Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-27
CRAzED Mother IS
HELD BY POLICE
AFTER TRYING
TO ESCAPE
Woman Thought to Be Mrs.
Harvey Putnam of CalifOr-
MIA Jumps From Train at
Station This Morning.
SHE SAYS PEOPLE
PLAN TO KILL HER

An attractive appearing woman
about 30 years old. with two small
children, became suddenly crazed on
santa Fe passonger train No. 10 this
morning and as the train drew into
the station here, sbc Jumped on fran
tically clutching her children and
tued TO escape from members OF the
train crew and sympathetic psssen-
gers.
The case ls one 80 sad as 10 bring
tears 10 the eyes Of even one accus-
toned TO hard sights Although ap-
parently physically strong. the wo-
mans mind appears to have given
entirely away and she ravcd madiy.
when finally forced into cab and
taken to the police station. From her
mad talk, the police, the physicians
ana Dr. Charles n. Lukeus OF the
Chiidrcn's Home society have patched
together q garbled history OF the
case but until definite news Is re-
celved. nothing win be known accur-
atcly about the Woman.
She is believed to he Mrs. Harvey
Putnam OF either Wynolu. Ramona.
Escondidu or Los Angeles. Caifor-
mia, ana either she has left her hus-
band or he has abandoned her To
judge ay what she saws.
Her ticket Is TO Kingslay, Texas.
where IN lucid intervals she says her
aged father and mother live. Her
fathers name Is believed 10 be John
Billiugsly but even this Is in doubt as
she rambles IN her statements and at
one time said her motner was dead.
But the case is probably a clie
max 70 q domestic tragedy Of some
kind FOR the woman talks OF nothing
else In her rawlings except the usual
hallucination of the mad, that some
one Is plauning ~ XIII her and that
sne In fleeing from them.
According 10 the statement Of the
car porter and several passengers. the
woman had been acting strangely ever
since leaving Los Angeles. She APP
peared TO be IN a highly nervous state,
talked incohcrently at times and gnz-
ed out of the car window In an absent
manner as though her thoughts were
far away Her children were restless
ara fretted constantly until the poor
woman was worn out sympathetic |
passengers offered To- holp her with
the baby but she appeared 90 shrink /
from any one and acted so strangely !
last evening that the attention OF the |
train crew was called 90 her
when she was told that she must |
change cars here this morning. she
at first refused 20 get of the train. |
when she was told that u she did |
not get on here, size would he car
ried far away rom Texas into the |
north. she seized her babies and made
"A wild flight for the door. A porter /
tried to restrain her.
She then ran on 10 the lawn
of the Alvarado carrying the baby |
and dragging the larger child /
after her. The child also was bare
foot and the platform chilled It's small
feet until q bcsin 10 cry The wo-
man sat down in the middle OF the
iawn and began to put shoes anc
stockings on the child. She was ask
ed by sympathetic passengers TO go
into the depot waiting room but made
a break for liberty and was restrained
with difficulty rhe trainmen. depot
master and passengers kept the wo-
man al the stallion until the arrival
her ana tho children in cab 20 the
police station Ry that time she was
ravlng madly. roth stood IN her
mouth and her pIercing screams could
be- heard for h.ock.
When she rgrrhcd the station. pr.
.C. r. I.ukens 70. the Chidrcn's Home
society was called In. He talked with
the woman. and hy degrees she be-
Ia. .sarfftf
tell part of her incohereut story
but just as % vas thought she was
going 10 give some Information aid
ing In idenuNns her, she would be-
come very nervous and begin begging
for her life.
'I don't see lnything brave IN Kill
ing me; / don't see whore you would
profit by It anyhow az all want rs 20
keep my babies tnd support thom?'
This gave the police an idea that pos
slbly "a family quarrel had caused the
woman To hccnWe insane.
Again she said Women are vipors.
The men never nave harmed me, but
have always 1gen wronged boy the
women / have trusted"
She said that her hve sisters had
visited her mother In Texas but that
she never had been allowed 20 go
home because her husband never had
the money. She declared anyhow
that she had 0trn forced 90 marry
her cousin because ho fell la love with
her and threatened % kin her.
But all her 1mblings OF mcm1ry
were so evidently those of an insane
person, that little credence can DE
given her statements.
As the woman ent IN tho stat ln'
she claspod the baby, a year ana a
half old, on her lap. She refused TO
let anyone take IL from her at hrst
nut finally let nr. Lukons holu tnt
child Tor n Few minutes II VIII not
feed these babic.. she cried. "hoc1nse
the Lord viii feed them for me- Don
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