New-York tribune., 1872-09-03

Brown reoues.ed his visitor to aepuaint the pa'cu'
relative with the facts and TO urge him TO keep l
tar ont Of the courts and newspapers by 80
tb ase Win the opposing counsel He reques'ee LIE
,,,~ ~ odvise the patient by whom he supposed INV
,roceeaipcs had been nstigated, to conseDt :" 80
,,rawal of the writ and he manifested grea A. ct
avoid producing the patient in court aui ,d he
fhst the young man was perfectly rational "O'
DISCHARGED with perfect safety
THE PATIENT UNWILLING . -.
-,.., 49,. 0-oduced a letter Of authority ron
tr. ,o,tiopt,s relo,ive and desired 20 converse w
vonnc man. The visitor had been inioTmeu ",O.
c,ous occasion tbafhe would not be auhl''ou -,
,ient without a letter Of consent Hon 'N0
furtber tba friends could not see pa'on'
roo,nol,le vgitboat such letter from 'he Ie'auNo
-, Mn, or ber Mark tho change which lour
a. on, +, writ OF habeas corpus had clected upon
-oducine tbe letter the consent was given at once
TIE VIRTUE OF A WRIT.
Tho rat,ent was conducted by porter 10 tnc rear
office on the second floor ana leIt alone Iol so-o -
h n,s fend The patient OF course declined TO WIN
~, rho writ though ne was not tits true strongly ugeu
40 oSoso After obtaining 1ew supplemental lhSuuc-
tons from TIE TRIBUNE Office, the reporter returned
and cave himself up. He was not watched let DC IT,
nembcred and satisfied that the probabilities Oh a sue
cessiu escape by the stairway, were entFey IN ms
favor had he desired 70 accept them a wonderiul
hance hae been wrought in days. at which time he
Rod been 20 very excited according to Dr. Burrill that
sunce was required 10 pledge his return 10 CUSTODY
Yet only as hours had elapsed! No nsinuauons regard
ing the delivery of postage-stamps, money OF lueu-
cine were made To what demoralized state had tha'
short interval OF time reduced the lnfexibc rules OF the
interior management
DR. BROWN STILL ANXIOUS.
After the PATIENTS return to custody Dr. Brown reap
peared and had long conversation regarding the young
man stating repeatedly. both directly and indirectly
that he was perfectly and should be discharged
But said me- the statute such that he could not aus
charge tho patient after the serving OF tne haOe"S D
was bound to produce him in Court The conVersaVon
terminated very unsatisfactory for the Doctor
4 DECIDEDLY UNPROFEssIoSAL VISIT.
The bell for retiring Saturday night, Aug a. hdu
rung some time before the house was darkeneu ana
every patont in the building was in bed IliE 1DuNL
reporter was Just falling into a doze When ho was
awakened by q light knock at his door. In answer 10
c,ne in rbe door opened and Dr. Brown entered the
anartmcrt seating himself at the side Of the bed ne
n0ured ccmplacently after the reporters heal'h ana
many facts regarding his family, all OF whlch were
answered lie and the reporter, the former in char
ana the latter in bedboth in the dark-conVerseo upon
a great many topics, until the doctor finally SAID
.Vou copt want 10 90 into court and have every one
nj vour friends know that you have been here, do you y
"WoU YES rather think that l do. l don't much
mind my friends knowing of it," carelessly replied the
reporter.
but -"
poctor. YOU are aware that have been asking to be
corded the privilege of the grounds in company Win d
attendant and you ought know. at least DO that II
every instance this small favor which would have sc
greatly appreciated has been denied said the reporter
spbsaptialy "Now have gothic case into Court, anc
will get out in spite of anybody"
IL is due Dr. Brown say that after this frank STATE
en of his case by the reporter the former did not refe
10 the subject again any manner whatever unless
were concealed in the remark that he Or Brown Wlshe'
he had seen the reporters uncle when last at the Asy
Ium The conversation closed as informally as II ha'
begun and the doctor departing, the reporter slept
On Aug o. the day following the writ was made re
turnabe Dr. Brown had an interview with the patent
uncle and strenuously urged him TO effect compromise
with the counsel for the applicant in order TO avoid un
due publicity. His efforts were successful, and an ar
rancement was effected during the afternoon by which
the writ was withdrawn. The attorneys clerR' Mr.
Hart, again proceeded to the Asylum, aud the reporter
returned with him THE TRIBUNE office Dr. BurFlll
remarked when the reporter asked If be could CO. 81
have no control over YOU"
Asa result Of the reAgters stay in the quiet wards
the following facts are stated
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
chanel is fitted up in the eastern wing Of the main
structure Services held on Sunday afternoc by an
Episcopsl clergyman of Manhattanviue and are gener
ally well attended by patients of both sexes The sing
ing accompanied with an organ and chorus OF three
boys The conduct OF the patients during the chape
service is apparently deyOut and the attention 70 h
the reporter attended Dr. Brown was present. as were
the majority of attendants in the mems department
After the service the patients conducted back tt
their halls through the basement corridors
THE DOCTORS ROUND.
The professional visits of the physician in charge DR.
Burri wer made in the forenoon, although he was ffe
guently seen on halls in the afternoon, and, as re
CARDS the reporter were confined, previous occa
ons 20 a few questions. The reporter docs not remem
Der to have had his pulse examined during his stay OF
Hall V. The patients were served with medicines gen
orally before dinner and in some cases before retiring
Tue medicines were dealt out in small porcelain cups
each labeled with the of the patient for whom it
contents was intended AS the reporter had on severa
occasions refused take the medicines prepared for him
the physician was enough to let him escape the
nauseatng drugs. AS rule perhaps from the accessi
by to the wards from the physicians residence Tho
patients these three halls receive more attention than
in " the Lodge"
THE CONFINEMENT OF PRISON
Pursuant 10 instructions embodied In the memoranda
the reporter exhausted every method OF excuse rational
and irrational good bad. and Indifferent to be allowed
TO leave the building This policy was maintained even
until the day before the servance of the writ but the
reporter was told that 10 would be most disastrous fol
him 10 visit the city, and enrs friend, who, undel
Instructions questioned in. b6rrl upon the SUBJECT
was told that t would be safe for the patient to
leave under four or nve weeks" Yet after the call OF
the lawyers clerk saturday every effort was uSea 70
induce the friends Of the "patent" az well as the re
porter himself 10 accept his liberty The reporter was
not permitted 20 walk ont with attendant In single
instance during his sOiOurn in the two buildings, for
although Dr Burrn gave him the promise the attend
ants one and all dened that they had any instructions
from "the doctor" The reporter also recommended
TO speak the doctor" about this matter but when
ne informed the keepers that this iormalty had Deen
gone through and permission obtained, they stil de-
ened until the doctor had again been SEEM" The ex'
treme torment Of that systematic and never-ending