The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
JOHN SCANNELL IN UTICA.
THE JOURNEY FROW VIEW TORK TO
IN ISYLUM FOR mr. INSANE
A rreAielion thnt lie VIZ not Rcmnlr l.nnu

Prediction that lie wiz NOT Remain Long
in Confinement rte "Luamtic'-" Ncw
Quarters ~. GRAVE Vctyt!uurdcd Oplrian
UTICA, Dee. 4.-This morning at half
past o'dHci John Scannoll stepped from tho
Tomhs, in which he hid hccn confined Tor the
paet three years, aud with Deputy Sheriff Dtly
rode to his honc IN rwcny-nrst stree. lie ate
breakfast, babe rood-uy to his mother, his vile,
aud his little daughter, and drove to the Forty
second street depot to take the 1880 train for
this city. The few lockers on who knew I'll at
Scinncll was In the depot saw frightened,
gcntlcmanly -apuearing man, carrying a large
valisc, smoking a cigar, and talking pleasantly
to Sheriff Daily. "We'll take a compartment IN
drawing room car Daily" he said "thcrc
we can be quiet" When a representative OF
The Sun handed Daiy his card Scannell
said, "Come in, come in and make yourself
comfortable. We've got an all-day's ride before
us, ami we may as well enjoy Ourselves" lie
seemed In the best OF spirits, and throughout
the whole ioufne, proved himself very enter
tanning romuanon. talking without reserve
ab1u' hi trial and himself. I'm pretty well
bieaChed out, lie sad, and no wonder. Tor the
sun hasn't shOnr ON me for three wears. have
read that whtn "a man has been confined a. long
a. ! have he never again gets back his old color.
SIX YEAR alo Yesterday l'lory W g shot Then
Scaunrll spoke al length Of tho many good quail
iiics Il this young brother. whom he loved 80
wei. and often az he SPOKE the teats stood In
At pouehkecpeic he ate dinner. ana aftcrward
went TO the snollnc-c r and smoked for nearly
an hour " | vcraecd a box of cisar' "A week
white WAS in the rombs," ne s'il. d" / don't
know thgt they hurt me. ccrtainv improved
In health all the tine wa there Wncn / was
first locked up weighed less than li5 pounds
Yesterday weighed over 100 plauls. | shnn't
bc IN the asylum ut rtca long. guess | need
not have gone &C an, bat Mr.. Beach thought |
h be- ter ! hone thcy won't put me IN with "A
la Of looms"
rncn he related many incidents connected
with his stay ~ the Tunhs, about George
Francis ir ,in and stokes. and Of his visits to
an %h'% san RAJ os" W 1rq Fow S; Narf5
romls. lc SAID. " FEMME 81 flln said sire
could predict ny future hv clarvoyancc. /
didn't Relieve IN u. hut she did. she sud /
would I've In there three years; that there would
be d. ptccucnt at my FIRST irnl, and that At
tae second would be acquitted" rnus talk
in. smoking. and sleeping he evidently en-
jnNci the Journey 20 l'tc1.
" hen nc arrived here AZ q o'clock this evening,
after SUPP or ~ u irg~'s Hotel he called "A ear
rage ana was driven To the Stltc ASYLUM for
lunatc-. WHICH is about milo from the hotel
DR. Gray and his aSsucittrs received Tim cour
tcously, and the ctorqurstiun"d INN at length
about the ttiai. Sctnu7ll answered readily, APP
rcntly much ~ MS ease.
A. the 81 $50 81 the conversation Scannel wa4
iken To- ward -. where tie W to Us-s the tisht.
" We dii MT huow that YOU were coming. Mr.
Scarntll,' I'D the doctor. land SO are UMPIRE
quarter"
Ward =. warm and cheerful. with pleasant
bedrooms looked more iuSilin- than the ten In
tie Tnnl f. tcli s1td. few quiet men
we've WnINur about or sifting los the doors OF
thcif rnunis. iud a. a SQUAD o. si-ht suggested
iustnl \ "a tiy cue, ltd vhcu Slulinc b dc
sheriff Day g11d-hy he seemed rlid to Anl
h'u.rli in stch e"nd ga E; f3 &c ctn express
bu orirluu a- % his cDhditipH. id Dr. GRAY.
n w. "ei r. the eN,dence i9gily' amt no
uatD-i o. 40 PC st h,rt h.rc uuiil. IN the i..Ie-
m it Il Iutce OF thr Srpeuur Co-r;. uton
-tt-'ur or, "yi..urc 90 b. uic. lc,t, am t-h, Go
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