The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-01
DUO1lURDE|lER
GIVES SELF U
AFTER ESCAPE
Raps on Asylum Door
After Almost Week
Of Freedom, Police
Still Are Puzzled


Still Are Puzzled i
PHOENix. Aria --~ Winnie
Ruth Judd slept In The grip n
scdativea NJ Arizona insane
asylum. where she surrender
I'd after nearly = week VI |
chaotic freedom. while nu@
tried vainly today to
discover exactly how she hid !
spent her freedom.
They were uEahie 10 ahtNln =
coherent ssrsnnt frssH the mad
who banged on tho haz-
plsal deaF last nlRhs. stoeis.s.
carrying . ssieh<l 81 foed scraps.
and flying into fasr when aslss-
sionlng ess attempted.
When aha was ushstsd into tn
office " pf. Iouls aexs. hospital
superintendent. she hluftss; III
told yoa ia come hack then /
launched snsa rambling tale u |
her wanasfinss
RoAMEp N FIELD
pr. aszs later Wa informed ~
Sheriff Lon Jordan that fls
deputies had learned me npent
mosl af tho Sin days sinoe shs lsft
the hospital roaming IN . corn.
field and ~ Grange srose near shs|
Institution.
But. when he attempted faF<enn-
clle her rambling shatt<r ~itb ~
tAxa-e,an sheftff'~ flnaiana ~.
Haas wae met b. ! baffexe ~
pencils and papsf weights from lsir
siazif.
rinaily. Winnie HAsh eelIspssd
In = chair. rubbed hsF snkls which
she had spfsinsd. and guessed shs
had spent one night IN the vacant
half u > duplsx apartment. Het
anlsin We. bTarsd with : panaass
made from hsr gifdis.
sf1EHIFF MAS sung
Earlier Sheriff Jordan. In hlx
personal ffisklnE 81 the tt.wn. had
CONS seros. tina initials ~. n. d"
scratched ON she window slli gg shs
fiat. apparently wfih = piece 81
glass. Il was thls ssidsnes which
caused him 10 scatter deputies
throughout ths city. firm la the
bsllsf her capture sac bat mat
Ter ~ hours.
Winnie Hmth'x nalshsi esnfalnsd /
a few orsisgs of hrsad. ts@e cans
81 torn and haifsflpe grapefruit.
from which shs apparently had
been sucking the juice. she re-
fused 20 say where she had sb-
tanned The provisions. bHst Ehs
sheriff said ~ wak sure sAa had /
cut the serweH ssDof - N. u t,sasef
aud robbed bis les box.
PAIR TkaRoHlxED
When Df, Aaxs. aided By CAV.
Robst r Jones sad The shsfiif
all IN their NEST &sethlnQ manners
tired to psfsuEa< Wlnnls Ruth
D. confirm tbs story ~ = Tsnspe
minister that sbs hse given him
tina ssofst night ~ HE life" ans
screamed dsfianes
7 tried q set aNAy frsm bar
and psons the shsssffs efflfs ths
minister sslsss<i. nKhs 1e.aI1nf I
isi either my Eifs eF nstself leass
lhs room. Hlse weszla aot aat. ehs
sSeuidn't slssp. sitissx she llsst
sst theirs aaa giafs9 AZ ~ sta
hsf knife IN heE Lap ffpa 10 D. a.
until 2 = ~.
xssg JUMPED 0ET
ssfhsn. - bsifs9f hsf. Ns pat
her ls cur stiiossot,sis snd saig 1<f
4s wsfs tshlns hsF suay ffesa
isfoenlx.
4 beaded IN a Foaneabutls wsy
for the stats hospi1N bsst Wlnnle
sossa realized ebsfs ~ Nsfs going
and ans AeeAms yieisnE Before
eegld stsp me fas. Av jumped
from Il. tossed : parting Huss eysf
her shoulder sad Disappeared 10
the darkness
~ The tinne the preacher eosaid
find . phone. Winple Ifufb had
sasished. appaFsallF lnsD heE
orange grows.
GERS MEDICAL cAHE
1r. Aaze sad he hoped 10 quss-
tion hsf when her mentai eossai-
ton returned 70 s0nls ssmaianes
u norTnaiey.
Ia he nleanlims. Ns ass treat
ing hes not A : feeaieiEfaut
prisoner. bat ~ = hospital pafient
vino needs ths bxal n physleal
and psychological care be aald
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