Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-27
A SINGULAR COURT SCENE.
How it Happened that Miss En-
ma Long Did Not Go back To
West Virginia.

Emma Long, slender girl neatly
dressed i'm gray, was brought % the Tombs
Yesterday as a prisoner on charge
of insanity laid by her hali-brother
John. a tall, bearded West Nlrglnlan,
who accompanied her. Long told the
court that he had been sent to New
York bv his father TO induce his SISTER
TO return to her home in Randolph
county, from which she had fled three
wears AGO. She was insane and had been
Tor number OF years, and bis father
wanted To leave her where she could be
properly cared for. He arrived in New
York on Tuesday, and getting the ald oil
the police, finally found his sister living
in Ninth street. She had refused TO 20
home with him, and he had brought
her 10 court.
The girl looked ut her hali-brother in
dignantly while he was speaking, and
when he had done, said Il will tell
YOU the history Of part of my lite, your
Honor, and YOU can judge for yourself
whether | am crazy or not. This man
has not come on here out of any love or
even friendship for me, fOrit they loved
me why did they drive me away My
name is Emma Long, at least so / call
myself, for | would not Tor the word
tell my mothers or my own fathers
name. NV father was gentleman, and
nv grandfather was a well-known law
yer ana an associate OF Judge Tucker,
the author OF fuckers Commentaries.
Nv father died and my mother married
NJ. Doug. We were treated Ike the
slaves Of the plantation, both OF us.
was hogged and whipped till | thought
should die and carry the marks yet. l
had not sufficient food, and the room IN
which slept, in leg INIT, was so bat
tered i'm that the rain in summer aud
snow in winter came IN upon me. My
father had been beneath my mother IN
social standing and when he logged her,
a- he did often, he would curse aloud At
her and saw: Your brothers used to
look down on me, and now | will take
satisfaction out of YOU" l decided TO
become insane. On the very suspicion
Of such a thing | was thrust luto the
State Asylum. Il don't see why you
are here YOU are not insane, the wo-
men keepers used TO say TO me, but
never told them any of my troubles. At
the end OF 4 year | was released, but my
mother had died in the mean time The
prisoners ewes overfiOwed with tears,
but she kept on straight with her story.
''She had left $4,000 which was to come
10 me. NV father held il. Much as |
wanted il, | resolved to run away from
him and leave the settlement for an
other time. \ Miss Blackburn, Of ROX-
bury. took me 90 Philadelphia with her
/ i'm October, 1876, and introduced me TO
/ the Christian Association there, so that
I I should never want for advice. ! got 4
| situation as maid 10 n lady in Spruce
street, aud for two years managed To get
along comfortably. practlced drawing
and painting and gave lessons. | came
I 10 New York a year ago because lheard
I that could sell my work better here.
/ Almost A. soon rs | got here l found in
q store piece Of china marked $40
/ which | had decorated in Philadelphia
and sold for - 80. have given lessons
i'm drawing, Coloring photographs and
decorating china Tor the past year. l
write. too, whenever can get a chance.
I cot this dress b. writing Tor some OF
the papers. Judge, am perfectly able
To get along, and am twenty-tour years
Old"
what 10 YOU say to this - asked
Judge Kilbreth to Long.
Il deny most of il" he answered,
"But YOU say she was insane. 1 don't
see much insanity" continued the JUS
tice.
"Wen, she's been in an asylum" Long
said.
"Oh, yes, I'm insane because / don't
like to be beaten over the head and
kicked. l hurts me, suppose, because
I'm insane. presume it is agreeable
IN people who have all their senses,
retorted Miss Long, sharply.
This insanity was brought on, the
physicians say, by spinal affection,
interrupted Long.
Yes" exclaimed the girl, her eyes