Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-28
NEW YORK.
Our Civilized Charities.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Mayor West, OF
Cham6eFsburg, yesterday caused the arrest
Of 81. Probasco, the Steward of the Soldiers
Orphans Home, New Jersey, whom he
caught brutality whipping. In the course
of examination 1t appeared the help in
charge Of the orphans attend more regularly
10 lager beer seances and pleasure excur-
sions than to their duties, the children be-
ing allowed 70 run about in rags and dirt.
Probasco is held for trial.
Strange management of q Lunatic
Asylum.
The Tribune tomorrow viii publish the
following:
On Aug. IA, Julius Chambers, reporter
Of the Tribune, was consigned TO The Bloom
ingdale Lunatie Asylum By regular process
Of law, and was placed by the Assistant
Physician in charge in the ward for excited
persons, being thought dangerous maniac.
at the end of the week he appeared "by
instruction from this Office" to be so much
improved that he was removed to tie ward
for quiet patients and the
encouragement was held out by the same
physician that in six or seven weeks
he might be discharged. On Saturday
last, after writ of heabas corpus for his
release had been served, DR.. David T.
Brown, Superintendent of the Institution,
talked with him for an hour or two, and
being familiar with the disease which.
be simulated, at once saw that the reporter
was sane. On Monday at the earnest so
icitation of the physician and legal advi-
ser Of the asylum consent was given that
he be released without further public legal
proceedings. Two reputable physicians, a
medical student and a professional
nurse, pronounced the man a
violent lunatic, dangerous to him
sell and Others. 1t was charged that
strangers 30 patients sometimes committed
them. 1t was therefore decided that ALSO
Lutte strangers should be employed. 1t was
said that police justices committed men
without examination. Tie justice who
sent our reporter to Bloomingdale never
saw him at all, and does not know the
names Of the persons or physicians who
made the application. The governor Of the
asylum would receive no person without his
Endorsement. It was therefore decided te
avoid this governor altogether, and In spite
of the strict regulations the physician in
charge received the patient and without
even asking the name of ole of the gentle
men committing him, aud after an exami-
nation of less than one minute, consigned
him to ward for excited persons. 1t
was also charged that the physicians con-
nived at the removal Of pate MIS- for whom
writs of habeas corpus had
been procured, having some means Of COM
municatlon with the court by which they
were advised in advance of such proceed
ings. To test this question writ Of habeas
corpus was served, bat the prisoner had
not been removed, aid no suggestion was
made of removal, bat strenuous efforts to
keep the matter from the courts we're made
and finally with success.
Extensive ForSeries.
Dispatches received here this morning
state that forged drafts purporting to have
been drawn by Koutze Bros, bankers of
this city, have been presented to various
banks throughout the country, especially
in the West. Among the forgeries was one
draft for S., 200 presented to the Real Es-
tate Bank, at Allegheny City, Pa, and one
for 81, 900 presented at the Third National
Bank, at Chicago. The forger's name at
tached to the bogus drafts is James Shill.
Exit Yellow Jack.
DR.. VanDerpool says all fear of the yell
low fever is now dissipated. Ali the
patients, with the exception of few of the
crew Of the ship Numancia at West Bank
Hospital, have recovered and returned to
work.
Poor W0meH!
Victoria Woodruff and her sister Tennie
G. Clafin were examined to-day as judg-
ment debtors in the suit brought against
them by Brinkerhof Myers. Both testified
that they do not own dollars worth of
property.