The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-21
A RICH HUSBANDS ESCAPE.
HE DEFEATS 4 PLOT 10 tMPRISON
MN as 4 MANIAC.
9he tuhavpy Marital Experiences OF Sen
C"ptsta-A An Alleged Plan nv his wife aud
Doctor to Deprive Him or Ills i.tbert

Doctor to Deprive Hin of His Liberty.
pom H., Bo.ioa B,ynn
NEwpuRyPoHr. Mass. March io,-varlous
despa,"hrs havnlnnuouuc"d ;hH.a f"w days aeo.
MI a,t"mtt WIS made t. in'nr""rntr in an insane
asylum Capt. Jnrob Is. Bruwn n retired shipnias-
TER 81 ,s cy WHO was p1y s3ns i'm t so
Slaie. Capt. Brown hgs been 20 sea ior, several
wears. and arrived IN New York from his last
hphili him n; his hpnie IN This ci;y.
q wle and three lovely rhildr.n. u I"tutit
WIS h attended "by eic"r... ". snow. ,,n ~"
of tn. l"ndir,; physicians O; the city. WHO has
fora long time been III" regular family 2h>-
stefan Sou.c time IN Srptemh"r, about the tImo
OF Capt. Browns arrival IN Now YORK. the doc
i ,9sns ~ h Is sa.saey ,S sr rnvn o rd
one afternoon, ut the suggestion. Il ~ under
stood Of his tho doctorsl wife. Capt; Brown
arrived home and wis received ioyously by his
family. was duly rcioicnd at the now access ion.
and until few weeks ago there has been moth
ing but happiness IN ,he lamtly circle
The husband and father had his suspicious
aroused that the doctors r"lntions with his wife
had been otherwiss thHn honvrablr. lie at
once bEHn persistent Investigation OF the
circumstances which led 20 his suspicious. and
persistent effort To cNtort from his wifi" "a con-
icssion OF her criminaliiy. but she, with many
declared that she had nothing to confess.
Friends begged and pleaded in vain. in order 20
avert the scandal which seemed TO bc incvitn-
Bile. Brown insisted that the knowledge Of cir
cumstances in his possession was sufficient 10
Justify hls suspicious. and taccoriing TO the
y
such threats that the terrified wife sought refuge
IN the house OF prominen. citizen. mutua
For several days there had been rumors on
The street (which Brown alleges originated with
the doctorl that Blown was not perfectly sane.
and on the day on which Mrs. Brown fed from
her home DR.. Snow applied 10 Drs. llurl and
Tilton to certify to Browns insanity. and also
went TO the police staten, giving notice to city
Marshal Darchmont that Brown was nm
insane man that he Snow WIS in ienr OF his
duly signed by. Drs. Hurd and Til
Ton. mainly or the, representations Of Dr.
the Judge Of Probate. to whom /, was repre-.
scented that Brown was rayhg nianiac. The
mmsn Brown H'in mmsdady p SoE the S0
ouiste steps to thwart what he characterizes rs
M diqhb3lisS cGnspirasE" to get hm out Of The
open and fair course taken for Browns good
aud IN Thorough belief that he WIS insane.
man. and avowed his belief that nigh medical
authority would sustain him in Ibis diagnosis is.
Undcr cover OF night to avoid arrest VIII IN
charge went to Ipswich. taking the morning
tram thcnce 10 Boston. whore. 10y appointment
ing Capt. Brown. certified that they discovered
no traces OF insanity IN him. though they were
not positively prepared To assert the negative on
signed hy Theodore W. Fisher. vi. d. !: Henry /.
Bowditch. VI. d.. james II. Denny, VI. II. date
supcrintcndent Of the Hartford Conn Asy-
lvml. and j; 7. Bancroft. VI. d.. of the New
Haven Asylum. the doctor and his ward
came back to this city. and procured the AMI
davits OF Drs. Hurd and Til:on. stating that
their ccrti ate signed mainly on repre-
sensations of DR.. Snow. and asking that no pro-
ccedinEs be Instituted in the matter. This AMI
dnvit was addressed To Judge Choate. VINO had
issued the commitment papers without rXami-
nation, because OF representations made that
Capt. Brown was raving maniac confined e.
his bed. Judge ChOate was very naturally in
dignant, and Immediately ordered that further
proceedings in the case be stayed. and the
papers returned.
AT the present the affair remains in status
quo. Mrs. Brown has returned home. but at
present occupies a locked room. her husband
holding no Intercourse with her. except in the
presence OF third person. he being deter
mined. he says. not to let 1t be said that there
has been any condonement. The general opin-
1on is that Brown is not insane although he has
unQuestionably been laboring under intense
nervous excitement He is not well man. and
after the severe strain Of the past few week $
looks haggard and ghostly. His wife, to whom
no access can he obtained. is n beautiful woman
DIR. Snow is well known to the medical facul-
W; lie has been prominently identified with
all public interests, and his character has been
above reproach. The evidence which Brown
says is conclusive in his mind. is wholly cir
cumstantial. SO far as he has made IL known
and would not be held conclusive in court OF
law. Brown avows his intention To carry the
matter into the courts. There is much discus
sion about his sanity. but II is generally thought
that he is rational SO far rs the ordinary affairs
Of life are concerned. and in the present matter
more than terribly excited" Brown is
wealthy. and oil parties have hosts of friends
aud the social fabric here is shaken from centre
" circumference.