The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-05

s,,. yyi.tHY ~ 1HH " iED's ISLAND
,,I.u IOr ifiE INNiNh


r.r,uor CROKER investigated yesterday
A.,r, lNathan Odcnwall. the luna'i' VINO
VI uyini,eci On the 2stn ult. in struggle
,.t4u Bgrne keeper in the wards i~'and
..nE,tGe Insane. David Silvcrman. Mr.
...,- -,,n-in Jaw. and other relatives and
,..,r.u-ly questioned the witnesses.
Nn.p.uald. Medical Superintendent oi
g. ,..Iur. testified that he found Mr' ou'h-
tl .un.u-ei.us. His condition was crhi'al
~. a. ..,,a;i rallied hut did not recover con-
Ho Gicd early on Friday even
r,.... 8Hl n't. During the thir'y-s hours
u OI,nNald's stay in the asylum. pre-
,.n-toiha Struggle, 1t was not deemed hec's-
- 10 kacp him undor particular restraint
,.,ut into ward with nlty nine lunnti,s.
.,1in in which he slept were fifteen luha-
l. ,,pers in the asylum are strictly ioruld-
=. a with the unatics. Should a diih-
between two lunatics, 1t II the duty
g. summon assistance and scuar-
g. , i, tho ccrlil ate uron whleh Mr.
- vre4 \, 'miu'd ho was described rs
,- uHl,He ' po'h room III .,'' ''7' 'u'n' @
h.,a.l, n..., h,cn /. '"'''' pu' '''v o., '"ui ~
I. .r.r.Nl :. Thtre "'e ''''''' '','. ~
the wards ,thn 'houd b, ,'h, ,t,inn,
Nith,a-. A.r. UIcnwaid vas '',' ~. ,,.,
"I'"-'.. "''''''- ~, .,Invtoms n violence on the
r.ftr.ly De seemed 10 DO /. "' 80 -,
bun e. The lunaiic. MIR. Bu r. .to.'n",a,I
lacked by Mr. Odenwnld. told D.. '.'
unt l. was awakened by Mr.. OlcnN "'u -''1'
upon his throat. An outcry was III, ~ a. hI.
,,Aer i,ti.nt. aud Keeper Byrnc ran Il VII 'i'
san. r
:, I,rno testified that he has been kec "Vr
,, e asy'um since April 10. On the mornin
t, asth ult.. at about o'clock. he heard
,r fr a some patient in the dormitory
sr...., Iiyrncl There il man killingl' |
.r... b. rry up. There's n man chokingi'
u.,.ot,u ,dormtory, and saw Mr. Odcnwnld
onMc Bit.r 'h"h apparsn,y G ch9higE , NJ Mr ht
.hl m-.," ,,,"irai, xuinn i,,,,. cra-ped him. H.
,g,,,'" ci,i'n,or =. to soQthc Mr. odenwynd
,"''.DD'l ,l. O.i"9Nal Il backward and both ,.,. !
over two pals with iron handles. They !
& &.. 'e oct the Dir. 6lca@aid r@a 'IF@SH% F91ins%
h. cra-p with his right hand but did |
~ ,i,i'nwiid'- whiskcrs wish his l.i hnud.spl !
MI ,ot 20 90 break his graip nth ~ right /
A.. ma ~. Two Of them Helped h 3n slightly. /
im Yhr -trngslc however. had then la-t.d
n.tr.. fifteen minutes. In one oi tlr iai,s Sir.
lcl- ai. MIR. 9lrnwalA. ereoriinSS. to Byrncc,,s
an M H., II, ~ r,dn mn and s,.at"d nin,seii on n
t,h.l. .that H.. walked with Alr. Od. invalid the
lrt lH ais. AIR. d invalid was willing To- ~.
~ 'n-.,i III" Iecp ais ar provided with whi.-
,le- q" ,runi -n a!rH. hut he ran To th. dotini.
ior h- whistle Concha. n Cuban patiei-.,
srn s Nr. Oienwald during, the strusslc.
H. H. IF t t7,',s,'Is 9a.e 10 t'p The pAssa,ant suicrn,
Ten .n. ana Nr Lord aiierward told him that
t. H ii dr Sing. \ fcw. minutes. later he
n'f onr . th' nnat,- shouting lie l. on |
N o. again. H. and Mr. Lord then took |
Sir lon~aii into the hall. and partly dressed
han. AA hour ullINard hr. 10 flf. ~ .itd y /. !
III ""t w ,,n s",.t. ,i..,.. H." had l,u hin. ii. |
Apnk lu Ms OlcnNg'd. NU th" inter 90 nn' |
au-N r. Nr OlrnwHld seemed g. br un''n- |
sa0a-. Heput u pillow under Mr.. Odcnw@ig'-
h-nd. ANA rr u's'rd hr. lord tn ,,all on nl lli.
physirinn@. Tic pAy-i"ian saw Mr.. Oi'nwnd
at nb.ut p o"luck. "a Ills r'su'r morning
round.
k... IN tur a-y ylum since August IL. On the
mo- .u- oi the 2stn AIr. Con ha. a Cuban
r Byrue needed his assistance at the
lower "ud ui th" han. II" iount h.rp.r hSrn"
an dr. O,l.IAfuli clln'hrd on the ll"ur. II WIS
d.rS ;hD. he ,Yuld noi clearly 7.e hir r5i
ry -iuol-. H. -cparatcd tnem wilh diIi-
81 il. 'ir ioril SAID To- concRn. i"t-
Iur 1ir. - nwaid to bod" Mr. Od,nwmi
WA d hy l-eir sid, to thr RI,d' Ini' vds hs
: s.i 10y byrne, wio -gii tlu
q Hj n~ ns Hn, again gam on o 'r Mr. r g Sfs
g. Arny m u ing '9FE r%ib b@ Rdda
Tu- 'a' .r .sr,t ben h"wgn' pto ~" nnll;
anl say b'or -'nndlns al tlir door2i ~" Of
II" O. n'. IS rno pointed To- w. oi.n
sepu-. B.rae asked him Lord y report ne
eaa hi man ,Hri"rI Dr' hi,fhan mat
d i Nm totoll pr r.tkm. II knock 4 AT
q rN room mat ha sumo r wH- ir.
hr -' b'hs,ug tina, hr. o. nNa'd Was hg
D. Ear.ant .~t'n u tha'h.i- anoef,ng
D. m"'n urs H. rc' rrcd Lord 20 Dr, ri,
tIn Hl- t4r Latter ini nal i"tE' ol tgri
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