The sun., 1878-01-15
INDIAN CLUB MAKER KEII0E.
FOtND ~ THE FLATBtSH ASvLUM ron
THE P4UJER INSANE
Visions or his Former vcrHh Diverstfytns tho
M"uotony Of Asyium Itre The Origin
of hIs N nlndy- De. Parsons's Prcenosis.

L. kchCe the famous clubihn. FORMERLY u notcu
athlete. prosperous. and u general favcritc.
Some years back Kchoc encountered bu,incss
difficulties that no tact could olude. and from
them his pcrscvetinc industry failed to free
him. Being naturally social in his tendency.
he tool; to drink as Il solacc. and uttor disastcr
soon followed. Little by little he los, all his
property. Rivals undcrsold him. mon engaged
with him took advantage Of his condition to
cheat him. and ho became physically. 40 woll as
prcuninrily. u wreck.
His wife and four children went TO the Brook
lyn homo Of his father in-law. MIR. John Darcy.
aud he sought thc shelter Of the Brooklyn hos
pital. While there he developed u mania that
was the normal outgrowth from his business
cares. and his friends thought 1t best to send
him TO the Fluibush Asylum for Iunu,i,'s and
there he was received by DIR. Ralph l.. Parsons
on the 29th of September. 1877. His conilne-
mcnt was kept profound secret. and the
Brooklyn authorities. outside the asylum.
knew nothing of IL. Poor kehcc became
possessed with the notion that ne had immense
wealth. and t0lArd wildly of the great schemes
in which he intended to embark as soon rs he
was cured. lIc told many differing stories
OF the WHY'S and means by which lac got hold Of
his ulongy. Al one time 1t WIS u lawsuit de-
cidcd IN bis favor; at another DIR. Schenck had
Although at one time very seriously III, he
gcrous lunntic His mania confined itself to
this hallucnation of wealth and to the impress
sion that ho occasionally went away from tho
asy lum to attend 10 his business and returned.
The county buildings for the sick and poor
and crD"d of Kings county are situated ON the
fiaitcsi and lowest part Of tho county. Pools oi
stale water. fogs. and stugnHnt lakes are not
conducive To- pleasure. and damp halls and
rooms are not promotive ol heath. With the
choice of superb sites whore drainage was nm
necessary. and where the breezas always play,
the Brooklyn oritics- ior Bropklyn con-
worst pos- iba place for n class of buildings that
most need pure air and attractive surround
ings. Yesterday tho roads leading TO flHthuSh
w"r. almost impassahlc with mud-rich rcd
mud. with the consistency ot clay. The sur
rounding country WIS masked IN a dense fos.
aud a general thaw and drip prevailed.
Ii is always easy to penetrate the interior
Of an asylum for lunntirs, ami pr Parsons
who WIS an assistant ON Blackwcll's Island rs
long aso MS 1857. and took charg. in Fln,hush
in August tst. makes 1t particularly easy. It
icing his theory that up 70 Il certain point
At the request of The writer. Mr. kchor was
brought To The Doctors parlur. He Is ot sturdy
weighs 1850 pounds. HIS cyc Was clear. III hui
for mouth ycry iull Of iotarcG iuiee and very
lee aiwn,s looked. HIS hand was chilly, but
oth hnrAvise he srcnlcd well enough
..Go9l morning. Mr. kehoe How arc YOU"
you; you are from The sun"
How long have you been here ?"
N"ll. don't remember the exact date. l
,I-r, ~. lc,. L,,ta Inrc ~, ali 49,, rr,-
Az. A. M'.. ~ 10 se r'} WI "n iS",
,..,t 49, s, III r.,h, INV ~" s1' Vi
Do your folks come to see you p
She uIesnl ner MINER b,is n,r NJ so Siay
tobacco and little change"
How does IL happen that you are here-busi-
on yes. You see. MY people went back on
me-, and Bernstein. the Junk man in Ann street
w",,,J pay me- fvr i5ilars a pair When t3"y
Gould % sI ct clubs. perhals not auiie SO good. ior
HI .,,,il ,b,v ar,rItsp
inv Ind en- nn,i.' in Tho country for rny
"f '"nr si,liin%es % BAR. SVT '"'' ''''' '''"'
Weat H.. y'i m,',n ;o do when Won 20 on, -
this ,nsiii.ii1i,r, r ''''' w ""'" ''' 49, V"' ~
have i..'., oui ~ b',' tlr4o IIii'. nn, me
when w.ui had a lawsuit on. weni % ine
.,i II tt1,l - rtl1 :. Nr Eli.t ufI H..
W.na, n.,I-t t.. rn.l down i' '.,ni nn, IN
.nurt' We'll Mr. H,rsuuu .lr..w his check md
gave tony lawyer. H. never said word io
n AMI i''ih'r ri7.,n. to Li- mo rI. n,'i,,,,
iny on hrtaile-"
=, So il W.. and he wcni to i9e seventh Ward
ini i"it him. "''" O' '''''0 saw '''" ''''O0 anu
Where is itY"
IL il In BROOKLYN safe enough | Ieuonf 1000
N H. / bought suit of clothes ut Brooss
Bros and a ring for her: the rest is all safe
|
You are certaln you have been out three
times -
oh ycs"
III Won were out now what would You do
first ."
d 20 straight To John Darcy's hous. in
Prosp.cf street ami r.nrthe L.ll 1hen a send
my uumn in L. my wife and tell her to come To-
mo She'd do il al once Then Il SAY Take of
Them calico drsses and nut on In. nio, hlnrk
onas I hnusht for Won Thcn she'd nut on her
thinl.. and wtd 20 H. New York and iuy hing.
for tI,r huu-e I'd lmy "A house for hsr She'd
do ne | snN-shoullu't Won think sOp
"Of cniir,e sh. would Then I'd 90 IN work
md max - fvn hundred sats Of rIuis aud / Il srIl
'.m i'm front of Brrnhtrin' = door for nity cents A
unir and ii row in "A kehoe book Every duh
wouid ba stamped knhoe | rather think that
wouii finish ON Don't be alarmed tLnr,,'s
nlrrty OF tlincs 10 sell. Why I've cot n uateut
stuffed bag thai would sell like hot cakrsS
4 caller neressitattd DR. Pnrsonsis absence
for n few minutes
/ say " Kahot continued can't Won Get me
away t',,layP I'm Nil curnd Ii viii ha wnrth
monry 10 YOU Come old fellow. | want 10 So.
my wife and children. aud 10 grt some now
clothes and 20 al sOiucthing Try H. wJut
yuu ~
The Doctor returned
want 10 90 away o-day. Doctor; canI?r
Wr'll talk about that by ami by. | think not
to-dny
Well ~ ali events nut me in ward seven
won't You z"
The 10. tor called his attendant and Mr. Ke-
hoe wila removed. He went away quietly, but