New-York tribune., 1872-09-03

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become possessed Of the materials. newspaper Is
furnished daily except sunday, each hall, and several
patients pay for and receive papers OF their own T5a
library as well the biliardrOom, Is for the counoD
use of the patients Of the three halls.
HALL VII
This IS situated on third story next to the roof
and Is in many respects the most desirable location ior
PATIENTS room in the entire building strip Of carpet
stretched along center OF the hall On Jhs Oor IS
found comfortable sttingrOOm, taseiully carpeted
and furnished As in the library, rCckingchair y 10
be seen. and generally has occupant. This is q
source Of great comfort TO the patients. The walls OF
this coy hung with pictures, and the view
| from its windows Is one Of great range as vol az
beauty The class Of patients occupying this hal was,
the reporter understood, different from those tho
other hoors but he could distinguish very
marked characteristics.
| THE CHANGE or WEEK.
When the reporter established In Hall ". he found
mirror IN the washroom, and almost frightened &C
the change which had taken place. Although sick for
time in Orleans he had returned n perfect health.
Now he was pale and haggarG such the effect four
days Of life in the lodge had sane man. How much
worse would it be insane who had ued
intervals.
DIR. BURRmL's OPINION OF THE cAsz.
On Aug. 20 six days after the commitment OF tho
reporter, of the friends who had conducted him
the Asylum entered the corridor OF the institution and
inquired for the physician in charge Dr.
Burrill received the visitor c0urte Ously and ied
him seduously with questions which .ud
have been asked at the previous nte'~new.
He amply compensated however, for his wantof Gun
osy sthe outset by his inqusityene IN the sent
instance, and the visitor rigily crossexamr Ia
regard to the patients history and disposition, well
the circumstances under which mental ds0rlC had
been manifested. The patient improving. Dr Bur
r intimated and had far recovered that be had
been removed from the excited wards
Tho aviaf bo az
quanted with the fact OF his friend having been placed
there at all The patient quiet and harmless on tho
evening when he had been left in the institution. Had
his symptoms changed and had violence been mani
festedl
No; he had not been violent but excessively
and exctable manestng desire to write to mis- friends
and to leave the institution, and induleng in eSraya-
CANT language.
A HARMLESS LETTER sToPrED
He conyalescing slowly, DR.. Burre stated in tho
quiet wards, but il he allowed TO withdraw from
the asylum and return to the city, in his opinion hd
,ood IN all probability hare relapse and be much
than he was when he entered the institution He had
written letter to his uncle requesting his removal from
Bloomngdale, but this letter had not been posted.
Patients at liberty then, the friend asked TO
correspond with their relatives and friends
CORRESPONDENCE NOT ENCOURAGED.
Well, they not strictly prohibited Many patents
fanced that they perfectly rational that they
needessly alarmed by thoughtess letters the Board
of Governors be troubled with imaginary grievances.
Patients were allowed 10 write when they peased but
the officers of the Asylum exercised caution in sending
the letters
THE FIRST
The visitor then expressed his desire TO see the pa
tient. Dr Burri demurred th round that relatives
alone were accorded the prvileges rule. The visitor
urged that he had accompanied the patient to the
Asylum and that he was entitled the privilege OF
ing his friend DR.. BurTil stated that the young Dan
was condition TO bear excitement oT 10 converse
with any one any length. The young mans Uncle, he
thought was the only who should be allo Foc tho
privilege. The visitor urged his suit trenuously and
after many words gained his poat, but only the
dtlon that he would not remain with the patient moro
than five minutes and that he would avoid exciting
topics.
Dr. Burril after cautionng his guest not give the
patient money, postage-stamps OF medicine surep-
titiousy, instructed attendant TO show the way To
the patients The attendant informed a keeper
that the visitor would talk with the patient fo- Ave
minutes After the termination or the interview, tho
visitor returned to DR.. Burrirs Office, and aseea him
what message should be delivered the patients uncle.
The doctor said the patient was gaining, but should
not be discharged for several weeks If he should bo
taken away the Asylum at that time excitement.
nervousness, and relapse would probably follow The
patients uncle should allow him to remain by all MEANS,
and should pay attention TO any letters which he
might write.
THE KIND LETTERS INTERCEPTED.
The letter referred to above which Dr. Burrll removed
from closet where it had doubtless been Land away for
all me was, after the above injunction, handed TO the
friend for delivery. 1t had then been detained moro
than "a hours and according DIR. Burrs state
ment Of rules, would have been posted Here is
copy:
Ny DEAR UNCLE; am now SO very much Detter That
for me at send Mr.. F. with letter OF authority
DR.. Burrl and the attendants have been very Kind.
/ am your neph., JULIUS CHAMBERS.
TIE LAST DAYS IN BLooSnNGDALE.
The patients relative, whom word had been sent,
called two days afterward and, with great difficulty.
obtained permission for the reporter to walk out the
grounds. was only after the uncle assuming entire
responsibility the doctor for the return Of the patient
reporter took his first and only walk around
grounds of Boomngdale 1t is hardly to
state for doctors information at this late day that
his fears were groundess and that he could not have
hired the patient to away. Having strayed OF TO
a bench where the conversation could be safely pro-
ceeded with. the reporter narrated OF his trials In
the Lodge" and spoke Of the great contrast in the
building in which he was at that time imprisoned. He
was informed that the habeas TO be served On tho
following day He then returnedsto Hall V. Mr. r0wn-
end the attorney being out Of town, however delayed
the fling Of the writ until saturday, Aug "a.
sPRINGING THRTRAP.
1t had been charged that was employed
hired TO inform the physician in charge OF the Institution
by telegraph whenever habeas corpus proceedings wero
brought in the Supreme Court and that patients for
whom writs had been procured were removed from the
Asylum before the papers were served. Although this
charge was not regarded well founded. deter
mined 10 test the question. Accordingly Aug a. the
following writ OF habeas corpus applied for and
granted by Judge Barrett:
The Peope Of ne State Of Neic- Fork.-To Dr. David
nlton Brown snperlnIending Physcian OF the Bloom