New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-05
THE MeCABE LUNACY CASE.
CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE CERTIFICATE
OF INSANITY WAS SIGNED.

CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE CERTIFICATE
OF INSANITY WAS SIGNED.
The case of Rose McCabe was again taken
up Yesterday morning, and the examination into the
facts relating 10 alleged lunacy continued Dr.
Theodore Dwight Bradford, of the physicians who
signed the certificate Of insanity on which she was com
mitted, was examined at great length
He testified do not remember distinctly when first
saw Miss McCabe; don't know who introduced me TO
in charge of Miss McCabe; had received no statement
from Mrs. Kinney of her condition; had conversation
with nor after seeing Miss McCabe 90 not remember
whether it was after the second third interview
have been years In practice signed the commit
nent for Miss McCabe on March H. 1874 was then a
little less than years in practice had attended at
Kinney herself it was tenementh house Mrs. Kinney
did not speak OF this while was in the house,
she sent to my house Tor me do not remember tbat she
went in person do remember that / saw her the
request to call my slate understood that Miss
McCabe boarding at Mrs. Kinney's; / signed the
commitment about three days after my third interview
il might have been a week alter; IL signed at
Jefferson Market; think saw the physician Dr. Bur.
dick who signed the certificate with me, on the second
day prior my signing it informed him that his
services required he had not seen Miss McCabe
before this 10 my knowledge asked him 20 come ana
see with patient whom suspected OF being insane
| was a friend of Dr. Burdlck don't know how long
he has been in practce accompanied him TO see MISS
McCabe 1t my fourth visit and the last on my
first visit l remained 20 minutes there was
me: ore day interviewed before my next visit re-
manned about the same time as before; LADY OF the
house presents dld not know her; the thifd VISIT
occurred about three days after on that occasion re-
half hour longer than before then Miss
McCabes sister, also saw her on my fourth VISIT WIN
Dr. BurClck was informed on my last visit, when
decided that Miss McCdbe was insane, by her sister
now present that sue would De fespoDslDie Ior ny
trouble; have signed certificates for commitments 10
insane asylums before this, but not very many; while
was in Bellevue Hospital for two years, transferred
the hospital several patients To the insane asylum,
Backwes Island; have sent several cases since nave
been III private practice; or the resident phy-
sicians IN Bellevue; nave never alone committed per
sons from Bellevue my action as that OF al other resi-
dent physicians, had TO be reserved cannot give the
names OF any persons whom | have committed in my
private practice; DO not tnlnk nave any record Oh
Uhem can give the dates; have sent patients to
name will appear on the commitments |
dOnt remember how many sent
in my studies OF IN my practice; had Two cases o. III
sanity in which patients were not sent to the Asylum
one puerperd insanity, which IS very rare this
lasted six weeks the patient beng via ana our Oh
her mind; ala not recommend her 10 be sent to the
visited Miss McCabe her pOeness may nave peeh eA-
ceSsive was very much pleased Wtn her; HeT pOiite-
told that had come TO see her sue was nervous Out
noticed nothing out Of the way did notice, profession
statements made from what first saw OF Miss
McCabe; no person had spoken 70 me OF her; when i
had been called; AIN sure Miss McCabe made the re-
mark that she had not septand IL was not from another
that heard Of IT. the FACT OF having been without sleep
Tor several nights would nave suMeeD!y accounted Tor
nervousness she spoke 10 OF Ter sisters crue and
Of what she lad suffered; / remember well she com
planned OF not having slept her actions, her move
mel ts her cOunendnce, showed sue was anXiOds the
she referred 10 cOuncctcl
cannot be specific as TO their ONCE; II what she
stated was true, 1t would be sufficient 10 cause her
anxiety.
Mr. Townsend-Do 1 understand that the statement
hat had had sleepcss nights for time with the
anxiety which you think could be accounted for II her
tory true, all that you remember OF her APP
Dearduce and condition your first visit A. Yes, sir
u my second visit found the table against the door,
ND she explained that she had chairs against the door,
md gave as reason that some one wanted to get her
,apers away from her.
O. If her statement OF the itreatment OF her sister
correct aud her fears OF the priest or his authority
we're properly based, and the papers she exhibited 10
Ou really Of the Importance she described was
ANYTHING in the fact of her barring the door or OF
anxiety IN regard 10 those papers from which TO in
er insanity A. III this were all true should not have
Onedered evidence OF insanity; up 10 the third visit
he evidence ~ her insanity predeated upon what
upposed the untruthulness OF her statements at
third visit her sister was presen II not her sis
er who nrS spoke Of poison IN her foDd, The pow