The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-03
oUEE7 EVIDENCES OF rysASrry
A hoy Sent TO an Asylum Bccause he Wished
to 20 In Business for Himself


Gustave Geisinger 1s years old, was taken
to the asylum on Wards Island on the 18th OF
October being committed on warrant mp
proved by Judge McAdam of the Marine Court.
and granted on the certificate of Drs. VIM. W.
Jackson and VIM l.. Marcy. The evidence Of
Gcisnger's insanity. as given by the physicians
was. He Is ugly toward his parents. He has
ordered large quantities OF ale. lager. cigars.
&c; also horses. wagons. men. &c. to start the
bottling business. when he has neither capital
nor trade" The boys father called on him
after he had been Mt the asylum a few weeks.
and gave him. at his sons earnest solicitation.
twenty cents to buy newspapers. The next
time he called. he was not allowed to speak to
the boy. for the reason that he had handed this
John Geisinger the father, desired TO have him
released. DIR. A. f. Macdonald. Superinten-
the refused ,s t. Rer%t
tanned from Judge Lawrence. in Supreme
Court Chambers. y writ Of habeaa corpus, as:
never been otherwise Judge Lawrence re-.
ferred the matter to George II; Forster,
The elder Gesinger testified before Mr.. Fors-
ter that Gustave had always been good boy,
but shor, time before his commitment he had
quarrel with his mother. and then he insisted
Gustave on being himself examined by the
referee. gave a detailed account OF the occur
FENCES preceding the charge Of insanity against
him. His father had opened new restaurant
and liquor saloon IN South street. and on the
opening day he had treated customers. whereat
his parents w"re incenscd. Then they tainted
him because he failed to obtain situation. and
He gave the referee a detailed account OF his
plans and his figuring OF expenses and profits.
he WSs ha d ns With Sesf osb
didn't quarrel with them. They had the right
TO forbid his starting the botling enterprise. II
ting something To do.
DR.. Macdonald in his testimony. said:
. 1 SSs Ct D' s Ct c. e a and %
as discipline has Affected him The evidene. he has
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them gives the 6e.teyicnce Of his insanity and snys
sc hn, he de-, not TseosnsS he fac, that he was in
oIish he ssie person to be az iarse Il consider
Violence '"A ne "Ou'i De extremely apt 10 use
ocSon e rom U The ~fn wSa on Which s
was arrested which led 70 his ares. and see no In
o-poes his habit continue' Alt does not at the
o-what do YOU mean by insanity Of pueescence' A.
The ARRIVAL OF manhood which produces derangemsnto OF
w, ,I'; usual AIM, AEYss sir
Iii not common unless hereditary
9.Do YOU consider one who can remember correctly.
Insane SsesSs wanted into sS:ins.. Era sci
letting him OUT Al decline to answer that question
Walter Boxer testified that SO far a. the bot
Ting busln was concerned. the boy was per-
iectly right. and what he said ON his examlna-
ton was perfectly practicable
DR.. +. W. Ranney. who heard all the evil
dence and made a careful personal examna-
ton Of the boy. and conversed with him AS to
his general health and history. testified that In
his opinion he was rs sane as any man. and
ought TO be- discharged.
Mr.. Forster yesterday made his report TO
Judge Brady. who presided nj Chambers. that
the certificate Of Drs johnson and Marcy on
which GeisinRer committed were based
upon the complaint of his father. whose evil
dence did not establish any lunacy or insanity.
Judge Brady. on the evidence being read to
him. remarked that II was not unusual cir
cumstance for persons to have exaggerated
ideas of their own abit es. and IL would be
dangerous thing 10 declare man insane for
that reason
Judge Brady then called up the older Geisin-
ger. and asked him why he put his son In the
lunatic asylum. thought he was little
wrong" was the answer.
There are a great many insane men down
In Wall street. II going into business without
capital is evidence OF insanity" was Judge
Brady's comment. " Some of the most success
full men in the world began in that way" he
added. among them John Jacob Aston. / be-
leve."
Judge Brady then directed Gustave Geisin-
gers discharge.