New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-08
TIE c4sE or c0uroDoRE uElDE
ArFInAyIT 0F Is ~.

AFFIDAVIT OF HIS WYE.
TIE case of Commodore Meade was 10 have
sone up before Judge sutherland yesterday, at D. me-,
but owing the ncemcncy Of the weather it was hardly
possible TO fulfill Judge SErlands order made Oh satur-
dav and he therefore adjourned il to-day, at p
The substance Of the chief adayts already Glcd is Is
follows:
Clara Meade being sworn SAYS she is the wife of
Richard " Meade; that be is co years OF that
he has been for many years an officer OF The Uuuea
Navy; and since about the llth OF December l'
part ~ 1854 or 1868 Jacuto Government vessel
nudtr SAID Meade's command, was wrecked upon the
mater v ihe naval authorities he was exonerated,
hui suspended from the service Tor time That the
band 70 an intense degree for bong time; ne became
unusually irrasoibe aBd vndictIve toward those Who
had taken partigi ia. catching personal violence against
ihem his troubles the subject OF ms almost constant
and preyed upon MS Mlhd 10 such oeIge a. 70 induce
severe uaray alta * about the nth day Of Decen-
Frustrated 10y sickness for about month. the e
1ecs OF which have been ever since manifest IN partial
shattered intellect His daughter Mary watched and
nursed him during his sickness with great ngey ana
faucied, aud frequently said, mat sue intended 70
poison nm ana WSu,G reeve I9s 1 4 h leI 1e
rested by extreme irascibity and violence toward
members OF his family and friends His manner and
department toward ccponcut III January last became so
violent. and bis conversation with her so angry anu
threatening (Which has continued since that lme as 20
serious apprehensions IN her own mind ana ~ te
minds OF her children ~ regard 70 heF ltlsonal sllc9,
and such degree that she Kept the door OF heI rO
constantly locked against nm ana ner 5nnu.su aFier
that II necessary Tor her security that the ld'ol
should DC placed under restraints tu4t ms 90
raT1e satisfied that the life OF her brother
Mr.. Meigs. was IN jeopardy, ara otAvfs "eIt In ~
yielded 20 the advice ana e'hhsel on .9r ~
have him placed Ia an asy um believing taI 20 ne tH
has been FOR several in the constant habit OF carry
ing loaded pistols uOu MS person t9r several hol'4s
Boomiu gdae his T ard threats OF personal violence
were especially directed AGAINST deponents brother Mr
Charles A. Melgs her s0n-n-iaw Ar. L2nG the husband
Of his daugnter Cara, and their friend, Dir t. T. Cis
OF this city, that be has threatened tie hives or those
gentlemen and, depCuelt beevc, has AZ times, when
me1 intended 10 DESTROY ter lives: mat tic
contemplated marriage OF tleir daughter Clara 10 Dr.
Iands-a gentleman or wealth ana POSITION ava ID 4i.
respects Qualified 20 MAKE ngr uIail5i9 6epree'
lie expressed his determination to prgle@l we WtI
riage neel De- by efI5dnS tLeiS re Tf If
Nj. lands. During the month OF AngnsJ Last her nus
parent intention Of putting mis- purpose INTO execution
lie visited the residence Of Mr. Mcs on staten Island
purpose as dep0nent informed and believes Of com
peng her 70 20 with him 70 Washington hoping thereby
70 prevent her marriage On one occasion ne met aeo
ne and her daughter Mary tn the staten Island Ferry
House at tie foOt OF COurtlandtst, and came up TO TINS
dsponent IN very excited manner and' ~ t.e ~ ,rihg
f many persons said angrly IN reference 70 ihe mar
riage Pause and reflect or you WI De the ~ao% 81
murderer" On that occasion one CeestllO accompanied
her husband. and who, she has since learned aecoa'
m
This deponen further saith that on The 25th Of October
hast at the solicitation Of DR. Brown 81 the Insane As} u
Booningdale and Of her brother MT Meigs she admitted
Ib Ceestino the petitioner 10 the hdbeas corpus IN
% matter To interview IN the pafOrOi inc Ne"-i OK
VI! ~ er and as she believes 70 every member Of
her family husband only excepted WIN whoin Ces-
iIno then told deponent that he had stayed with her
husband the Meade House, No l67 Est, Washington;
depOnent broken Housekeeping IN Washington IN
the part OF March and with her LETT Wash
ingon ana that her husband had eonhded all thus Affairs
him r.
fers and the letters Of her daughters 10
their father ne wa o great fyn had
driven of the cook, and Cclesno had gone into the
nice time in the Meade House lie further said thar her
husband was very angry with an ms isIy ana s1
never wanted to see CelesunO further said Ia
deponent that interview that he ought TO be con,
sdered the friend Of her husband he had several
fimes prevented bis killing my brotherMF. Meis Mr..
IAndis aud Mr.. Cores that he bent on doing so,
sreompsIied her husband everywhere had been down
Island with him. and witnessed ms meeting de
ponent and their daughter Mary at the Ferry House
Conrtandtst.. when he said 10 deponent, " Pause
and renset, or yoa VIII be tine widow Oi q
an the month OF November, 1867, her husband
consulted DIR. Brown Lequard, distinguished physician
in al diseases OF the Train &e rs to his physical eohu-
ton Dr. Leqnard gave his written opinion 10 her hus-
baud 70 The effect that there cot fatty substance
sOrDeo and attributed lis condition 10 that cause that
her husband buried that opnon in her presence since
the lnohl OF eoembef lso the salary OF her husband
has been Dut 80 Per month"; he informed her; that
uepohent since the April last but
49, ann 70 tat extent only contributed the
pert OF Eerset and daughters that time DepOnen
Is Informed that rev Days before he was placed In the
asylum lac drew for his pay the LIST of January
and depOueut further saith that her three sons re
in the naval service Of tae United staes and are now
absent from the country Her Henry left home In
January last and her son Richard tie Dist OF Octoher
last that all her children have their father
with Kindness ana fal Affection, but without cause or
pfoyOcaon he cursed bis sons Henry Richard when
fhey left home, and expressed his wish never 10 see
either OF them again. and has expressed like feelings
toward his daughters frequently. That every member of
depOueuts family aud tile relatives Of her husband
without exception depcBents knowledge, approve
his confinement In the Asylum at BlOOmlngd many
I them expressed 10 her their surprise that he
not placed there cartier day that deponent has
dou6t that the release her husband from the asylum
an the present condition Of his mind, would be attended
with great danger to herself and family, and especially
20 the gentlemen abOve-naiped-Mr Meigs Mf. Lands
aud Mr. COres-and that his continued confinement IN
az Asylum under the Tnesica treatment lie receives
there the for the improvement Of his men
TAI and physical condition. .
Mary J.. Meade, his daughter, says she has read the
shove affidavit and with 10 az to her fathers
physical and mental condition, and the necessity OF Keep
On the other sde John NJ CeestDo swears that he is