New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-07
DIR. BROWN HANGS HIMSELF.
A NEWSPAPER HELD RESPONSIBLE.
THE SENSATIONAL PUBLISHED REPORT OF his
FORMER INSANITY UPsETs HIS
MIND AGAIN

for the Insane, OF New-York committed suicide Dy
hanging himself at his country place. near BatsVia'
Kane County, on Wednesday night. DR.. Brown oaiho
here ten years ago and purchased 'he hnest stooh
farm in the county, where he has lived In comfort anu
security until a correspondent of The NeW-iorA
World' recently invaded his home and made puDnc
the place where no lived. Patterson, an emineh'
authority on insanity, who had DR.. Brown under his
charge says that the suicide caused by the pup
lication of these articles.
DR.. Brown occupied prominent position in this
city for some years previous TO his final departure
from It about 1874 He was the principal consulting
physician in the New-York Hospital, and supenn-
tendent Of the Dloomingdae Insane Asylum. h's
performance OF the duties OF the latter oice gai"o
for him the reputation of being one Of the most s"'
cessfl superinendents Of such asylums In the coui
try and an Acknowledged authority on the trea'hen
of the insane He was man OF fine address anu
his disposition such as 10 make every man wiz
whom he camo In contact friend; his modest anu
Identified WAYS I'm the midst of professional success
von him the admiration and respect OF every ono
About 1874 his health which had become impaired o!
too close application to his duties needei DuIums
up and It was deemed best that he should nave
change Accordingly he soon went abroad and II was
then that the first symptoms Of approaching INSANITY
became noticeable.
He was confined in private asylum for time and
then returned to this country cured but under strc'
lnIunctions from his physicians TO lead qne''
healthful life and under no circumstances to engage
in any exciting occupation. Many people, moreo'or'
believed report which circulated here describing
his death under distressing circumstances, IN the
Mornin gdale Asylum at Edinburgh. Upon his arrNu
here he went West and acting under the doctors
orders purchased beautiful farm near Batavia, Ill., aho
no limitations we're ever given either In his correr
spondence with his friends or in his daily intercourse
with the members of his family, the people among
whom he lived. that he not in his right mlna.
He enjoyed the quiet life Of farmc' and never calel
TO return to the practice of his profession.
on August % a sensational article several col
umns long, appeared in THE Ncw-HOrk World,
detailing the discovery of Dr. Brown by one OF Us
correspondents, who had found him on his farm near
Batavia, alive and well, when most people believed
that lie had died at Edinburgh II described mnutely
the surroundings OF DR.. Browns home his life and
the meeting with him, and was prefaced with col
umn of such sensational reading as must
have been highly diSagrscable and notifying ~ a
man OF 6s sensitive disposition was Or. Brown
IL t. evident from tho narrative OF The Worm
CORES pondent that Mrs Brown, whom he met hrst
on his visit to the farm, desired that her husbarl
should not be seen fearing the consequences Of his
meeting a person with whom he not acquainted.
and of the pain which would naturally follow the
asking OF questions relative to his former me sh,. @
To his insanity and she endeavOred To prevent tho
meeting. But the rpOrer, with cuipable ndlHer :
ence 10 her wishes, ami only mindful OF the object
of his visit persisted and hOated Of his later success.
In which he actually did force upon Dr. Brown the
recollection OF his misfortune. and evm ntly mae
II unpleasant for the Doctor thai the lattrr hdd I'd
terminate the interview himself
AT the time OF the publication Of this article much
criticism was aroused and it wa feared by several
Of his friends in this city that the eject would De
now that the fears entertained were unfortunately
well grounded