The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-16
Once More Hailed Into Court on
Charge of Insanity.
Ailment Seems To Be Love for
Her Husband.

Another episode OF the troubles of
Mrs. Katherine Boggs, of sun bath
and new thought" fame. was enact
ed today in probate court. For the
second time in six weeks. Mrs. Boggs
is being tried before a Jury on =
charge of insanity. Six weeks ago
a jury of aHenists handed down a
verdict in the same court that she
was sane.
1t seems that Mrs. Boggs opened
/ up her present vein of trouble last
Monday evening. Since the trial six
weeks ago she and her husband have
not been living together She has
been living at 1925 Kansas avenue
while he has been rooming in another
part of the city.
Since he left her, Mrs. Boggs testi-
fled today, she has been making at
tempts to get him to return. He re-
fused and Monday evening she threw
a night dress and kimona over her
arm and started up Kansas avenue
with the intent of either bringing him
to her home or going with him to his
room.
First. she said she went to the of
flee of her husband. Not finding him
she patrOlled Kansas avenue until she
did discover him. For two hours,
Boggs testified this morning, she tried
to persuade him to go home with her.
Then Mrs Abbott, matron of the
county Jail, discovered the two be
Sas avenue.
Mrs. Abbott Does Something.
Boggs requested Mrs. Abbott to dc
something The result was Mrs.
Boggs was locked in the county jail
The next morning Mrs. Abbott filed
insanity complaint against the wom-
an in probate court. When placed on
the stand this morning by ". E. Atch-
ison. county attorney. Mrs. Boggs told
her story with emphasis. and fire.
quent introducing dramatic express
sions and gestures.
Among other things. she accused
MRS Abbott of trying to separate her
and her husband. She also told a
story of being "frisked'' by Laura
Wisdom when locked in the womens
ward of the county Jail Monday eve
ming.
Dr.. L. A. Ryder, who examined Mrs.
BoSgs this morning testified that the
woman was insane. He made a dag
nOsis of her troubles to the effect that
she was affected with nervous trou-
b!es combined with erratic traits
which, he said, have been growing
worse for years.
She Expresses Surprise.
When arrested Monday evening, so
Der of obscene remarks. When asked
about the remarks on the witness
stand Mrs. Boggs expressed surprise
that she had done anything out of the
"a bsolutely scientific
Testimony this morning showed
that Mrs. Roggs was in Christ's hos
pital several years ago on account of
nervous troubles.
Mrs. Boggs first was viewed by the
public eve when she ran a sun bath
parlor at Seventeenth and Kansas ave
nue.. She interested a number of the
citys ultra fashionable women in the
adventure and, it is said. did a re-
munerative business until a group of
small boys found a knOthole in the
fence which surrounded the parlors.
Testimony today was given to show
that Mrs. Roggs is at present connect
ed with d new thought cult. She
also declares herself to be an advo-
cate of Grecian dances as d health and
beauty restorer.
According to testimony given by
Mrs. Abbott. she demonstrated the
dances to other women prisoners at
the county Jail in the women's ward.
The jury hearing the case consists
of j. NJ. Brunt. J. NJ Riley. Byron
Wingett and one doctor, a. NJ. Daw-
son. Testimony for the defense was
heard this a fternoOp