Evening journal., 1891-12-02

Patl,er Overcome BY Grief
New YoRK, Dec. 2.-Edwarl M Field,
who wrecked the firm Of Field, Lindley,
Wiechers & CO., who has stripped his fa-
ther, Cyrus W. Field Of al possessions,
house and land and securities, and upon
whose life lere is an insurance Of 8G0O, 900,
has attempted suicide. In what manner he
sought 70 kin himself is not recited in the
papers on which he was committed yester-
day 10 Vernon House, at Mount Vernon, az
a dangerous madman. Allen Flick, one Of
the county examiners in lunacy, and Frank
H. Ingram, visiting physician Of the hospi-
tai for nervous diseases, have got Judge Nc
Adam TO issue commitment 10 enable
them 70 take Mr. Field TO an asylum.
A Dangerous Lnnatie.
The affidavits which they offered were all
ready and voluminous and had evidently
been ready for some time
In these affidavits the physicians declare
under oath that Il. NJ Field is lunatic.
dangerous both to hiInsah and TO others.
| They 20 into details Of his insane actions,
and, AZ has been said already, declare that
| he has made an attempt upon hia own life.
| "lhe evidence was very strong,n Judge
| McAdam said afterward "and they men
toned in detail many of the facts upon
which they based their opinion that Mr..
Field is a dangerous lunatic, besides the fact
that he had tried TO kin himself"
hut Temporary BKove.
Judge McAdam committed Mr. Field 20
Vernon House, at Mount Vernon Field
was not brought before him.
Vernon House is private insane asylum,
established about year and half ago by
DR. William ID. Granger, who still directs
IL. The asylum is a large country dwelling,
two miles from the Mount Vernon station.
Only wealthy persons are treated there.
The asylum was formerly the mansion of
Banker Masterson, Of Mount Vernon, who
persisted IN the blizzard OF 1888 Mr.. Field
was taken to Mount Vernon on the train
which left the Grand Central depot at 0;55
last night IL was learned authoritatvely
that this commitment il but temporary
resort pending public proceedings to deter
mine judicially whether Mr.. Field is a luna
tic or not
Cyrus w. Field Dying.
Cyrus w Fields life ebbing rapidly away,
his wife dead, his fayorite daughter lying at
z the point Of DEATH his eldest son insane,
> that sons wife prostrated by the disgrace
that has overtaken her husband, and to
crown all, the great financier's once colossal
z fortune in al probability scattered to the
y winds
q That is the sum Of the cakmities which in
y his old age have fallen like an avalanche on
D. the man who, until toward the close OF a
Y career Of unexampled prosperity, covering a
8 period of over half century, was blessed in
I all his undertakings. But a short time ago
y the whole world looked up to him as the
y highest type of successful man Of affairs.
y His Fight with jay Gould.
In the world Of finance he was supreme
= until, in an evil hour in the fun strength
4 and pride Of his power, he met and crossed
weapons with JAY Gould, a mightier giant
>. even than himself From that conflict he
i retreated with his prestige forever de-
y stroyed and his resources fearfully weak
= ened From that hour the gradual wane Of
e mis- fortunes may be dated.
Robbed by His son.
/ Cyrus W Field has been absolutely stripped
e Of his possessions by his mad SON The fol
l. lowing story came from the lips Of the inn
d povershed man himself on his sick bed, and
is repeated by the friend who heard it TO
Z Illustrate 40 the same time Mr., Fields in
r tegrity and the strange conduct of his son
d Edward This friend attended the funeral
M Of Mrs. Field At that time Cyrus W had
i an idea that his son Edward was in trouble,
ie but Edward had not given his father his
5 confidence But three days after the funeral
" Edward entered his fathers sick room and
n told his father some Of his difficulties As
O the friend relates it:
Stole His Fathers Securities.
"Cyrus Field told me that his son Edward
came TO him and said he must have money
n TO save him from ruin and Disgrace. He
must have money Immediately, he said He
T. troubles. He said he must have money to
d tide him over for a short time. Cyrus Field
De directed that the key to his private box
% should be handed to Edward, and he told
In his son: Here is the key 60 the box contain
s. ing my securities. Take enough Of them,
D. my son, to help you through your troubles
lt Edward Field took the key and he fur.
D thermore took every security IN the box,
N and Cyrus Field told me that he was now a.
poor as on the day he entered the world.
a. The mystery is whore all the money has
Ia gone tor
y, The amount Of securities taken on this oc
y casion by Edward from his father was in
q the neighborhood Of S;i0e,00
No Money Visible.
Assignee Gould heard the story Of the
slrnning Of Cyrus w. Fields strong box by
N his son, and expressed his amazement. Still
)k ne was prepared 70 DcleNe aunocb any lhlHA
sh now. He said s2525 have been added
el TO the assets Of the bankrupt banking house
pc Of Field, Lindley, Wiechers & Go. As maj
sh ters stand now, the creditors win divide
\. s., sos. The liabilities are estimated al
s8,OOO,OO0
EMr. Gould paid a high tribute to John +
Wiechers, who has apparently lost every
r. dollar he had through Edward Field. Thl
- loss of Mr.. Wiechers is put at s500,O0O ans
"a that Of his father and uncle at about $500,
600 more. Where did all the money IgOf j
~ the question agitating the keenest minds il
=, Wall street.
i, The Union Pacific people, through thei
: representative, Artemus II. Holmes, yestel
day redeemed S3O000O Of the securities r,
hypOthecated by Edward Field and s239, ,0C
y I1ore were declared good delivery.
The Orders of Arrest.
~ As TO the orders of arrest issued agains
E. NJ Field and his partners in the suit
Robert +. Dietz to recover securities value
at sos, 600 Sheriff German said last nigf
that he had received notice from F. Z
n Ward, Mr.. Dietzs lawyer, not to execui
20 the orders until further notice.
Dy Philadelphia Dry Goods men in Troubl
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-Judgments a
gregating nearly $4,000 have been enter
against the firm Of Turner & H0yt, d
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