The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-03
Something Wrong, Tho, With
Mrs. Fowler, Experts Assert.
CyelOthymic PsychOsis or Ma
nic-DepresSive PsychOsis.
DR.. MENRlRGER IN REPORT
She Called Sheriff Out at Wee
Hours to Hunt Girls.
Claims Capper Agreed With De-
tails 100000 Welfare Plan.

The outstanding psy-rhiartlc symp-
toms are the pressure OF activity Of
typerkinesis. rapid and fliEhty idea
uon OF Flight of Ideas" Expansive
ness even to the point OF Grandlosity.
and Euphoria, mild degree Of elation
which Is very obvious The Loquacity
Is part Of Hyperkinesis - the tendency
{" helusi0n formation Is Expansive
ness; the irresponsible attitude and
manaer are part Of kuphoria- The
utter lack Of Judgment which Is strik-
ing is characteristic Concomitant
of this association of symptoms. There
are probably no Tallucinations. The
picture is 3 typical one Of CyclothyInic
fsych0sis. or manic -dePresSIve psyche
sis. manic phase. This form is apply
called Hypomania.
The above is all that is wrong with
Mrs Loretta Fowler. 21s Hancock
street. tried today in probate court for
her sanity, according to a diagnosis
of her case placed before the insanity
commission in writing by DR.. Karl A.
Menninger. mental expert. who ex-
amined Mrs. Fowler. Doctor Men
ninger assured the commission that
the series of disea ses enumerated are
curable. After reading the report the
commission unanimously agreed there
was something wrong and returned a
finding to the court to the effect that
'Aidcd'' in Welfare Cases.
Mrs. Fowler. a nice looking young
woman Of % years, has for weeks been
q prominent figure in police and court
circles by her voluntary enlistment of
aid in all cases that came before the
public. She was reported to have
taken an exceptional interest in the
grade school girl cases and as a result
of the interest in the case took Hugh
Larimer. sheriff. and other Officers
To an old cave on Seward avenue at
midnight to hunt for two girls who
escape from the detention home.
Early the next day she awakened
his front door at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing with an announcement that she
had found the girls.
Mrs. Fowler was reported 70 have
decided upon campaign to raise
100000 home for unfortunate girls
in Topeka and called upon a number
" prominent citizens with her pros
peCtus. She told the commission to-
day that she had written 9 twenty
PAGE letter to Sen. Arthur Capper ex-
planning her project.
And I received a letter from him
in which he agreed to everything
said asserted Mrs. Fowler this morn
ing
The Rufe King case also excited her
interest. Il was reported When that
interesting. and. reported profane,
cha n cter went to Lyndon for trial
AIrS- Fowler hired a taXicab to take
her there. For two days prior to the
trip to Lyndon she had John J.
Schenck. Kings attorney. going
around with a look of elation on his
lace. For. she had confidentialiy in
formed the attorney that she knew
where the disappearing John Woody,
one of Rufe Kings alleged victims.
could be found. At the end of two
daVs SChenck stated today he agreed
with the finding of the insa nifty COM
mission and 50 far as his knowledge of
Webster went he thought Doctor
MeuniuEer had diagnosed the case
correctly.
Mrs. Fowler was next reported going
10 Junction City in quest of escaped
girls from the detention home. Arriv-
ing there at a late hour at night. the
junction City police reported, Mrs.
Fowler dropped into one of the owl
restaurants infested by the bOys and
girls who keep late hours.
Searched Junction City for Girls.
The Junction City police reported
fN''t Mrs. Fowler introduced herself to
these boys and girls of uncertain hours
and ways. bought cigars for the boys
and two, boxes of candy for the girls,
Then. the police stated. she success
fully obtained information as to the
location of any piaces of shady repu-
tatton in the soldier city and that
right canvassed the rooms in her
ser rch for the girls.
Finally, there was a bad check re-
ported from a department store in To-
polka and Investigation resulted in the
trrest Of Mrs, Fowler Later her hus-
band flied Insanity charges against
her.