The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
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DRUGGlD TO INSANITY.
TaE wEEcx THAT A FRENCH WOMAN MADE OF

TRE wEEcK THAT FRENCH WOMAN MADE OF
YOUNG AMERIAcS SURGEON.
There has just been concluded at Hackensack, N. j.,
an inquiry into the mental condition OF DIR. Frederick
\. Harrsl. Al one time head surgeon OF The New
York Hospital. DR.. Harral is member OF
Que Of tho wealthiest families In Bridgeport,
Conn.,, aud was until few years since young man
OF brilliant promise, but is now wreck in mind and
body and inmate OF an asylum Tor the insane. The
commission before whom the inquiry mold
was composed OF George Il. Cofsy, Master
in Chancery, OF Hackonsack; Charles d. kellogg
aud Rev. John W. Payne, of Englewood. Flavel
MCGEE, OF Jersey Cuv, appeared for the petitioners
aud Hamilton Wallace, OF New York, attorney in fact
for Mr. HarraL George W. Wheeler, of Hackeusack,
was foreman OF the jury OF twenty tour ireenoders
which the New Jersey Law requires IN such cases.
Dir. b. A. baldwin, OF Englcwood testified 10 tho
result an examination OF DR.. Harral's mental fac-
uliies stating that his mind was impaired by ncipi-
ent soitening OF the brain, and James W. Tucker.
Jr OF James w. fucker & Co., the Amsri-
had charge OF Or. Harrais business IN
Paris. The Doctor mad frequently gwen evi-
dencs of impaired intellect, finally became molly
unit to manage his affairs. rms condition witness
attributed 10 drugs administered by woman with
having admitted the fact AN whie her victim WAS
under tho Influence OF these drugs she nduced him TO
marry nor without the Knowledge oi her Trends
PIrIruL CAREER
Mr. George Harral OF this Guy. gave q sketch OF
hts brothers. llle which may be briefly summarized
as fellowship Harrai graduated al Yale IN tue
Twenty-ihird Stree. Medical College, taking
The highest honors, and was appointed
surgeon OF tho New York Hospital, which
position he held Tor eighteen months when no DO
came head SURGEON. In 1869 he went to Europe,
where / joined him and travelled with him Tor u
short time; he studied German tor year Bruins
WICK, Germany, surgery for eighteen months at
Vienna, and went !" Paris IN 1872 TO fur
ther study his profession. He above the
average IN intellect but is nov iucoherent writer
and talxer, unable 10 complete sentence correctly
and cannot speak ns native tongue. went 10 PARIS
Tucker that unless ! rescued my brother he
would die wont to the mousse Of
other brother In Paris, where FREDERICK came 10
see me; he knew mo and shook hands but would not
had gone 5000 miles 10 see him. he was wrslchcd
cmaciatcd, ana was Informed that ne was being
starved by his wife He knew nothing about his busl-
ness, aud when examined Into his affairs found that
mittsd thai no mad Joined with Frederck's vile in
RAISING orders for money his New York attor ney.
Frederick did mol know how much he owed: his
wife said the amount was 5000 francs, but l
all the bills except those contracted by the wo-
man before their marriage, brought Frederick TO
took him 70 Tue house OF his sister,
Muiiikep, at Engiewood, for medical examination
and passed, asking tor his room as Il he were a. =
hotel"
Hamilton Wallace, OF New York, said Dr.. Harral,
ION his departure tor Europe lott his property In The
hands Of the Witness giving him full power Of attor
poy; this properly consisted OF secuses and house
and lot in Bridgeport From schedule presented ny
Mr. Wallace 1t appeared that Dr. Harral was ssed
Of about 500 900.
Tho jury decided that Dr. narral was incompetent
to mapa2e his estate, and he has been taken TO the
XII Kbrigbt Asylum, Philadelphia