Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-26

Found by HIS Brother. tn an asylum, TO,
the Insane.

Found by HIS Brother tn an Asylum, for
the Insane.
Rochester Correspondence New York Sun.
Elias Carpenter is wealthy resident of
this city. He is 81 years old, and lives with
his wife, aged 20, at 20 Scio street. This
wife is his second. He is Quaker. His
wife was formerly Shaker. Some months
ago young man named Frank Arnold was
peddiing corn salve in this city. He called
at Mr.. Carpenters residence. Learn
ing that he had been mem
Der of the Shaker community.
Mrs. Carpenter invited him to live in her
house during his stay in the city. Mr. Car
penter objected to harboring Arnold, but
gave way to his wife. Mrs. Carpenter be-
came so fond of Arnold that she made pro-
tege of him, and the Carpenter residence be-
came home to him. He seems to have
obtained singular influence over Mrs Car
penter. He induced Mrs. Carpenter to lock
up all of her husbands private papers, in
Guiding his will Nearly every room in the
house was locked against Mr.. Carpen-
ter. Sometimes he was forced to stay in
his own apartment days at time, by his wife
and Arnold removing his clothing and refus-
ing to let him have it. This treatment
finally aroused Mr.. Carpenter, and he used
violent language toward both his wife and
Arnold. On Friday last, Isaac Carpenter, of
New York, wealthy brother of Elias, came
to this city to visit the latter. He went to
the residence in Scio street, in the
afternoon. Upon inquiring for him he
was astounded to hear from Mrs.
| Carpenter that his brother had been thrust
into an insane asylum. He ascertained
upon investigation that the old gentleman
had been taken from home by his wife and
Arnold, who gave him in charge to Detec-
tives Kavanagh and Sauer. They had hurried
him in a carriage to the Monroe county
asylum for the insane.
On Saturday morning Isaac Carpenter
drove to the asylum. There he found his
aged brother. When the two met they
casped each other in their arms and wept
piteously.
"Only think of my trying to be good
and useful citizen for eighty years." ex-
claimed the elder brother, sand then to be
thrust into lunatic's cell by my wife,
"Is the man insane?'' demanded Isaac
Carpenter of DR.. Lord, the saperintend
! ent.
ono" was the reply. "He has no bust
ness to be here at all. He is perfectly
sane"
While the two brothers and the doctor
were in consultation Mrs. Carpenter and
Arnold arrived at the asylum. They did
not ask to see Mr.. Carpenter, but left some
clothing for him.
"rhese'll last the old man as long as he
needs any, guess said Arnold laughingy to
| the keeper. Shortly afterwards he and Mrs.
Carpenter quit the asylum. DR.. Lord sent
Mr.. Carpenter home in his own private car
riage. The detectives, ii seems, had been
detailed to take the old man to the asylum.
The authority they had was a letter written
by DR.. Summer of this city to Chief of Po-
lice Mexican, ayerring that Mr.. Carpenter
| vas violent and insane.
Upon the return of Mr.. Carpenter, accom-
panied by his brother, the latter demanded
of Mrs. Carpenter the key to the safe which
she and Arnold had taken possession of.
She refused to give it up at first, but finally
did. The safe was opened. Mr.. Carpen-
| ter's will was missing. This will bequeathed
an estete worth 100000 to Mrs. Carpenter.
She was named in it as the executrix. Mr..
Carpenter says that the beginning of the
trouble between him and his wife was his
presenting his granddaughter with 81. 900.
He was about to give her another large sum,
which he believes was the cause of his being
incarcerated in the asylum.
Arnold has fled from the city. Mr.. Car
penter will seek no legal redress.