Plymouth Mail , October 12, 1894 Eloise wasn't the only institution taking on the perilously insane. Kate Dusseau,22, of Monroe had been confined to the St. Joseph Retreat in Dearborn but her parents thought her to be cured of her insanity. The Muncie Daily Herald , October 9, 1894 She proved them wrong the next morning when she slit her throat, cutting a 6 inch gash and completely severing her windpipe. She had been ill and apparently became insane due to a love affair that her parents didn't approve of. She was not expected to live though I can find no evidence that she perished. The Times Herald , October 9, 1894