The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-30

ressrc.s is s,, ~ ~ c,,uraralivey n Ia, Moss
nilso ~ ssh y. snrpr,se ~ aa, In wach h. has been
recen,,v an..o. m Virginia there have several In
,stanoss Of n-an,y IN ran,', tho notuer Of MI. NJ,
insane Tor numpes OF ycsrs Deore her DEATH aud died
t,snne FREDERICK Brow ~ u tho Of John Brown
was for several year, insane ahd others NJ s
reported u be LsAisi tn.ee o. he chdren OF Mr.. NJ
pave neen innspe an' n ~ 'unsNo " u'hs, 70 WI
Mt Fsnsl'la "a SAIos w" va" opnu'eu "a the Wu4uc
asylum al No~ n.ss, o.n, ".Mee H. Mis VINO was con
fined a toe unstc ass in AZ Worcester Massachusetts,
ano alter wAns - o.onosS, o'n ana NewDnrg, ONO;
and andrew hils, who now confined at til. Imnac asy
lum ~ NewDwk sn' p,i-' ne,b'rs Of the family COLA
ersy tosa~oo " JOHN bfo"h nave been reported 70 Do
msane'
AFFIDAVIT or gfORGp 1 nAuu
Mr. L. hns been scur.in,,d WIN R.owu since early
boz hoso that drue m,s 81 TIM, time he hss bs,n mi
usely acquainted mn thu sai R,vn hss vnrIed with
him ana hss known n,m ia III h,s snc,a ano nuses ra
fatups until shrl ,nc pe,,re Lo af tI,o dor K.rs.s.
that he always app-ss,>i stscy conscientious honest
but Of str0ps lmu,s.a am, stroa roiro,a fcnrs. vol
when excited uon NJ, SUBJECT und from any case his
mind ~ trotnl a. S, u,s,n any ons tous no a,vsya
bvcs ms ares.ly excIvl aud often completely insso; hs;
durng ii III. ,m ~, haa reuaydad mn, a. iabis "a NJ
taoks al usaax nom tho cules ayorcsd xxo has frs>
ou,st,v 49,. MIN wn-r .vrs, S,r rsr. inns r,.,n r,
hviCn,s uaalrr. .,, Also y r,n excited IN regard 10 hz
bUsne<s lnui,4rs Sbau Tor k,la pars no mas appeared
70 10 ,tsry and utterly inceRbke II req
ppiaa ,oa tho psrticular ovo upos whsh hs was thus
sxosted, and 30 lar ~ these matters weSe concerned en-
HeV Ueanei WINS ouIiA8 I'D sause ume, upcn QUIET
eWssss 10 UVuio nppeSr comparatively or qu'tS raIonS
- Known several nosno"fS OF bFovou family on ns
loeoer's sdc, WHO were insanc 70 wis' Shree
po c0uoren 0tdeoa hhS, VINO wefo
1a 0ossnS % $3.50 JONI sown, navo ugS1 ~
1lsAe sH W require ohheuons III iulso ds{ iuus, wuo
cEvcrM osckS mempos ., wy sauS allniy haso ooen
Icfnnc 10 oc tusane, tnousn uey as1 W. oeeG ss -
mnAuc ssyiunAS; a'ouet Soss.e srl v
Ihonbe00, DOW resident VI dadSS mas peeh iVf ionB
anne insane, ano II keN u ceo ccunesnone III s0s az
couna, Out y not " an asylum
AFFIDAVIT or JAkKS ". WELD,
who knew Brown TOR eighteen years, About year
ago lak spr.og gays vr Weld, said Brown his
house IN Richhv,d bis object thon represented
vtinQ the place was TO solicit funds aid him In Kau-
ss: this aant Ieread 70 rurulsh MIN money and e1dea-
vored 70 ossusd. Inn from te proects ia which hs was
engaged tho sald rown al ha, nu stated that no want
ca hundred march 10 Kansas; that he wanted
moro, that ,bt men wsro ready; he only wanted
ney 10 "a zip them support Them ths afant told
him tat was not the way they must rely upon the aot
box; they would gam nothing by fighting; no replied that
with hundred he could free Kansas and Missouri
TO, and could then march Washington and turn tho
President and Cabinet out ooors that he aa no cont
dence In MD ssc,ci,rs associations or anything else the
only thing be light; the conversation
loug one aud Ia hv substance the above stats,
rnens, with much OF character seernsd
unable To think Of any thing else talk OF anything else
this afant endearorei quiet him. aud to got aim into
conversation upon other mai,ers but Without success tue
Kansas oicuiues the death II s soa .nd slavery were
the only things which he could be induced 10 tax his
whole manner and conversation was that OF a rionoms
MAC aud upon tue matters oiscsssea IN te Conversation
this atlant regarded him az altogether insane
Arp,pAv,rs or SYLVESTER Avn Mills rro,psos.
1h.s, rwn Gentlemen Are cnus,ns of Itrnsn mn rnaw
H., e., .he,,.., tn s,y.,r g. 80, ,rshann.
s, mo sa ~, So, 49, ] 80 Nil, M 4" 1.nss "aa 10
aha nenhe,s I, ,,s tamil, have ri rnes hcrn insann nr
orandmedher ou ,be mo,bo,s side was inaau. for six
$50 go a. ,s.o. 49, r,r,nr ,r.s ,,n... ~. lie ~,
Ssna ~. 81, n.a,s ana a. ,nsann ,bo e.nn &c mr.
sssr ~, n a., oh, Nc h,a ~ a,sa Sc s NC,
Nna IN ,,r ,rcnran,, nsann ord =. 'n, -,n- -,
NC a,y ~ WI ' - y ,i :, -, 'Ie ~
u nan a uao n,,a MN, 's hav na% , Vac wea
S,stnrs r ,ha mother ~ ,on t,o, nenrc. tha nams
OF the auns q. Susan Rcha rssn wife of Daniel Rich
arosOn (she Ii now de.c) sarah Woodruff wife Of
Daniel Woodruff, lving; neither Of the Of
sanity were yer, ongy ma ke1 but Goth women were
understood By the cornuny BIZ persons Of dsoIdered
minus Gi1ec Nj t,c mater uncle ooirs and
Of Brown has had three clidren confined In the Northern
Ohio Lanntic Asyu this time
and there have been three others Of tue same family VINO
have shown unmstakeabe evidences of insanity there
havc been two sons Of our uncle Oliver Mills who have
been Insane John Bown's only sister, Mrs. King
at times insane, and oi hor daushters Mrs Wilson,
mas bad strohg synptoms OF insanity VIC have known
John Blown from chndhood, before stated but
not able TO say thai discovered thing OF John
Browns insanity until aitcr DO returned from Pennsy
SANITY his conduct eTrafic, and certain spcculaons
into which he entered WAS evidence 70 ns that his dg
mebt had become tnhrm; but ater b's refnfn from
Kansas it was apparent " us thas upon iaets growing
OF the difficulties IL that Territory hi nlnd md be-
como derangeu We aro informed and We leeye 10 be
matter Ut public history, uat two OK The sons OF John
Brown insane in Kansas.
.cyYr.v,r nr yoH Atm Az xrrcAYp
H., =, ,. cs,.,.r.a nrnrn anns.c, 70 6ty IF =,
1.,i.. NJ N sa.a,s-Tne last ittory,e,y / had rith
I,r, sv.s ~ a me no rs about aartnr for Eansa and
he revealed 70 me his purpose IN gong 10 Kansas had
hnle t.nor OF th,s conversation AT this to 1t was be-
sond a doubt ia nv own mind that he was partially IN
sha ,,, ,,r, nnon matters relating to Kansas Nv wife
was uereoually acauanieu with John Browns grand
uxtna- and have heard her say insane. know
personally that no has had several cousins WHO have been
DsaBc, aud also IN ant ana nave nea.c irot o1Iefs
and the fact 90 nol doun hst nc bas u oses feaaVes
gu the mothers SIDE VINO nave peen insane
.rr,pAyrr OF SALMON rHoMrsoN
Nr r. d., ,ses as TOTO vs-i have regarded Mr. Brown
n - he hill btr az aboring occasi iay under heredi
t.r, ,Tenuay when strcup,y excited uon particular
subject have oft, n soen nm when j had no doubt
abt ls beng insane ana have been compelled 10 nte
GO "a rop,ro,n b,rn am we'll acausInted with many
If bs reaives on hs mothers siue and know many
Of them 10 have been insane / know Solomon
R,own who was QUO OF the EDITORS o; the New
1,r,anas r. and died a,ch He at fntiy times showed
nv,dsnce If INSANITY Tue opy sister OF john Brown
Mrs Kippl was ucc aslynaiiy insane an aunt Mr.
BroHp, Mis thompson, VINO Pec ana eis1 N titasoh,
was insane ter Elk years prior 10 her oedh there Was
another aunt OF biz, Mrs tachafdBon VINO uled III IN
adjoining town 10 Hudson, VINO was occasionally hsahe,
~ae not personally so @ed acquainted ~iLh her cas ous
am aoso 70 state WIZ etfsshy as 70 us Vens ocvaoh
ally her condition. mo iamly OF Mr.. Giaeoh Miis, u
mate nal uncle OF bro~r hs ma rcc insane pcisons III