Evening journal., 1891-04-11
SUSAN TELLS HER STORY
She Denies Anna Dickinson's
Charges in Toto.
ALWAYS HER SISTERS FRIEND.

RhWA fS hhh SISTERS FRIEND,
She stin Believes That Anna Is Insane
and Defends Her Action in the Affair
Pittston People who Agree with Her
Distinguished Doctors who Disagree.
PITrsroN, Pa, April ll--people in gen
eral here do not give credit to the state.
ments made by Anna Dickinson against
her sister Susan, believing them 60 be the
ntterances Of woman OF unsound mind
Susan Dickinson was astonished when
she heard the news She had believed
Anna TO be resting quietly AZ Goshen
When asked what she had 70 say IN reply
to Anna's statements Miss Susan totally
denied an OF the statements Anna had
made as TO her sisters alleged wasteful-
ness, her own support Of the family and
many other particulars, Susan supported
herself and her mother by newspaper writ
ing she said, until her mothers and Annals
i'll health made it necessary for her to be 4
sick room nurse by day and night fof
years.
The debts she had siuce contracted had
been to supply Anna with shelter, food
and medical attendance and pay her moth
er's funeral expenses The deprivation OF
luxuries was never of she slightest mo
ment to her.
Her Jealousy and Hatred.
"She alleges says Miss Susan, "that
have an intense hatred and jealousy for
her. II So il has never taken any form
except that of striving to further her in
terests to the uttermost OF my ability at
no matter what cost TO myself Of health or
strength Without anybodys recommen.
dation she chose DR. Hileman for her ply
sician and she has been praising him to
the skies for curing her OF enlargement OF
the spleen and other troubles.
The Girl Was Afraid of Her.
"On Thursday, Feb. 10, not 60 Anna be-
came violently delirious, refused to come
down to dinner and frightened the girl
Martha SO that she declined TO 70 up stairs
at all. IL was in the evening when she
came down stairs and ordered Martha to
put her dinner on the table and also to
give her lamp and accompany her TO the
garret where Anna had already been
screaming and pounding on the partition
walls 50 as to alarm all our neighbors The
girl being afraid Of her ran out Of the
house and was followed by her 1t was
the noise and eommotion OF that Incident
which has since been 50 mRgnified ia the
papers in spite Of my efforts to prevent it
as the public well knows
The Poison story.
''The story Of the cleaning white crys-
tails in a cup Of coffee is an absolute false
hood which only insanity can by any pos
sibility excuse. From Feb. 20 to % she
ate her meals regularly. They were car
ried to her on a tray BY the servant. ac
companied by me, as Martha was afraid
Of her and would not 90 up alone After
Feb. % she refused 10 eat at all. When
tried to persuade her on the 23d, she tried
TO get Martha in the room behind her, on
a preteNt Of carrying out trays. Martha
refused TO 60 in unless / would hold the
door open for her escape Anna then
called me a devil, flew az my throat and
tried to choke me. Martha ran for the
drst man she could get and brought in the
son Of a neighbor
why Anna Was Removed.
"On the afternoon OF the 2Jth, as she had
then eaten nothing for three days, it be
came absolutely necessary TO remove her
for treatment to Danville that being the
only available place. AS stated in all the
papers at the time, her door was forced
open. She was not roughly handled, how
ever, her wrists were not injured and her
clothing was not torn She left her papers
and clothing in wild confusion in various
rooms Up TO that time ! never touched
her letters or papers. Then in preparing
to break up housekeeping ! carefully as
sorted and tied them together in packages
for her future use. They are all safe sim
ply awaiting her own call for them when
well enough to have them.
Her clothes, including theatrical cos
TUNES, expensive dresses and wraps, are
all carefully packed ready for her at any
moment, and the one trunk sent after her
to Danville contained all the dresses and
underwear that could possibly be needed
by her at any place except a larSs hotel
"The attempt to secure money for her
was inaugurated by Miss Langford and
Miss Willard without any action or word
Of mine The sum Of 1856 was received
from General Christensen, OF Brooklyn,
part Of which was used by me in securing
her transfer from Danville to Goshen.
"Our friends tell us that have been ex-
sremely foolish to devote my life as / have
done for years to her service. She now
proves their assertion correct, and for the
future / am willing that she shall find
faithful service wherever she cam
why Did Susan Deny2
Miss Susan has notified Dr. Seward that
she will hold him responsible for any in
Jury to Miss Anna while she is in his
hands and that she will also proceed against
him for libel. Miss Susan fails to state
why when it was first claimed that her
sister was insane she so strongly denied
the report.
Mr.. George B. Thompson, a prominent
real estate agent who has for years been
the next door neighbor Of the Dickinsons
is charged by Miss Anna as being one OF
the conspirators against her but he says
that there is not word of truth in the
story. He believes Miss Dickinson to b,
insane. DIR. Hileman, one Of the phys
clans who signed the certificate by which
Anna was admitted to Danyille, denies
that he was connected with any scheme
concocted by Susan to prosecute her sister
DIR. Morton Believes Anna Insane.
PHILADELPHIA, April 11.-Dr Thoma.
G. Norton chairman Of the state lunacs
commission, read the story of Anna Dick
inson with great interest, but naturally
upholds the state and asylum authorities
MISS Dickinson was properly commit
ted, !" he said, 'and the law was strictly
complied with. 1t would be impossible
for any fraud, as in seven days every paper