The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-25
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.

The Charge OF Insanity Distasteful to
His Refined sensibilities-APplica ton
for Another Inquisiti0n-The Case Adj.
journed TIL Wednesday Next.
When Judge Fancher at Supreme Court Cham
bers, allowed the writ of habeas corpus granted in
the case OF George Francis Train to stand over till
tomorrow he gave permission to Mr.. William f.
Howe, the counsel for Mr.. Train to submit q new
petition for writ de luna,,co ,nQutrendo, setting
forth more specifically the grounds upon which
such application was based. Pursuant to such per-
mission Mr.. Howe yesterday presented new petit.
tion. Prefacing the petition afldavits OF DR..
William f. Nealis, Of the City Prison, and
William J. Johnston, the warden. The former
declares Mr.. Train to be Of sane mind, perfectly
harmless, and that it would be safe to discharge
him from custody. The latter gentleman gives his
.'Opinion and beliei' in the matter, and declares
Train, in his view, as person Of sound mind, and
that he may rs safely have his liberty as any
other man,
TRAINS PETITION.
Mr.. Train begins his petition with q recital of the
facts OF his arrest and imprisonment Ia the city
prison I'VE months ago, and the subsequent pro-
Davis. Upon this state OF facts he asks Ito be
forthwith discharged from CUSTODY and asserts
1'that his further detention Is gross wicked and
cruel injustlce.n 1t would not be like the IRE
pressible and lOquaci0us George to stop here.
Court to thy fact that he Is person 9 o
liberal education and literary attainments, and
OF great mental capacity and FORCE" he then des
Cants upon his worldly possessions He claims
70 be the owner in fee Of real estate In Omaha OF
the value OF 81. 600 000 to also being the OF
$780, 900 worth OF real estate at Council BLUES and
OF owning $4,000 additional real estate at Column
bus Neb In adj ton to all this he asserts that he
has valid claim of 81, 200. 900 against the Union
Pacific Railway Company and another OF $500 600
against the Kansas Pacific Railroad Company. He
winds up the catalogue OF his pecuniary resources
by declaring his ownership OF patent right known
as 1.-THE Patent Trammel Railway" for the King
dom OF Great Britain. Having exhausted this
branch OF his subject, he states that he Is
President OF the Credit Foncer Of America
in which some sixty leading capitalists OF the
United States said to be associated with
him. He claims that while under a cloud as at
present, he Is debarred from signing important
papers requiring his signature, and further that
there Is danger OF other parties being appointed
transact his business and involving payment Of
large commissions. He asked, In view OF all these
facts, that the verdict given by the Jury before
Judge Davis, be set aside and that an investga-
ti0n be had as to his sanity.
The reading OF the petition being concluded by
Mr.. Howe, Judge Fancher granted his request and
signed the order whereby the Sheriff and the
Warden OF the City Prison are commanded to pro-
duce Mr.. Train before him on Wednesday next,
VIXEN an investigation will be had under the
statute OF de iundtfco i1aQuirepdo. And thus the
case stands at present