Ruth Steinhagen, second from left, faces the bench in Chicago Felony Court during her arraignment on June 30, 1949, on charges of assault with intent to kill baseball star Eddie Waitkus, who is sitting in the wheelchair at the right. Within a day, the 19-year-old woman was indicted by a grand jury, found insane by a jury and committed to a state hospital. (ACME Photo / Chicago Tribune archive photo)
