The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-04
rs HTRiM W.. UTLsON INsdNEp
what IL said to he o Conspiracy to Keep n
Man In the Pourhis 81 p.ie Asylum

Troy, Aug. 2.-On Friday last Counsellor
l.. W. Rhodes Of Troy was waited upon by
Hiram W. Wilson. j. II. Fonda. and George
Waters Of Lansngburg. with retainer Mr..
Wilson said that he was an escaped inmate of
the Hudson River Asylum for the Insane. at
Poughkccpsic. probably the finest public asy-
lum IN the State. and that he was expecting his
arrcs, AT any moment bya keeper Of the asylum.
lie declared his entire freedom from insanity
in any form. and said that he had been wrong
fully imprisoned on the petition Of certain per-
sons Interested in preventing him from making
answer in a suit which had been instituted
against him. They had arrested him at Bolton,
Lake George on the 6th.nst.. carried him be-
fore Judge Davis. County Judge Of Warren
county and there, on the certificate OF two ply
sicians that he was incohcrent of speech in n
conversation they had had with him. the Judge
had directed him To bc sent to the asylum. lie
had been allowed more liberties in the asylum
than an insane man should have had. and had
taken advantage of his privileges to escape. in
hopes that he might Lave time to make the
answer required in the pending suit
closely. ADD was eonvinced that he y was p snne
The client was young. hardly thirty. had good
face. rather dark, but with bright. intelligent
eye. and II sturdy form. and was respectfully
dressed. besides having M good backing in the
matter Of friends as could be found in this
papers and among the Athletic clubs Of the
country ms the inventor and manufacturer Of
the Waters paper row boats. He agreed to take
up the case and the alleged lunatic and his
friends returned to Lansinghurg. The next
day Wilson was arrested y Keeper Pcll at Ian
habeas corpus instituted by his friends. and
held in readiness in r',se OF his arrest
County Judge f. smith heard the case, Mr..
Rhodes appearing for the defendant and the
District Attorney for Ofiicer Pcl The Judge
SAID at the beginning that he would not cons MT
e. review th" decision of County Judge Warren.
III 4 court WIS not of review
Counsellor Rhodes ins std that the Supreme
Court Judges were all absent on their vaca-
tons. aud "ould not be- found. They, " course.
wrr" the rightful ones to review the rase but m
their absence h" hoped the County Judge would
do 50. as TINS was u matter which involved thu
PERSONAL liberty OF a citizen. and Was Oi the
highest Importance.
ThoJula.,. refused To take cogn izancc II any
thing beyond the right of the OH .'r of the in
sane asylum g. arrest and the correctness II
his papers. Iherr could tc no question that
the papers showing him To h. an escaped pri--
ui"r W.T." rnrrc t. and the prisoners lawyer.
after max ing several ln"Nrctuul efforts 20 snow
that they were not. was confronted with "a vrr-
dit that the prisoner must Toe returned o. th"
asylum ~''n" then "n~urd. TIE prisoner.
Who hal boon perfectly eollrtrd durnE the
trial. took hold Of his attorney and Ia imuH--
sl'hfl accents dc'hr,d mat, tN"u;i th,N hai
ir' ht"l hitu very VOL hoiurn. after his tempt
at - mp th.y would treat him horribly. He
iad Known 81 instances ~ internal iren,ment.
ana ~iu'" hi- ape had written 10 thr news
pip't~ about them. tut Ice apprchcu ted arrest
AMI did not dar To ~ into particulars. HIS
friends assured him that everything should To-,
dom" To- ur' Ills Early g. iolSo ly regular pro-
cess ui law and a. wis carried N try ng at the
latest uNWuAt 10 MAKE friends with the III ..rs
of the asylum and an a~vum physician who
ur owi.uI"il him. hy rtrnO TIM. AL he had said
To- tlf" aN rnDy. \ writ II hur'uS corpus Will
urnts,ily soon h. Instituted q, cfl,. his r,loasc.
iu it' Is ~''iu To- hr tilat we prisoner b. ns'a-
-i.n.lN r'',airir, AMI nus enemies may have
itN"u advantage ~ that iuf Co drslur' hiu IN
stn" lir hrIr ow. purin- p. HIS lawyer
TANKS. how Yer, h" l- ne more r.fcntrir tian
hii WnnN nj. and many NOR" RAJ, are wa ng
~" -tr',i- 800 fr."lom. Il has bacon prupri. tor
.i iu" " I-ou House af Lax George. and hat
become Imam iWly embarrassed. and suits had
h.'u inst tat ID ugaiu-i hln. but 1T " lu-r per
nal Nnltuu mis- arrest was originally riadr
docs rot ull"nr lie was allowed e. shave
hlu-eN 20 10" asylum. although the asylum
ril'- 4au de Lures he had once attempted
slll lLAn.