New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-04
oppr1cu1,s LETTER no HIS MOTHER.

The taking Of testimony as to the mental condl-
ton of samuel Obreight was contiuueu ar he
7 ndIow Street JAIL was the first witness, ana teS-
,itied as TO the behavior of Obreght while III the
Jail he said that o9 t lava Ias neces1
sarv To lock HIM up. On one occasion NC
had Knocked down another prisoner Lawrence ~ \,
who was cleaning his teeth Ill the Datn-ro94i, usins
a tumbIer Obreigh t went up and wanted the glass
10 drink from. keeper told OOrelght that IL Was
not fiji to drink out OF. but Obreight insist on nay
inc H. Cox would not give 1t up, ana ODIeiRnI
Knocked him down. The keepers then nter1ered
and Obre,ght locked up by the witness illness;
9DreighSs tH MSSIs s asf hn. Search
Was made but nothing was found q, lion on
Obreight but lead pencil On tne Io1n Oh ou INC
Obrei hit wrote Oh the wan OF ms eei tba dny ny
last day in this insil ution." This was the uay ne
male his escape Obreight had also threatened 10
cut a Keeper in the abdomen ca, .,.., .ostieod
Marx Opreight, q brother OF Samuel, then testnea
as TO letter his mother had received IRON samuel
= On SUNDAY morning." said the witness, letter
from samuel addressed to mother was brought ny
large broad shouldered fellow VINO nad on yaeits-
mans shirt and wore heavy double chain. on
coming to the gate he asked
Airs oSssght aD TaS he replied fSAs that ~n he
came from the Sherlfs office and SAID that he must
see mother personally, and drew out the letter AS
mother cannot read Ehgiisb took tne Loteh anu
read IT. then said: You have a cheek TO Drlng
this, He SAID: sam gave Inc this letter and
know the contents. Are you going TO glve ine inc
money y On my refusal he Went OH looking PACK
every four or Eve steps to If any one Was follow
Ing him This was 10 am. Sunday"
he following is the letter as II was written:
Mrs SARAH OBRBIGHr ,,..,. =, A.,
n Madame You will please SEND immeoiatey ~ .ne
bearer and put In an envelope One Hundred Dollars
robbng me Of all had. give 1t distinctly 10 DE UNDER
stood that never viii be taken DacA 20 dludetoWh Asy-
luIn again aud help the Obreght family IL Is ue
cded against NE. You have MADE me desperale
had a notion 70 come over last night But
thank God that II eS n and had carr page
waiting for almost WITHOUT funds ana II on 40
NOT send Inc money BY bearer You WIZ meet NE nneA-
pectedly and God help the ODrrsnt ino" 9nei'
thing That is gong hi your nouse ana mere IL NOT
ne,sSn enters or leaves that do not know WHAT III
is life IL me, III am prosecuted AS lor me eoinS
back TO Middetown, Every one OF the ODreght FANNY
W., 20 tn tnir graves You do not know yet what
srief IA Woe unto the family II am made
d.sperate The best living eau De turned 10 iron.
do NOT wish ~ any threats, ana therefore nope
Won viii send the money and not DC advised ny anyone
So oep me God IL you 40 not send IL You w near from
m. nefsonally After to-day my whereabouts VIII DC
unknown 10 everybody as VIII 60 constantly III aus
sius. Hoping era oi morning Will hang ON your
80, ali for some length OF time remain SAM.
No further witnesses were present 10 be examined,
aud the case was then closed and the evidence sub
nlfted by the referee 10 Judge Lawrence, OF the
Supreme Court Counsel on DOM SUES "iu piopapiy
he heard TO-DAY or tomorrow. Mean lille Obrelght
is enjoying the cool breezes OF Fort Lee ana re-
ia,ing his wrongs" TO the admlrlng crowds OF
men and BOYS that gather around hin. III lie is de-
ciared insane by the court no can Dc secured WITH
ont trouble. Ii IS now stated 10y MI fromm, the
ss,nseI Of the family that regular plan was laid
tor ohreloht's escape, and thai rooms had been
oa gad for hum at fort Lee previous 10 MS taxing
french leave ObIeight Is now constantly watched
Inv Deputy Sheriff luoney, anu II he should leave
New Jersey, would immediately DE arrested Mrs.
Obreight WAS present at The examination OF wit
n.ss.,s Yesterday but would say notn ng about her
son EXCEPT 10 protest against the idea OF lis being