New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-13
MRS. DANA NOT IN AN ASYLUM
HOW SHE ESCAPED INCARCERATION
SICK IN IRvING-PLACE AND WATCHED BY A HOST
OF DETECTIVES.

SICK IN lRNING-PLACE AND WATCHED By A HOST
OF DETECTIVES.
DR.. Frederick w. Dana was married to Miss
Marion Wilson, OF Southport, Conn. on November I,
1864 HIS income at that time did not exceed 500
year. but he had expectations wealthy relatives.
He pactsed his profession in NewYok for portion Of
the time Bond Street Dispensary The couple lived
happily until eight years ago, when as Mrs. Dana now
says Dr. Danas violent temper made trouble in the fam
fly. No serious rupture, however, took place
until three years later, when she left her
husband and went to live at the
Argyle HOTEL OF Babylon, L. l.. her board $50 week,
being paid by her husband. One week she used the
money he to her in paying sundry small bills, and
received from him letter rebuking her therefor, and
afterward the money sent directly to the landlord
Then Mrs Dana left Babylon and went TO Naragansett
Pier with friends There she learned that the family
residence No 90 West Fifty rsrst had been sold by
her husband She to NewYok and found that this
was not true, and remained sick the house for
ten days. Then her husband, whose grandfather, mr.
Billings, rich merchant of Providence and New-York,
died and left his grandson upward of 100000 in money
and property He directed her to to seaside resort,
while he himself to the handsome residence owned
by him in Providence He afterward wanted her to 90
Europe charge of but ordered her not to 80
to Baltimore, where she had friends.
Mrs. Dana after leaving the house in West Fifty
St, lived Staten Island and other places until lost
fall when. being without money and friends, she camo
to New-York and went TO live with Mrs.
J. C. Bishop, daughter of the Rev. DIR.
Woods, q former chaplain OF Sing Sing Prison.
Mrs. Bishop lives at No. ia West Fifty-eighth-
st. and received $5 week board for Mrs. Dana, tho
money being paid by DR.. Dana AS now alleged Mrs.
Dana lived at Mrs. Bishops up to Monday
last She occupied little dark room, lighted
only by q shaft the first floor OF the
apartment house. in which Mrs. Bishop lives. At times
it is said, although the extremely cold Mrs.
Dana would be locked in 1t with other
company than bottle OF whisky. Mrs.
Maddern, who visited Mrs. Bishop, declares
that she once Mrs Bishop drag Mrs. Dana into her
room by the hair, kicking her in the meantime.
In March last a suit was begun by DIR. Dana against
his wife in the Providence asking for divorce
on the ground Of adultery and divorce The suit has
been postponed owing to the illhealth OF DIR. Dana
On May IL Dr. Allan McLanc Hamilton, Of No. 43
East Thirty-third-st.. and Dr. John @.
Perry, made anldavits that they had person-
ally seen and examined Mrs. Dana
at the house Of Bishop, and after Mrs Bishop had
Informed them that Mrs. Dana had hurled
lighted lamp about her dark room, and
had tried to set fire to the bed-cothes
they came to the conclusion that Mrs. Dana
was suffering from hysterical insanity and dip
somania, and her incarceration In tho
! Boomingdae Insane Asylum was recommended
Judges Lawrence and Donohue granted the prayer OF
the petitioners and 1t resolved TO remove Mr Dana
to Bloomingdae Monday evening. Mrs.
| Maddern. who visited Mrs. Bishop as
|
become interested in her. and when Mrs. Bishop eonded
TO her tho resolution to Mrs. Dana, she was
| surprised, for she had never seen any signs or
insanity her. Apparently however, Mrs Aaddern ac-
quiesced ia the arrangement but Sunday evening sho
found Mrs Dana alone and Informed her OF the proposee
plan She also her some money, Tor Mrs Dana Was
pennlcss, although she had some danOnds on heI nu
gers also II is sad 10000 worth OF precious stones
in a safe deposit company. These Jewels, IL Is
alleged Mrs. Bishop was anxious to 9o get pos, Pos
! had been advised by Mrs Madden, told Mr. Bishep shop
| which she would back and 90 to dine with Mrs.
| Bishop in the Park Ito BloomlngdaleL - -
Instead Of going for her Jewels; Mrs pana "eRs s
| Irving Place, reaching there IN state OF
anxiety and nervous prostration. she was az once
placed in bed, and attended Dy Dr. otto Fulgran VINO
Dr. and Dana for many years Dr. Fulgrdu said that
Mrs. Dana unquestionaly suffering from nervous
| ness but he could lind no symptoms ot dpsomaha or
Lawyer Walter Bronx went before Justice Duffy, in
the Jefferson Market Police Court esterday and asked
for warrant FOR the arrest OF Mrs. Dana, which the
OF Court officer Gardener. When the officer reached NO
| G3 Irving Place he told by DIR. Full
graft that if he removed Mrs Dana he he
Gardner returned to Justice DuRy with the inormaton
learning the facts tile magistrate Endorsed on
the warrant: Not executed as ne woman woa
| "A Vig,rour effort to get back his afidavits, but
LAWYER House opposed the demand in behalf OF Mrs.
Dana and Justice Duffy ordered that the papers were
all matters OF record they SHOULD oe hed AWAY III luo
| archives OF the court. :,
| Mrs Dana is now eonGnel in the house at No. SO
| Irving place. guarded by six detectives from
a detective agency hired Iy by those Se,ec,yao wao
are nj so stationed the house 20 protect Mrs Dana
from assault or attack and the policeman on post Is
| carefully watching all Of them.