The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13

Adjndgcd 10 be - Iunaiic on tho subject Of
suits for Damages.

Among the uun'r Ous curiositlcs OF al
legged lunAcy thht have tor eeyernl Years existed
known r'icuiafly among tue leg / fr it-rnitv,
anG Tor 'nree } ars pa sac has boon pest aud
ANNOYANCE o. tncm. The person in question ~
Annic DAVIS, thin, arr MAGE, raw boned,
keen we'd apecincn 81 female.
ined ie.il1n ~ mou"nsnit nas been largely
di ru-r' V OF late year. The Kind II monoma.
ia with wHlcn poor Anne u Wis been AZ
nc''d d., i'rn as. -rlunm knnWu - exist; but
0, ma acsr-c- lr,rlo.ed 40 Ter .y-fcm until
omtrtt ful iili-uiln. ant Of IN 10 c.l-- nf hti-i-
ti.u kuoSu. u- dam rr siut-. Nt~in 4 vrrifh
o. o. .afcI 80 usr f-ryiu im l.ii.tl 10. ina. nike
col ~ 's, sl" hR- seen millions lu o.. she b Or
net .utd Tor ti1O images. Sn' wouii ais
Il ain sucu a Thought. Not even ten Thousand
dnll r. WfIli content her angry and iniurei
soul. ih'i s'iin Is Ike "a drop Ia III" iiuckef To
hrf idea- II Justice. she must h ve Sl,JNO or
notuint No. frVeure the wrong md ir-.lls Whicp
may have been hruprd upon her, and the court
recurd- ~ tod > GEAR vi moss 10 an II doz n
suns wliirh y" uren entered FOR sulus ranging
from $40 40 now I'd.
AnAie DA,l. ur.t bee me known In the courts
through "a ftu' for alleged felony, which she
nicd s.din-t lormer nam stree me. cnant.
asking H. w damnsrs ihtt salt has cen
pending about az trtrs. and still hangs IRE.
Sti!. then hel appetite ms been sharueueu,
ana uow aitog 'ther about eight suits for dam
ayes troHeht nv uer are dOcAeted in tue Com
mon leas md ~ cuit Courts. She has tricd TO
tnil'i every Wy IN the cltY o. pr secute her
e. ise-. uul having one" he 'unie known to them.
sne na, ound II Nceedtucly diricait tn ontmn
'""'H l. no judges d We been VERY lrnieht
ava tiNa toward utt. aul have -s igird ami
assigned her ct-e~, hut sne always COMPLAINS
ia q r witnesses (tuose ~ her iinagInailou)
VII not come go unlr; mat tue Court Is rguusL
her, api that the officers 4 the court are placing
"1st.fle- iu hrr PAIN % prevent her uItn-tug
her Cases 10 a succH sf4l issue.
for hours she has sst Ia the clerks oAices
netNousN uus,rin- IN paper, and scri bling
on lew words Under tue hallucinatnn TINT
she WAS Wrlting a petition for a suit or an an
dawn. or some document TO be hi"i IN one Of
hcr sii f.. sue has. a. Sc ms. hId moucn' OF
frenzy. and once saot at polio, ~ 90, wllnding
MN IN tnetr, and aLutueT uuie she me
VeS near ciinullue "a LAWYER wiowts defending
the .chi"tahn sued for ailcgol oUtri q.
A ~ r. tlne ago Gen. Is 81 DuAe, Common
weaitt's Attorney, iliei an Information OF IN
Ia y against her, aud since she Nas thIVattned
t. hl, hlu ANA the court for $4,000 damages
for malicious lrp-ccuu4 ~, ry Whln mad
hfen r. thtl 81 tIt- case uu u o. come 20 trial
III. urdaY. Witnesses were ufc-rnt IS % ttrti-
Il O TO her liini-y on the qur-Nrn ~ .ifigilnn.
M JIN inp Melted. afer hearing tho case,
brought IN "A verdict TN / she Naa inrulmauiAc
"u hu-Atnn, out mat no cIu-o could ne ass
signed tor ner luuacy. M restraint htI ever
h"eu Imposed up On her except runnaefu. nc t.
tee "Wn room. L rther Sue mas ex1luit II % RI
o0ic moments %! irerzy, followed b Mcii m
irivas, nd duriu4 the nievalt uG' oi thi, IreuIy
she showed violence ami prOpen,i = to mis-
chief.