, 1879-03-14


Towards HE close OF last january The Tn,u-
uSE publislcd the fact that Mr, llcnry ". Ziu.
norman. who has been Secretary Of tho West
Slide Gas Company s!nca TINT CORPORATION was
organized, had become iusauc. It was hoped
then that, notwithstanding Ills agc,--ho Is now
03.-rest from labor s,lNl quiet would bring
about cure. But these hopes, 1t appears, wcro
vain, for yesterday morning te WIS brought be-
foro the County Court to be tried on the Charge
of insanity. Thu chief witness was Or. Hrowcr,
who has been familiar with his case Aimee his
sickness. mud whu testified tint Mr. zimmerman
was suffering frnm ncl,to nlauin, due to hard
mental lnb0r. lie had u decided interest In
sc!cncr, md was one Of the prominent Micro
syoplsts of thc city. III addition to ths, too, ho
lla worsse.! hard ut his o!ee, wlcrc i,o was
pretty constantly clnploycd an,! wsero much
responsibility was cast upun him. Yesterday
morning, satd tt,u Doctor. ho was crazy on
Ru,oke.hnusca, md stnted fsU tlat intended 10
build l0,0 ,000 Of them, iIo showed M llumtrItlal
tv,nlo1'etes. wns as gontlcInanly as usual, aud
accmcd 10 bp IertectlY happy aili conlcnte,l.
As the Doctor went IN to saY Tint llu thought
confinement i, a1l asylum wonla do Mr. Zlul-
!hrr.Ilan g0o, t,e latter interruptcl and sultl
~ don't believe ain insane. Nv best pace Is
Mt l,otnc with my witn a,i at work" liz also
tot'k issue will. The Doctors statement ilmt ha
was ann OF science, stating that be had merely
dtpned Ento t'le subject, assd was not thorough
IohH .. zimmerman, ILLS 6nll teSl1flGH to tho
stranga netinns Ut hsj father, md lie fact that
l,a cal,io int0 The nIllce oncc rnyg nlh4l. Tie
trouble hrgan showing ttself q littln over q yenr
ugG. -,
Alr. Zimmerman made brief spccc,, to the
Court. sayllE tint te cause III Ills trouble was 4
revival Of youthful memories. Tie could ro-
lnemetr distinctly how hc hui studied ursck
a1ld 1lher languages, antl how hc l!ah read the
pnets; an!l these early rceolicrtious thror.l,.s
III upon his mind had disturbed ntlll so,,awhat.
Tile Jury returned y verdict Vi tnsauity.
ln the laattcr ot
EplT1I aEHHn1rKt
on trial for alleged Insanity, III order was Issued
by tho Court directing tsAt hhe le temporarily
restEalncd froni ler liborty, nl,, tilAt Sl4o bp
placed III thu custody Of bur pareMts, Sexton D.
md Mari T.. NcwSuinb. at tl's residence Of sud
E'l!th 0erorrk. Tic rhaEges were brought Oy
4. Y, Austin, who represented that thu 1acls
CLARK, Mr.. Beach. DsnIaulu BELOW. and Mrs
Neills ln thu affidavit male by his father at
the. unfortunate woman, It was allege.l
TINT she wns al present confined tu
her bod from the effects OF childbirth;
tilut hcr husband, William II. Gcrtricif,
Unused her 50 tllat In her feeble condition slle
0eeanle insale, md It would bu dangerous to
rcn1yc her; that the prcsenco III her husband
tn her ro,tn cxcttcs her And retlcss llcr IneBtul
condition worse, ind tliat, II allowed 10 PURSUE
bis present course, tho recovery nf Ills wtfu will
bu al lu,possIbi!lty, Vhe petitioner further
stttos that fls h0uae occupied BY Gerbrtck uud
bis Sjfu was decided 10 tho Inter by Apr father,
thu petitioner. alsd ucrbrck has oriorcl him
and his wife out OF the house, md refused tu
allow ai4'ar hlmself or hs wife to Adm!nistar In