The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-21
RICHLY GOWNED
WOMAN GOES MAD
Every Effort Made to Conceal
Identity of Temporary Inmate
of LakeVieW
Name of matilda Khaurey'' on
Record-Spirited Away From
Insane Pavilion

Who was Matilda Khaurey'' the
handsomely gowned woman of middle
age, who becoming highly delirious in
the Cyrus Pharmacy at the corner of
Fairfield avenue and CourtIand street
late Saturday night required the joint
efforts of five policemen to carry her
to the padded cell at police headquar-
ters where she was confined until In
vestigator Alexander Morrissey could
take her strapped to Lakeview? Who
were the fur-coated, individuals who
appeared on Sunday at the LakeV1ew
Home and admitting that she was a
woman of high standing in Brooklyn,
and after asking that the matter be
kept as quiet as possible had her p1ac-
ed under. the care or competent nurs-
es on a Pullman car bound for New
York? these are the questions which
have been agitating- certain officials
of the department since it was learn
ed that she had been taken from Lake
view home.
The woman was first observed by
clerks in the store when she rushed
wild-eyed and staring into the store.
AS she became violent and attempted
to break articles about the counter,
the police were summoned and under
the direction of Dr.. NJ. J. Greenstein
and number of the police whom she
fought bitterly she was conveyed to
the padded cell.
At the suggestion of the physicians
it was decided to take her to Lakeview
Home. Investi gator Alexander Morris
sey, at home in bed. was summon ed
by Telephone and attempted to take
her away without strapping, but so
vicious did she become. that the use
Of straps, became necessary. TT was
one of the worst cases [ have ever
had" said that official when questioned
about the occurrence today. tShe was
beautiful women bearing every
mark o. refinement and well dressed,
but she was a raFing maniac.
Placed in solitary confinement at
the home, it was but a few hours be-
fore two well dressed gentlemen re-
frsing to d1vu1ge their identity appear
ed at police headquarters stating that
they had been summoned from Brook
lyn to aid their sister, whom they in
ferred to be the sister or wife of a
large cigarette manufacturer of New
York. When closely pressed for. de-
tails by the officer at the desk they
they would hurry to Lakeview where
At that institution one of them after
much persuasion left the name Of Ma
sti1da Khaurey'' with the Superinten-
dent, and stated that the woman was
suffering from the result Of a, recent
illness and the probable over-use of
morphine As her mental condition
had improved sufficiently to permit of
her removal to New York yesterday,
she was permitted TO depart in the au-
placed upon Pullman carr by those
who had arranged for her conveyanc
to a sanitarium in New York.
Much mystery was thrown about the
affair by the desire of the men to
know where she had been living here
and whether a large amount of money
had been found on her person when
brought to headquarters. That she
mad a room in the vicinity and had
been treated for a week or 50 by 10
cal physicians became known at a
later date but evidence tending to dis
close her identity had been removed
this morning.