New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-12
TIE BURNING Of THE STATE INSANE
ASYLUM.
r he rl,l.r 81 The y. Y. Trib1ae.

T. NE Ttl5y Of The y. Y. Trib1ue.
Sir: When | cent TO sou my communication q. the
2al ult in relation 10 the two recent fires at the
State Luuate Asylum, did not apprehend that the
charge could be brought against me Of unfairness,
or Of peunng anything calculated to produce errone-
Gus impressions on the public mind nor can 1t, IL
fact with justice; indeed the managers, and by this
mean the Superintendent, &c., owe very much TO my
Tolerance 1t seems, however, that your correspond
ert a." has been troubled by my article as appears
by his communication printed in The TEIfrsE Of the
3ist ult., ard to tbs beg leave to reply.
did nc. pretcrd to give you the entire testimony o;
INV one Of the witnesse. examined before Justice
Bacon, because that would have occupied too much
Of your valuable space; but meant to give, and did
give in my Judgment fair synopsis OF the testimony
of the two most important and prominent witnesses,
VIZ: +. A. We,nore, Treasurer OF the Asylum, sad
h. scI-iulaw, John T. tray; super n.snIvn asI
Inst PbvnCar. Irdecd, my object IN wiring AZ al.
on the snbioct was to shoc TO the pubic, who Ger
.sinly have tight 10 know how the hres ofsinated,
and sl6 the mental condition Of the inmate tina;
fsnkfv ACKNOWLEDGED them both, together with the
rance Of the il .,ituiicn given 20 him by those who
shl Gid have known his mslady and having charge Of
/. nIn,ars from the testimony o. Dr. Gray tina. he
iihe accused etcsptd conviction for the crime Of
si-cn in the irst degree the ground Of INSANITY and
was tclt 70 the Asylum; that while there be was
placed amorg this class OF insane persons suose-
autntly he was placed on the second hal, and seems
to have been a man.of-aiLwoIk abou. the institu.
ton viz: assisting in hardrcssing ard shaving and
was quite industries according 10 b.. Gray test
nony.
In s:O he wss removed from the second hall to the
erst or ConyalesceDt Ward and finally entered OF The
hno2 e. .npesrs we'll; still, however, RENAME IN
The Asylum until so late ~ 1875, Yhep he vas anaiy
discharged cured But even then be dia not leave
tie rs,uiion, as Dr.. Gray tssufss, out renamed
under employ meu working, il sppoaFa sometimes IA
toe eiljyg IC9p spd sometimes Ia tie p'IaIhs once
&c. 60. a..
,our p6ndeD. A. uIjustly charges me- with using
!sneuece too broad when l SAID he eincd to hevs
the eTtie range OF the BUILDING and to 60 pretty muca
whoever h. pleased.
.horld Dot be overlooked. Although no mention OF Is
is made IN any Of the testimony elected before Judss
Bat on Dr. Gisy SAYS: ale has been continued ID ms
usual employment" But what wa. his ts"al employ
meIt. for We iiId he was sort OF usn-oi-
aboui the establishment Dr. Gray does not tel n,
Ip 10 September 3, 1856, when be voluntarily left
and went from tine Asylum, fgom thst time to Octo-
" Der |, is56-just about one month"; knot- AFhia
" q; hIs. When he returned, he seemed IN need OF
" help and homeless, and suffered him to remain"
must applaud the humanity OF the Doctor in tlis IN.
stsnee; but in having 70 unfairly received HIM on hs
own account again into the institution, be wa bound
to look after hIin. But did he
'Iie took his keys away With him, and broughtthen
back" What keys DO such inmates have the
privilege TO tske away their keys indeed the use
II The n When in the Asylum, TO 90 and come when
ever they please and did DIR. Benedict allow this
slsol fer ind your correspondent ANXIOUS to
keep The name Of this most excellent man snd oap:-
bic physician before your readers in tbs connection.
Now il il fcct, known 10 most men herc,bouts ard
we rsiher think It must have reached the Of DR..
gray alao, that this man the subject OF mania
casd ,vrcmania ard that during L.s saor. absence
from he Asylum he went to visi. relative in the
State Of Ohio and while there set TIRE to his resi-
Ssncs and il was completely consumed lie i'm
me1s,.k returned as We have seen, and Was sgsin,
Tolrp.nry. admitted by DIR. Cray TITO tie nftltcn.
We isye sso .s.d srd ss.sfseiSrJ proved, that be