The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-12-27

A rnfTrrrr oil iIYrDOTn urrn anu b-HJlesil-
acbooj, ana wrote several piocss u considerable
pooiy merit, which were rad IN cont. BSe bal
nc ambition Of bccoutnv an -i,ioresf- and, As Nj.
p.echcr tho only h,arary person abe was A.
anainicd With, sic tpIicSi to him ior ntrsllotOns
and asarancc She wro,c N him svlal letter.
and among others one which cnused her gicat
mental dsquie.ude, AZ she mns ined tia; $40
hal foInewhat ovcrltepIed the bounds Of
de,orum. THIS letter was written At
time when tbe was suffering physically from |
III health, and Il nd most doprcssug eject upon |
her The plaintiff waste daughter OF tho tate |
Stephen ULooihil, WHO dod about ten years ago, |
and lcft property e q thousand dollars year |
70 his widow, with proviso that he two daugh- |
ters were slways to have home some time since
tho family len 90 attending Mr.. B>echef's |
Church but ue plaintiff refused 70 leave |
with them. and FROM this tune her trouble
with her family commenced. She elaitnel
g. derive much benefit from Mr.. Beccher's preach
ing, and her family charged that she was % lCVo
With b ~, and that she gave out tnnt st was to
marry IA IN upon his separauO from b. Beoehor
II also reported that she had declared that sno
vas ~ be married to General Du,yes, and " MT
LYON n teacher in tie Sabbath School. On the
trial, Edward undsrbill, brother q the riamtu'
dcposcd ~ n number Of acts which induced ler
family " conhae her IN the B'oom'ngdae Ay-
lum, 50 az 70 Keep her from no influences
which he regarded exercising pr
nicious inauon,e ou her mind. DuriV
his crOes-cxainlnaioO, however, lie stated that 10
could not specify any act committed by the de-
fcndaut that warranted tie opinion that she was
insane, nor could he state that she had ever per-
formed any violence on herself OF others. ME-
Marin c. Olcoti, ssis,cr OF the ahhn' "ei,'%n "
numerous conversai ous in whbh hhe 'p.a'hhu|
| smoke Of her affect ON for Mr.. Boochor, Genera
| Duryea, and Mr. Lyon, and when M beeeher went
| 10 England she said that he won't IN Consequence
| Of his love for her Plaintiff at this tine was
VERY low in health, AMI spoke of being TarSyzed
| .nd Il her brain being dead. Plaintf frequently
! complained Of her mother AND s'stert- AMI sAlu
| they v ere Jealous Of her MISS Caroline ~ uhoet-
| hill tho cornt mani, tss.ihed ~ medical eNH-
| uiiuauon 70 which she was Bubcctd IA july last
aud Subsequent incsi eel alton a. Tie bi9omined sI1
| Insane Retreat. She r,turned To BrOoklyu, where
| Ter mother and sister told her she could not 1--we
| ,bere she must return to the Asylum Her m"utal
| syopy, she stated, was terrible. Two weeks alter
| Al a was taken back 10 the Asylum ~ = loenen.
5hc again esoaped' snd went 10 We house oi nc,
| brother ia B5.h street, New York, WHO protector
| nor slo stayed there short tine, Tut then re-
solved to return " her home IN BROOKLYN which
had teen le1 her by her ialher. Tie following 10
| portion u the couplsinauts evidence
| For four or Ave years before was Imprisoned,
they spoke II having me sont t. luuauc nsy YUM;
there were several cir -ulars or pauI hlets On ID"
| subject Of luuacy loI On the tsbie VI TIE suing
| room, Tor tho svowcd purpose OF my selecting ihe
test institution for the treatment oi lunicy; hrj
| Olcott agroed to pay my board when 'hey were
| ready to send me "a tne asy uin from the uiIo ~
SISTER Sarah LETT P uIib Church she s'.Id SHOULD
| leave II, and leAvs It IN dis-raee; my motier has
| not furnished with any lneaus since tie time
of my first Imprisonment ia the asylum or ior the
| rel period before | rent back the second
,,ue. don rccollcct ever having said anything 10
Mrs olcott about Cen Dlryea never mado any
statement to Der exert "hat made to tue other
members Of the family; may have SAID General
DurNe4 WIS in love With me; thought 30 IRON
tine manifestation II his regard towards tne; us
| conduct Was observed by othor persons ~ "cll as
| pvgelf; In relation to hr. Lyons told my sister
| that hah known him Tor ten years, aud that !
bal aiwsys considered hru u friend; said 70 my
| {, ster that thought she had nterered to prevcnt
! auy friendly relations between him and u J'cl''
| AMI tha, she was obvious u my having any $50
| 49, All
| pIaco about four i've wears wv; never
said 10 my sSer that Nj. Lyous was dls'
satisfied with his marriage, aud that he re-
grctad not having married me; never thoush'
, | OF being maITod H. Mr.. ~ onsr aud doht sup
pose that lie ever hal any idea ot tue KIND either
since made my c'pe ifolu PRISON have becN
alta, lug AZ my Uroibof st'ph'h's LOUISE had nu
tneaus vi pay iug my toaru, anu "as afraid " IA.
turn home tor tear Of being scut bNck I" tie Ahy
lurn | never told my sister that was ENGAGED I,
lo marricl to Mr.. Beecher never told her thsi
. ySna cnyaged TO be mstrvu to al! utnrr,ed tlGl
! LYNN in Columbia street tie conversation had
! , An nor m relation 10 Mr. Beccher was about tht
letter that had written 10 hun sold her that Tie
, Letter merely stated that having home lwisheC
, | AsA,.tAI4eo " lave my poems pull ne'ei
sad ANYTHING else h MrsOlcutg about Nr. b sechor
uuly speaking Of him casually never told my
> | sialer { wgs well Understood AZ the church that
| waa to DO married " Mr.. Bcecher; never said
yos as much engaged to TIC married "a her laugh
Ter went to the post office about bali MI hour aitc
d s,ut the letter to Mr.. Bctcher aud asked the post
man II II had boon lakth our hpilod ~ hrs vi
colts on the day hr Beechrr SAILED, and then Wen
] | out With her shopping we st pIed about half a
| hour looking at the weasel the only regret ha
had IN sending the letlef ~ Mr.. BoachoT WAS, tina
% was 50 foolish No " let hIm know that wsnte
y | Gss stance.
70 Or Brown, the principal ply sician AZ the Bloom
90 | ingtnlo Insane Asylum, tesuncd to her recepuO
m at the Asylum When be hrst saw her, her ply
r. steal condition was one Of apparent debility, iO
" lowed upon some previous acute physical dseas'
a as he SUPPOSED; mentally, she Mas evidently una,
a soue gruI depression Vi 81 rs, with coas.d,raU
~. emotional disturbance, aSltaIlOu and feeling wLC
NJ she Inscribed to cruel and UNJUST treatment On .
,.r par. Of certain RELATIONS lne !olO owing intcrcs
OF iu, question and answer Was gwen Sn the exam
IN | nation OF this witness
an | O. Now, doctor, Is II net pcss be that person
re | insane mind should write excellent poetry such
tins plslnuf CLAIMS to have ~ritton, or ~ excel
any ether art A. Certainly. suppose tie he
~. reply can glyc ~ that question is state tn
IN Adier's German and English Dictionary, which
No. used as "a standard textbook Ia the principal &C
loyes in the country, was written IN tie Bloomin
0' dale Luusue Asylum, 10y person OF iusano min
ct l might alsp mention n plumber Of the staudA
H. textbooks whiSl were written IN that institute
o ad will state a conclusive fact, that OF Il
Iii leading newspapers IA New York ~ princp pal
mo edited IN the bloUmngdaIe Lunatic Asy ium, Al
.c the leading editorial 10 written three VI lour tim
ese week by person OF unsound mind conuued
ga that institution.
nS Mrs Hannah Ely, o friend Of Mrs. Ocott d
nm posed tbat plaintiff had COMP la,ued that there "
no sympathy between herself aud the rest Vi h
family that they were Jealous OF her because :
nS' Was 50 much more talented than they were 5
mn said she expected ~ realize uoIey enough tr,
nth th1 sale OF Ter poetry 10 live with Mr. Boc,Acr
nue beautiful place no was building up the North XIV
Nsi IA comfort oil LIE rest Of their lives she SAID L,
ge Ter hope was gone, that Mr.. bcecher was dis.
yer VAN Lef because oi 'Ae ieItr Ale Lai sent M
the she SAD sue hsu several excellent Oilers OF ~
ets rage which bad caused the jealousy Vt her tam