
was removed to a hospital to be given
proper attention.