New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-29
IHE COURTS.
MRS. wYLIE NOT CURED OF HER HABIT.
NO rRErRNCE THAT SHE is INsANE-HER LAWYER
COURSE.

MRS. wYLIE NOT CURED OF HER HABIT.
no rRETENCE THAT SHE is INsANE-HER LAWYER
To PURSUE ANOTHER COURSE.
A male faced woman, slender and sickly, some
fortvfve years old In Part Ill OF the supreme court
Yesterday, conversiEg With friend she was MIS- heu
rietta wylie, the daughter of Henry HorheeK VINO rev
her the use of goody Of money on his death She
was paced In the Sanford Hall AS lum, nj Flushing IN
hpril OF last year. has been confined there since
AZ an hab ual drunkard in charge of DR. j. '" Bars'o"
the superintendent of the institution under an orur VI
Justice Dyokman. made a, White Plans In APRIL 1850
anon the application of Afr d g Brown who had been
onnoinffd as he cOmmites OF her person. Mrs Wyhe
was declared az habitua drunkard on the application OF
her half-brothers Mrs. Gunther, the dau; hterlnla"
OF ex-Mayor Gunther, and other relatives mrs
Wyie appeared somewhat nervous az enc
copversed with Mrs Ell j. Eton, her friend OF fourteen
wears standing on whose petition Justice Blrtett had
issued an order directing hat Mrs wyle should ne pro
dueei in court Near by sat DR.. Barstow' pleasant
featured man OF some Atty year, and male relatives Oh
Ms wylie were distributed about the ROOM
Meanwhile I'm Oh mbers before Jus ice Bartlett
LAWYER Leonard was attempting to show why
Mrs Wylie should be released from CONNIE
men, and Lawyer j. Treadwen Richards opposed tne
nroceedlngs Mr. Richards declared that on April 23'
1888 Mr. Brown, a. The committee of Mira "yhes per-
son mad obtained an order from Justice Dycmsn that
his charge should he confined In SANFORD Han IN 'he
hone that she be cured Of her love of brandy ana
Mrs " lie stu required this restr, int Mr.. Leonard
asserted with the utmost assurance that Mrs. "yne
had July re ,OSered from the tendencies OF a"uypso
dnkard" A. ne aeconately applied the term ana then
read Mrs Etons affidavit already gwen IN IhE FRI
BUNE Mr. Leonard that Justice Dyckman in com
hitting Mrs. Wye TO an insane asylum had transcribed
his powers His client for six months had en- send
Ing her friends begging them to secure her re-
lease After reversing the return de by Mr. Richards
Nj Leonard finally stated tnat Mrs W7e laid claims 10
sanity and an b lily TO take care OF herself He wished
her Ia be pl ced in the hands Of her friends and desired
TO vest gate Mrs wye'e mental condit on
Justice Bartlett informed Mr. Lconarl that the proper
method OF procedure would he to attach the committee
Of Mrs wyle's person and have Mr. Brown show use
why ne should not be discharged, as the committee
was under the supervision OF the Court The JUS
tice therefore. denied Mr. Lconard's APP
IMITATION for a commits on. Nj Richards
then took occasion say that there never had ben
p-eteuce hat Mrs Wyhe was insane Sanford Han ne
said wa, an inebriate well an insane asylum Mrs
wylie had been KEEP from ane and al contact win mad
people had had her carriage for daily rides aud the only
restraint put upon her rat was kept FROM ac-
ea.s 70 brandy bottles containing any liquid them.
Mrs Wyles FIR ends might her at any time, he said
LAWYER LEONARD finding that he had been
on the wrong legal scent went To Part III.
an had Mrs wye sign pc ttion and after two hours
dgcni scrhhlng he went before Justce bdrct aun st
an order requiring Mr. Brown 10 show cause, IN Kings
County. next N nday, why he shoui no be discha,gei
said thai Mrs. Wyle shou d be restrained OF
her liberty only far was necessary 10 prevent
a collision between her and brandy bottle.
, Dr. Barstow. I'm conversation later gave glowing
OF VI s.Wvle's comfortable position al san or
Hll. she hld perfec liberty the ntefdctet
dFec ion: sue cOud ride ont daily and re Give hcr
fren's. II stated the institution received 500
q week for the o. Mrs Wyie The lady herself
appeared TO be on the best OF terms with Dr. Barlow
AID she said that she md complaint 10 make I
against him he had treated her with the creitest /
consideration he desired TO lei the institution
rs she considered herself cured OF her former hanefu
habit Dr. Bar-tow insists no feyeT, NAT IN poison hhd
was im rowing We woull qure time 90 drift IN
10 that m-ntd and ph sicl state wher" the sme OF
brandy would not ac up rresist bic inspra-
ton
Mrs Wyle de parted in company with Or bafs'ow ana
minute aJer Mrs Eton who had paused 10 lOok over
LAWYER I,onaris shoulder he put Flushing touch
10 his hual pet to-, after the two In bot haste ana
caught them as they reached their carriage