| Show WHICH CH IS IT A CRAZY WO 01 OR A OUS noy DOY 1 F eor for or some time past the good people of the ninth ward and vicinity have been troubled over the visits to that neighborhood of a woman who gives the name of brown and says she lives in the tenth ward and who evinces every s symptoms of insanity chasing f and frightening fr children cutting up the queerest antics imaginable an and even threatening violence with a knife she was observed one night dyl nyi dy young man who asked her what sill slit sh was vas wandering about there for sa s1 she ie replied that she was hunting for her ller teddie 11 the young man supposing her to be a woman living nea near r by who had a son named edward said to her why there he goes now pointing out the boy edward who happened to be pass ing the woman darted after him like ilke a rocket but he got out of her way and she then gave chase to a nother another lad iad whom she succeeded in throwing down but who finally escaped her clu ciu clutches iches the young jungman man first mentioned followed owe her up and on learning her alleged name and address asked her why she did not go home lie lle re received the same reply that she 61 wanted her teddie I 1 why hell be home before you get there said her questioner im afraid to go says she its dark 91 ile he thereupon offered to go with her and they walked as far as the ninth ward school house where he left her to go on alon aion lle lie he had not returned far when back she came with a rush like the wind he again walked a little way with her and again left her and she repeated her strange action of pursuit and thus it goes the strange creature has bas visited the ward some five times she will wili talk rationally enough for a while awhile when conversing and all at once go off on a tangent jumping up into the air and cutting all ali the capers of one possessed she chased two little children into a house one nigh tand on being repulsed drew a knife and threatened the inmates of the place who only got rid of her by saying they would shoot li her er if she did not leave it Is thought by some and may possibly be bc that it Is a mischievous mai mat boy oy dressed in comans womans clothes but her frequent visits and violent actions have convinced the people in that locality that she is really crazy and they aro nrc thoroughly fri irl frightened ahten of her the boys say that her son teddie as she calls him was ivas locked up tip some time a ago 0 for stealing ng and since his release has disappeared but of this the city taller jailer knows nothing it might be well for the officers to inquire into the affair and whether it be a mischievous evou boyr boy or a crazy woman that is thus disturbing the peace of that neighborhood have the offender put where wl 1 ere the tile wicked cease from troubling lin 11 temporarily pora rily at least in order that the weary may find a little rest |
