The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-28
Emma Bremen Victim of a
Strange Fate; Heart
Broken Over a Love Af-
fair, She Threatens to End
Her Life and Lands in
Insane Ward.

less this country without money in Steiacoom
insane asylum She committed July because she
greving love affair The physicians who examined
her both that she shouldn't have and said SO at
the
To-day she is receiving ward, minglng with other
inmates many OF them insane beyond doubt.
But there was no other course open no public home to
which send her where she might and be cared or
money with which place her in private home-no place
but the Steilacoom asylum for the insane
And because of that fact. Emma Bremen will
in few weeks bearing the of the insane asylum Always
she will the stigma of having been inmate of the in
And Emma Bremen is the only Many of such
have been known in King county There in
the st-lacoon asyiunoeked with the real insane in
nates-who have no business there.
Emma Bremen is the victim OF adverse circumstances
She born in Eastern Canada, and denied the right Of
an education She doesn't remember her parents-doesnt
know whether they arc living not.
But she does remember being forced into marriage
shuddes She speaks Of her husband He beat her with
She suffered terrible cruelty his hands, until fear
away Once he recaptucd her and punished her terribly.
but she got away. and this time she placed the width
OF the continent between her and her master
She found employment and girl friend in Vancouver,
b. c. but always she haunted by the that her hus
band would find her She decided to flee to the States
When she arrived in Seattle the happiest and saddcst
Soon after coming here she employed BY hotel and
while working there she met Jack"
Jack is clean-minded ambitious young chap who fell
in love with her the spot
He asked her marry him At first Emma Brcmcr's
heart throbbed with happiness Then it stab
bed by sharp pain. she remembered the whom
she yokcd in Canada.
The laws OF her church irown upon divorce The girl
was heart-broken.
She worked months the home of Robert Trndal.
S4 oath ~. where she treated with Kindness
Il know she has always been good industrious girl,
and she is certainly worthy OF helping hand. Mrs
Trindall OF her.
Mrs. R. II. Brnker 1888 3sh av. for whom she also
worked says Emma Bremen the best girl she had.
devoted to the children and good worker
Both declare size was as sane as anybody
She was heart-broken, that's ALL declares Mrs.
rrindall
Emma Bremen decided 60 back to Canada. and to
try and forget She telephoned Jack goodbye But he in
sisted seeing her. and she sobbed her story him.
Argument useless. He gave her some money. And
thus they parted
The girl was distracted with grief She scarcely knew
doing sought food in restaurant and
engaged for the night In evening
and the steps of the roomng house. held her aching
head her hands, and tried think The andady decided
she queer"
She says she heard the girl say she had half notiop
TO commit suicide
The andady called officer. Emma Bremen was ark
rested, and held by the county.
She examined by sanity commission composed
of DIR. C. A. Smith and DR. Helen Babcock They said she
suffering from acute melanehola In all probability
of purely temporary Supt Calhoun of the
Seaeoom asylum says rs per OF such cured
What could they do: There place put her
until her friends could be reached because the will
'as THERE WAS NOTHING TO DO BUT COMMIT
HER TO THE ASYLUM.
The physicians shook their the matter SUI
peror Judge A. w Frater signed the commitment papers
reluctantly.
Emma Bremen shouldn't have been sent to Scacoons"
said DR. Babcock today 1T would only have been ncces
say hold her until her friends could have been
moned In week under the proper she would
have recovered"
Said Dr. "A bill for an observation hospital
proposed at the last session of the legislature but it appears
there politicians peoning the legislators for
jobs for them to pay any attention to little thing like tha