The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-10-05


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So e. eass efnsrsesiy t4ey proceed.
lath a ia conduct
Foster rs Ue asylum Il Appeared
that Fuae ha sa auat hgiaE the
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wife afFeaef gp af day proceed.
las tha l2ih 6st proposed g Foster
that they pay their venerable suut q
5at the acxi day 20 this Foster
readily ssstuteI and accordingly they
came Is Montpelier IS Tire morning 81
thc I2ib inst and took tbe ears f5f
Al Mortified the attorney aame into
che same car saying De Yves on bis way
% Springfield Mass anl meld keep
thcm company 10 90 a. they were go.
INK Before they arrived az BAttle-
bqro. Mrs Foster upon some pre-
,cnce obtained Der husbands ticket,
and with bcr owu aad gave Thorn tythe
conductor
Upon arriving IL Battlcb0r they
left the ears. Foster not knowing
what place il was The attorney also
stopped there aud procured a carriage.
saving Dc would goto botel Bot
instead 'hcg we've driven 81 the Insane
Asylum. The building and lis appur.
teuauces resembling a hotel the said
Foster did net suspect whore hc was
until bc found himself locked into a
room, upon which he became very
much excited and with pr5faue lau-
guage threatened 10 tear the shanty
down if they did not OPEN the door and
set him at liberty. The Doctor who
bad so kindly assisted Mrs. Foster by
giving his certiitate, which the more
easily enabled her to get her husband
admitted to the Insane Asylum afore-
said, failed to appear before this court
though. as the counsel said, he was
repeatedly sent for and the case con.
tinued once or twice to give time for
the Doctor TO get here,
After the evidence had boon closed
the court ordered the said Foster to he
discharged and set at liberty
Hon G II. Heath for complainant
Hon. Daniel Kcllog Hon. Judge Keycs
for Dr. Rockwell Heatou & Reed,
Fisk and Kennedy for Mrs Foster
The friends Of Mrs Foster give the
following version Of the case
The facts as trauspired before Judge
Peck are as follows Calvin w, Fos-
ter while at work in + w. Crae's mill
last April was severely hurt by blow
from a piece Of plank thrown from the
saw, which feled him senselass for a
short time, and caused him to be con-
fined to his house for few days Since
then he has appeared insane at times,
having times when he was like himself
His wife becoming alarmed at his yio-
lent demonstrations had him examined
by physician Of high standing ia his
profession, who pronounced him crazy,
and advised her TO take him TO Brattle-
boro Mrs Foster requested the doc
tor to treat him at his house but the
doctor thought that was entirely i'm
practicable and said she had better
take him 70 the asylum for treatment
And SO he made certificate Of his
insanity, whercupon he was taken to
BrattIeboro and put N charge OF DR..
Rockwell, who examined him and pro.
nounced him insane, and 50 certified
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he ought to remain longer tpoh ms
present condition which was not very
unnatural Judge Peek released nm.
Tho grand Jury also found q bin