The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-11
LUNACY.
The Draper Case Heard Last-POstpone.
mcDI Tor Another Week.

mcDt Tor Another Week.
The case OF George w. Draper who claims q dis
charge from the KirkbIide Insane Asylum, came up
before Judge Ludlow to-day on a writ OF habeas
corpus. Mr. Warrner, the counsel for MT. Draper,
charge of the prisoner on the ground that he not
lunatic.
toned to the counsel that ne was not charged with
being tunatic but lunatic, placing very hearty
emphasis on the second syllable of the word
Dr. kirkoride was called and testified that Mr., Draper
has bSen under una bis care for twenty years He was
disorder On examl alton by witness he found to
was violent insane man, but sometimes violent
in eoRysrsaton when excited his trustee for his
fear any violence the man were released He has always
asylum The patient is accustomed on every Change Of
the ued enso sn
appying Tor various and asked many
calculated to set free all insane people from the asylum
Ss tney IN y we're $ M not rsynsy The man
. pr krkbride stated that if he were released he might
alter The char scter Of his insanity He would certainly
% the e public t crit He has @ been
been reported that he did indulge in such
Would SIS tendency
self or others One of his many peopiarities is that
poetry nA' rhe R@'d dostor pSfid did not @ think
ehtipn though that phase oi h He
away from the asylum R.'j bis lie has been prolonged
the witness opinion by his residence n in the asyum
of his poems lie has capacity managing his
property He would be taken advantage OF within one
week.
In letter DR. Kirkbrde from Mr. Draper. he states
that he wishes his liberty his goods and ready money
postsci ipt reads ARTICLES wanted. Ready cash and
teeth fixed two neck handkerehies ties, stocks, red
and black tape, and wife" When this portion Of the
prisoners letter read it received by Mr. Draper
with audible laugh
The jury visited the gentleman personally when he
consigned TO the asylum
Dr. s. Preston Jones who in charge of the male de-
paItment testified that the patient has been under his
for ten years. since the witness has been in
charge Of the the prisOne has spoken TO the wit
of going stores and ordering goods to the amount
OF thousands OF doars he went into Vansans
store and ordered large amount OF fruit when he had
the storekeepers who the and they have taken
poce of the order he has often asked 10 have brandy
fayng that gentleman should have brandy IN ms
he took possession of DIR. Jones' private once
shut the door ON the proper owner and saying hat IL
The case was continued until next Saturday motion
of the counsel for Mr.. Draper.
THE MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-The number OF
deaths In the city for the week ending at noon To-day
was 260, being a decrease OF from lasJ
week, and decrease OF from the correspond
ing period OF last year. or these 12 were ADULTS lS
were minors; 19s were born in the United states; %
were foreign; ~ were unknown; 10 were people OF
color; and 8 from the country. Ol tne numDer,
died OF congestion of the brain 20 OF nnannaon OF
the lungs; OF maTasmus OF old age; oi typhod
fever; IL OF commissions; OF choiera uranium; III
Of-disease OF the heart and II OF scarlet ieger.
The deaths were divided as IoHoWs among the
different wards:-
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