The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-22
ADDIE BRINCKLE'S LOVE.
Romance in an Insane AsyIum--How 1t Began
and Ended.

Romance in an Insane AsyIum-How 1t Began
and Ended.
Philadelphia Times.
Miss Addie P Brinckle whose detention of
over quarter of a century in the Pennsylvania
Insane Asylum, at Harrisburg, has made her
famous had romance while in the asylum. 1t
was dusk last evening when a Times reporter
found Miss Brinckle rocking carelessly in her
willow chair on the broad plank porch of her
present home the convalescents retreat, at Glen
Mills.
You ask me for my old love tale of years
ago. she said, half absent mndedly, and she
laughed a queer little laugh, as her mind
wandered back to the scenes of her early con-
fnement. How well | remember it ALL | was
thirty two years old then, and had only been in
the asylum a short time when | received from
the matIOn an invitation to dine at the steward s
table. There it was that met my lover. He
was David Scott kidder, son of the late Judge
kidder, of Wikesbarre, and was confined IN the
| asylum at the request of his mother, because of
his frequent inebriaton. He was very nice to
me, and we met very often, and when months of
friendship had rolled by he proposed to me, and
L accepted him. Three years after our engage
ment, and when We had hopes of a speedy release
from the asylum, my father heard Of the
alliance.
He and Judge Woodward opposed the match
and told Doe tor herman to keep us apart
Doctor herman instructed my lover to stay
away from me. We did not see each other so
often then, and remember we'll how he would
wave us apart with his hand every time we
CHANGED to meet at concert We had clandes-
tine meetings, but they were not frequent In
the meantime Robert Fl. Swift. United States
consul to Maracaibo, South America who had
paid me- marked attention before my secluson,
heard of my enga cement and called to me.
l could not see him, but Scott, hearing of his
visit and his past attentions, became a!,SSered;
and my two admirers had a sharp wrangle by
letter.
Scott, finally, thoroughly sick of his long con-
fnement and his mothers obstnacy, managed,
one cold night, to escape from the asylum They
soon captured him. however, poor SOUL and
brought him back. He then grew so awfully
Respondent that he was removed to Kirkbrde's,
where he died four years ago, think, of con-
sumption. | heard from him several times before
his death, and he manifested strong feelings of
dislike for Dr. herman because of our separa
ton. l saw by the papers long time ago that
Mr.. Swift was also dead. Scott had a fine face
and noble physique. He was brilliant young
lawyer l understand, His sister was favorable
to our marriage, and sent me many kind mes
sages during our engagement"
DO you think your love affair was the cause
of your long detention in the asylum
Il think it must have been, for this reason.
There had always been a strong feeling of dis
like between the families Of Judge Woodward
and Judge Kidder. l think marriage connec-
ton was the cause, and l always thought Judge
Woodward had US detained in custody to prevent
our marriage. | have been told, however, that
he half favored the union toward the last. |
know that Scott thought were detained there
by Judge Woodward to prevent our union and
disliked him very much for it. What became of
all my love-letters! Oh, several years ago con-
Guided that had grown too old to even have
them in my possession. so [ burned them all. If
/ had any left you should sec them. Some of
them were very touching" and then Mrs
Brinckle laughed softly she fixed some wild
flowers in the girdle of her dress. In conclusion
she said that she had arranged for the publica-
North American Review and that the above
would be one of the many strange chapters she
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