, 1881-07-22
QUITE, QUITE MAD.
,,orio,, Cases Brought to Light by
w. 1nsana.Day in the County
Court.
r,,uanniablc talluelnatfons or Two Old Ladies'
'ra1y on thc Subiest oF Ie'fsharps.

II auiy u,ils1laiy 1nr1c, hut tho fcnt.srcs they
p..ortrh, especially IN tho B1aro or tho husucf-
Wtss .,sns fr1,m whlch tho unfortunate victims
srs s,,crIng, ,wrro of almost extraordinary mt.
W. r,o ,rst caso hcnrtl VIVA that Of 0eorgc F.
,nsc, unttyo Ut England 81 years of Agc. atld,
- .ttnutw,,rr Appearances, nAtot md l,cr-
ts.tIy sauc estIzen. as IL mt seldom tho clIso
ns thr Insat,u, ha wny fully nllvu To tho ,lture
y ~ nm prorco,linHs, und inNtifcstctl ln.trl,
y.s,.slucss Ia tho ur0ss. examination Of thpso
w, W. y,yc testimony ma IL Ills Diseases. mental
.."di,iou and Il remarkable SELF. ntroa, which
.ss.lrL him, up to tho worry clpsc Of Ills own
'."tSmrnt 10 rcfn,tn from snylng anythlrE that
s..,,i touri,. tho evidence Of, other WltnGskcs.
TreIr testimony showed TINT Lowu 1,a,i bron II
t.r,.rorkIng but, tit tho sanle time, n hartl.
trnxIns nan, ii,ls indulgence, combined with
,..nlv ailments, ilnnliy undermining bis mcntul
so~rr.. Ii, making hs own Abatement, tho poor
tsow got along well cllouxh until tho Court
.,tcd bin concerning tho troubles which tho
sotrI,s had lec,i cnusing hin}4 alluston 10 which
h.l bvcn ,,'adY by ont of the witnesses, whcra.
ccssTraiion, In which he !v1rrtat thHt utc Ot lls
sInth;rcn, hxslng 'tatUsNl ~" with Il lniy at u
..eri,;rnng, hc Ind thus l,rco'uo tA spiritual ra
;ssr. and tho Rnirts hnd luetl utter him ever
s,nce, They woke him M It! tho hight ttid kept
lin svnke Co,lscrstnE With bin, and It WIZ thov
xhp prompted him tu ere4to tho periodical dis
;uybsnces IL the lclehporho0d 1f wh'cl, i,is
;smtly ard tho irIghbuva had eoinplalncd. This
atyIaiIoU from the lnrfrelly. snio nnd senslblo
stafement whlGl ho bud stllrtad nut to nlnko
fn1ts rnilrtucd tho evidence already given, nnu
1st 1sa verdict Of Insane mud not paupDr was rem
o.iin .smost cxtvaortl!nary haluclnation waa that
1aly Of a, nlsleti Mrs Cnrrto Bystedt, who ctna-
ttantiy takcd to hersesr, question ind nnswer
toIowIng ono nnother, with occasionally n nthl
M snl!ic, which showed thut sho was tlklng tho
Secnc,t Interest III hcr Holltnry ci1nt. Tho cvl-
denro eho,scd thut tho old lAdy was possessed Of
...,.. ~ IL ..,n s,,'.; y, ..,, ,v,,,,,,
though ~ 1,lnes. ENC sMsa. oHc o. tnnn Wonta n.
lease that porton o. mer noMy ahn ~. .sKG M ua M nss
sbodo u ner hena: PIC os!losca LINZ sne :' MnS
vs5 shofy H. t1 nr an5 n9 ~ 1' r MI nf bIs.
imagluHsy conversation WIS E,allly With him
sna llpol the saoiSet nt taGIr nnpfoaen!nS nnp-
ttsl,. As ff!lc, tnp o's1 lnuy "Ms Nulolt WI SUP
had had tpclis t1rinK walen Ane eoinla.iMea
that the t'so !cti ~ iicr stonacli Mero Mghting
The vef1Gt. ~ enHiso. MHs oln oa imsanity nna.
sson,hs ay', had bud h!e wltc atso scat to tho
sl aSsos &c ws sts,t seuH ippns; 4 veara q,
are. nrd thc mother uf threo children. was at-
ist,nT caro Vi her tor three yours Ia u orHzeti
sn,fon. sn was finally fOrccd 10 sock for a go,-
eratton, or late litr nln,lIn had itsslimrd in
scuio form, ui,d tho destruction of overythtng
IL tie bnasc that could be broken or cut to
pew Whsa Wy ~ VII, Git thlnas III, inrY nskn tho
rourt H. w '0N r
WIZ VT. my bea1. nv, head: hut" she nddct
pIeo,,aly ns sbp touched lcr rorchcntI. " there's
no psn herr row. md you won't sonu mo away