The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-08

cdgc Of. Mr.. Millngton said: II did not sup
pose TINT the woman was insane when she came
TO the Iail. and have always had some doubts
whether she did not sham. Bui. on The niirr-
noon Of the second day TINT she was thcrr she
began 10 have tantrums. She would fight the
two women prisoners. and they were afraid
OF her. She broke out all the windows
like a crazy woman. She yelled. | am cr,l,.'
Then sad. II you gre crazy. shall have ~
put You IN a dark cell ana showed her the
orl She rushed into IT, s'r.nmlng. I'm rrWy,
Gui ] III stay here couldn't get her out at
FIRST. Finally shc rushed out and by mn and
trird to run down stairs. and. tripping icll the
WNolr l"u-in. striking her lHee on the hanisirr
IL was thrrn tMt She rr'cN.d the injury she
now s1NS that | gHNo her She continued her
wild actions until was Obliged to inform the
Ovrr-e'r ol the Poor that had AN insane
pnup"r i'm Jail In n'egrdane with the law; two
and pronounced her o. be insane. and the
Sr""ugn tncn ordered ncr committed to Brat
Mr. Nn'iin .ton ninic onth 70 This statement
and it WIS suislntlatcd 10y two female prison
CTS in the lal. ono of the women said that
inarnity, us the ra-irst way tO Tt oui of the
trDuhlr; and this, taken with Mrs. Paysou's
lawyers suggestion to MIR. Ryan. not To- press
u tn suspicion that Mrs. Payson played the
the hint which Mr.. Ryan had given Of lcitcrs
having been received 10y u. Baxter gave some
clue a. IN" rather mysterious come tion ~ his
friends with the case. The reporter saw young
Mr. BAKER. WHO sad TINT many letters had
hNru sent to G. n. Baxter 10y this woman. none
II which the General had ever received. M IA
opened All 81 the t'ni RAJ mail, and always
Kept back these letters. Mr. Baxter also said
that other members OF the iumily had re-
New York at the time Of Mrs. Payson's arrest.
and know nothing OF it or the nnda until his
return Two days after sh' W!s confined IA Jail;
Tine reporter then saw Major Kingsley who
Is Neutrality-suspicious. Of the state aud Gen.
Bakers hroth"r-in-law. and David Nicholson.
"A lawyer Of wide reputation FOR Integrity. also
Col. Nrs.y. ono of the best known lawyers IN
Vermont From these gentlemen the facts were
obtained which cleared NJ the mystery. no
one in huilani. excepting mos directly con-
crrncd. knowing or dreaming of the truth.
the Ryan family live IN aprrtiy cottage ncnr
Gen. BtNtcrs home. The fnthvr and mother
arr, Protestant IRISH, and tAr two daughters are
welt educated hanl@Nm" girls Of whom every
one vino knows them speaks well. one ~ them
wis FIRST called to them hy hearing their muSi-
cal performances as he pasaod The house. De-
cas- nnuliyhe would -tpI and that with them. IA
he did with every one. Now and then he sent
thrm ilowrr- or irut. as hM dill others 81 ms
IN" request OF MS Wiies sister. ms VILE as
sontlng cordially 10 the proposal. These attrn-
lions were noticed 10y inmily oi bad repnt
living near, and from them the scandal first
originated. They told Lawyer Nicholson that
they know something about Gen. Baxter and
Mis- Ryan that would sarl both e. STATE prison.
and when Mr. Nicholson heard Il H. dryv" them
from his Ofii ~ with the remark that there was
not any toundation for decent scandal. and
tuat persons who tried t. Z ou" ailout out ~
such material n-"'l"i missionary ipr twenty
years To- bring them up Ia the lowell Of total de-
il .pr,.l ana then ,lird ont
IN Iqnuqrv nsi l,it,,rs h,-1n 20 10 rnocivnd
ly uti. = I'M GntluuI r.f.rriui ~ Ills Old s,rn-
dal. Ten different persons rr.rivrd such IT.
t.r-. and many were scni t. Gen Baxter none
of whirh hc ,,rr saw. IA his clrr. krpi them
At Inst "A letter was n,idrre.ed - Mr.. Blxt.r
iut sent un'..r ever tn Con. BaNtrr. m Winch
tl. charge J.. ,lr..tlv mad, 'nf il.ar.irr .,u-
dunf ,lu hrr hu-innI's tpri r j. iffer 4 v.ts
design. A br ~, writer tlnf (tsn BnNt.r shoull
s-r fl wac followed hv another which givr.the
l-y t.ui. + IS last loti r begins thus. " Mrs
tIrn . ~ ON in mo most f,ui Language 10 snsnk
nf IL. san AL Tu.n inl, ~ inns = mt IN ~.
~ .ihins iuf money can buv me-. F,r - un0
I'm gold win forever hold my peace hu' n do
ilat r.,.rivc This shall cxpo4a AM To me. world %