Telegram-herald., 1891-04-11

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NEW yozK, April a-1hs New York
Herald publishes startling story rels-
tive 70 the incarceration of Miss Anna
Dickinson. the famous lecturer, IN an
insane asylum TIE Herald says
that Miss Dickinson came 10 New
York Thursday with Or. Frederick
w. Seward, Of Goshen, n. y, az
whose house she has been since she esr
capped from Danyille, April 2 They
came for the purpose Of apprising Miss
Diekinson's friends in New York of the
wrong she said she had suffered. and 70
secure legal advice as TO the steps neees-
sary To insure her freedom IL she should
return TO Pennsylvania.
Miss Dickinson laws the blame for her
Incarceration upon her sister. whom she
accuses Of harboring an intense feeling
of jealousy and hatred. She also &c
euses her sisters physician, DIR.
Hileman. OF being in the plot
against her. Miss Dickinson says
that on the day or which she
was removed TO an asylum the door
Of her room was broken in and six men
and woman rushed in and overpow-
cred her One of the men sh. says was
DR.. uileman and the woman she
understands was the doctors aunt
They announced their intention
Of taking her to Danville, where
they said she would be better
of. Miss Dickinson struggled until
the skin was torn from her wrists and
her garments were ripped from her in
rags aud tatters. Finally. she says,
her prosecutors got her hands down and
tied them together. and she was COM
PEELED TO submit.
d.. Seward, it appears, became in
formed of the facts of the case as al
legged by Miss Dickinson and OBJ
tanned the release of Miss Dickinson
under pretense that he intended
20 take her to a private asylum
where she would be more bene-
fitted. DIR. Seward expressed himself
as entirely confident of the sanity
of Miss Dickinson. The Herald re-
porter who interviewed Miss Dickinson
says that her manner was calm and
rational and that she at no time be.
trayed the least evidence of insanity.
Miss Dickinson viii prosecute her
sister, she says, for the mental and
physical suffering she has undergone.
Miss Dickinson says the Danville asy-
lum is horrible place. She was
among the least dangerous pa
tents, but she SAYS when
she looks back on the dreadful
things she wonders she did not go in
sane indeed On April DR.. Seward
went to the asylum and Miss Dickinson
WIS placed in his charge. Louisa Nc
Donald, an old family servant of the
DiclSinsons, accompanied her mistress
and the doctor, she having gone to the
asylum with DIR. Seward. Miss Dick
inson has since been at DIR. Stewards
house at Goshen.
DIR. Seward was reticent of his part
in the affair. His only interest had
been to secure justice TO woman who
had been shut up in an asylum without
a shadow OF right Said he:
Miss Dickinson is perfectly sane. OF that
/ can assure you l have studied her case
carefully and there is nothing the matter with
her. have investigated some Of her state
ments ard have found them TO be true. When
Miss Susan Dickinson sent for ne she
told mo that her sister was dangerous
iuna.ic and went to Danrilis with the
expectation Of seeing such q person The mo-
ment looked at her was convinced that that
statement at least was not true, and subsc-
quent examination established her complete
sanity. am prepared to do whatever can to
assist her in securing her rights AMI came here
With that purpose. We shall consult lega, ad
visess rs to the steps that are necessary TO DO
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