The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1875-06-03
A SAD REVELATION.


IreslueIt, auJuuSeu lnsdnes
from the Chicago Times.l
The conduct of the widow of the
lamented Abraham Lincoln has been
criticised by many people since the death
of her husband. Some have accused her
Of serious indiscretion, while others have
pitied her and pronounced her actions
the result of mental weakness. She has
certainly been credited with some extra
ordinary freaks of conduct within the
past ten years, as was averred yesterday
by score of her friends and acquaint-
ances. Her eccentricities have frequently
been the subject of comment, and her
methods have been anxiously studied by
members of her family, as well as by
lifelong friends of President Lincoln,
who have ever been interested in the
welfare of his relict; and it has become
matter of serious consideration with
them as to its cause. Gradually the ter
rible truth has dawned upon their minds
that her reason has become partially de-
throned. Those who have known her
intimately knew her to be of very ex-
citable nature, and since the assassina-
tion of her husband they have observed
peculiar traits in her character which
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sympathy will take the place of censure,
Mrs T,;ncoln hos 100. haa,, oons;Jo,. -
o5 wonon of stronor TO ,,ot,,,o 80 a,,J o -
90 closely connected with q mon: @ of nohie %
nnrnoses and sonnJ ;ndanant % tho n HoOro oo,'
trasf was tbe mora str;k;pg II hos beon
noistrnsted bv ber moor f,isnds ond % ro1a
tives that she has heen the v;ct;n, Of
mental aherration and thew have stu5i-
ous1v avoided maxine tba d;scovorv ~ mi, nnh
lie Int have str;van io conceal tbo loot foot
in tbe hone tbot sbe would oran+,a1lg ,
recover In this boveSer ~ tber bara
been sadlv disannointed and @ vesterdaY ,v
disclosed the secret to the neonle of tbe
nation.
At2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon. a
large concourse of people assembled in
the County Courtroom. Among them
were observed some of the most promi-
menu clIlZGQS OF tnlcAQO-lawVerS.
Judges. merchants and capitalists: men
who are seldom seen in places of this
kind, to the neglect of their business.
unless something of more than usual i'm
portance is to occur. 1t was evident a
iury trial of no little moment was about
to take place.
At length the solemn arrangements
were completed. the door was onened.
the crowd parted from left to right, and
in walked no less parsonage than Mrs.
Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by Mr..
s. M. Turner of the Grand Pacific hotel,
and one or two others. She was assigned
chair at the end of one of the tables,
near the outer railing and facing the
court. Her son, Robert Lincoln, entered
almost Immediately, in company with
Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, who was retained.
at the request of Mrs. Lincoln, as her
counsel. All being in readiness, the
bailiff announced that the trial on hand
was for the purpose of testing the sanity
of Mrs. Mary Lincoln, and by the direc-
ton of the court proceeded to call the
roll of the Jurors.
The testimony of the witnesses was
unanimously to the effect that Mrs. Lin
coin had been subject to actions such as
no person of sound miud would ever
EXHIBIT Some of the testimony was of
tbe most startling nature. and served to
show n GREAT decree of forbearance and
patience on the part of her son and her
friends. From the nature of a portion
of the evidence. Mrs. Lincoln is believed
to have been for q number of wears a
confirmed Spiritualist. and part of her
faith seems to have been that the depart-
cd snirit of her dead husband was con-
stantlv towering near her. directing her
movements and counseilinp with her
uron every subject of possible interest
to her. II appears that she even went SO
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ldr tlS W Ludhe epIepaIatlouSlOr uer uedtil,
which she firmly believed would occ11r
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on Ile ouu VI DePOonipoi hho'. ono
seems to nave mad no appreciation OF
money in one sense thouoh she
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was ueclareu ny ail tlie witnesses 70 pe
fond of driving what she considered "a
good bargain. She has evinced ma
mia for shopping, and has accumulated a
large amount of valuable goods, which,
however, did not appear to have been Sc
lected with view OF benetitlng herself.
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Io!u so9us, suoh .ss que enaee leS s never 9n gn.
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insanity ln'S ''IS'liteu sa5iety VI slmpes,
anu willie sue @ ll's llvesIeo lilo'L,enus VI
doliafs OF her income In frivolous
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Ple In Iife o:Qee' VI n1l lo9n, az She utal.
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~ paIho' rI inI"Io' "e VneJ oaine N,o1 IN
'lg g sTDies, Iiiat u nave nesei eeIn g cpeneo
Hollo"insl ls Iiie aeruio' ~ Vi 'le jury
hG to be s hear I'll the
dcncc in the case, satisfied that the said Mary
Lincoln is insane an and Is mt person & mt to be sent to
Of the State Of Illinois and the County Of Cook that
her age is Sc years. that the disease is of unknown
that the cause .st b " o ta5 ,hs h
epilepsy; that she does not manifest homiciiai or
suicidal tendencies, and that she is not pauper.
Mrs. Lincoln has been taken to DR..
Patterson's private insane asylum, at
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