The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06
DIR. HELMB0LD'S ESCAPES.
NAN NOT norm no DTE IN AN ASr-
IUM EOR TIE IANfNE.
A Four-in-IIand nj Long Branch. and Costly
Feast in PAris-Dr n. 4. HcInibOld'r Free
qucnt ind Successful Dnshes for Liberty.

Four-in-IIand at Long Branch, and n Costly
Feast in PAris-Dr. n. 4. ucln,bold'@ Free
aucnt und successful Dnshes Tor Liberty.
From the Padddehhia Times
DR. Henry T.. Helmbold was, on Monday
lset, bv decree grirted bv Judve Lawrence Of
New York, divorced from hts wife. upou the lat
teT's petition. Las summer Mrs. Heimboid, in
nuen1ed oy t.e pscni'atiy 81 her husnanas
consulted the Doctors parents. She wa, how
ever, dissuaded from following such course.
and II was only when the Doctor second time
left the PENNSYLVANIA Hospital for the Insane in
this city. and again took up his abode In New
YORK, that she determined upon permanent
Mira, Iielmbold married the Buchu prince IN
ls0I tho fruit OF the union being three children.
az OF whom are still living. For seven years
thev resided In Philadelphia. making upon three
occasions those famous summer trips 60 Long
Branch. where the Doctors fOur-in-hand and
hts method Of throwing away his cash never
failed To attain Tor him what his soul thirsted
for.
In 1871 tho Doctor and his wife went to Bu-
rore' Immediately after the formers famous at
and then TO PARIS. Upon one OCCASION hy adj
verisements In the newspapers. the Doctor in-
sG syc' feast A e Ss 10 PsT. m,
Champs Elysees. The house was full Of
flowers. from the concicr0cs han to the
roof. and the repast was OF tho most
jocose doctor left Parts for a few days. and MS
wife was OBLIGED to defrav Ill the expenses ~
the banquet. while In Paris he one night some-
what alarmed his wife by attempting to choke
her while sue was asleep, ana upon auOtner OC-
casOn he struck her with his fist she to this day
bearing the mark Of the blow over her eve. One
night, IN the Latina Hotel, In the Rue Scribe, be
entered his wife'H room with an open knife Ia
mis- hand. and conveyed to her the pleasing tn
telheence that he intended cutting her throat
Mrs. Hembnld caught her babes In her arms,
and running into another room locked the door
1he Doctor tnereupon amused himself by
knocking at the door the entire night. In the
morning four gendarmes took him away, and be
was put In an asylum fot the Insane
he Doctor, however. managed 70 obtain his
a
do hun some good. together with his wife and
children he travelled through Belgium. In llrus-
rels he created more trouble, and, at length, he
returned 20 Paris, registering az the Hotel de
Louvre. Here he became very violent and de-
molshed nearly ever, article In his room. His
wife sent for hysician. VINO advised hts con-
lnement lie was then placed IN another asy-
lam and again escaped, but was captured and
sent back. few days afterward he induced
one OF the patients TO stand close by the stone
wall, 80 that he could jump on his shoulders
and ipe. promising to then aid his friend
to regain his liberty. The Doctor mounted
the WALL kissed his hand to his friend,
ed to kill MIN N he came back. The Doctor was
again captured, and did come back, and again
escaped. For the third Time he was retaken,
hut still true to his record the walls OF the asy-
lum could not conine mis- " ,nderings, and again
he was free. This time ne MADE his way to
London, where the French officials could not
reach hin, and his wife did not see nim for two
years. She had entered Il convent ia Paria hut
eturning to this country in August, 1874. came
TO her native home, Philadelphia. au found her
husband confined IN the Pennsylvania Hospital
for the Insane. She had HIN r.moved from
there. aud took him with her to Long Branch,
but he behaved III such = manner that she was
Obliged to send him lack 70 his mother in Phil
to the asylum. He was taken out upon % witt
OF bapeas corpus, he having secured iawver.
lie went to the Hotel Royal New York and,
while sitting AT the table with his wife, who had
again Joined him. he became very violent and
said aloud that no one should say word against
his wife. Mrs. Helmbuld was Obliged to leave the
table. He then vent TO the Fiitn Avenue HOTEL
but he PROPRIETOR would not allow him TO re-
main. The Doctor, ABOUT tins time. again
he, anne very violent, and was removed 30 the
ID Oouincdalo Asylum. Here ne removed the
sash from the winaoe and ESCAPED. lie was
recapt ured In "A minated show on broadway and
taken back 90 the as vlum. leather gloves being
placed upon his hands 60 prevent his escli e..
/ The doctor fualiy detained his release from
! Boomingddle. and came to Philadelphia. where,
at tue Instance Uf hi brother Albert. a comm =
sion de luna'ico iuqurcndo was appointed to
| consider hi- ease, ana after numerous sessions
! he was tuuly decl red insane, and again placed
/ in the Pennsvlvana Hospital for the Insane.
but IL was the same old stors-the doctor ons
| night mvsterously disappeared. Ii Is supposed
| 10 obtained duplicate KEY from some outside
/ friend. lie was recaptured. however. and again
placed IN confinement, only to repeat tnHt wh,c n
| he rcueated SO citeu.
walked out of the door and hssten,d to New
/ York. Arrived at New York. the Doctor LAUGHED
] at the attempts Of his relatives again to place
/ him 10 confinement. lie boarded AT the Fifth
Avenue II tel, aud his family recently express ed
/ detofmih9t'un 70 allow MN 10 rtsuWe bust
! ness II Ia should give some proof OF uis having
rethined his old time mental equliih
4 mum. Hts wife. however, determined
Z upon procuring "a divorce. and. as soOu
/ u her petition was granted. the doct or
/ Who even Ia the midst Of his boisteTotis conduct
] toward her always spoke VI her in terms 81 he
higr est admiration, a. never filled TO inform
! STRANGERS that President Grant, sir, said that
she was the h ndsuncst woman In America
suddenly change his cxpres ions IF regard. and
! vowed that III cons Guencc 4 the divorce being
/ =. nied be was the hiIpest man alive. and
! upihtug would do tut that h' must have Grand
! J1.ihc diun. tie accordingly desustChed &c
! pruu ineui prollc All over the country nuclV On.
! craNed inSitau,ss to a hnuquet TO Dc g,Vtu by
! hun II Delmouico's, In New York, On Medues
] n.lN iaet