The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-07-25
STORY GIRL
WANTS To CD
To ASYLUM
Scene Last Night at the
Home Where She Had
Been Adopted.
M. A. NoRDsTRoM SAYS THAT
she ENDEAVoRED TO LEAP FROM
BALCONY OF SECOND STORY
SENT TO HOSPITAL UNTIL TO.
DAY.

Annie Story, unmarried and about
Is years of age, who two years ago
attempted suicide by shooting herself,
and afterwards made two or three
other attempts, was brought again into
the light of publicity last night, when
she telephoned for police officer tn
go to the home of Martin A. Nord.
strom on East Intedencia street, and
take her inc custody, as she desired
to be sent to the asylum. This re-
quest followed a scene at the home,
the girl claiming that she was being
mistreated by Mr.. NordStrom, while
the latter states that he was endeavor-
ing to prevent her from leaving from
the balcony of the second story. She
is now in ST -Anthony's hospital, there
being no other place to send her for
the night, while an officer is at the
hospital to see that she does not at
tempt any rash act, if any is contem-
plated.
The Girls Statement.
The girl appeared to be perfectly
rational at the police station, where
she accompanied Officer Puhtell, who
responded to the request for an officer,
and there, between sobs, she said the
Nordstroms adopted her and her baby
about a year ago. and that while de-
voted to the baby,~ they treated her,
she said, in a humiliating manner, oc-
casionaIly speaking OF sending her to
the asylum.
'+My fife has been hard one" said
the girl to Captain Wilde and Turn.
key Murphy at the police station, and
I have stood more than: any other girl
in the world. l have tbeen living with
HnY
for years, and in every place | am
treated$badly. Twill not, go back to
Nordsfrom's, and if can't be sent
to the asylum, would rather die"
Later, when going to the hospital,
the girl told Captain Daw that she
desired to be sent to the insane
asylum, for treatment, as tOccasfenaly
she suffered terribly from headaches
and nervousness, and believed that
treatment there would be of much
benefit to her.
Nordstren1's Statement.
Mr. Nordstrom, who aINeared at the
police station in response to a call
from the marshal, made the state
ment that the girl had been attacked
with one of her insane spells during
the early portion of the night, and
had attempted to leap from the bal
cOny of the second story. He grasped
her to prevent her from committing
the rash act, when she turned upon
him and began % fight, and he had TO
exert all his strength to prevent her
from injuring him. He stated that
her rage had been caused by MIN
playing a joke upon her, the first he
had ever attempted. and that he en-
deavered to quiet her! sand finally told
her that if she did not hush her noise,
he would telephone for police OIL
Ger and send her to the asylum. To
this, she replied, that .sl3e would save
him the treubIe,F and going to the
phone calleds forzans officer. He lfrr-
Their stated thafzH was mot necessary
for him to state that he had treated
the girl kindly, as neishbers would
testify that he had always treated her
with confederation.
No, Place at Station.
The girl refused to return to the
Nordstrom home, and there being no
place for her at the station Mayor
GOOdmansand Chief Sanders were
called upon, and City Physician Bruce
summoned. = The latter stated that she
was suffering from temporary insanity.
The mayor, after visiting the county
Jail to ascertain if d proper place
could be secured; instructed that she
be taken Ehy Captain Daw to the hos.
pital andSan officer stand guard over
her untilst0mOrFOW