The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-11-12
HEARD AFTER TWO YEARS.
DIXON, A PRISONER IN Wards ISLAND
ASYLUM, DECLARED SANE
An Opium Eater who Improved Under Treat.
mcnt, but UnwiseIy Tried 10 Escape from
the Convnlescent Ward, and Relapsed.

mcnt, but UnwiseIy Tried 10 Escape from
the Convnlescent Ward, and so ReIapsed.
Referee Abram King filed his report yes
terday In the case Of Charles Jackson Dixon.
who Is now prisoner In tho Wards Island
Lunatlc Asylum. and has been there nearly
two years. According to DIR. Macdonald's tes-
timony. Dixon. when he arrived at the asylum,
was depressed melancholy. and worry silent.
He refused to speak. Ho was treated for con-
stitutional trouble and improved considerably.
lie was then sent to the convaescent ward.
Not ic.og after he had an outbreak and was
sent back. Ills outbreak was an attempt to
escape. He brokc OFT window and got into
tho adjoining grounds. The employees Of the
asylum followed him and hsd severe struggle
with him before they could bring him back.
He was under extreme excitement. very threat
ening. and very abusive. Next day he threat
ened the Doctor.
cannot say that have made any especial
ly thorough examination Of him more than
two or three times" DR.. Macdonald went on
examined him in August or September.
In my judgment he was IN 2 condition Of
tion, ,exagNerated ideas Of himself and his
by rules and behaye himself properly his ten
dency to become threatening and abusive with
from condition Of melanchola to what 'T now
consider a condition OF chronic MANIA Phys
ically his condition has much improved"
Dixon was sworn. and testified as follows:
born En- II ssm SGs G
slanxhtsrsr started when was aboutl2 Ny mother
sSsa sSsso AZ: year
s sf SsAns Asss in az sSs
s"f s Ss IN as.
s TO- nGs Ss
went Wards Island ssylrm nna have been there iWo
~ = Z; :% y Sss
bad y o y
;ss@ :s S :s n
ESss ssS ss
working in the pantry got from es man t Tsn
70 o s to Gps % 0f . t. S ap a pS
SI; ;s Fink
@ Ss sin% ""cst ad saGs
and on srs AMI ns s ass
came in the night TO search mo thought il was very
have no iii feeling against Or, Macdonald or Dr. Esgsn
Dixon's mothor. Louise Jackson. testified:
HIM @ do anybody sny injury. Before 10 went away
When he got to The hospital he could sct none. saw
posse ersvas sig 10 ns attempt @Sa an! and
RsT.Sd 'd s rsa g ws s he
pose he a,tsnntsd to escape because feared he was
MS head s open II. N
snS ana % Of t bis hn H., VIZ H
"GS S,S s oRs1s TS1EHS The Doctor
Referee King finds that the assertion that
Dixon is now insane is unsupported by the
evidence introduced, He says:
in 1t: BY bs ss s asssG ns Pss:
assisted them in preserving discipline and order Il the
and
ss assI "a the e.ong By Sf % c
that he rational giving his e,idenes wit intelligence
FssaFa ans saa ia s:
iss%iiis: sHhaT,siss srvas
ou . n he G Ct " q his danger
month 81 lnG of tnis year and that no y9lspce
d g 9s THAT Dixon is sane and should be
Aaron Kahn. Dxon's counsel has applied
not only for, the confirmation of the referees
report ard the discharge Of Dixon but also for
tempt Of court in falling to produces Dixon s S2n IN
response to the writ OF habcas corpus DR..
Macdonald said il would be dangerous to do 30.
he asylum TO show cause tomorrow why
Dixon should not be- released.
OF somebody for personal damage toa man un-
,ns,iy placed IN an insane asylum is soon to be
.h pSb ne css ts
case are not ready. but will soon be served
Tho new Society for Improving the Welfare
complaints may be sent in the cases of all per-
sons supposed to be unjustly detained in
lunatic asyums.
Judge Donohuo in Supreme Court. Cham
half Of Henry Pronse Cooper. tho question OF Of
aS n # now the SseS o the s sh sa,
and placed in charge OF an officer OF the court