New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-12
TESTIMONY ABOUT ALLEGED LUIAHc&

JuStice DonOhue, in the Supreme Court,
Chambers, yesterday granted order directing the
officers OF the Asylum The Insane at Mards lsiauu
70 show cause tomorrow why the report OF Abran
King who had been appointed to take testimony ID re-
card 70 the sanity of Charles Jackson Dixon should not
be confirmed. Mr.. Dixon confined in the asylum as
an alleged lunatc for about year and half During
mart of the lime he was kept In the Ward set apart for
violent patients On september writ OF haDeas cor
pus was issued to James and Louise Jackson his pa
rents When Dr. A. L. Macdonald, the superintendent
was ordered produce the patient In court Dc reused
on the ground that ms removal from the asylum "oud
be attended with great danger to his keepers as he Ad
made repeated attacks upon them during his conlne
meut The case was then placed in the hands OF Mr.
King as referee Mr. King, in his report, which was
filed al the County Clerks Office yesterday finds that
Mr. hi, on pcrs city ana safe and proper person
TO be al large, stated IN THE TRIBUNE ycsterdlE
morning 1t appeared from the evidence taken before
the referee that Mr. Dixon was taken III IN TIE month OF
Auril ISL and in talk with his mother, had told her
t he was SEX and discouraged, and that he Woud eli
deavor to enter either Bellevue or Roosevelt Hospital
f,r treatment Soon aftcrwar1 he entered Bellevue
DIXON had been accustomed 10 take doses OF morphine
ureyions to this time. Being deprived Of this smuan
he soon became moody and suen and at the advice OIL
the authorities, removed 10 the Wards Island
hsylum Ior treatment. Here, lt appears ne laluy III
moved and assisted the ATTENDANTS 10 Keep Iii oI1eI
some Of his fcOwprsoners MI hHng examine DI4ol
lie tiougut that the discovery OF sa"-kiIe upon le
prisoner wa no proof that The latter mttdel 10 use II
"a hatl Of hers These facts, together WIN the testimony
of two physicians, seemed sufficient proof to the referee
that Mr. Dixon was sane. , .
Theodore r. Miller, the referee to whom the case oi
loan IL CLANCY the All who Is seeDlng Tor lis Iecasc
tn me Wards Island Asy ium for the Insane, WIS re-
terrrd made an examination of the testimony OF Df
William q Moore yesterday. lie testimony was III
pat. as follows: m ,, >,,,o. 7
examined clancy on Wednesday November = /
was requested by MI Miller to make an VI
his eyes, and chem N connection Win VIVA "i,,
sucn examination, to say whether IL dd any colIICOol
win cerebral troubles disease My examination laslei
abouf an hour. found he had atrOphy OF tle "pllc
nerve on each sGe with au incipient cataract III lhe cIl
owe In connection with atrOphy Of the Opuo nerve
fycre Is likely corresponding defect III the mol Nes
Of mo brain II does necessarily lO!OW llaV me
bra Is 80 Elected; il Is natural that 1t should be- Inc
theory that the brain nerves are CORE pohuIh anec
ed Where there iB atTOphy OF the Opuc nerve If
strenrt beued zen tuere delusOns CLANCY hdu u'
sious as 10 compound ar. tnnk theie If 10 pfooA-
G of ms doing any harm II released and Put IN ciise
of MS friends. mink the man Is insane puJ AallOsa'
snrh men are not necessarily dangerous
Ir medical and other expert testimony VIII NC cIOSct
on Tuesday, November H.