, 1876-11-27
MRS. CASsELnlAN IN PRISON.

She Densoans IIcr Fato and kCproRches the
ruhilc-.-Dr. DreItcs Considers thnt She In
Victim Of Cl.ronio afonoinania.
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Whatever llttlo fortftude Mrs, Cassc1man nos
sesscl ut the time Of llGr arrest aud examination
at the Washington Place Police Court seems
altogether to 3ayo abandoned her since her re-
moval to tic Tolnbs. Yesterday morning, after
reading the commeuts on her cAs9 In tho papers,
She gavo way to lood Of tears, mud otherwise
acted like woman brokct-lleartcd by mfsfor-
tune and suffering. The matron Of the prison,
Mrs. Foster, did nll III her power to calm the
prisoners agitation, but without sucecas What
painel Mrs Casscl!nan most, she said, was GER
tain STRUCTURES on her character published In II
morning paper, which she dcemed unnecessarily
harBh and insulting. II nisfortunc or the
foree Of circumstances made her tho inmate
Of prison, she was not, she assosteu TN
l bounded down." she said " Dr.. Ulckes
Yesterday morning. II am not m,srtlercBs or
i felon that I sl,ou1d bc 80 ptrsccutctl: Tho
p,lbliu press IL tccmng With my uleget o!lenses,
any serious breach OF the law. IT huya mt
paId my WY In a few boani!ng;iousrs, and left
owing d ftw weoks' board-b!, whcro ID the
great harm IN that! ! am not the only offender
In tllis nartlcular. Several people Of greater
prcscnstons hare done the same md worse, aud
yet they are not inipfisoncd nor llrld u, bofore
Ills nuIlic as dangerous crlu,nsls. hut an
only poor, 1cfensclcs8 won1nn, and therefore
ain ut Aubi Jet for persecution aud sandur" In
this stEaiu, bemoaning her fate nnd reproachtng
tile nuhlc, she spent nDst Ut tho forenoon, until
j(1lai(Y shc had worked Acrself into such frcnzy
that she BECAME hysterlral ana subsequently fell
Into long sH0on. In the afternoon the Doctor
ruportod her contltlon a. being improved. she
wis aRain calm and rect'hc.fot!.
Yesterday morning Dr. bsGkcs concluded Ills
,net!cnl exan.tnatton on her n,ental condition,
After careful study ot al! the facts In the ease
presented for his information, and taking into
Consideration tho peculiar nature Of her oilclses,
thu Doctor ca1nc to the conclusion that size WAS
not legally responsible tor her acts. 1tl4 opinion
IL thut she Is the victim Of chronic nononanE1t,
| accompanied with thu deuston Of possessing
Imaginary wealth. This report Of her mental
alterations cnt!lles her to III acqulttal, and she
cMsat!on ot larceny brought agalnst her by Mrs.
| Walsh, OF Seventh ayunuct should be pressed,
which Is not likely under the present cfrcuin.
stances. After her rslease from prison shall
have taken plaee, Il size have friends who are
under their protection. II such friends aru not
| present, the Commissioners ut Charit!ps and
Correction will take her in ehArge,
| Dr.. Brekes las been confirmed in Ills opinion
OF ller monolnanla by additional evidence which
of \ bunk In Jersey City called on thu Doctnr,
| and statcl that fla was acquainted with Mrs.
Cussc',nan. That ut one tlniu shu eamr.to Ills
bank to mako depoalt VI 800 900, and went
for hat amount, when be we!l knew she vas
not worth dollar. Dr. A.: A. Luttkns, Of Jcr.
ser City, also Wrote tho following to DR.. brekea
when lo learned Of her strange conduct III Now
York:
5zn.1r CRY, Nov: .i;-Te Wuou It MAY Cor.
scs!ded Ia this city during the year. 1870, lB7l,
and part OF whole Of 1872. during which tune