National Republican., 1879-01-10
An Insane Mans Suit,


Biggns against ex-President U. S. Grant for
800, 900 damages finally reached hearing yos-
terlay The suit has been extensively published
ndhasattancd considerable enotoricty. Thcdoc-
laration, stripped ofits legal verbage, sets forth
that General Grant, on March 23 1874, as
| sauted Thomas Biggins, had him taken from
Ills place of business, No. 2l51 + street north
west, to Police Headquarters afterward con-
fined IN the Insane Asylum for eight months
and subsequently compelled him to leave this
country and go to Europe, for which he claimed
the amount of damages heretofore set forth.
Chicf'Jusice Cartier presided. Mcssrs \. X.
Browne John r. Mcconnell, and K. ii. Colds
borough appeared rs counsel for the plaintiff,
and Messrs A. 5. Worthington and \. G. Hcald
for defendant.
Tho following were selected as the jury:
James Goddard, w. Scott Chew, Edward G.
Younger, James T. Oyster, William II. Coving-
! ton, John Cammack, John 7. Lewis, Henry J.
Cricr Charles Graft John Glass; George p.
Bohrer, and Samuel b. Clements.
Mr. 4. X. Browne made the opening address,
reCiting the cause of action. The defense re-
served their opening.
THE PLAINTIFFS STORY.
Thomas higgins, plaintiff In the suit, tosti-
| fled that on the DIST of March, 1874 lie was
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