Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-17
TERRORIZES FAMILY
Crazed by Heat, Mrs. Anna Reynsk
Defies Squad Of Police.
sHERFFs OFFICE sUMEOEED
while Uabalanced she Cats Weigh
boris scalp with sprinkIinG Can,
Breaks P1ate Glass window
and Choke. Her Mother.

Crazsd BY the neat. Miss Anna Reynek.
$40 South Thirteenth street. ran amuck
wednesday morning with a sprinkiing can.
cutting Arthur rimberman. co.'s South
Thirteenth street on the head. breaking
large plate glass window, and choking
her mother Mrs. Barbara Reynek. until
she was almost unconscious. She then ran
to her home and bzrr1caded herself defy
ing the police who came 70 dueil the dts-
turbancs. and threatened every person who
passed her premises. She was later taken
from the house by deputy sheriff. and con
veyed to the county hospital OF which,
she was an inmate At one time.
Reports were sent to the poles station
early in the morning that a crazy woman
was choking people. and chasing psdes-
TRANS in the vicinity of South Fortisth
street The police went TO the locality, but
could not find anything wrong. In the
meantime calls continued to pour into the
poles station for help Stories Of AL
kinds were told about the actions Of an
insane woman. The number given in the
nrss place was incorrect. and when the
emergency machine returned II was sent
to the house on South Thirteenth street
whers the woman lived
crazed woman. said her daughter who IL
a widow, "a years Of age. came over to
her house early IN the morning to help
with the washing. While working. Anna
Reynsk. suddenly gave a yell. and. taxing
the sprtnkIing can IN her hands. chased her
I4-year-old sister around the yard The
Iittls Eri ran to the house next door,
where TimbsrmAn was working on his new
brick home. The crazed woman followed
the child The latter ran through the house
OF her neaEhbor with her sister following
closely. Mr.. TimbermAn Jumped down from
a ladder where he was working, Just as
the pursuer approached. He attempted to
stop the woman and was struck over the
head with the spr1nkhng can, which cut a
long cash in MS scalp. 7ecessitatng the
calling of a surgeon
Breaks Plate Glass.
After attacking rimberman Anna Rsynek
continued TO the front Of the house. where
she smashed plate glass window with
the can and then raced out onto the street,
where she chased passershy. Going back TO
her mothers house. she threw the can
away and EraHped her mother by the throat
and choked her until the latter was black
in the face. Then with a fiendish yell she
ran through vacant lots to her house.
where she closed all the shutters and
barred her doors.
When the police knocked at her door she
Threatened to XIII them II they came in
the house One officer went to 9 window
and the crazed woman threw II open. ex-
hfbitinE herself IN a dismsntled condition.
welding a large club. threatening to kill
the officer II he tried to enter. The police,
not having a warrant for her arrest could
not DO anything under the circumstances
and reported the matter to the sheriff. who
sent her TO the county hospital.
The mother Of Anna said she had been
confined in the hospital for seven months.
and about four months ago ran away from
that institution and went back to her
home. An attempt was made to get her
from the house. but she claimed the doc
tors had dismissed her as being cured.
No other effort was then made TO take her
back.