New-York tribune., 1885-02-05
rs DIR. BULL INSANE :?
A COMMISSION TO EXAMINE HIM.
THE DOCTOR AND Hts WIFE IN POLICE coo"'-
DAUGHTERS 10 vACAfE THE HOUSE.

DAUGHTERS 10 vACAfE THE HoCsh'
Miss Geneyieve G. Bull, the eldest daugnter
of Dr. George W. Bull, intends to test her i"."o '.
mental stae and the influences affecting his actions
She therefore appeaed YESTERDAY to Justice Donohue ior
an order for commission inquire into the question
Dr. Bulls sanity as affected by hard drinking In ner
petition Miss Bull says that her father Ia about
years old, and has been In her OPINION ah nav" ~ ,,
drrnkard for three years. and that he mas peeh
remains incapable OF transacting business. Dr n' ~
netitioncr statcs has real estate In this city "ois
100000 and personal property amounting 70 9o'ovv ~,
he has real estate in St. Louis valued accordns " n
assertions at $4,000 and In Baltimore ~ @io''
Miss Bull then states her belief that her ia'noi ~
recently mado acQuantances and Intimate assooi"
OF strangers who may persuade him In MS hep'ss .o
dition to make away with property Dr. Bull mas 'n'
children Miss Genevieve says besides herself. oho %
Cbarles G. Bull whose present address Is unknown "
her and the other two daughters still under age
DR. W. Gill wyie deposes that when he flrst sa" Dr M
Bull In Bellevue Hospital at midnight on January o,
the patient was suffering from excessive ana proions
indulgence in alcoholic stimulants, and MS ienoi,,
even Of occurrences of the day before, was gone on
Mondav last Dr. Bull was suffering from deusions
indicative OF the first stages OF delirium treInens he
thought that woman In love with MIN. ihis ~
Itself did presage insanity, but the peculiar ieAuio
of the matter was that Dr. Bull imagined thas 'no
woman using the steam pipes In the room as o b
Unwilling ears He could not be reasoned ou. Va ,bs
belief Dr. wye considers Dr: B1 aef v an or OF his
property, and thinks that he Will SO remain ior ''Ae
time ~. pru for
about twelve ears says that In that time pr b S
been drinking % s corrobopses mo Dr. wyes OF
his mental condition: Justice D9nohme aIpontnu com
W. Ranney Jerome Buck and Hamilton Morton Il coin
mission 10 make the desired inquiry .o,.. c,., PM,
DR. Bull and his new wife, Mrs Lorraine s2aw D"ii,
urre I'm Justice Nurrays private room at the lorkVle
Police Court yesterday with their lawyer Justice Ma
ray there with J. C. JacSson counsel Ior MISS b
81 Jann ul m
Dr. Bull arrested She was present WIN ner IVA IVA
sisters Julia age nineteen and Celia age stes SSn1 al"
Young nan with blonde mustache stood behind Miss
Bulls chair when she gave Der tesn0ry h . Hf H sad
that she had made the aidavlt when Dr bul! %
read to her @na tn tns how ws a al pr Bull da not main
Counsel You at homo when your father was ar
Q.-Is that DR. Burrars son behind yoni !Ihe court
smiled and the young man grew carohai III nue. "
9.~Where is DR.. Burralrs soni Al don't know
o-Was he at the house when your father was
,rfestedi Ale was not.
Q.-Does not your father support you and your two
Does he not pay for your cothcsi Ale does
Q-Does he not pay your bills at Lord TayIors'
Ale does nOt-he never did. never r,o.
Q.-Docs he not take carc Of the fanilyi Ale uoes
not lie maintains II giving US food and shelter is
~Ah he maintains you but doesn't take care Of yoa
see You have income; Is II sufficient 10 support
youi Alt Is not. We have SiOO q year. each from
our mothers estate. ,
pr Bulls LAWYER then said that the complaint against
Dr. Bull was reduced to "habitua drunkenness ana
inability 10 take OF his property Tue daughter
admit ed that he owned the house. therefore ne must nc
allowed 10 take possession OF It, lie was going 10 take
him and his wife there after the trial aud see them IN
stalled He advised Mr. Jackson TO tell the young laelcs
that they had better interfere Whoever did 80 ala IL
nj mis- peril lie called CaI tain Gunner VINO sat IN
corner o do his duty the fDr. Bulp should
commit any act violence. Mrs. Bull had toid hlW
that she denied admission 10 the house. and nc
wanted TO know whether II had hecomc tne nu,y o'
children 10 dictate their father and try 10 govern hin
etc. He had had Dr. Bull examined that morning by
cninpetcnt physicians. and th"y said That his ihd was
clear and that hc able 10 take care o hlinsc ana Ms
Mr. Jackson spoke Of how sad and unpleasant the case
was and how trying FOR the dau tcrs to appear against
their father As for the wOmnn' he cOnclndc J, they
knew no wife in the case The doctors lawyer tdncd
10 Mrs Bull and asked her for her marriage certificate
have "A receipt the CLERK gave Here 10 L. She
stood NJ aud handed 10 10 him.
When was the woddngF asked Justice Murray.
Mr.. Bull leaned forward quickly and cried III loud
voice. The thTtietl. Friday
VINO performed tho ceremony
Mrs Bull leaned stil further forward and said eagerly
"Perkins Rev. Newton Perkins. at the Church OF
the Reconciliation
What dcnouiuationT'
Epi-cOpH' N" said.
The case thea dismlssc and the opposlng counsel
had "a conference nr. Bulls lawyer agreed not 70 take
h, ccut home until day when the three daughters
shall have vacated the house. Ihcy VIII remain Tor
time with their mothers friend. MIS- BufraU
NEW STEP ~ THE MARlE-GARRISON SUIT.
Az ORDER 10 SHOW CAUSE WHY TIE CoMMO-