The New York herald., 1865-01-02
The Restraint OF the Insane.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

s@ BaooKLYy Dec. ~, 1904.
Ny atteuti on was called this morning 10 the
case OF "Caroline Underhl Olcoti and Others now
undergoing judicial investigation in this cyan action
brought by apparently unprotected female against her
own sister and nephew for falsely and unjustly, bus
legally imprisonng her In . lunatic asylum E
do not wish to PREJUDICE this particular but have
carefully studied the testimony OF the Defendants them
selves and discover that they had any righteous
and just for mprisoning her and not only i'm
psoning her. but doing In prison, which TO her sen.
stve aud poetica temperament must have been worse
than DEATH speak feelingly; for once suffered sim.
lar imprisonment for than twenty mouths tho
mental horrors Of which arc only 10 be compared 70
Nv dear sir this imprisonment be made in this
country according TO law, In most hesuons wicked
and daiolca secrecy | could thia day get warrant 10
arrest the the city ana take nm by orcr,
police force lunatio asylum All that y necessary,
according tho statute OF this state - 10 pec wo phy-
scians 10 20 before magistrate and mpke oath tha
person acting In manner dangerous 10 ne own person
mans,raic is bound by law 10 gran, warsut
OF arrest the Bloomingiae Afyian requires Also
en order from one OF committee Of the nsyaml snf
IN. unfortunate individual is hurried On 10 unatc ssy
lur when he arrives there al the suforntend.nt
ools at II the legal papers u he hnus then cor,sc. .1s
poor wretch Il incnrcefated IN gloomy cell ufrounded
on all sides Wy poor demened ndvidusS Tho inchrcs-
ration alone generally enough ~ dcfange me reason
Now ry dear tir Il Is TO tho prcssand especially
your widely extended and powerful faper-that poor,
sick ness sorrow thousand oher ciicumfiapce may
have gotten into melancholy or depressed state land
those who have them ~ their power may uink " Tor
their worldly intcrs 70 get the sulsreT out oi 1he
wayl look ior protection and defence You my ms
rloro yon they supplcaie: they h,yo M other helper
Ny dear sir know that your gQnerous, fcolng fear.
heart will ~ the Neitinis INC sun
cct through your peper au Try . hayc ha lay altered
IN some way ~ protect tlc Injured -
Thaisands ~ lus, such Miss underhilPs are
angaiahirg in siness eut sorrow within .he wallis =
their gloomy prsols. have peisuaily Iten some:
Come then 30 work of heavenly Charity of the pufes
kind hsADh-@
TO ruE EDITOR or rnE HERALD.
NEw Yorg, Dec. 20, 1894
took occalon, fcw days since, 70 address
you somo rcmarks respecting tc hardness and irtrcs
or tic Law of tbB State respecting tic arrest ard I'm.
prsonneut q persons alleged % y lanacr IN wlieh
communication 70 you dii uot sugect what appear %
ne 10 10 a very simple aud very ut means = amclo-
fatlna the law II h tLis: Mgkc Y obligatory on tha
magistrate before whom die afdasis ~ tie rt!seana
ar iuadcbcforc ho grut . warrant n nrrrst Y maka
pcrsonnl IL paeusn Il tie party aesel % le lnIae,
ohll.e lhe mAgntrate a. aO ta tit hu'tW - Ina,ss
,,I's, M hlsrei n arte. person ~ lam zee no
~ ssn converse with bins, and tevlaih l}Nb cN"ha M'I
lin a. enable hinlv form an u niA w uttg, . .
tBe lvrrou ,s sasauc or n0t w. ui,k.t, y, sr,a
tbr ,el.tvc III prf ona who have hc lat3 " ehaites
ars r,rta lpor,fiae ~ them rrFpcc,lng the putty
Nv d0iur tie a0oyc thirgs, and ~ eeln8 y. piWe.
t 4 me etpte TIE pvtfvB. ~ rtttets rftdence Hhd
etfarept atratlon n tic family ~ intrhlgcnt maas-
tfifr coid form 4 pretty good idea whether ne party "A
a subiect for a nuhLc Rsy nm, whether teMhpuFf ~,
Icc, 20 h. put behind bam aud N the rro OF voisar
kocucrs 10 be driven around ~ their pleasure. .
eu'tea you 10 ycntlatc the law aF hy ~ i,1nv
amended, A CONSTANT READER