Gold Hill Daily News

Daughter of Logan Sisters Becomes Maniac on Her Wedding Day.

A Washington paper of the 29th of October gives a sad narrative of the first exhibition of insanity on the part of Alice, one of the well-known Logan sisters, under circumstances particularly distressing: About 11 o'clock on Thursday night she was found wandering by a policeman in the streets, and when questioned made no reply, except "It's a plot to ruin me. It's a plot, and I was almost married to him." Seeing that she was laboring under severe mental excitement, attended with insanity, he took her to the Central Guard-house, where, upon being further questioned, she incidentally remarked that she had been almost married to Albert W. Aiken, who was playing the "Witches of New York," at Wall's Opera House. Mr. Aiken was immediately sent for, and soon arrived at the guard-house, where he informed the officers that she was his wife, and had been married that morning by Rev. Mr. Addison, at the Trinity Church, corner of Third and C streets, and was formerly Alice Logan, who took a principal part in the play then progressing at the Opera House. It appears that after she was married in the morning, she rode, in company with her husband, to the St. James Hotel, where they were stopping, accompanied by a gentleman and Mrs. Celia Logan Kellogg (her sister) who assisted at the marriage, and that the then Mrs. Aiken showed signs of indifference to Mr. Aiken. Mrs. Kellogg noticing this, walked with her to a friend's residence on Ninth street near K, where she remained several hours. Mrs. Kellogg being called away about eight o'clock in the evening, left Mrs. Aiken in the house, cautioning her to remain there until she came back, and then to accompany her to the theater, where she (Mrs. Aiken) was to take her regular character in the play. In the absence of Mrs. Kellogg, Mrs. Aiken became unmanageable and left the house, roaming about the streets until met by the officer. Upon the arrival of her husband she scarcely noticed him, and reluctantly accompanied him to the St. James Hotel. Mrs. Aiken is now under medical treatment, and it is sincerely hoped that she will soon recover her mind and health.