Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-05-26


Court, Mrs Mary Lincoln, widow of the
late President Lincoln, was adjudged
insane. For many years her actions
have given much uneasiness to her
family and friends, as she exhibited
unmstakable symptoms of disordered
mind. 1t finally became necessary
that she should be sent to an asylum
for treatment, and that was the result
of the inquiry yesterday. MIR. B. F.
Aver and Hon. Leonard SWEET con-
Quoted the case and the Hou. Isaac N.
Arnold appeared for Mrs. Lincoln.
The jury was as follows: DR.. S. G..
Blake, Hon. G. B. Farwell, G. M
Henderson, s. M Moore, j.. J. Gage,
Il. G. Durand, S. B. Parkhurst, Will
liam Stewart, D. r. Cameron, j. A.
Mason, J. McGregor and Thomas Cog
swell.
DR.. Willis Danforth, Mr.. S. NJ.
Turner, Mrs. Harrington and Mary
Gavin, of the Pacific Hotel, where
Mrs. Lincoln has been staying, her
son, Mr.. Robert Lincoln, and other
witnesses testified to the
STRANGE CONDUCT
Of Mrs. Lincoln. She had a mania for
shopping, buying unnecessary articles
thought persons spoke to her through
the walls; that her life was in danger,
and was subject to other Authorizations.
The jury returned a verdict of insani-
ty, and her friends determined 10 send
her to the private asylum of Dr. Pat
terson, in Batavia, Kane county, for
treatment.
In the evening Mrs. Lincoln was
taken to the Grand Pacific Hoteh to
the room which she has occupied for
some time past. She was in one of her
same moods. She seemed to fully re-
alize what had taken place, but she
could not rid herself of the feeling that
the action of her son was unflial and,
the decree of the court unjust. When
rational, condition which she is In a
large part of the time, no one would
have an occasion to suspect the sound
ness Of her intellect. At these times
her depreciations of her treatment,
coming apparently from person of so
sound Judgment, were very hard to
bear The early part of the evening
she spent in harmless complaints, and
IN packing and unpacking her trunks
and velise for her expected journey.
The rich laces and other fnery which
she had recently purchased were care
fully laid away in the trunks, while the
almost equal ycostly silks were uncer,
enormously damned into satchels. The
nurse who attanded her allowed her to
continue, as she did not show any
symptoms Of violent nature. Later
occurred the on lly scene of the evening
of any Importance. Her son knowing
that she had somewhere In her posses,
sion a large number Of
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
besoueht her to tell where she had
hidden them. This she refu-ed to do.
She was then told that an officer would
have to be sent for to make a search if
she would not give them up quietly
and Immediately. Seeing no way of
escape she forthwith cut the Innings of
the dress which she was in the habit of
wearing every day and took out num-
Der of United States bonds amounting
to the large sum Of s57 900. 1t seems
that she had been In the habit of wear
ing these about her person, a fact
which many wondered at as having not
been the cause Of personal injury to
her from some person who might have
discovered the secret.
The report Of morning paper that
there were symptoms of violence so
pronounced that an officer had to be
called, were entirely unfounded. She
was perfectly quiet in disposition till
1870 O'Clock when she retired and
rested quietly until late this morning
when she arose and ate heartily. At
about half-past 8 o'clock her faith full
son called upon her and remained for
some time. During the night Officer
Carson and in the morning Officer
Parker were on duty in the corridor to
keep order Chicago journal, 20th.