The Republican journal., 1876-12-07
Horrible Brutality,

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Horrible Brutality.
| 4 dispatch from New York briefly stat
ed that Mrs Waite Annie Gleason, widow
| Of John i. Gleason. the latter formerly a
| State Senator Of Maine, was recently tax
| Ell by a policeman to Bellevue Hospital in
4 inintiEg fit with which she had been at
! tackled uu Broadway, and was robbed, hon
! lIbly beaten and maltreated The New
\ OrK Times gives further details OH the
authority al Mrs Eleanor Ietcher Bishop
of Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street which,
| ii true, show that an infamous outrage up
on humanity has cen committed Mrs.
Bishops story IL to the effect that Mrs
Gleason "a relative Of her husbtnd), about
six weeks ago, started to 60 down to the
Public Administrators office aud ON Tie
WAY missed Il magnificent came's hair
shawl, il gilt from her husband. and being
| in poor health, tainted away. An officer
took her in charge, and, despite her pro
ttStatOns, she was taken t. Bellevue ii DS-
pital, where she was thrown into one ol
the cells Oh the lower floor, ami left in the
custody ui Il Want ntlgut,i Aiar9Hrti, wi iIu
called two other woman to her AID alId
the three tespoiled her Of her eWely. con
Sistng OF a diamond chateluiue, diamond
locket diamond ear rings and diamond
pin. pom her crying lor help. they struck
her fearful blows stripped her, and put
her in Il strait Jacket, put her on a filthy
. bed, tied her hands tnd feet to the bedstead
forced her head back, and nearly checked
her by trying to force some Kind of liquid
down her throat. Upon her repeated de-
| mand that they should send her home they
said they would do so it She would give
them money enough. She was kept in
this cell several weeks, and was nearly
starved on account of being unable to eat
the loaths0me food offered her On her
exhibiting a determination to endeavor TO
get home ut all hazards, they caused her
removal to the l.unatic Asy lun at Black
wells Island. where she was put into the
hall with mad women While almost faint
| ing from weakness, one OF the maniacs
dragged her chair from under her and
struck her upon her head with it, iuiicliug
Il terrible injury, from which She has not
Vet recovered. An investigation was made
by Dr Parsons of the Asylum. who soon
had reason to believe that some grcviouS
mistake had been made in relereuceto her
condition, and she was removed to Il room
by herself, where she received kind treat
ment On Saturday, the 18th inst Mrs
Bishop received word from friend That "A
paragraph mad appeared in paper to the
effect that Mrs Gleason was confined iii
the Lunatic Asylum She hurried to the
asylum on that day, saw Dr. Parsons, lui
after much trouble effected Mrs Gleason :
release. The unfortunate lady was too i'll
to be taken AVA that day. but was re-
moved last Monday to Mrs Bishops houSe
where she now is. She is confined to her
bed, and requires the most tender nursing
and the best medical Attendance, rs her
nervous system has received a very severe
shock, but she does not exhibit the Slight
est symptoms ot an nnSpuua mind. being
perfectly rational, though exceedingly
weak, and unable to bear any excitement
at prtsaMt She - said to he a beautiful
and accomplished woman, aud WaS tor
many years 4 rpigning belle in Washing
ton and New York
Mrs Gleason j. = native ot ErIi;lsi, and
Il daughter oi the late Manasseh Sleeper.
She is we'll knc'?" to the older residents of
this city.