Evening journal., 1891-04-10
ANNA DICKINSON TALKS.
7 aiken TO an Asylum Although
Perfectly Sane.
SIZE ACCUSES HER SISTER SUSAN.


Dickinson, much thinner aud more care.
worn in appearance than in wears gone hy.
but still like her old self in will power and
earncstness, was at the Astor House yes
terday for few hours IN company with
her maid and Dr. Seward, medical super
intendent Of the Seward Home for Inya.
lids at Goshen. The party came down on
the morning train and returned IN tho
afternoon Miss Dickinson's purpose ii
coming to New York was TO put her case
in the hands of lawyer, and Howe &
Hummel were engaged 70 bring suit
against the Republican National commit
tee for the amount due her on the contract
made for her with Mr. Quay by Mr. Frank
Carpenter, the artist, OF New York
Imprisoned by her Sister.
But a more serious charge is her start
ling declaration that her elder sister
Susan, forcibly imprisoned her in an in-
sane asylum without consultation with
any medical authority or any Of her friends
and then misrepresented her TO the public
Miss Dickinson says il is true that she
shut herself in her room and refused fo
open the door TO her sister. hut it was MOI
because she was insane, but for the reason
that she wished TO look over her papers
which her sister had tampered with in her
absence from home
ForcibIy Taken TO an Asylum.
She declares that she was foreibly taken
TO the asylum at Danyille and was left
there without physician certificate. and
she solemnly AYERS that her sister has per
secutea her beyond endurance in the past
two years
DIR. Seward, who has had Miss Dickinson
IN his care for week past, says that She
was intrusted 70 his care by Miss susan
Dickinson, who advanced meney to pay
her board, and that he took charge OF her.
thinking her insane; that he found she
was not mentally unbalanced and that
| she is as well as she ever was
Declared Sane by Dr. Seward
He has talked with Miss Dickinson on
every subject, and finally decided 70 come
TO New York with her and let her case be
known TO the public. One of the first
things he did after satisfying himself that
Miss Dickinson was well person was 70
| telegraph at her request TO those receiving
funds for her not to pay any more money
| out to any one.
Miss Dickinson states tnat she had SIS
600, which was got away from her by
| forgery. She insists that she ia not q pau
per, and is able and willing to earn her
/ own living. Now that she Is free from he's
sister and has been declared sane by Dr
seward she has made up her mind to let
the worst be known
Grave Charges Against Susan.
Miss Dickinson says that after incarcer
| ating her illegally Susan misled those Of
4 hnr 4 nnafal lVfs fla sl.s.. a
facts, and has received pecuniary assist
ancc which she has retained for herself
Miss Susan Dickinson is not aware that
Dr. Seward has pronounced her sister
Anna well, and Susan has vet to learn o
the accusations which are brought against
her
Through her representations women an
over the country have been touched by what
they believed to be the true condition ni
things, and money has been sent TO her
by individuals and donations have been
forwarded to General Christensen. of
Brooklyn, and 70 Mrs. Rachel Avery Fos-
ter in Philadelphia, and to Miss Frances
e. Willard al Chicago.
She viii Resume Lecturing.
How much has been paid over TO Miss
Susan Dickinson isnot known. Mrs Ives.
Of the New York Press, who is daughter
Of Mr.. Frank Carpenter, has received some
contributions and General Christensen IN
response to an appeal from Miss Susan
Dickinson, paid over to her between $500
and 800 last week.
At the request of DR.. Seward and Miss
Dickinson, the sum remaining in his hands
win be held for the present Miss Dick
inson's lawyers will begin suit at once for
the balance she claims as due by the Re
publican committee and she viii shortly
resume her work on the lecture platform.
II is Miss Dickinson's firm resolve to re
turn to the stage at some future time, after
she has re-established herself as public
lecturer and writer
jealousy and CupidIty.
Miss Dickinson accuses her sister of
being a monomaniac on the subject Of
money. After describing the loss Of their
money, all Of which was earned by herself
Miss Dickinson says:
TO my sister the deprivation Of the
comforts and luxuries which we had in
our Philadelphia home was exceedingly
calling. Looking back over the last few
years and putting together many things
which seemed to me then 60 be strange, /
think | see very plainly that she has been
influenced by two motives She had first
the intense and grasping desire for money,
and a belief that if she had it she could
handle it better than l had She had sec
ond an intense hatred and jealousy for
me- II is hard for a sister 70 say that of a
sister, but she has told me so in so many
words with a vehemence that admits Of no
doubt. She believed that II it had not
been for me she would have had the name
Of the family Ny star has obscured hers,
IL i may saw qo in faodncfs
These things as | now believe, wor king
on a mind naturally weak and somew hat
distorted, led her to lay plans by which
she could at one and the same time put me
out Of her way and raise out Of my mis-
fortune the money which she craved $,
eagerly"
The Alleged Abduction Described.
Miss Dickinson adds that she believes
her sister, aided by a physician named
John Hileman, endeavored to poison her
She says she was in her bedroom at work
Feb. 25 when mob Of her townspeople
burst in the door. She adds six meu
and a woman rushed upon me. There
was Thompson, whom / recognized; DR.
Hileman, the man Eggieston, three men
whom l had never seen before, and the
woman was, as l understand DR.. Hile-
mans aunt.
II had thrown the window up. They
rushed upon me and seized my arms, and
pulled the window down / struggled-ofI
course / struggled. Any sane woman
would struggle against such an intrusion
into her chamber. l struggled until the
skin was torn from my wrists, and until
the light garments l wore were ripped
from me in rags and satters Then thal