, 1879-03-07
MRS. DENT.

YESTERDAY WAS 1NsAND DAT
III tic County Court, And tho fact that aA1rs.
Dent" the woman who has had sucl, yartgt
experience tle Inst fow wcrks at Lcutlrillc, and
who Is not entirely unknown in this city, WIS to
bo tried among othGrs, served to 1snw out
larger attendance than Is usual upon such occa-
ssons. Sllc was sloyenly In dress, which was
quilts different from her appearance bcfore abe
lost her reason, and during thu examination OF
witnesses cohtomptuoua amflc played upon
1icr countcnaucc. She greeted one Of tho Wit
rcsscs famtllarly ms "Tommy," and WIS ycryanx-
touB to whisper In certain 1uror's car, but was
restrained, unu at tu,us laughed outright ut tic
isra Of any ono saynE Rhu WIS Insane, which
created considerable amusement. sllu wus
trled as Mrs. Lizzlo Harris. not as Mrs. Dent,
nl,d the following ts d aunu'lry VI tho evidence
adduccd:
Dr. Whcedon testified TINT lo was satisfied
TINT s!,o WIS insnna. lilo was present wl1ou Ds.
HarFoun cxnnued her, aud buth aerced tllat
sfie WIS Insane, nut tltre wer1 no suicidal ur
l1oul!ci.lAa Tendencies.
i'houas Wulttncr was tho next witness, tle
!lai heen ~ The cmploy uf Lizzie IlnrrIs Ut No.
53 Wnbnsh avenue. fIr did not ktiow wlother
sho WIS nlarrtci or not.
alrH. harris Interrupted the witness, unl 6atl
sho was ts'arrleti, antl laughed hcartsly.
lhe witness continued sIytnE thAt she had
aetcA very strangely for somu tet anu il4l beoti
going around purchasing tMgs she had no usu
Tor. a'ld brcn otherwise queer,
AIRS. josie Futuatn said she rented her 1oiaq
from Mira. linrrs. al.d believed hur To be insane.
Sslo lIaA aeic1 very stsnt,gG1y siHcc her return
frou! thu West, ai!d Monday jumped out Of
window a. Merry Hospital.
llatt!c Moaros testified that Mrs. Harris swas
trouble. ~'
II. D. Smith knew Mrs. Harris, uul from her
recent conduct WIS satlsfcl that she was iu-
Tie Athtron Of tlle jail testified to tho insal,-
ity OF Mrs. H., aud said she had told her ,l,at
lier br0!lirr waR President Ut the United States.
AZ. haenper said she had been to his store
Of Sl60. 30 uc last fsw ulys. She actru very
nersuus!7, was excited. mud. faiih,; 10 pay tor
slse gootis' iley were not delivered.
-, Mrs. larrl.' ur Mrs. Dsnt, was then nut OF.
hampshire, was 20 ye4rs of age, u,lu lad lyc.l
tn Ch!eagp ak yeass, Shu t,Wnul house n,nl
lns M ~ No. 50t Wabash avenue Which WIS worth
$ao,Nn. She was slater Ut rresidant llavca,
anu te o'I!y black sicep III tho fuinty. stls was
also cousin of t}en. Grant, uMu ex.prcsilirnt
Jan;ek X. Folk was u l,ru.cr OF her father Her
iat!er was HAtHel Lane. llGr nioIIrr WAS nafllptl
,. S,aty =; Clifford, 1ntl lived ut lso9bnry. ~ II.
s!'c s'ad u oes'i niarrtvtl. but her husband wis
dead. She haA gnIIu by lu naiuu OF pnut
oeeullsc q her living with gentleman VI ,l.at
nunls. Il, Ny !1ul never bccn sick In her life.
Mf. Wlltla'nsoIl, hcr atfaruy. testified That lu
believed she was lpsuup, and that the was nut
Eal!per, Her appearances and conduct were very
t!icrens IRON what they wore sut,,u months uG
sho Ind relatives In tha EAst, ad lie Ind wrl.te
To ffIeul about Br. She uwncd No. 5II Wat,Ash
aYeu!ae. M % s,!l M ns thought tho property was worth
" sgst sl5, ,OO, but It had an incunLrul,ce ou 1t
of $500.
tlls tury was out but foW minutes when
verdict nt hsas,s was reached aIMl returneu, and
sue was taken back to JUL to nwait conveyance
to solslc lisane asylum. Her attorney vii. upply
l0f tit appointment vi q ronscrvatur tor her o.
soun as llcr trleud4 can bu Ae,lru from,
:, lht following werc also adjudgcd insane: W.
e Fisher, Elizabeth Hule, Caroline SMith, nrd
Emily Fettit. All OF tu Other casca wesu cotl-
ts.lucd. among which WA tllat of Dasld Walsh,
WHO served ~ Company q, Ons. hundred and
Fourth NOW York Volunteers, during tito War.
Perfectly sane atd 1t see1aed 10 II It'd ttlat 5or
insanity ul1cht possibly naYu something to do
wlth pettslon Of ReYetal thousand dollars ho is
" tbs coua; s ,e - a 70 ~ ,s
hence.