The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
MRS. STABLES HUSBAND.
4 Sane Man shut Up In an Insane Asylum
and His Wiic Told thnt He Is Dead.


John Stable worked as stone cutter in the
stone quarry at Lemout. and had for one Of his
friends q resident Of that town, whose name is
withheld; stable was IN industrious. prudent
nun. and had succeeded in saving quite a sum
OF money. H. worked ia The queries during
Lcmont. II is wifi kept house in Chicago with
,he w children. and IN the winter stnh spent
his time with his family. Tho friendship b.
dcnce and the result was that the former WAS
mnde the custodian of stables money. amount
ing. II IS said. 10 nearly $500. and several valua-
bic documents.
For some reason Stables friend conceived
the idea that Stable was insane. and. under the
Stable was induced by him T. come TO Chicago
Upon arrival in this city stable was, given into
the charge OF an officer. who locked him up IN
the Shcrins on 'e until he could bee brought
before the proner inry in The COUNTY Court
the man duly nlIudgod insane. and conveyed to
the Insane Asylum At Jcifors N, Thcsc trans
a lions occurred about June n July. 1876.
Thc husband romainod in tho asylum for
nearly "a year and the wife heard ching mora
from him during this interval. It is claimed
that. when he WAS lut in the asylum. he had in
his / secession $500. What hes been done with
This money cennN ! ~ "r'ai4cd. .ast May
letter 10 tho woman. Mrs.. Stable. at her r.si-
don '" IN Chicago stating n substance that her
husband was dead, Aut that ~ his p lssos -ion
wa ;2pn which hud been found upon his por-
son whou 4" came 70 tn u~ylum. Tho de't1r
informed the wir that her husband ha4 r.
ccNei a paup'r'- burial. and bee ale nsk..l her
/ - have uu a administrator appointed. Mr.. j.
Charles Ham r. Justice of TIA" Pace WAS named
AM confirmed hy the court ~ administrator.
Tho dcnouHmcnt 10 this story now follows 4
wo"k ago or not far from that time. Mr., stable
was asked 10y an acquaintance tn visit thu asy-
lum 10 see N" husband or SOM relative of the
latter. She complied and while waiting for her
AMI roaming about in tho Ncsiihul's. she
imagine that she recognized N" voic" ~ her
husband Nj once only did she hear 1t. hut
several times. and she demanded Ambulance 70
her husband. She received tho staggering reply
that her husband was one f the worst cas- = in
tho institution. and II would he a dangerous
thing To- SOC him. He WIS so violently mad, she
was told TINT hn had To- be strictly confined. As
a last resort she sought 20 communicate with
him from the outside II the building. She was
successful. and then learned that she had been
mnurnn. Tor n man who WIS not dead. and
that from first 10 Inst she had been imposed
upon. From stables own LIPS she was informed
that his mind WAS unrlnutcd and his reason
unimpnired. in fine. that h. not only was not
doad hut WI, tired IF being confined in an in
sane -yluiu. when he ought tn be attending in
n proper manner t. his wife and family.
The wife camn home, ana thus the matter
stands. TIL" admin -tratOr has sent for Stnhlns
Lamont friend. who Will be- in the city IN a. few
| days md then the insane asylum end Of the
| episode Will Ice inv stguted.