New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-26
TIE COURTS.
NPTLY DECLARED SANE BY A JURY.

PROMPTLY DECLARED SANE BY A JURY.
A hearing was he'd yesterday before Com
mssioncrs and Sheriff Try in the OF Miss Emeuo
Lucie Laurent, who has cOnhned some time in
the Asylum for Insane FemI on BlackwcPs Island,
and who said Is pereoty Mis-, Laurent's at
torney that her tner got her sent the asy
un, not because she es sane than he Is, but be-
cause wanted to get her property. just before sh
asylum, the attorney says, her brother
Induced her give him over Of attorney. The frs
witness examined Dr. mt, who is connected with
the asylum. He said that thought Miss Laurent had
epleptc mania She had said thar she wanted TO die,
that thought everyone wanted to njurc her, and
that brother in particular making every effort
TO get her property away nom her. For the last
weeks he had not observed the symptoms which ne had
described Still he believed that she not Of sound
mind She suspicious of all with whom she came in
contact. Police Sergeant Croker said no had known
Miss Laurent sor about Ave years she at the po-
lice station not long before she seat to the asylum
She had brought there because she had been asking
the people a car in VIII ch she riding, to kill
her She told him that her brother had all her prop
city away from lie afterwtrd discovered that what
she had told him about her brother the tru h. Pre-
yous to the time he saw her the station had peyer
any thing III her winch indicated tht she was not
sane. ---,, a.. -, Il, 49,
taken 10 the asylum in July last She had lived In Thr
teenthst for years prior to that dnte She was
taken to a house in ThOmpsOn-st by her brother who
told her that must with To protect her from
being stoned At the house ThOmpsOnst. ho brought
IN n man whom he Introduced "a physician. Tue two
men soon left her ana returned WI powder, which
tney made ner take. She afraid OF her brother IN
this house one morning he comp lie! her put On
dress. She out inc the street. aud went TO her
house IN Thrteentnstr but was not allowed to stay
there She very hungry because she hal been afraid
10 eat anything in the house IN ThOmpSODst she there
fore go Into street car IN Order ~ up town she
lost her looking for certain house, and wandered
abOu the city until late hour Sho had not signed the
power attorney to her brother except under c0mpul
sion sac hought that he wOdd have killed her II che
had not signed IT, She mad given her brot-er groa,
deal of occasion she gave BIN SoOO 10 III
duce him troubling nor Her properly came 10
father. Tier brOJner had subjected her To
persecution because he hal not got the prop
orty she said had long time given her brother
nearly all tne OF support wnica he mad had. and
she had sought for long limo To keep away from him.
She spoke with apparent Intelligence ABOUT her properly
affairs.
Tue Jury expressed desire that export testimony
should be offered in suppOrC OF Miss Laurents sanity
but that the should be left to tneu tue testimony
already taken The jury with very tlo delay rendered
n verdict III favor OF Miss Laurents sanity motion
will be made immediately have the verdict confirmed
by tue supreme Court Miss LHurent's propert, Is
tinated al IRON $4,000 to $4,000. Her brother 1t Is
sail, has put mortgage on 1t for Pl,oOO under the
power of attorney which he oOlained from her.