New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-30
IS MRS. EMMoNs INSANEi
..uroN CONVINCED THAT SHE IS
rxr TO WASHINGTON TUESDAY NIGHT AND
shH WIZ .au.xn FOLLOWED HER YESTERDAY.

>,,r xrrxr TO WASHINGTON TUEspAi MN
urR HUSBAND FOLLOWED HER fksihhpA.
r r,ofessor s. r. Emmons, OF the ooNo'nnen
-, srrxev. was 10 anything but compacene
80, vssteriay He went to bed on TUESDAY hsn'
An the house Of his cousin. J. Frank Emh'ons "' VI
20, L. where he usually stays "nch n''' ~
,,osoe that his eccentric wife was on poai" ~
etcsmship Lydian Monarch, which sun S wing, ~
anchor of her pier in the North RIVER "noN ~
,,.hs, nm Yesterdays TRIBUNE however. ne was
amazed 10 learn that Mrs Emmons had eit 'he N's
sel on the night before and gone to some pi"oo ony
known to Captain Hugget and ms s'"i""i. 10
officer Mr. Hill. Professor Emmons came ="
city directly after breakfast and called ut 'he ONCE
~ tho Monarch Line No. 35 Broadway, and thore
met CAPTAIN Nugget. On seeing the sturdy SEAMAN
the Professor became somewhat excited.
awhcre is my wife 2" he asked, with consderaoe
emphasis.
Tho Captain replied that che had landed on Tues
day night as stated in THE TRIBUNE
.Wbat business had YOU to let her got" pursued
Tho angry professor o.n.
81 am not your wife's keeper" returned tho CAP
tain who had also become stirred up by this Tune.
The professor sad something about preierrihe
rharres against the officer and WAS told to 90 so II
ne wished Then he cooled down little ana asked
whom hia wife was. Tho Captain told him tha' sho
had gone 70 washington the night before A'er so'o
further conversation Captain Hucget went 70 "s
ship, where in the afternoon ne taiAou iioop "''"
the -.
sNrs Emmonsn he said, "came to me about
sark last night after all the other passengers had
gone ashore and told me that that she must 20 70
WASHINGTON at once in order to avoid being caught
md nut In an insane asylum by her husband
iold her that it would not be safe for her 10 ~
Washin n alone, but she said that she couid ge'
netcrt.vc to accom- anv her and that would DO am
nile protect on She insisted so strongly on eome
that orvserei Chef Officer Hill to take her ashore
Her bacgags was carried by one Of the sailors Inc
boat was lover an she got into 1t with ease ahu
nro1 Ia rie
over 70 Tv entv -thri-st. stated. the party-Mrs
Fmr ons, tn. CHEZ ofBc ct and the salor-went over
TIE Cham Street Fcrry They hired CAP on
the >ew-York s'e and drove at orce to the + hSer-
ton d tecti,e Agencv but the clerk In charge sai'
that II was 100 late to get man for such purpose
rs sho waniel."
Then Mrs Emmons decided to 30 TO washington
nlonc on tho mi ncht train. She was driven 10 the
Pennsyl ania Railroad Station and secured pertn'
The ticket AGENT gave her some gold In change ana
this she oh ectcl to senuously to cause hub
bub In the wa tne-room. 1t was then between
md 10 D. m The train not to start for some
time. and Mr. Emmons had not eann any 'hlhe
nh DAY Mr. Hill proposed that she should go ana
have dinner The party drove to the Astor House
and hero Ms Emmons's eccentricty again manifested
1t eli
ANY usband has somebody watching me-" she
said TO MI Hill. "Tbat rerson has perhaps found
out by his time the number of the carr age we have
To thro them OF the EFT III get another convey
nnce aud ct this 60"
Tbs After substantial meal they
wen. back t. the station where Mrs. Emmons went
aloarl the and the officer and sa Tor returned
to tie slip. She took al her baggage with her mis-
rons mostly OF small parcels which could be
easn carrei
"Vben she came on boari" continued he captain
lashc ace1 he ewery an 800 in hanl.n)tes in my
kecpnr The jewaIrv sed OF a diamond cres-
cent two diamond bracelets, two diamond rings eacl
havn' three fiamon S. large sol taIe diamond
rim and a han some Colf necklace. These re-
turned TO her knew that she was W althy, OF
Jeoursc for one day she showed me $4,000 Of Bell
Tele h)ne stock"
CANAAN Hasecit does not with the passengers,
phvscian aud Others who consider Mrs. Emmon insane
sshe is no more insane than you are" he
said bat she II, however. people
are going I've shut up account OF their
eccenrcites the asylums Of the world viii soon he over
crowded. showed her that London dispatch about her
doisss and she denounced It as untrue. She said
that the German band PLAYED familiar air under her
window and pleased her so much that she asked them
p{ Se 1iS S smeke esseii@ and dress up
aways this was done ont OF charity holgn as me
boys naked IL Is true there were se.eral
OF salvation Army on board and to these she gave
on day ss SSS and Fno% %Sat
she about all the time The only passenger tnat sne
Ing chess with the ships surgeon MIS- hmmon came
for her He refused and s6e angry brushed all The
men of the board. But she apo0ghed Tor
accept the apology except conditionay As for Nine.
Helene de stile the actress why she came to me and
asked that Emmons he kept hoard To prevent her
nom being locked asylum the general opinion
be tnat the lady eccentric hui Tar from In
sane Know nothing Of Mrs Emmons or her relatives
and have interest in the matter; She said
that she wanted Washington TO see her lawyer
MIR LOnnds. asd her physician. Dr. Lincoln Custom
House officer was aboard the ship last evening and in
sPected her baggage previous TO her departure
the sac month. AGO train n, HE raS sa coI ps% Of
Wahingtop TO have her adpdged ipsss is asserted
that he mad given her 80 shares OF Bell Telephone stock
and over 100000 In jewelry This he sad he desired
adjudged insane and she confined in the Bloom
tngdale Asylum until about two months ago, when she
10 Eurcpe Mrs Tmmons's performances while at
Long before last we'll remembered by
many She created a sensation 10y appearing on the
her maid. and negro servant, and huge 81 Bernard
LEFT Hidreths West End Hotel at o'clock one stormy
night because OF some petty DISAGREEMENT win tne
terrific thunder storm TO another hotel arriving there
Dr. McIane Hamilton who went with Professor En-
mons aboard the ydan Monarch Tuesday afternoon 70
make examination Of Mrs. Emmonss condition, said
iast night that his connection with the was
purely professional and that he did not feel
at liberty TO discuss IL for publication. -. a.. 1900.
has gained such wide publicity. Mrs Enmons was for
some time an inmat, of an asylum but her husband
subjected the surroundings and restraints OF
such institution and therefore took her back 10 his
home. He tried too 10 satisfy her many whms, and
the result you know. When 1 examined her
Oh Tuesday | concluded that she was suffering from
chronic INSANITY and made an affidavit that effect,
which am prepared to stand by. understand that she
In Washington and Ii is probable that she VIII soon
be again placed in asylum White there are times
when she is apparently rational, 1t Is doubtful her
mind is ever entirely lucid
AN ECCENTRIC CAREER IN WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 (,pecab.-Mrs. Emmons arrive
in Washington this morning and is quartered at the
Riggs under assumed name. She spent the day
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