New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-06
STORIES ABOUT JOHN BAIRD.
ASKING FOR A RECEIVER FOR HIS MONEY.
DIR. sAYRE on INSANE DELUsIONs-wHAT WILL
BAIRD Do WITH HIS $1O.O0Oi

DIR. sAYRE on INSANE DELUsIoNs-wHAT WILL
BAIRD Do WITH HIS $lO0O0f
John Baird. the successful aud wealthy con-
strucon engineer of the eevated railroads whose family
declare that he is of uEsound mind and unable to take
of his estate, accompanied his counsel, surro-
gate Mcclellan, OF Rensselaer, County, to the supreme
Court, where Justice Potter was holding chambers yes
terday morning. The lawyer asked that the Union
Trust company be made receiver OF the old mans prop
etty in place of his son, John s. Baird He said that
when $3.50 paid to the father in the celebrated
GO Navarro water metre suit he directed his son to in
the in Metropolitan Elevated Railroad stock
This the Young man did not do but purchased United
States Government per cent bonds instead.
do understand. inquired Justice Potter, that he
did this against the wishes ~ his fatneri"
"Tis is OF those instances. your Honor" replied
the lawyer of a young man knowing much more
than Old man.
THAT" observed the judge, is general character
istio OF the age
Algernon 5 sullivan, behalf OF Mr.. Bairds family
opposed the application saying that the estate had teen
we'll managed 10y the young man. Justice Potter de-
cned make the change pending the lunacy proceed
before Sher's jury but he directed that $4,000
he paid rou the income OF the estate 20 the father
half for his personal AMI the rest for expenses IN
proceedings. The money is his" the Judge said
aud he SHOULD he allowed TO have 1t. Well see what
The inquiry in regard 70 Mr.. Bairds sanity was con,
tinued III the afternoon before TIE commissioners ara
III" sheriff. jury Dr. 4. W. Ferris repeated the stories
tod rcvuus witnesses in rrgarI to MI Bairds halu
cnsiiOns. c tho ch him insane, although III his con
all topics lie showed ihat Ills
mind extremely clear. He GENERALLY bean his con
on with quotations from The Bible tnd often saii
that God would destroy Julien f. Davies, Alexander
Green. tx Judge Hilton aud others Who he dcclhrd
cons! Tracy ag inst him. He said that he ad
repcuted aud not Ter Code condemnation. nut
tnat his wife had not repentei ana would be DESTROYED
What iIsiue delu>ion!' asked MI. Mcclellan
nomination.
one that cannot he Influenced by reason"
Are ali .ucn delusious eyidenc" q. iEssnitvF
"Ou, may have neiiei III signs or instance
and yet not br insane Out then Lie may DC convinced
Trey wrong"
"Di You know scotchman who would change
! his mlul even II Wrong + =. q,
/ Wei. haven't known many ScotciIn"n. ana II !
ans vrred YOU You might axe Il for al ln-iunt"n.
Dr. Lewis A. sayIe. recalled AM cross eAanlaei was
/ asked tuteI an insane U'iH>l"i. any
delu,op - insane he r. piled. ..,,
II believed III witches said Mr.. Mcclellan wOuid
that be sane del -ion y
That Id hc want OF sense, folly.
y hat constitutes unsouuli es> OF n.lnaf'
| Absence of snUndness OF mind" Laughter The
witne.s Icat,d taa the previous eNenin; idhe
IN hI- csrI age with Mr.. Bard the latter nal thanked
lIm MS life when he sick but cldci im
for having oiurd the TiIniors H-HlIs' him. II" "id
l. witness thai Ice actr against lis own iicrc- -
~ had intended % give Lin 5000 besides LIS zee
OF $50
DtI tie fact that q man with over hail million had
intended Ia lee 81 5000 Irss You as DtnI
an insane acti" asked.
No SIR" was he re-. ly. that WAS perfectly sane
TIE only part was that he failed to carry ont ms
! idea 90 Laugh Ell -,
| Br William ". strew. who. at the request ~ Mira
GarI her hus ,aEd AT the ASYLUM '"Ir"""
lated tAe previous ics.moi u regard to us dc'S.oN'