Evening star., 1886-11-29

CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL AT FLArSFIELp ~ J.
The case OF Henry ii. Armstrong. who Is now
confined In the Morris Plains Insane Asylum Was
heard saturday In Elizabeth. n. J. The young
wife OF Or. Armstrong is charged with placing him
I'm the asylum in order TO get rid OF him and draw
his pension as heretofore stated in The STAR. DIR.
Lucien Damolnvile, OF New York, pension exam-
lining surgeon, testified that he spent an hour and
a quarter with DIR. Wcrtenbacker, the assistant
physician OF the asylum, In examining DIR. ARM
strong In the Morris Plains asylum on Friday.
They found his memory and his mental condition
generally good. DR. Lowrie, OF Planfeld, took the
stand t,,I He had visited Dr. Armstrong profession
animation he had found DIR. Armstrong's head per.
feetly clear. His memory was good as TO recent
and remote matters. Mrs Armstrong had applied
To him i'm June, lSS5 20 sign a certificate thai the
Doctor was insane, and he had told her that he
had never seen any symptoms OF insanity In her
husband, and could not put his name TO such
paper.
Dr. Thomas II. TomlInson, one OF the Plainfield
physicians, who originally made oath that DIR.
Armstrong was lunatic, was the next witness.
81 was called he testified. "by Mrs. Armstrong
on May 9th. 1885, TO see Dr. Armstrong. Twas
in his house for more than two hours" Dr. Arm
strong was violent, threatened Ia Kill the doctor
and was very bitter against his wife. DIR. Tomlin-
son said he adJudged Dr. Armstrong to be insane
from what DR. Endicott had told him as well as
from his own examination. He acknowledged
that his examination OF Dr. Armstrong was only
by eye
VIM. ]. Armstrong, OF the Washington Free
Press, said he was not a relative OF DR. Armstrong,
Uut uOttUT WAS ROulttutT 10 HIS tltltSt cillu.
Mr.. Armstrong said he received a letter from Mn.
Armstrong, OF which the following was the post
script: 81 should have told you that the poor,
dear doctor is rational gentle and most Affection
ate at times. His bitterness against me Is visible
only during attacks, which usually take place aG
full moon, and when the matter Of the pension iS
on his mind. i am sure he would send his love tn
all. He is an imbecile poor, dear sufferer The
witness said he found Dr. Armstrong In blooming
health, and asked Mrs. Armstrong why she had
written him such a letter She asked him t0
please not say anything about the letter, but t0
try to get arrears due on the doctors pension.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wellbom, Mrs. Arnstrong's sis
ter, testified that Dr. Armstrong had had amla.
bic and gentle disposition before his marriage 10
her sister In England fve years ago. Dr. ARM
strong was then 62 years old and his bride as:s,
ON the voyage TO mis- country Dr. Armstrong
showed evidence or insanity. After leaving New
York the doctor bought farm at Eyona. He did
not put any furniture In the farmhouse but said
he had furniture I'm Washington. He was absent
in washington long time, and he returned in a
very gentle mood. He had not shipped the furni.
ture, but he brought back with him a lot OF knobs.
He put them everywhere about the house. and
said they were 10 hang keys on. Mrs. Wellborn
testified to the doctors insane actions at Evona
and 10 his attacks on his wife.