The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-27
LUNATIC,s MARRIAGE.

The Insane Son of Wealthy Broker In
vcigicd-Arrested for Lunacy and Re-
leased on Hnbens COMMUNICATING
Through the Streets In hts wifc's Under-
ciothinQ-The wifes salt against his
Father for $4,000 Dnmages-Counter
salt for Prnud.i
Prior to October last Herman Albert, son of
q wealthy downtown broker. had for some time
been an inmate OF the Lunatic Asylum on Black
wells Island His treatment there had been produc-
tive OF such beneficial results rs led to his discharge
thcrcfrom up parenily restored 20 reason. Freedom
from restraint. however, soon brought on n return
Of his malady, and he was sent back to the asylum
only 10 be again discharged as sane. After this pro-
ceeding had been several times repeated, he became
at last permanent inmate OF the asylum, being
granted shor, Burroughs during his sane intervals.
Towards tho close OF September OF last year Al
bert wns granted furlough Of one month. and on
the 2Gtb Of october his lease Of absence having
PRED, he duly presented himself at the Asylum. IT.
as his subsequent acts prove, he stl mad, there
was a strange method in his madness. for the ex-
perenced doctors OF the Asylum amer careful exam
ination declared him still and further extended
his lease another month.
For few days nothing occurred to lead Hermsn's
friends to suspect he was less clear his intellect
than he had been for the p,st month. On the 3oth
OF october four days amer he had returned from the
Asylum. he left his fathers house Tenth street,
and much TO the CONSERVATION Of oil the inmates
failed to return. Several days passed without any
tidiugs OF him, when IL was asccrtancd that he
back at the Asylum, whittier he had been sent by a
III. Tistra,e before wnom he had been brought for
roaming the streets While In dangerous state Of
lunacy
On leaving his home Herman, az was his custom,
quietly walked through some OF the principal thor
oughares Of the city for exercise, until when where
or how is not known, he Was enteed into disrcpu,
table house, which TO his unsuspcctng gaze appeared
to he cigar store in Canal street Whe there the
proprietrcss, Marie Diers, a shoNy woman,
paid particular attention to the victim. and KNOWN
him to be the son OF wealthy parents filed him with
wine and rsuaded him to accompany Der TO tao
house OF the Rev j. A. Foorsoh, 62 stanton street,
by whom they were speedily made husband and
vile.
The newly married couple had been married only
n few days when the Benedict In an unmistakea IL
III 81 insanity, wandered from his home and was
! nphhcd by "a policeman and ignCminiuusly sent Oh
! To- che asl'Jw c' BacSwers Island. But ms deyo-
trd spouse h'd nu lot'ur Of being deprived OF lhs
society, So uppg Va lawyer, ahab 70 c0fDns was
! ohuiuCd which released Herman. HaNnl rocor
erred from The ptroV en- which cAuted his Llatccr1,
ton he was gwen up to ais wlte.
Ia very short tluo astrr bciDe sccased from ihe
| asyiam, Ae NAs toNnl gNdly paradlaE the strocLs
| Gutasucay drCs sed IN bis Wiins geAcoai. cfiuo
| line, and bonnet, and again Ec NaA arrested And
again had 20 the AGbe0s corpus but that mighty
| instrument did not influence tile Judge Oh the su
preme Court. Three times the wife returned TO IN,
charge with like result, ulhl driven to desperation
! Hermeu for having muhciously deprived her of tht
comfort and support of her husband, fixing her dun
ages at SlOOV.
MIR. Albert has, on bis side, taken stsns 10 hay,
l4rac! of Oi the contracting parties, and the al
| legged pracuec OF fraud on the part Of the other.