Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-29

Mysteries of Laaxtie AS,Iua,
HOW A EEFoETER cor raj sksr 81 a..
p.-gTOES

HOW EEFOETER GOT THL HEsr oF TAB
DOCTORS.
About two weeks ago New YORK T-.s.a.
reporter, acting under Instructors received
from hls employers, teignod iuuaCr % sgca- y
fully that two reputable s,Lra.cians 5e--I.le
convinced that biz brain WAS dis0rderri J. ana On
their certificates he was committed 20 Bloom
ingCale fanatic asylum OF warrant l,-lad ~
Justice Cox. az the jefferson market police
court. In testing practically the cu-.c -Icents
under which the commitments are ns.iL IN p q
state icr luBscy. no attempt Was mad - tTke
advantage Of Ii.e Law hy brib.ng fntczs -
secure the commitment Sf sane il.sl, bar Ou
tie other hand. reputable % >,cian- NcES
employed, and the warrant va graiste. ~ the
magistrate after they had become c59v.1ret
that tie patent who had been under their Ca-5
for p hours INSANE. lie va admired l1tp
the asyium or tie evening o. A gas 81, AM
TeEa ined within is walls nearly tw0 weeks,
enjoying ample opportunities Tor -. I1-
spection OF ali the wards IN tie ir-;.t, ..Ju az
which excited anc GU ct patients are csri.ll &.
A wit % habeAs corpus. icCte4 g. % uiDEI a.
was issued IN the supreme court cha'laers -
SATURDAY, and made retGrnaDle In,Seay- bit
tie "pstieEt" wa discharged o. Monty even
lug. The case WAS called NJ a. TIC supreme
court chamJeTs, however before Jn-gs "a
rCtt, Tuesday, during the morning session. --
Mr.. John y. Townsend, the cCunsei foT me r-ti-
toner, was enabled O. present % the cJaEl l.s
version OF the case. lie SAD that --ac g5rls
man, who was q reporter % the InhgIe, " A.
placed In the asyipm two weeks ago, having
passed an examination 10y two respectable baN !
lcial- OF New York, and having been c.-I-l =
ted by Justice Cox. The patient received q
permit from one % the managers. and l..s SD
demanded was paid tor AIm. ON the alfiica-
ton made for his discharge the authorities .rl-
mediately went 10 work to scharys him,
although they received bin there a. IN insane
man. Ii was only another instaneCO f the Inan-
ner inwhict The managementOt JhRt ius-i lJi1n
was conducted. Tie young man va T'eriec,ly
sane, and made the successful st:eUIt % enter
the asylum i'm order 20 test the question whether
sane man could pas the examination.
The Tribune viii print the reporters story to-
eli nj g II h.
bribed two physicians 90 certify falsely % he
madness would have been 20 Prove only that
was decided to feign iIsssnliy and test the sces-
the knowledge OF the committing PHYSICIANS
Two reputable physicians, medical student.
an ane rroiesSaonss nurse, pronounced the man
others" Ii was charged that strangers "a
patients sometimes committed them. II vxs
tnefeiore decided that absolute strangers should
DC employed. IL wss said that police jus-
tees committed men without examiaation-
The justice who sent our reporter 20 B,oOnIny-
dale never saw him ct ell, and does not know
tne names OF the persons or physicians who made
me application. The governor OF the asylum 10
whom application was made for admission de-
clared that the physicians q the asylum would
was therefore decided 10 avoid this governor
altogether, and in spite OF The strict regulations
the physician in charge received the patient.
gentlemen committing him, and after an en. ,
ination OF leg than one minute, copsi0naJ ~,
to the ward for excited patients"
s1The St Louis Board Of Health d havins.
hard tuesle with smallpox.
~ The curbstcnes are too hot 10 s.sna uno,,
N Memphis, and consequently there Is laf IN
Two daughters Of Ben Holiday. tts
ned to titled foreigners.
~ Maggie Mitchell had q schristeainz,, az
ger Cedar avenue cottage, Long Branch, Lad
Saturday evening.
The Princess Saim-Sairn, has become a
.sshonc, and has entered a convent az Inn$
'Pruck. in the Tyrol
- The United State sus-treasary in SevA
erk yesterday bought 81 o,0lJ b0nds II