, 1880-12-30
JOEL HENRY WELLS.
Continuation Of tho inquiry as to
His Sanity.
Mr.. Wells Makes Number Of Very
Singular Statements.
Evidence Of People Who believe Him K
1se InEuilc.

Toned at grcnt tnngth t,y Mr.. Gibbs ns 10
His tLtEHtTtMATE sOH,
whose BIRTH, no snIl, ,1 had curccneti. hut Ict-
tor WINS prollic.i In which no hal told nl n'o''t
hin. Ills explanation uc tho hitter, however,
was clchr. lIo dcuicsl ttn.t he Ind teIcgraphct1
4, II. flEynn, NJ Washington asking h'f1 tocopy'
right his tWells9 "LIto md 1tccollcctions, IN
which tho etntc1Ncnts Woru nhto ny 10 hss tlllter
Ont families. lip, chilled "Jack Ncnal'','
otherwiso James Wells, hsa half-htathar.
IIo had never sald his muthor WIS Jnck'R
mother Jnck's fnnther was tho nilstrpsa hr |
wituess fothnr. lic had scon 1nnn nc believer |
10 DO .Iuck IN Etgn walking about In church |
and in tho Hospital grounds. 1tc was always |
accompanied by II keeper, and Ind 10 nuke com.
munlcatto,s with extraordinary care. lie ha'l ,
talked with Jack IN tho deaf and umbIangl,Rso
from tho thIr-story window Of tho Asylum.
Letters wcro rcnd in which Mr. Wells statcl |
TINT his iatl,or md mother wire redvorccd In 1850,
and that Ills father married jacks mother.
His father toll him nbout tho rnnrrlngo VII.
ness did not know TINT hIs brother In Sun Frnn"
tolsco hnd knowledge Of this.
Witness said Jnch FIRST appeared to him In
Chicago In 1901, md tint ho told Mrs. Wells
about him. 1io did not know that Jack was llv-
Ing ut TINT titno
Dir. Gibbs BNId
JACK WAS A nELusIoN.
Er. Wells rcmurkcd tint he would havo good
tirne proving tint. 1fo thought JAck was en-
titled to aq,Inrtor OF hts fnthors estate. Jack.
at rst, wanted 10 DO acknowledged nsh brother.
but afterwards said ha didn't euro about 1t.
Jack wus at tito Asylum in 1870, mud wanted to
whip tho Superintendent, Qttt witness ,{stX. his
influence BY talking With hlnl aud looking ut
lin to induce him nut tn 10 It, llo hnd not seen
Juck ainco he left tho Asylum. "
a lettur WIS ren.l Ii, which witness hal stated
tint Juck lived fn Ch1cngo, nn1 was roputa'
bic Businessman. lie. however, couldn't givo
tho nMIue Of Il M,nn who kNow htni, or hts plaen
of rcsfdpnco. snyluu that ho twttncss) had nvo!d-
ed hir Ito Ind written lcttors tn hlm, directed
simply Chicago, and beloved thero WIS such a
person,
Questioned hB to whn sent him to tho Asylum,
he sntil his wlfe aud her gnng were Instrumental
In doing II. uu Ind had desire to 10 through
tho ins,ne asyiums Of tho state 10 sec how thUy
wero run, mad was under ngrcomcrt to do so. tn
order to write then, I'M, lIu couldn't tell with
whom ho contracted. lilo hnd picked up p0ck-
ages OF paper In tho Asylum grounds containing
Instructions or suggestions ts to the invnstiga-
,on' s as ga s!G =, 99% ,s %.y,n na XIV XIV
II emty seS" so IT, @ NS We s IL e
not uavo s escapss VI w!thsst letting Gss,ssIs down
frum tho winulow. lie was all"sc,! to Tonui
81. KIlbourise's @ knowe,iKo, and It WIS On these
ocrNs.ons that he SAW .Inek. lie haa not wrtttet.
70 people aud told them TUT the cn'.ts.os FOR the INC
Ut thp lternry work ho hatt tn view, lntenli,g
TO write Aye locks nAout tugMtlc penpto aud thoir
tre9tllent. liz nlsa hnd au ft!eh Ut writing
4 nAAlu IN WHICH lpio1b SHOULD LIE THE
:t CiiA1sAcTEtss,
9nd IND tShea @ s w III FIT KS on nae d e e,,p
tract with him. kin denied TINT no Ind written
ny tint 10 " ns eE snn.ract &c cgia Wy, ssy so
1slg!u Asylum and look into the matuer of Its
annt'tgm.nt. H. ,,.., H. ,,,,,ioh .t,o .+,tnn,o,t
m Mr; % ul6oa read letter In WHICH tue sea'cmo"t
VIZ "IItnnas su,a },o had mode tho nfonoaItfou to
Am nntnuUn wht1n in itIiI- but fiu Gyliepctl prl
onteol, mon o woro on tho rapor which Induced
Amdnug n tbon, I woro Jusigcs i!lotsett end Drum
t1old. N. Il. Fairbnnk, and Marsbnli Field.
Nj tSa Gees 1Ha ere slsy wnc w'c ''oSS nAa
Wells remarked that tt was ~ wftten Hts If f.
"a It u Ike aftorssaoSs aftrs oSe sessIon I'A'' 's''
pH.. uEonoE i. w1rs,
or Allens Groys Wls, testea a,at BE- hn,'
known Mr Wel1a personally Tor three yoarnx E. a',,' M
yerea ectrs A. T. ASs GroyS s ~ ~ ealls o
that he ttne l'9cfor} considered him l,snne, n.!t =
Mskeu 'nas nu " 1it tH ,, f,,;c ~ n"tn
vi. tSo hHnhs 81 In rr.rR in March 1rcn,'ii,a
and adopts thss mems a. tG ba a9eu.toa ;ona hIso
Hozcn iImns ofnre ,tt nnv,,r ,cpI, cauuht
ssssax H. 1st Mr. sns d.! tises n s3s
Rnnw nuibnw aSn,t I iban" wolls aai,t to roa.
III r.: Sis w, Sss " SSS?s .t;s. ess
Ss tos sa n ts sS.St a3Gs @ I anG se s
Dsisss I'M IL Is1 1 ss1,ss3s Sss ,,s9; a;xo hx VT
nesa settling forth ta1t sr Wells y Was sn mot m insn M
bssn M cInl II nv Wv G c!enr Ind nta axpost "f ss
Mhasss ear iasse y1,a 1nos
espco'a"s VI 1uu o.p !oe"t.4 w u a.. 1's'"