The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-08
SUPREME COURT SPECIAL TERM.
TIE MeaSc Case Adjourned rill To- Dry-rhs
Adldavifs.

Tke Mea6c Case Adjourned Till Te-Dry-Tne
Amdavifs.
Before Judge Sutherland.
ia the Meter ar Richard w. Nedde.-Judgc Suth-
erland yesterday adjourned this case until to-day at
three p. NJ, in consequence Of the Indictment
weather, IL being considered impractcabe for the
respondents, the physicians OF Boemingdale Asylum,
TO produce Commodore Meade before the court
The afidavits IN this case, about which there has
been much averred and 90 much denied, are some
what vofhninous and present the two sides OF the
controversy in such lights to leave doubt that
some one Ia grossly In error.
Augustus II. Sidell sets forth substantially In his
AFFIDAVIT that he Is the counsel OF Jshn NJ Celestino,
the petitioner for the release Of Commodore Meade;
that q habeas corpus had been issued in this case,
and that deponent feared II would not be obeyed by
the production Of the body OF said Meaie, as
therein required that deponent has visited Meade
at the Blo0mingdale Asylum for the Insane, and had
interviews WIN nm' .aas =. sacn nierviews ne ms
sane and betraying no symptoms Of insanity; that
he rs improperly restrained OF his liberty, and depo
nent fears that serious injury will result to said
Meade in his business relations II allowed to cQu-
tnue under such restraint.
The deposition OF William g. Andrews 10 substan
tally corroborstiye OF that OF Mr.. Sidel.
Alden Spooner deposes that on the 18th OF Novcm
at the asylum. and conversed with him upon warn.
topics particularly on the subject OF his conne
ment and that he found him perfectly sane and
rational, evincng tendencies ~ insanity what
ever.
sarah stoddard in her deposition, rays that at the
time or his arrest and confinement Commodore
Meade was boarding NJ her residence and was then.
perfectly sane that she believes his imprisonment is
outrageous and Unnecessary that In the result OF
conspiracy to have him 50 restrained OF liberty and
that u wil continued, be attended with dangerous
results
J. L. smailwood In his afldavit ssys that Richard
1 w. Meade was arrested while In deponent's Office
| and conveyed TO the Tombs Police Court, where.
upon application and upon the certificates Of the
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| commitment consigning said Meade to the Gus
| tody OF the Bloomingdae Asylum for the insane:
that to the best OF deponcnls knowledge said phys
clans OF the City Prison total strangers eaid
Meade, and that their examination OF him was not
snlcient 10 enable them to be properly informed OF
his condition as TO his sanity and that In deponenrs
Judgment, based upon acquaintance with said
Meade ne Is mol insane or OF unsound mind.
Il. r. Bache, surgeon Of the United states Navy
and IN charge Of the United States laboratory at tie
Brooklyn Navy Yard depOses that he has had great
experience in determining question OF the sanity
insanity OF various persons: that he has known
Richard w Meade intimately Tor many. years; that
states Navy, having no occupation the best OF de.
| ponents knowledge and belief; that according to
deponents best judgment said Meade has been labor.
| Ing under mental insanity for several years past
which insanity has been al times manifested In ex.
tree irascibiIty OF temper; that he subject to
great mental excitement accompanied with threats
- violence against persons who he imagined
Were unriend a,e ai oga InS Pl.en%es
ners OF his own family: that Mr.. lands
IL the son-in-law OF safd Meade aud u a person Of
expressed bis determination TO commit violence
upon the person Of that gentleman; mat deponeut
saw said Meade some weeks since az ne was enter
ing Of the Brooklyn street cars. laDorng under
great excitement, and that deponent asked hln
what was the matter; that said Meade replied III a
loud voice, attracting great attention, ~ nave come
on to wash my hands IN the blood or tnat ID
scoundrcl Lands ~ that on the 3lst OF OCTOBER,
1868 deponen visited said Meade In the asylum anu
that III deponents best Judgment said Meade u IN.
To such degree to render IL necessary that
he should be kept under restraint and IN quiet ana
that his release would endanger his own person, az
4 well as the persons or Others.
| Clara T. Meade being sworn, says She " the wHe
| OF Richard W. Meade thai he ~ now sNty years OF
age that nc has been for many years an oiiccr VI
the United states Navy, and since, ABOUT the iltn Oh
| December 1867 has been a retired 0incer upon nan
pay that 10 the latter part OF 1864 or 1853 the san
Jacinto, a government vessel, under SAID heade 3
| command, was wrecked upon the Bahama Banks,
| and IN subsequent investigation Of that matter by
| the naval authorities he was not exonerated, but
was suspended from the service for a time; that the
result OF said investigation agitated the mind Of her
| husband 20 an Intense degree Tor n long time; be
| became unusually irrascble and vindictiye toward
| those who had taken part IN IT, threatening
| personal violence against them; his troubles
were the SUBJECT OF his almost constant conversa-
| ton. which was generally excited and angry, and
preyed upon his mind 10 such degree as TO induce
severe paralytic attack about the nth day OF De-
cemher, 1867, which endangered his life; he was en-
tirely Frustrated by such sickness for about one
! mOnih, the effects OF which have been ever since
1 IN Gfls IL IkeI lfa.t