, 1881-11-01
MRS. ROBERT.
.r,,dae Rogers Orders Her Release
from Confinement,
pe,loving that She Is Now q Woman
Of Sound Mind.
c.nucns on The Verdict Which Said shc Was
Crazy Whcn sho Killed webcr.

!hu F"' ~. III. .,ot ri, t;,a tIrCtl ho ttCl1tcrWt
Honor tnoR ms nen. ~ 49,
thr following n!'l'.'al' ru,,,,
IN t1,o Irnl Of Ada !tobcrt N tue Efih1iilal
tlr1 81 toux ttnyy, lsn,aTa"rs w .rn M it,si!oI.
,,ant Tor murder III ihe kiIi!t,K .! iltNn,r ":
Wrirr s,tle tille ~ May. ls, me- JIy retigrGd
\ yrr,llrt on sT.h day NuSetaoee, lst'' rs thl-
lo@W lo@Wr. tho Jury. nna that tl,e dctcn,innt tltd
con,li tic ats. Of killing Il!cnnr1 u. Wns'er % s
rn,rupii Il, tho 1flietMeut ilaitiilsL ner pt t!ut
ri tlu tItae IT eunslttnlH ano o ~ .no ts!'t S s @
Ien'i,iIt W. ~, % linz tIs sa rtatnlant is not
nt s,, iertlin,uttly recururet from said
sin.nnjty,''
Ind ;hprefnro tho EDnrt ordered Nttl nt1jutHcu
that Tic sali tirfrn,mtlt. AssM Hnn"fs. ae NIXON
s s.me Asylltt. III EElu, III tho Stae9f i1no!s, MD
sE"t Nil, Superintendent ahuntt ktep 1er III
sfety il, saI nsyluM until sfS f,a sha hnxo w.
tt"nl;S t"t!lE a!!a p'f''"''e''', = '''''' ''' ~
fnIrr ss order af Judgment Of tho Court sie
WIS takan tn the atyia,l and h'ss negh slf kvtt
mnicr allI y ylrtno ar wrtt Of !lnbes corpus
i..aeil ulnn " .put!t!ua os kathariua sc4!nret3
ths uot,iur Of Mira Hubert, Iii which It Is alleged
siik - Ar 49,. ..'s, .s| ,,, ,s rnstroI1,
and " l,efsfi ~ ~ ~ III Il II nrn. to srI,snn1i
N Eer ibtfty ~ X ,.,.t ,hn o NH nr.ssa
Snt Snt he her si.ctmrKe.
In 0heeIien r. tns Writ, L. M',uu.n ,t,s,!. ILL.,
tuee AaM H2nelt L. suuIt. a.u ''au ~, .i,nt
substantially 81 tno l!eta M.nsessH. na ,aat
thc was not Ily Mo ~. ~. ,, ~
tr tic sasty auta3na u, re ,. war.t u
cnnIfnlu!Glie: Nnher Wl,ie" sue WAS eoM'"'ttto
st If hrltl u nlE c!ta.y. !. .,,rop, ,,s,.
Thu warrant or s s"n,Gm. ~ !nsr ,.a
ncAt!on ~ tao ohpeIintGLiu!'t y! ~ ui4 t4 ~. ..
aheFt ~ oistouy III a the H'l! 1rt. s'sv Nv.
ily and permanently rEet"eret t!Gsa IN sucn ~
tNy 1a @ l"ss se IT, s' ~ ts wo, asyi,n ''e o'"'
The statnto .inder which % s!.n waa committed ,a1,
makes 10 prasis.o'i !nr nee WE "i ~
stored 70 sastity exGeut mGR.ss,hs tMHs ,l. ~
ascttfanng tue inet oL Fes.nsati.h ~ san.ts'
~ an,n,ts ~ M nrntIsII, ftr m,y trIai ny rOtlrt
w i,,rv IF TIM fnesttu ur hgr rigt1t tu her t-
srfr.
ear,,r,' cDiIf'srI opposl;ix tho discharge lih.t
uerbals Thu Superintendent uf tho asyt',m hid
ihe rIaht to determine tho 'l!lGsl0f1. hhra io
ses!aus doubt thnt he could snttly diecilttt'so
@ was iuIly convinced that ru or shs. bud porlua-
peutly recovered: but thut hn is to 0c
THE so..H ASp i.Nei'isle ~. =. "ua"'E ~,
and sole actor III sith saan ny C3urt VIII ovcr
hnI1 Mr. 10 uncrstm,lu tlt!t IN tho st'Hsest'on
male, tho eltIi,sel 70 silttsllsllet!;
The hnbcaa uurpus het proy!.ses that "every
perHnl rtstrn!1itvt oi us ltbcrfy
nay rEa%Gitfe ,tf . wst ,[, M M;nGs nr!sp G"rpns ~ ~
ttraEnt. II i prNrt to be t1i1tnTfut. And an
,ut think I Improper " siy it,at mink n ~
u~att snell II writ aul INJURY tllercnn'er hcfure
dschasKg mn jtttinte Ut tho ASYLUM costif1atttou
il. md held inr the G1nses tr5fi1f nhs!ef mo
iatute rG5erFod 10. lhnro snolilu he ~ ihlu'ry
uenssi. an the fnc.s lleteratno'l afsr fho fullest
opportunity has been K1vGI, for clearly nscer-
tIInng I'LL tho fnttp ~ thnt M the tif'o hitfil Il
aeitlr recovered froEl insanity, utl,l, nu tho
t"t ~ ~ IL " i,,,. mo ""l '' 'o' ~
sI.ch m I,sfjsuift,f, hMs f,i.f fully necorfc
In this cnse. l1t Mftur two days Ypgiit in hcur-
lug eytjonce und arguments uf counsel,
Mpsf hssoMH !hls hEa1oSs'htei's
pf ordering tho detention or stsuEusgu 0l n ier~
to,i Who shot to uestth Il fellow citizen, but whu
1as f0li.H mot guilty or mnrler in so Gnlu1, bp-
su,tse ut tho ttnlo or committing tue nct Sbo WAS
insane.
II tho verdict In the Caso WINS tUuullci oil
sufficient evidence, then this cDltrt woull be
bound 10 stHrt III tiH Invest IgRtOn llrun tho inct
Of established Insanity ut tho t!t,n III tho homi-
'''"n Mey. N,",. and that ai,Y t.tt ,u,s, ut thu
acnlIrey uy ind p ~ rcnoirsG rro a uo.I
insanity" Tho tcatitlony, howpyer, bna tRkp,i
wile rnnEc, and wa hnyo huHrd d very lie.
Ia,lrd history OF Mis-. Robert lru!1l her birth In
AIsacc, furty veara ago, tl,W tu this tifIf, til+
eEulng rrcltAt If tho gutlscs tklut led til the
hnantnan rs well ny spno OF Tho farts eunneclcti
with Tho Killing Without usitlertnkI ItlY tn tigfatl
and e,Ena,cnt upon tho evidence 8hGtl cpulcnt
myself With giving :, ,.o .sgs,.
r,,r r,>x,, ,,,,.,,,,
'h'' '1uSt"us!stSS OF Mf HEST Jun0AEST.
Considering Al tho EVIDENCE Ut fnots preceding
int ~ tn thy time nr tho killing OF TheGlurU Ii.