, 1879-04-19

0
Commttre.
All Of which ls respectfully submitted.
GHAhtEs u FULLER,
EltANcit y. ,!!inbtE,
iEnnoE y. MAlfE,
- ~ 'aess'
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..--.. IIlE INSANE.
nonnoRs or MlxlNa THE sfsfrLr uSronrusAEz
r, n. Edtior Of Toe T,,n,,ne
r,c,v ~ Anrti * .~.rh. ,,,o.a.' !, s..t...
,,. -. ,,.. 49,. ",.s.,.,a 49, 30 .'ss's
t.oe " 4"s'te .'ic "'tch.'o" " Sour 9eAoees IL
tie subject oil 'nsnno criminals AnI tho proper
node os prnVtlhE ior thcsn. Tor the reason shat
there Is a large und increasing number OF this
peculiar e1ass among thu Insane tu our statc
hOspitats. and the rcrrntly.!ss,lel rcports oe
,,,rso ,nsttutons. of ,hr atotc 1,oarft NJ r,orl.
.'e W.. ~ ~ -. ~'ui
the message Of Gov. cnilom, all call attention
to the objectionable practice NOW prevailing VI
mlnr,Iur fultscrtminatcly the folonfous u,ll tho
1 r,ahi. I,,sauo ~ ' '''>' >1''
a few preliminary words may ho proper in cx-
planntlon NJ whit Is meant BY "inEnne criu-
iuaIs,n There are Two classcs of tllos In wt,u;u
rrtno and iuaon,tv ar. foun,i nssnrtn.cd. in
's "| 'n,"-' -, ..'s - A0a@ .'.
one' eF!n'aa''11 Is the cssen1'al 'ea'uie; III tHc
otlser. lunacy. lhc "crinlInal Insane" arc per-
SONS who, t,1 a stntp Of unnlislnkAbie Insanity,
and frcnticntly M n result az that insanity, aru
1et f,,to tnfroeltoua ~ tin Inv Tcp nro nor
..a s'.sv W ,e .@" NV ps.
sons OIL moro "r teea cst'fs'ah!o chataetcr #hot
IN their right mind. On the other hnli, the
class Of insane criminals Is composed of those
wlo arc essentially rrjn1iuul In character and
cnmauct in,,anenic,, 'f ,h",r ,nsan,tv mn, IN
sIn,inst, ,., ~, nnt!snuct y. ,nG's smi.y, n"a ~
laval aovainur,ont "o "i imdnnoont ~
th"Ir rrnc ~ IL" cci,nc Irith II. ronsnnn",,r"e
may 10 the direct cu,sc Of the insanity, Or ihe
insanity may even be tho causo OF the crtmu, but
throughout they l,uar tho character Of criminals.
This Is tllp class hero referred to.
THE u1ssAnB cR1uIyA1s.,
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~ av sais, aig IT,. m onuts,s ~ ,. .te1 s,s'e.s.
snn, H. si,a Is anta-r ~ NO s"p, tEi.or ~
eams ~ % ...o ~ u " W. h.e sct's an.ca ~
,r,, y N.Y. t W.
s!!.l'at snaIts, g''. aro ~ H. gttnu
,,, or ,,ra. hre,,,t,,t - iii ~, So
,'alnah, insantv faE,, 'I ihc 1attar txn IL. i.
via,, ~ ''s ,ta HILL .e ,,s.r ac.ea
s'os a. ""e, ts, ,s s.fc u a%nSs eetism tru
9.tos! M'.o..I taG'. "av WI aesvEhI@Iu @ ~ ..co
taun, ,? oar,na N dfo ~ ~" e,ri,,
trnmx W. ~, a.ent. W. ~ IL 1xtn
In aeIiros f,ry ',i tue motl,er whose madness
i!npe.s nuI ~ .lll uer oNn lnHut, u VIZ l'Au!ae
'I mmU So!t.n i,,s ~ ,nr 1, 1u1
i.iu M uus .c .a.tu !'!aJott.s W stlca eoiila,itt
.", ,omra,.tt, 10, as.t,n % ~ s
Gica aepsaYIy aao Msrnny. lno lnsaho nave ai',
lhe aaile tasslollss ltlpulses, aa,n many o1 INC
a....., saias to.sS s NY sa.t ~ Mtuut tc teas-
0'n"!n ' Fa"e. ~ ~ sSata" ~ nssu
i!le NtouE tsinacnsy ~ uueSauGc. ilgnce tilere
Is no iegaa enht attacnng 10 iae'e er!lles, nal;
nefcrthe!ess, very eo1ss,oelaoio proportloh ol
INC sane persohs wn9 eolnalit crimes aro, asiae
lso!a .neir insanlty. !9w III t,,els ORGANIZATION
nsid aepfaycu III tlclr tcnueile1es: PREVIOUS
training, habits ana surroundings, Whotl'ergood
1r W pau, afn p!aihly visible III ~ large body ol
tile lnsahc, W az knoW WIG M nave come
hutet ~ contact VIII tNctn. ihere are persons
constantly arrasgneu lor crime In our courts
~no aro 70 creator or 1883 extent unsound III
hlhd, yct afG tloroughgo,hg cflllluals; some
nfo sent 10 Tue tflsoh, anu solhc 10 Lie Asy-
lum,
ALMOST AS CHANGE MAY DETERMINE.
Tho nltlnorr Of criminals recognized as insane
increases IN notabl. manher, however purity
becausa mental disease ls butter Understood
tllan formerly. purity Deenusc insanity 1s
whole Is on the !ntrensc, nd perhaps, also, be-
ca,lsc The plea Of insanity Is ottcn frauduluntlY
but successfully set up. Will nov cn1cavor to
aiyo some tslen as to the nu'nbcrs. character