The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-30
WAS MRS. GLEASON CRAZY?
EET RESULTS or THE FJRsT DAYS
M EATIG ITION.

'"rH W rs tslt nhuiI'n irN At HcliNCrHncc.
The FIRST business az the session Of the
ConnI 81. ners Of Charity aud Correction ycs-
to-day mornin- WIS tic reading OF wrutcn
st temt nts fr IN oil the responsible oflicials who
had to do with tho incarceration of Nj. Wake
Anra Gleason In Bellevue Hospital and in black.
well land lanatic Asylum. Tho onici Ia
then srly wcic ex.min,d orally, hrt tlis cx-
an iuauUn WIS MT tahcI down, nor were re-
% rtors allowed t. enter tho room.
Warden Jas. +. ORours- . report and that ~
Nurse Margaret NcAilie, who or'cfcd tive
ttrient ckct Tor MR.. Gleason, wcrc returned
10 tho author for rewriting. Thcy were inac-
curat0 in dates and meagrc in detais. o. e
" it'en reports n II. n. DisDrow. the amtu.
lance surgeon WHO nr-t pronounced Ms. Gl. a
son its n. ANA who tools hcr to bellevue Hos
tital; - REGISTRY tier', Mon M "A 81 Bellevue,
" ~ took charge ~ ". tira' ns 'rorc ~;
- Dr. i mes Siiuinc'un. house Musician in
liuh ,ue. who ait ndcd ME-. Gle son IN IL ntr
IT, nmia'n. , To- f nI ,"aic ,'h"n -
lirekes nj tn Tomas, whose certificates sent
Mrs. Gil asen to the island, and Of Medich
envriutcudeni Parsons. were accepted suO-
tLinti iv ns written.
Amnul ne surgeon Di~hron aaii that Mrs..
Gleason WIS brought T. the Mercer sttcetst uon
tya officer II tne Brl dWly sunud, bee .ias
sne could not Wink without gre 4 pam. ana be-
use she could nor eve a coheren, tccount of
herself. That net n m was us. Gleason, and
TIA. she lived Mt a.? Wet FortY-sec,nd s,ree
was II hat cn.d hc eltcifcd The SIZE NJ
sent an ulircr to n tifv her frrnis. tie pilce
was bu.rjine house. aud the llndla y saii
Mrs. Gleason b. q boarded there. nut had If
three 81 four dave heforc. anl shc did not Know
he rresent resi- euce. Then the : rrcaut tcie-
yrapbcd Tor at ambulance ud the surgeon Mr.
D.suruw asked s. - Gleason many que tious
iut To " the same rep'v WIS returned - H.
Gleason az West forO second street - The
spr ned ankle was iiIincd. he surgeon de-
rided mat r.. Hlca.on WIS denentvd. and. a.
hDr lends con d NOT be ioui Il. he rcuuv her
10 bellevue hospit l. sac was tneto assigned
to OF. II the female cells under charge ol DIR.
5ymington.
Re.istrv clerk McNamars's statement il That
Nj. Gle son Wa freeiv, Il a. ii.vuc liuspi al
on Oct 81. 1870. Il o'clock At niaht. At That
tim, nei her ne nor surgeon Disbfaw could oO-
tam niei.iglule .nswets from her. Her sole ie'
ny was, Mr.. Gleason After size was sent t.
the cvli the nurse took from her one pocket
book containing q 20 N money. one cham and
rivrn I" Men msra, aud by MN transferred TO
W,rden OR urke for safe ke"pini On tho
H. her cell. she did not reply with an, rnors
Int, IN euce than on the preceding uishi. Her
sSSHs 80 nssgG ~eI ire y g o be a g
inst 10 the last, her one answer t. all ques-
Dr. Symington II bellevue reported that he
did no see his patient until ten o'clock In the
morning ait-r her admi. sion L" the instithii n
IL II not usual u report insane cases to the
phSsician unless there l. some cont licitias DTS
eise. Mr.. Gleason Va tnen In asr iicnt cket
ana her feet confined with uaudag,s. tho
bruised nklc vas * imined, nnd found swollen
snd disc lored. To all pursti 'ns the reply WAS,
Mrs. Gle son ana the addrcss IN Foriy-sec nd
street. br' mide of potassium Was prescribed.
When he saw ucr r,xt uloruing 81 Q jacket nad
been -einoved. md shf 81, ting on the VIM
dow sill, quiet. tut staring IN stupid woy She
moe N" fesuog,e io his Ell r. to uraw her into
cunv"ts alton. Du ing tue following night sne
became again violent. and biuding band ges,
instead ol the straight j'ckei were applied.
These were removed in the morning. Restraint
was not required aiierward. and ner mental
condition impf ovcu during her stay. eNc'pt
that one day shc spit the medicine prescribed
INTO me Ice OF ihe nurse. III uprtte "as
good. The nurse Marsaret. Df. SyninVton be-
almost daiS In her uciiiugs with a irving class
OF patients. ana has never seen her lose mr.
A. 4 4 "a N
her g. Apply to uhysici N for leave to use the
st'aiI.t jacket. Her own judgment Is relied
on. II there were 40 better re- SON fur not ap-
pyie the jacket. ,he great trouble which It
elves o. The aiien 5 attendant We u. rndcr
DR.. Thomas SMITHS statement is that when
exAn tning mrs. Gle son she " very violent
s~er. wen 49, IN 10. and ,nen MI, r,r az, ~
p.hied questioning. she appeared go Ue iucava-
bic of CONCENTRATING hrt thoughts ou IA, SUI.
j~rt FROM tn PC flrt-. and from TIE esnerii
auur nee OF thc pau at, there wa- mo- u,u
IN t. mind & tie time mat size de~,rE a
srd lie D tie 81 taLin. c.rc ~ h.r.cIf
DIR BreCkes . Sc M oulnlun that Aff.. Gleason
bcn.yiarcf Nr, ti, son 1T Bsil'1'c: .h' %, "
violent, aud " rui IN str Ia { Jtt kst on tl4 I
!ccounf. DR. Suiti and Blcclts- irouo.uc'
d@n ~ - 10 M i, 'cti''lk NJ nara. u1.
tess tue stones Ia tne locket ore called oy tna.
namc.
nr. Parsons Of TIE LunatIc Asylum on Back.
wells Island said
on ST, ! ee,.o VA rcceiv.e at ms s'yup 9.
," S III e' fS ] g S'' se ao iS 6,on
.xA~a; lirr pysc'i nesitn mls lc eonsioe,,a o.
nav . ei 81 ,p u,ai .,oct o., H uH'6'
lh III a.. y. ' ~ a.; ~ ran ron ,tS ,.r,'
e. era r.-arai rec"' c'egr sue MA not r..
~ M ,N.,lh,f she h.n ~ NJ .m l'ri
Broadw me- eiore Of a. riin 'ie .'qu.i 'nct w,oi
sna,si lclil ne M = ~ ,re a 's;n,'i
D.,weeg ~1, avenues dr. aou.e l. ~, TO- ior i4s
S VI, cS al s 20 ss e e1 s ~ 81 "a .
d. .ny ,yi9enre v " in, o 49, m % M
we're uon Or inher deporlm NJ lvi.cr' s,.e nAur..
G.s.en ar led a 70 S" Ss ri rirna Rr. bu
me dress snc gy' Ns'inc. reel 'hey gia MOI
Smdcf adarc.,sa 70 n ru le ia1in.,ra'or, ;irr
attn iion m the te'orion w1d a. sir rr.
F PpE 5g4 5.e. p; .aG va. so 4s s9 ard Ld
isrsrrv, she ~, ma e9neeeiyet a sreat ~ or Q. =
or neoes, sea'asst reas q aae, er ma u d @
81 sg ' es p1 ,gn, wao va sa' ens.y TieS
Se W. o. aoa va, r,ie yn ~ sie caHr on
Es9a sy ne p1.,a! Iu,hsd ar als9 Iu, a. ,hs
cha dy against her own inclilation.
Dr. Persons says lie did MT express himself a.
having made an investigation. ma a. being OF
the opinion that some serious mistake had been
men, she was not insane. and might be taken
care ol ny her friends al their own num,s quifo
received wa- not I. ked. Ii IL had / cen
asked he said, the repy would nave oeen that
were 50 much impaired she could not tell where
her frienus were, anu, Furthermore, that /.
tumpts were Immediately iuade To COnmuni-
cite with her fieuds. Dr. Parsons did not
81 tie that he was not re- pOnsible for her rccep.
ton nor thai the autnOritIes al Bellevue Nrfy
Iesuonslble for sending her TO the asylum.
Mr.. Gleason Was pleased to see Mn. BIsnog,
but Was not lnIOst frantic with JOY At TIE pros
peHt OF her dehyeranCe. On the contrary. hen
Mr.. Bisaop came to remove Mrs. Gleason from
tie asylum the later very sirenuously o, Jcct
ed. on tue ground mat she did not feel aole to
make the eXertiun. Dr. Parsons adds:
A. tAc dav WAS lLcic cut ufK that Size had better
rcmain mt the weather wa more favorable. ,ifs
Bspop luld not well spare tine to como sgaln
however, Joined ia urging Mrs. GleHsOn 20 go | en-
which she nnaly consented To DO. Mr.. Gls4sOn haI
been VISIT four nNe lines ~ other 1eiore
MIS- Bishop came, ana knew that they were takius
active nclfu. nave her removed. Hence f4Cfr
no occasion for anxiety on iuat account. H.
TIE discro laLCiUs between the above anu
wspaLer account nave arisen do ureen 20 saY
but. II Mrs Bishop end the Others Mrs Iltasoi .
frloIss know ~ tho fact, qu sfuued Lave DO
doubt tnat their statements VIII quite contce win
my OEn.
The examination Is TO be continued Tomorrow.
What Friend OF Gov. Hayes Saws.
well-known merchant of Cincinnati,w VINO has
alrauch house IN New Orleans, has been spending sos