, 1874-02-18
FOUND INSANE,
Young Allen Out of Harms Way
Just How the Business Is Managed.

Just How the Business Is Managed.
Tho trial Of ". B. Allen yesterday In tho
County Court, on charge Of insanity, was inter-
tercat1ng, not only account Of the peculiar CIR
cumstances under which the prisoner appeared in
court. but also On account Of tho fact that ho
would, at a first casual glance, Impress almost
anybody with beliof In his sanity. Tho report
OF the trial will be porusod with intorost by those
who may frequently have read the mere announce
ment in the legal column Of TIE TRIBUNE Of the
frequently occurring insanity cases mud tho vor-
dict recorded. and wished to learn something
moro OF tho mannor in Which m insanity trial Is
conducted.
=. THE PRISONER, WILLIAM b. ALLEN,
1t Will be remembered. was arrested In Detroit
some littlo timo since on charge of forgery,
but managed to escapo conviction through tho
Efforts Of ILLS father. who persuaded tho authors
laughed, and limited that the insanity dodge Ind
been played, but the verdict Of tue County Court
jury yesterday showed that William Allen,
6r., was ainoere In tho matter.
TIE FIRST BrEr.
The first thing to bo done by this gentleman,
in order to have his son removed by tho powor
Of tho law from tho temptations to which his
mcntal diseaao malo him peculiarly liable, was
the presenting to the County Court nm applica-
tion for warrant for llH detention, as follows.
In TIE COUNTY Counr OF Cook COUNTY,
State Of Illinois; County OF Cook. T
rs nSn ~ " FAITHS: Sa,ss gS {
Of dloneee 0ooE County, ind ssaa Of illinois, Is IN.
sane and that boliayo, his beneat and IS tho
tn' ths nos 2 e Rosa % oe e a t. sS s s
$40 Wabash avenue, who ia not only respectable
1atcd lhls iasl dsy of Febraar5 Z: D. 1874.
WILLIAM ALLEN.
This dooumontswas:indorscd lin mattor Of
William B. Allen. Petition to have him gont to
Illinois Hospital for Insane as an insane per.
eon."
The Judges order was indorHed upon 1t as fol-
lows: ION filing petition, verified, and certi1l-
cato OF phyatoian. Let warrant issue returnablo
The prisoner being secured,
ANOTHER PETITION
waa presented to the Court by AIr. Allen, sotting
forth that his son, William D. Allen, was inBano,
and that 1t would DO for tho bonofit Of himself
fined in tho Cook County Hospital or tho Illinois
State Hospital for tho Insane that tho facts
could be proven BY DR.. J. Adams Allcn, the Hon.
Jsmes r. Wilson, and Dr.. Eldredge; that will
or oi1oots, but was supported 81 petitioner. Tho
petition closed with prayer for warrant to DO
Issued for William B. Allen aud voniro for
Jury Of six mon to try the truth Of tho allega-
touB OF tile petition.
Attached to the petition Was tho following GER
tilcato:
CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 1874,
hereby certify that have ut different times in tho
Thoae roon shis wrns Is s' asohea for inssny in
and thas he was for considerable tmo necessarily
70 Tho best of my information and belief his condl
tion ts again and now such as to require that ho
should DO sent to asylu, both for hia beno1t
and for the security Of the family and the community
j. ADAMS ALLEN,
No. 500 Michigan avenue
IN COURT.
Tie documents and other prelimiuaries all boz
Ing In order. the prisoner was brought into
Court and jury OF six mon were selootod to try
tho truth Of tho allegations Of his insanity.
The defense WAS conducted by County Attorney
Rountree, while the petitioner was represented
by Mr, Borden. The witnesses for tho potltion-
Wilson, mud tho petitioner: pr. Eldrcdgo waa
called but as he failed to identify tho prisoner,
he waa not placed on tho stand. Tho evidence
Of these Witnesses showed that young Allen
@ sa four HosS e. 1isn % Now ssSns2 2o Gsas1 ass
that he had on many occasions given
evidences Of suffering from hereditary insanity,
in some instances threatening both biz father
and mother with personal violence. OF late his
insanity had developed itself IN the cultivation
Of low md depraved tastes and fondnesB for
the very worst kind Of company, the lovo Of
which had led him to commit the acts Of forgery.
To obtain money to. spend with theBo compan-
Ions he had this winter pawned no less than
threo overcoats aud four silk hnts. The medical
testimony was particularly convincing.
THE OTHER SIDE.
The defendant called upon two companions,
named Newen and Robinson, to testify as to his
ganity, which they did by stating that, though
they had known lin from his boyhood, they had
mover known Linn to aot in any other than sano
manner.
The different counsel shon wont oyer Tho case
for the benefit Of the jury, who, however, could
not got over tho oyidonco produced by tho poti-
tonor, but, after n rotirenlont from tho Court
room for fow minutes, brought in tho follow
Ing
VERDICT:
Wo, the undersigned Jurors In tho case OF William u.
Aen alleged to 10 insane. having heard tho evidence
IN the case are satisfied that tho aatd William ?. Allen
ts INSANE and ut person to DO scnt to tho Nortlern
Illinois Hospital for tho Innane; that te Is resident
Of thu State Ct illinois, and County Of Cook TINT Ills
ago about a yesrs that tho disease is Of nbou three
known thnt tho lisoaae Ia with him hereditary; that
he IL not subject to opllepay that ho 1s FREQ from
yernln my Infectious HeAsa; md that ho Is not
phupers II. l.. IlKA, NJ. D. !,
JOHN McQnATn.
MUHEs II. pEnElks.