The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-21
TALkSFRAkKLYOF
MENTAL TROUBLE
Mrs. spiegel, Wife OF Million
airc, Seeks to Escape Com
mitment to Asylum.
SHE is FOUND IN NEW YORK
Detectives Are Amazed at Re-
markable Personality OF
Little Woman.
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New York. August 2o.-Mrs. Adele.
Spiegel. wife OF Adolph spiegel. mil
lionaire proprietor of a chain of drug
stores In Milwaukee and Chicago, was
taken from her apartments in the Ho-
tel Martha Washington by detectives
yesterday and transferred to the psy-
chopathlc ward OF Bellevue Hospital
Tor observation as to her sanity.
Although the police had been warned
In kilograms from Milwaukee that
Mrs Spiegel did not show insanity on
hrst meeting. they we're. nevertheless,
amazed at the remarkable personality
OF the little woman. who, at the West
Thirtieth Street Station. discussed her
case. and told of her escape from an
insane asylum in Milwaukee.
Neatly and tastefully dressed, tho
delicate full contour OF her face al
most belying the forty-nve years
which she admitted, she revealed In
her conversation not only refinement
and culture, but keen intelligence and
an adroitness of argument that al
most took her questioners off their
feet She admitted that she had. some
years ago, suffered from mental dis
order. and that she had twice gone
of her own accord to the asylum in
Milwaukee Her reason for fleeing
from the institution last Wednesday.
she said, was that she had heard her
husband was about to arrange for
her formal commitment.
Inspector Hughes received three tele-
grams from Chief OF Police Jensen,
of Milwaukee, urging that a thorough
search be made for Mrs. Spiegel and
that she be apprehended and held no
matter what her appearance OF sanity
The kilograms told the New York po-
lice to spare no expense In locating
her.
Not more than two hours after De-
tectives Hughes and Kinney had been
out on the case they had located Mrs
Spiegel. registered under her present
name at the Hotel Martha Washing
ton. But they had to wait until az
ternoon for her return from a shop
ping tour.
After they had politely explained
their errand she made no objection to
accompanying them to the station,
where she was questioned by Lieu
tenant Thurston.
My trouble began some years ago."
she said. beginning her narrative
calmly. II seemed to develop a sort
of cycle of moods. I would have a
period OF melaQcholia, followed by a
period OF exaltation. Then I would
have normal period and the cycle
would recur.
"One OF the conditions that marked
the periods of eNaltation might be
called buying mania I purchased
o good many things. and my husband
had trouble in returning some of them.
But here I have n memorandum
OF all the things I purchased to-day.
and 1t all amounts to only $50"
She produced a little note book with
items of all sorts listed In It,
"On Juno 81 or 20 1910. I went vol
unfairly from our home at 100 Four
teenth Street, milwaukee,. to an asylum.
I did this partly to prevent my hus-
band from having me committed
remained in the asylum until October
About week ago. 1 began to feel
III again. and I returned to the insti-
tuition. Within day or two I heard
that plans were under way to have mo
formally committed, and. in fear that
they would place me among the luna
tics. I decided to leave"