, 1881-11-02

hhFG An}aG "'&hthE u tlio sosts HAts 9tt tuo !
contrary, have relied upo'l henccable tneas-
urcs, ,tpon itegallos,s. Mr.. Smalley Is quito
right IN chnractcrizing the nritiss, Irish pol
icy as "the 1oyc Of tho ctcncllyt fist"
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SOME oun1oslT1Es IN CRIME,
Within tile pnst tlay or two the Chicago |
courts lnye furnished several cascs, which. |
IL not cxactly bclonging to Tho category Of |
ty,uses ccgehrcs, arc 1T least curious enough !
10 attracl more ,1,an ordinary attention.
Tho nl.,st notable Of these cases was thas |
whtrl, lcsnttcst In the discharge of Mrs.
1tobcrt, wi,o hns been confined III tho insane |
asylum turing tho past two ycnrs. Sornc- |
thing lmor1 tAnn two years ago this Mrs.
i,nbert killed tnnn naulGl Weber, whose
mistress shu tlnd been many years before.
Weber Ind given Mrs. Robert nil allowance
during tho lifetime of a boy who wns SUP
posed to t,e tile offspring Of tleir illicit rca-
tiorls, but cut oif tlls allowance after the
| ctlith's tcnth. The woman hnd fhNtab rc-
pcatcd efforts to secure means for her SUP
port 0r intlemnacntf0n for injuries which
| she c!nin,ctt ns tho frsllt Of her acquaintance
| viii, Weber, and ono day during tho progress
Of conference OH this subject shot Weber.
The tlcfclso put forward III her behalf WIS
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insanity, and tho Jury before which s!se was
tried returned verdict finding tint she Ind
Killed Weocr' bit aiso tl'at she was insane "
tho time sl,c committed the net, and that she
| had not ut thu time of the trial fully rccov-
cred from her insanity. She WIS taken to
| the Asylum under nu order Of tho Colrts
niltl llns NOW hccn discharged, after two
yenrs of confinement, MS perfectly sn1lo and
cutltlcl to freedom from restraint.
!ho optl''on "e'se'eo W o"ueo i'ossls .,, u,
ot"e'l's wv oise',,t ~ y, 4a.s. - 4. ~.
y. s'sninc''lce' ~ Io"u no.' ~ soulst, 49, ~
Ills 11alci"i cat'c''s "ecm,e o".i's'1 a4'1s t..'
VeIulct "c.i"lt1n'a -''s' !supets y. te'p"na'
bhltS LOT tne i,''lfect VI ".uo' wa ~ iatev'
but le ilas 'i''uIa,sa Sesy o'oau1s ua' a'o''
~ nls opll,o't. W. III. Ano" I'"s ~ ."sss .'s
"t thls An'a' sass '""sv Moee's, ao
recognition o. insanity IN uelc"so III c.sn..
lna1 prosecutions u lfetue','s t''e ,'sss.
oi o"r o'erete'''o"s "l'a 'oo ss"lp'.'nsa', ~,
!Arois u!lo ne '"us l'''' nv "oea ao1 Nv
1usshleu ~ s''il's ."a' "sls'e ~ elio w.
aleI WHICH l'e "o''u A''ucs otnot Iol'4es1ol's
OF 1nsan'ts "ae1e ;11e 1Acss se''t'Hs @ ss u' y
hoh'el9es os ll'Nl!cs "e,e t'eu ino"l ~
eisloto1" sen'''hel'''l' Au asnsa1.o" =. i"sss
OF Inc case We atu no" consluellns. oaase
lIosers co"la l,ot W E"'csnsn W 'e'"'ss
thy %s fo' rs Rbcrt @ t'' sane sT wonau
u'ths. io'la 1s' " o""o "u". ~, ,''..
orrrnsao,t tim ontnlon tint aim Ind nuyer
! been Insane,
i ,r,o h, "a ,octs II, Nm 1,ohor} cose suf,}ca tn
i cou~ircs onv acnsth,a nor,on lint th}s
:, ,vo,vo,, Syos ncver ,psoro IN t,,o nroncr seusc
~ tl,o tcr ri thot tic r,lca If insanity ,yat
!, tr,,,n,,a, ,,r, to Secure ,ar npo,,ittnI on the
i, ,,l,,,ro ~ rn,r,,or sho t,l1nd 1ve1,cr fe
!. on,,ao sn, bod n vr,,,1ro arnlnst him. ,rl,
i, ;"rw ,.,ts1 trIo,, ,,nr rn11rvc,I hcr NJ the ye
+ sno,s,,,,ttv ~ ,l,a ,,o,ptct,la Imcauso # he
- ,,na1 ,ar ,,r,,,,.,e ,vos vail yrn,,,,1n,t nm,
# ,m.n,,,tv ,yns ,,,ur.. rrc,oxt fnr nvnr,ng III,
- ,,o,,"tt, ~ fin ,ow IL svmnothv for tb, ne
II ',,sod ord m eat,r,to of nrnvloua iu;nr,
,,ors ,or,,,,tt",, IL, MI coscx tn ron,lona tf
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