, 1879-03-22


REFORM NEEDED.
lie LuNATICO 1NQuiHEHnO.
To lhf Edttor of The 7fthnne.
EinIS. ILL.,, March 20.--As our taws touching
Insanity arc 'ow undergoing much discussion,
n1na chanucs III them arc being advocated nt
Springfield It Is desirable tlat tho rnblie should
1ccotne rs fully informed as possible In regard
10 tle advantage Ut my proposed revision. AMI
as slight contribution to this end offer sotno
considerations naturally suggested to medical
man who, through connection with uue OF
our Stale 1ttsanu floapitnts, Inns long been In.
nllliar with tllc practical workings Of tic prcs
INT lsnacy cudo Of illinois. haze been lcd to
thu belief TINT injury mil Injustice, nstead OF
tic go.rl contemplated result in certaln cascs
from tho operation OF the present onnvttnents.
an1l will ctttcayor as briefly as possible to RiYu
d rcasun for such bcltot.
Whnt hayc to say may be brought un,lcr the
following heads: Ftrst tho present iMyariablu
requirement of n Jury trial for oil it,sanu per-
sons; sccund, tho anonalouAD method OK estab-
llsllinE thc insanity OF criminals, as well us of
subsequently determining whether they have
recovered anl nro Ill to be again at large.
AZ to the Jury tr,nl for nil insane persons, re-
ottred by tlle laws of Illinois in every casc.
There arc varlo,,s objections to this method OF
establishing insanity ns MI fnynrfable rule. III
the first p'acc, II Is identical In nearly all points
with criminal procedure THE insane person Is
arrested" "nccuscd.n n " tried, }" convicted"
a,,l !" sentenced, !" substantially rs It criminal.
An unfayorAb!o influence Is thus cxertcd on
monr or n, Jreoro i, it'd ia rnnatnn,,v nnnor,nt
"u'' y. '"c s'',a.is "I4s" 70 ee"a' "ppn.sns
n'ho''s t'e p''s'cht7 III oaF "oSp'tHts' u" uhoue
proportion OF whom arc strongly impressed
y. 81, y Hat II,
uy,tsrtY ..cc.1sr1, pp ROME cn1Me.
nn,1 tyra,,ntcol1y held in confinement, }y mak-
,... a.. ,,n,.,,,. ,,.,, = t,.o,, II, ,,a,, ,,,,t
@ ,,t,.,s ~. $1,000. - H.. u.,.,se.s ~ 49,,
eo"Apcn.'s '"s p'e'ene, -, y, '"o p'4e"'e1' """
inc public delivery OF a'i 'hc testimony, matters
Into publicity without u.y guud end being sub.
eo,vod II ,you,t, ou,oor IN ho a natural r,,h+
~ .,a.,,,,. ,.,., .n,s fr,,.1. ..,'' f.,,,,,,as
VI s".'o w. n""' ,''. '"e, '''e'u" a.'o A"''''"a
to be shielded III tlictr misfortune from public
comment aud gaze, II so,nc lust mems can ba
fnum1 of sc,,rIur tlnt end Int In all nur lartrcr
ct,,n,v sca,a an,1 ranrcto,lv in chf,opo ~.
eo""'5 e'"'e' a." sopss: :" e''easo' W,
AMI often rcv6!t'r'g. III tic hitter city ono day
of cac!, weck IL act apart for such cascs. a,nl
!. rrozv .,,v y hrn,s In tln cnu .roo,n m,,,rv
III ,".,., ms' .,r ..T -, 49, ,s"s,...!
elo""' 'nfGe.f '"a l'i'iHh " s"c ioea''1s'
Sumo OF thcac gentry are anxious to
6crye Uf1 tic Jury, attracted by
tlle double cllnrm Of q 81 fcu
md n change to appcar Ecforo tho world as OK.
an.,s ~ ,,,ea,,,.r nt,o.e ~, ,,,nro, II, ...,,.
W ~ vas, sa.,so,ou a r.nres,,at,ves - ~
~ hc rrses .w nrn nis IN n,ten,tonrc scci,tnm
nv 'n,,ti"i for = tIv"iv n,ra~rnnh sf,as In +
,latetla! iof = Hvely pasa9fnn!i. ms III
9sssr .u a, ''oo VI 'nq''es' u 'u~
t:c,',nI r,s,,s frvn th,a ato,o nj ot.,ra in
Nascn,c! !eSMts H,l n !Lo LIZ slate u a!ialfs u
mmy "ass ,t, 'seis ~. .,ts ~ @ 9nv ess.a.o
ius , troas,,"t t S IT, ~
ss3 ~ @ .nI ~ fon " e' pAlie"' ~ a"s
as''"l'' "''A ~ W.
TILE MOST VALUABLE TIME FOR BENEFICIAL
TREATMENT 5s LOST,
the Insanity frequently beeoN,n, chronic anu
homeless, uiiti It's victim lifc-tong bur.len upon
ta'lllly o. State. Considerable numbers Of thu
hs!lo Who asc are I,s ~ ao 50 ~ 10 otaeF STATES
lor treatahent. ine ugst aee'nss oI Ail rl!nt-
tnaflaea ,ctsohs a5t' n!ltsaGeu 1y seenE present
III IN eourt w neirAtea Nt.l uhhatura! aets
ataM spceGI, vi o,hgsM,sG tenu'apae @ n!eh ata
women. ine 1estlthont IS Hpt 10 bo ol pecu-
!Iar!r.nclleate hattfe: ~ case occurs 70 mo now
n wncl q "iaIlnee TO eo,ivst Resulted from