On January 15, 1943, an article in The Seattle Times covered Farmer's first case of questionable sanity. It ran on the front page, and began with, "A complaint was filed in Superior Court today asking a hearing to determine the sanity of Frances Farmer... Dr. Thomas Leonard, a psychiatrist, filed the complaint, and Miss Farmer was ordered removed immediately to General Hospital pending a hearing next Wednesday."
The article then moved on to mention the sympathy Farmer was receiving, as well as her quiet night in prison.
Three photos accompanied the piece - two were before/after arrest shots, and one was a full body photo of her arrest.
Seattle P-I did not run any article stating that Farmer was having a hearing questioning her sanity at all during this period of time.
