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July 6, 1860
Cincinnati Daily Press
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Gertrude Levi, defrauded of $350 by Frank Miller posing as her attorney, was wrongly declared insane by Judge Hilton and nearly committed to a lunatic asylum, but released after an emotional outburst. She was en route to her brother in St. Louis.
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A Sane Woman Declared Lunatic. - A woman named Gertrude Levi was taken before Judge Hilton on Tuesday, and, being deemed insane, was ordered to be taken to the Lunatic Asylum. She was unable to understand the proceedings, and when the result of the investigation was made known to her, she shrieked and screamed in such a manner that the officers were compelled to allow her to depart. She had previously caused the arrest of a man named Frank Miller, upon a charge of obtaining $350 by false pretenses, and it is more than likely the grief caused by the loss of her money, was all that made her appear insane.
She was on her way to St. Louis, where her brother resides, when this man, pretending to act as her attorney, left her penniless, and, with the aid of the Probate Court, almost succeeded in sending her to the Lunatic Asylum. In cases of this kind, a slight degree of caution and a little less haste, might be deemed advisable.
She was on her way to St. Louis, where her brother resides, when this man, pretending to act as her attorney, left her penniless, and, with the aid of the Probate Court, almost succeeded in sending her to the Lunatic Asylum. In cases of this kind, a slight degree of caution and a little less haste, might be deemed advisable.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
False Pretenses
Insane Declaration
Fraud
Lunatic Asylum
Probate Court
What entities or persons were involved?
Gertrude Levi
Frank Miller
Judge Hilton
Story Details
Key Persons
Gertrude Levi
Frank Miller
Judge Hilton
Event Date
Tuesday
Story Details
Gertrude Levi, traveling to St. Louis, was defrauded of $350 by Frank Miller pretending to be her attorney, leading to her arrest and mistaken declaration of insanity by Judge Hilton; she was released after screaming upon hearing the verdict.