Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-05-28
SHE ATTEMPTS suIcInE

During the interval between the court
decision and her removal to a private
hospital at Batavia, H., she succeeded
in escaping from those who had the care
of her temporarily, and attempted to
commit suicide by taking poison. She
went to drug store and ordered COM
pound of camphor and laudanum, osten-
sibly for neuralgia. The clerk informed
her that it would take about ten min
utes to make it, whereupon she took
carriage and drove to two other drug
stores She was followed by the propri-
etor of the first store visited, and he in
each case prevented the druggist from
giving her the compound. She finally
returned to the first place and procured
a mixture which she supposed was what
she wanted, but which was harmless.
She drank this as she left the place,
and, as it had no effect, she tried to
leave her room again to obtain larger
dose, but was prevented. She was re-
moved to the hospital at Batavia, Thurs
day afternoon.
HER INSANITY.
The full account of the proceedings
in the court at Chicago, Wednesday,
which adjudged Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
insane, gives very conclusive proof of
seriously disordered and shattered mind.
The application for jury to decide up
ON her sanity was arrived at, last Satur-
day, at council composed of the lead
ing Chicago physicians and Mrs. Lin
coins personal friends. She was then
stopping at the Grand Pacific hotel, and
from the uncertainty of her demeanor it
was felt that something was necessary to
be done to protect her life from her own
hands, and to secure her from bodily
harm. The evidence taken was from
physicians, tradesmen, hotel managers
and employees, and others with whom
she had been brought in contact during
the past ten years, and they all agreed in
regarding her as insane. The leading
witness was Robert 7. Lincoln, whose
appearance indicated the regret he felt
for the circumstances in which he was
placed. He stated that the action he
had taken was sad to complete, but
| he had done it in the interest of his
mother. He did not want any money
from her. He had money in trust for
her. He met her in the car upon her re-
cent arrival from the South, and upon
meeting her she was startled. She had the
appearance of good health, and did not
even seem fatigued by the trip. He asked
her to come to his house, but she declin-
ed, and went to the hotel Her conduct
! thprn NC OH on1 Of
when he demonstrated with her for
leaving her room and going down the
elevator when partially dressed, she
screamed out that he was going to MUIR
der her. She had, since the Chicago fire,
kept her trunks and property in the Fl
deity safe deposit company's building.
He called on her the last week in April.
and she told him that all Chicago was
going to be burned, and that she was 90
ing to send her trunks to some country
town. She said Milwaukee was too near
Oshkosh, where there had been terrible
fire the night before. She told him that
his house would be the only one saved,
and he suggested to her to leave her
trunks with him. The following Sun.
day she showed him securities for S57,-
900 which she carried in her pocket.
She had spent large sums of money re-
Gently. She had bought 5000 worth of
lace curtains; three watches, costing
$3.50; 500 worth of other iewelry; 5000
worth of soaps and perfumeries, and a
whole piece of silk He had no doubt
she was insane. He had had a confer
ence with her cousin, Mayor Stuart Of
Springfield, and Judge Davis of the
Supreme Court, all of whom advised
him to the course he had taken. He
did not regard it safe to allow her to re-
main longer unrestrained. She had long
been source of great anxiety. He had
man watching her for the last three
weeks, whose duty il had been to look
after her when she went on the street
She had no home, and did not visit his