The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-17
PITIABLE CASE
IN CITY PRISON
WOMAN cRAzED sY DRINK, is or
The BELIEF THAT SHE is GO.
ING TO BE KILLED TODAY
CALLS PEDESTRIANS TO JAIL
WINDOW AND TELLS TALE.

One OF the most pitiable cases or
record is that Of Mrs. Mary Brown. q
woman crazed for want of drink, who
Is living through the day with the con-
viction that this is the last one for her
mortal self on this earth. she believes
that before the day is over she will be
killed.
Huddled up to the rear window of
the jail she has been clinging to the
window casing the greater part of the
day. Her wierd call to pedestrians
who stop and gaze into her expression
less eyes, which seem to look into va
cant space, makes her the object Of
pity for every one who converses with
her.
Like a sentry on guard she calls to
all pedestrians who pass along Rob-
erts street on the side of the street as
Is the city building when they are going
south. From her window she sees
them coming from around the Y. M
c. A. building and begins to get ready
to attract their attention. Many peo-
pie stop and hear her tale of woe and
they go away expressing sympathy for
the poor woman.
AS representative Of The Forum
passed her window this morning she
called TO him to come to the window.
AS he stepped close to the iron bars
she began mutterings in low tone:
This is my last day." said she in
a wierd voice They are going to kill
me today"
who is going to kill you?" asked
The Forums representative.
"Gh, the police department. Every
body else, too, / guess"
How do you known"
Why they came in here and stuck
big bunch of dynamite in this here
room, and before the day is over I
shall be dead"
The newspaper man started to move
away from the window at which she
said: please don't go, stay awhile
longer. 1 want to live as long as /
can"
When questioned regarding how she
knew that the police and everybody
else were going to kill her, she asked
the inquirer to step closer to the win
dow and then whispered in low tones
something regarding the breaking of
boxes. which she says that she never
did. but for which she alleges in her
crazy moods, that the police claim she
did.
To the general run of pedestrians
who stop to talk with Mrs. Brown she |
tells them the same tale of woe and |
asks their help in keeping her from |
being killed today. Almost everyone |
says that they will help her out, which |
seems to console her somewhat.
Ever since she has been in the sta !
ton Chief Bowers has been giving her |
the best attention, Her case Is such |
a peculiar one that so far medical at
tention has been able to do but little |
for her.
During the time that she has been |
In jail one of the assistant county ply |
sicians has been attending her. but |
under his care she seems to have not |
been improved. Today Chief Bowers
jailed in DR.. Nichols, the county ply
'ician, who with other physicians hopes
% be able to better her condition.
1t Is probable that she will be TAX
n to the county hospital. At the pres
mt time her nerves are broken COM
,letely down, which has affected her
mind until at times she sees snakes.
This morning she told one pedes-
rian that the police were going to
,low up the whole city hall, just to
make sure that she would be put to
leath. AT times she says that Chief
Bowers is going to save her and seems
o think that the head of the depart
nent is her only friend.