, 1876-12-06
IRENE HOUSES INSANITY.
TITO Beautiful Widows vaEarles Develop
into Acute Mania, and by Medical Advice
Shc Ii Taken tn tho Trcnton Asylum.

hth1 Fork World, ptc, =.
What has seemed quito Inevitable for some
wccks back has occurred to irene A. V. House,
with whose history the reading public Inns had
such frequent occasion TO become acquainted
during the past ten months, and yesterday ahe
was taken to the insane Asylum IN Trenton.
probably a hopeless maniac.
Some new featurcs OF her career wero oh
tatncd yesterday from those In Trenton who had
known her from llrF Infancy. She seems to
havc left her fathers house when mere child
because Of somemyatcrIous happenings at home,
touching Which thu tp1gllb0rs lublously Bhakc
their heads. Howhcit size l,al sold her matchcs
through Trentun's streets but year or 80 when
ss was ~ by no means
grinating sigrpai,lter, who was afterwards a .
guard at tile sumo prison to which she was i
brought after she haa seht bullet through hc5r
down to the duties Of married life, but povcrtrt
mud starvation finally brought her back to llef
fathers roof. Shy u unusually gifted III tne
Went wei to St. Louis, wi,crs, I ahc Obtained @ "u!te
desirable situation; but her husband followed
her to the Mound City, whrre he t1adc stef
persistent nulsnnec pt lisclf TINT the prof. fctor
was forced to discharge the wlfc in sclf-d.fe,Y:.
New York, where precisely thu same u tnC or
Cured. Again 8lo returned to TruntoiG where
she formed u co-partncrsIip with Mr.. .t)cnner,
engaged In tho car business This ,s0as not
with him she employed her late husband,
orsou A. House, thu divorce lawyer, "a procure
her separation from Anderson. ltousc WIS
infatuated Mt first sight, anu, after numerous
scenes with her then protector, he ip,luccd l,er
to como with hin, to Now York add art as o
manner Of clerk In his extensive dtv0rcc bust
ness, in which position It llas been dsscrted tllat
ghc so aroused the jealousy Of Mrs. Orson
House that thu pnor woman was tlr!Ecn to y pre-.
mature death. One COLI night yle was found
wandering about the streets Of Br,lokly'', half
mad and altogether desolate, mil tic next
morning sho WAS dead. There an: those who
may consider the tlenoucIHent OF yesterday
measure OF rctribntiye justtve fur tEls unhappy
wor,ans death After the funeral liousu pro-
cecdcd 6traightway to marry hi4 riondasn as.
slatant. Tlcn there were two 9r three years ot
married life between tllcm1 In the account Of
which, as developed at tho trkh, aAl IN her ltt-
scrs AZ published in the NursY II ts arl to dis
cover whether she tictcstcd or fovcl hin most,
Then ca.ne the tragedy ut hek husbands richly
equipped country hons at Lawrence Station,
N. j. IN a quarrel over her sol BY tho first
marriage, proceeded, II was put in evidence,
syacssa BY S5'a act, ns. Sf $n s$ Ssssn Ssaen ss shs
is'i ioi,is ot her tress and shut lin dead.
Arrested anil lodged In jaf, her beauty again
served lts purpose, mud sympathetic county ot,t.
sd s11 tprny pS5ts y S5 ssESn s IN S May @ VT" II s a'y ~
at tho murder trai tllero octfrrel the episode
outlined in her extraordinary letters which at
Srothsr of II orson iIo,,se, tie uradIey ii. iiouao
of these LETTERS came t0 her fathers residence
whore slu .ad gone after the killing u t,cr
husband-with tic sptcnt1unsas conlcsxcd In his
cla.M'cstnely gathering facts which would lea!
to her conviction, aud, scconlhri!y, perhaps, Of
securing 10 himself the yainablo property left
by tho divorce lawyer. but etle fatal beauty OF
Af. tntI, Il
signs ultogct'er out Of his 'dinJ, and bradley
House eecms l." hnye PROPOSED lnurrlagc Win
thu sclf-nntlc widow of Ills aetd brother willis
yet she was under Indictment Tor that brotlcrs
wards appeared to l,aye OVERCOME, this passion,
Rutl III q dispute over the estate Ut her iushasll
thu matrimonial suggcstm wns abandoned,
and tho lover becaIie the nost unrclentlnE
prosecutor Of Ills fur,fler inistres7
After llcr acguIttal Mrs. 1lnusc returned 10
| thu country place 1t l.nwrcllce Station, and
since then llls written number Of letters to
her brother'isl.law Gsrrit nG,uss, a',tl 4ne or M
vagares Of intclIcct that presagcd the eycr't Of
yesterday. s,le iu.agnes herself tho medium Ut
| heavenly messages to lna,lklna bv Mhlcl! thr
atH"m Of sivoTse WIS to ,. 9s assaIe a, n
dreams of lufid intc!s!ty, aIl revolving about
vorcc. ln one ni hUr public fcttcrs sp referred
! to tie fathl bullet which killed her husband,
abut was directed by God-n Crcc4l,noor shot
| TINT wus unfaable: TINT went from temple to
temple, and he dropped instantly" 50 (rcfer-
ring to u forthcoming Lecture lcaouncfng H.
| corruption OF the Church from temple to tc,n-
pic. Her husband, she says taught her to ahoot,
using Quo of bis professional cards rs t|la
lux, = Did nut teach you tuslloot aTsd 30 guido
| your hand 10 pierce ono of my car,ls RECON-
ineptlfns myself 10 tl!use seeking diyoreet 80,
guided BY tic han.l q God, shall you plcrce tho
| In another letter TO- Gcrrit sho wrote: II
tell you, Gerrit. s!lall live to beat lsaphae's
brush, for Time cail never take from pen the
fading tAat t!'c, brush SO losrs, must not soar
myaelt. Ny wings are not yet ahle to hold me,
hut they will grow 50 bis chat nv body Will te
like xep::r to their strength. IT Is suci non
sensleal assertions al n!y ssio,'s th1t hage
but know just as well US any one TINT am US
clear-0r sonntlrr.-ln head tllan those WHO glro
suyli meaning. louks whcn Ii,tcnng, SO WI! not
sucil knowing smlles.'. IN Keep 10 ny pen,
and let thu tongue tell them aEatn when tho
proof is with the opinion Of Judges. Fur the
present let ms be held mad, II there wa
truth, mny uut this senH!angc In me also work
out some lact for profit to ft1turo generations,
III showing tho blaisncss, the wills ends of Vice
agaiiat her FUR rival, Vistue!'' ,
| Lately these evidences Or INSANITY AnHo oc-
come more frequent and unrestrnincl. Within
thu past few days she developed q belief TINT
she had u mission IL reconcile the Jewish and
Catholic Ch.lrr1es;. but her llla,sia assumed
break the windows Ut her llouse nnl tu run
about tt,c:aelds, tnudty entlelsuring ~ cacape
her. Frl.lay rhe was exuMIled by Drs. Wlllt
prupou,lcvd hcrs eusu OF acutu sl.ania, ull~
tiouDtcd'y tho result Of constant dwelling upon
the tragedy atlll subsequent triad. She laiesvd,
too, that there WIS plot to poison llcr, aild
plcat fotl. Yesterday, therefore, It Was found
neceksafy to take her to tala nsylunl.
WHY lRisRHEN ARE DEMOCRATS.