The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-02
FIELD ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
COMMITTED As A AfDafAy TO VERNON
HOUSE, MI. VERNON.


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Edward NJ. Field. who wrecked the firm OF
Field. Lindley. Wiechers 4 Co.: who has
stripped his father. Cyrus W. Field. OF all pos
sessions. house and lands and securities. and
upon whose life there Il nm insurance Of $780,
600. has attempted suicide. In what manner
no sought to kill himself is not recited In the
papers on which no was committed yesterday
to Vernon House. at Mount Vernon. rs dan
gerous mailman.
Judge David McAdam Of tho Superior Court
lives at 1888 West Twenty.ninth street. and is
In tho habit Of walking home after his court
duties arc over. He walked home last night.
and when he got thcre about 9 o'clock. found
q coach and team standing in front OF his door.
and two physicians waiting for him in the
house.
The doctors wore Allen Fitch. one OF the
County Examiners In Lunacy. and Frank H.
Ingram. visiting physician Of the Hospital for
Nervous Diseases. They had been waiting for
some time and had come to get Judge Nc
Adam to issuea commitment to enable them
to take Mr.. Field to an asylum.
The affldavits which they offered were Ill
ready and voluminous. and had evidently been
scented while Judge McAdam was in court
was undoubtedly due to desire to prevent the
fact that the application had been made from
becoming public yesterday.
In these afadavits the physicians declare
under oath that E N. Field is q lunatic. dan
gerous both to himself and to others. They
90 into details Of his insane actions. and. as
has been said already. declare that he has
made an attempt upon his own life.
THE evidence was very strong" Judge Nc
Adam said afterward. and they mentioned
in detail many OF tho facts upon which they
based their opinion that Mr.. Field is danger
Qua lunatic. besides the fact that he had tried
to kill himself"
Judge McAdam committed Mr.. Field to
Vernon House at Mt. Vernon. Field was not
brought before him. and he does not know
whether Field was in tho waiting carriage or
not. but he assumed that the patient would be
removed to Mt. Vernon at once.
Vernon House Is a private insane asylum es-
tablished about year and n half ago by Dr.
William D. Granger. who still directs 1t. The
asylum is n large country dwelling. two
miles from the Mount Vernon station. and is
surrounded by beautiful grounds. DR..
Granger. his family. and an assistant live in
the place. The asylum has accommodations for
about ten patients. Only wealthy persons are
treated there 49,. =
The asylum was formerly tho mansion OF
banker NastersoI of Mount Vernon. who per-
ished in the blizzard Of 1883. g.
MI. Field was taken to Mount Vernon on tho
train which left the Grand Central Depot at
0:55 Inst night. His cousin. DR.. Matthew u.
Field, and DR.. Ingram accompanied him.
The train arrived at Mount Vernon at 1924
o'clock. A coach was In waiting. and the three
men were driven rapidly to tho asylum on
tho White Plains Road Mr.. Field gavo
his escort no trouble on tho jour-
ney. He was expected and Drs. Field
and Ingram departed almost Immediately
after leaving him at the asylum. DR.. Grange
advised that Mr.. Field retire as sood as he
arrived. and he did So He had not been rccog-
nzed by anybody on the trip No regular
method OF treatment has yet been prescribed
for him.
1t was learned authoritatively that this COM
mitment Is but q temporary resort pending
public proceedings to determine judicially
whether Mr.. Field is lunatic or not.
1.-The family have decided to take Edward
M. Fields case before Judge and jury ut
once" said q gentleman last night who is
well informed. They are determined to
have everything open and apoveboard: and
know that the family lawyers are drawing up
the necessary papers now. Tho family want
10 nave Mr. fielo sanity pusseo on puouciy. 30
that it cannot be said that his insanity is being
used as q pretence for saving him from the
results Of his financial wrongdoings. The
physicians who have examined him Will 60
upon the stand and testify fully and freely in
regard to Mr. Fields condition. No one Will
be able to say then that tho family are trying
to make out q case OF insanity that does not
exist"
DR.. Allen Fitch was seen at his house. DID
West Thirty-ffth street. last night. Ho was
very much surprised to hear that The
Sun had learned OF Mr.. Fields commit
ment but he refused to discuss It. He
said the position he was In prevented
him from doing this
Mr.. f. II. Fields house at l25 East Twenty
first street was apparently closed all day yes.
to-day. Some persons gained admittance. ana
there seemed to DO code OF signals arranged
by which they made known their identity or
errand. At $3.50 T. M. carriage stopped ut
l2b. and two ladies rang tho boil and