Detention Record of “Fainting Bertha”
Asylum for the Feeble Minded, Glenwood, Ia. Discharged.
Insane asylum, Glenwood, Ia. Discharged.
Insane asylum, Nevada, Mo. Discharged after several escapes.
St. Bernard’s asylum, Council Bluffs, Ia. Discharged.
Indeterminate sentence at Joliet penitentiary.
Kankakee, Ill., Asylum for the Insane. Escaped.
Kankakee, Ill., Asylum for the Insane. Escaped.
Kankakee, Ill., Asylum for the Insane. Returned to Joliet penitentiary.
Elgin, Ill., Asylum for the Insane. Escaped.
Elgin, Ill., Asylum for the Insane. Escaped.
Present address, Asylum for the Incurable Insane, South Bartonville, Ill.
But even the genial Dr. Zeller and his barless windows and lockless prison proved in time to be enervating to such a restless being as “Fainting Bertha.” So, during June, 1908, she made no less than three attempts to escape. She was, however, apprehended in each case before she reached Peoria, and returned to the asylum. The authorities declare that she was really playing for theatrical effect rather than from any desire to get away from Bartonville. Be that as it may, the fact remains that if she desires to get out of Bartonville she probably will, as she is the most resourceful criminal of her sex known to the authorities.