The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-06-17
THE FIGHT IN THE ASYLUM.
SUPERTNTENDENT LOUDEN AFRAID DIR.
SCHLEY MEANT TO SHOOT

ter Cas- Get IN OnIy shsrt Dlsws.
Mr.. Louden, Superintendent Of tho Long
Island Homo at Amityville. who. a. DR.. ]. M.
Schley alleges. assaulted the latter In the offlce
OF the institution when his back was turned.
knocked him down. jumped on him. hammered
him about the head. and when be was confined
to his house on account Of these injuries had
him arrested for assault. gave his version OF
the affair at the Home yesterday. In the
parlor . young girl the patient whom DR..
Schley went down to visit. was playing the
piano. She conversod freely and apparently ra-
tionally. and seemed to DO satisfied with her
surroundings.
Mr.. Louden was In the ONCE where the iracas
occurred. Concerning the affair Of Monday
last he said: Some two months ago re-
ceived telegram from lady in New
York requesting me to come and sec her at
once. She informed me that her daughter was
an insane patient at Bellevue. and she wished
her to 60 to my Home She could not afford to
pay for her board. but she told me Of young
man who was friendly to the family. who would
pay It, Invent to see him. and arranged matters
with him. Then took her down with me.
Her family came down several times to see hor
and expressed themselves pleased with the pa
TENTS Improvement, The next time went to
s whS @ BSyST her
the second month he asked me what kind OF q
place mine was, adding that he didn't know
lin to come down and look at It or himself as
we were always happy 70 show the place
there any He S"0 came %s0 down several times.
and expressed his satisfaction. After one
present. The next time he told me that he
would like q physician who had treated her
to see Ge tSn MIN MIN NJ, Go9 oc 6s ssa
5eiorshnnSd %, on Monday; as / Wan passing
shook hands with him and said: sup:
pose THIS 3 the doctor Im glad 70 see you ,
him to DR.. Thayer: just then Mr. Foster. one
the p physicians intends to hold generalization.
and that we mght Just as well 60 down to On.
hsn 1 sa about
minutes was called up stairs by y ring at the
door bell. After admitting the visitor entered
time. Then sat down in a rocking chair;
IL listented 70 the eony;c el until Or.
and insisted that the girl had gone insane from
cause other than that foT which dhc we were ere
recovered under our treatment: and while she
might have suffered from the ma!ady DR..
hs Of ne age re
have Produced INSANITY. Rr. sehley again in NJ
sisted that tho treatment should be changed.
80 Doctor. said want to tell you in a few
words the rules OF the house: ! am running It.
and 9 half, and has improved SO that she can DO
want her treatment changed without hav-
Ing seen her. Hadn't You better SEQ her before
Esvs To he s been
| allowed to see her yet
explained ia, TO him that che was at dinner.
..r,a Whel 1. be said, treated her before she
Did Won cure berp
~ didn't say ii did. 1didn't come to SEQ
ns e mys 6 apss e oi 81
| siders. II. after you have seen her. you will
Eiye nc ss y9GIr opinion in writing may follow
80 Won't said he. I don't think you're
49, -" We've Ind enough talk said !. Suppose
f VIII him 'as
come, I didn't bring my friend here to be il.
iOsa,I replied: Think I'm tho one who's being
' Then Dr. schley interposed: 1 tell you
won't talk with you or see the patient when
you're around. Iwant to SEQ the patient. not
Then said: I think you're very Insulting.
up With hs 5sh
draw pistol, ! rushed for him and threw my
Soa s,ss a. Ms
got away from me he, might shoot. Before
any one came his, friend grabbed my. neck and
my grip an Forster grabbed me by the other
arm. Schley got one arm free and struck me
against Mn: 50 shS! he could strike only short
s hs friend a and
him in the corner, Forster was stIll holding
me. Schley WAS still striking me. I called to
-: For heavens sako let gop
e sehlsy; struck him tripPed hin, and hove
s!sHss ss hE$f' Ts IHsn;
got hsss s a re as e h isd
Turning to another boarder who had come In.
/ told him TO take sehley into the wash room.
fhaHSss 70 attend d Nm Ai!sr Wiz ven.
We could not set q constable IN time to
got It from letter he wrote few days after
the patient came anne here ; A. no time was the
though i have spbdaed the worst maniacs
and pushed his opinions in regard % treat
frsSas vases was as MT L9qden says" .ho,.
MI. rOISter sdlu: camo III snort time De-
fore DIR. Schlcy. jumped up. Standing behind
Iouden. couldnt see Schleys position. When
Louden pinioned him. tried to separate them.
l didn't want Louden to strike. because he is
very strong. and was afraid no might kill
schley with 9 blow. | could not see whether
tinucd to hold Loudon until he called. For
Gods sake let me 10. He may shoot"
From this point Mr.. Forster related the story
Of the fight substantially as Mr.. Louden had
told It,
shsetIns At One Negro and killing Another
ST. LOUIS. June Leone Of the street scenes
In this city to-day = negro standing the pave
ment in front of grocery hring away with arsvolvsI
at another negro sitting on barrel inside the store
only about ten feet away. The shooter Charles
Morton, barber; the target waa Sam Wilson, q steam
boat lAbOrer These two negroes had been quarrelnG
about woman In liquor saloon and called each Other
hard names. Norton, he left tho saloon, said thai
| he'd Wilson later and hx him. In about half 81
hour he returned with revolver, and At about =,
found Wilson sitting on barrel In grocery store ant
opened nre on him. III. aim was poor and he misset
| his man, but At the NTH shot Paul Lassus anothe
negro who standing In the store fell dead Morton
With . Predispssitisa taAarder.
Antonio Trutone. an italian. who stabbed I
In Adams streets Brooklyn. few days ago, wrs re
moved from Raymond jsil yesterday to the Flat