New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-20
rroI-BLEs or TILE TnOMPsON FAMILY.

the Dessong TO the scow.
TROUBLES OF TIE THOMPSON FAMILY.
The members of the Thompson family gave the
unfortunate persons who are thrnwn IN contact
tn them rest Yesterday. Miss Minnie, u Is true,
tired in the morning to strike her attendant u,
bellevue Hospital on the head with pitcher ana
kicked her once twice, when she was disoDiRinH
enough to resist She was put In room Dy herseI.
however. and. with the exception OF occasiohai sonps
and monologues about religion, comparative peace
rel0ned. She Is now initiating Dr. Tanner, ana ms
only eaten peach and drank cup OF tea since sue
has been at the hospital She says Dr. tanner u'"
not know how to manage his fast so as to make
sensation. She will he more wise, however Sno
nearly paralyzed gentleman who called to see her
Yesterday by throwing her arms about his neck
The poor man d>engaged himself with difficuiN,
aud nothing could induce him to 20 near her aItei
that. Mrs. Corey. her sister, called TO see er III tle
morning. She told the authorities tnat 0er othe.
sister Annie and her mother had been very ylOent
during he night az their boarding house NO. oo|
West Twenty -hrd-st.. and that the iandiady was
unwilling to keep them. She asked II they coma
not be brought To the hospital until arrangements
were made for removing them to private asylum
for the insane. She told that rs they were non
residents and had relatives who wereaDc 10 pay LOT
their care this could not be done: Inc doctor ~
charg, advised Mrs. Corey TO have her mother ana
sister examined BY two good physicians Imme s
atcly and il they were insane, all three would tnel
be removed 10 some asylum wlth0uf puDiicity ".
Mal0y said yesterday that he thought MISS MINNIE
was insane. without doubt. she mas renarhapIe
periods Of sanity, however. and her attendants 90
not seem inclined to believe IN her insanity. re-
porter OF The TRIBUNE called at No. 2O2 west
Twentv-third-s ST.. where Mrs. Thompson, Mrs Corey
and Miss Annie Thompson are staying. He was met
at the door by number OF women, varying III age
from fifteen 10 flftv years.
Z" Is Mrs. Corey inf
Yes. She won't see anybody If Won are a re,
porter don't want You around. We have han
eight reporters here tins morning. We wont teil
anything" they all answered in chorus and with
great rapidly. Somewhat dsmayed the reporter
backed into corner of the hall, where he could not
be surrounded. 49,
she is better" answered the Oldest of the
women whose tendency to talk apparently could
not be strained. -.
What are they going to do with herW
d" | don't know. The doctors Will have consul
tation to-day sometime Mrs. Thompson has been
shamefuly abused. but she wi get even with those
havnt any defenceess woman 10 deal with. The
idea of those brutes locking three women up IN the
station-housc without telling them why. She isn't
any more insane than am. they will be made TO
smart But here ! am talking to yOu. Now, get
right ont. OF course IT'S Thompson with p
Aud in her eagerness to lock the door, she locked
out an eXpreSsman VINO was taxing MIS-. corey
IL wa. learned from other sources that Dr. Har-
rson called to see Miss ANNIE IN the mord-
mother and sister to the asylum at Blooming
dale where they would have the advantage
of good treatment and from which they
could readily be removed. Mrs. Corey agreed TO
this, aud DR.. Harrison went OF TO prepare the
necessary papers. lie was absent some time, how
ever and the Iandlady, Mrs. Brown, WaS very
ANXIOUS to have them leave the house, Mrs. Corey
scnt for DIR. Guernsey. 1t was finally decided To
take Mrs. Thompson aud her daughter Annie to
private ASYLUM near MOrrlstOwn, n. j. Trey ac-
cordIngly left the house tor that place about D. m
Two of the boardcrs at Mrs. Browns SAID
last night that they Thought That they
had gone to M0rristown, although Mrs. Corey
and Mrs. Thompson were so nervous that It was
by no means certain, that they would not change
their minds before they reached tho depot They
Thought that Dr. Guernsey went with them. An
iuoniry at Dr.. Guernsey's house elected the in
formation that he left the city about
O'clock, and would -, not return until to-
morrow morning The servant did not
know where he had gone. DIR. HART
son said last night that Miss Annie was unqucs-
tIonably out of her mind. Mrs. Thompson how
ever lie thought, was perfectly sane, although she
was So nervous that she required perfect rest and
good treatment
Young man who was at Mrs Browns last
night SAID to a TRIBUNE reporter that ne had
known the family for four or live years,
and had boarded at the same house with
them for some time. lie sald They are
very worthy family They were III moder-
ate circumstances, and they all supported them
selves. Miss Annie has been In very bad health for
several years ard she has been South once or twice.
as 1t thought she had consumption. The
trip through the Adrondacks had been
made partly Oh account OF her health
time that she was away. Her health kept getting
worse and her sister Minnie sat up with uer every
night fo- nearly TWO weeks before she was taken
sick at Albany. Her rough treatment there com
pletely upset her, II did finally her sister. II Is
all nonsense about Mrs. Thompson beng insane.
She IL perfectly sensible, although very nervous"
At o'clock last night the WOMAN who las charge
of Mss Minnie at Bellevue Hospital SAID that she
was somewhat better, having slept quietly during
most OF the afternoon. DIR. Jackson saw her
IL the afternoon. bat did not give his opinion,
as she was very wild and unmanageable az the time
DR.. Hardy will examine her to-day.